The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-06

Many home made device which add
to the comfort of the housewife ana
members Of the family are being
made and used by women county
agents in the field and by the wom-
en- who are working as their demon
strators in connection with the eX.
tension work, south of the States Re-
lations Service. The following are
especially useful during the summer
months:
Home Made FireIess Cooker
A wooden or tin lard pail, lined
with two thicknesses of paper ana
provided with close fitting cover,
NAV be used for the outside contain
er of the cooker. Allow for three
inches of packing on all sides and
at the bottom of the pail. A gallon
oyster can will serve very well for
the nest, which should be wrapped
on the outside next to the packing
with asbestos and piece Of ashes
tcs placed under the bottom to pre-
vent the scorching of the packing
when hot soapstones are used. Shred
ded newspaper and excelsior make n
good packing. Pack this very tight
" around and to the top of the nest,
the top of which should be about
three inches below the lid of the
outside container. A piece OF card
board cut to fit inside the lard can
with a circle cut out of the center
around the top Of the oyster can or
nest will hide the packing and make
n neat finish Place a three inch
cushion of mbleached muslin, stuff
ed tightly with excelsior, on top OF
the lid of the nest. When the top
OF the outside container is placed on
and hooked down, 1t will be tight
enough to cause pressure. II
tin pail is used for the outside con
tainer 1t may be enameled white, or
a wooden pail stained brown, making
neat looking appliance for any
kitchen. Regular aluminium fire.
less utensils may be used for cook
ing the food in the nest, but any
kind of a vessel with close fitting
ton and one that fits closely in the
nest Is suitable.
A fireless cooker similar to this,
together with other labor saving con
vcniences, were built and successful
" demonstrated by the members OF
n woman's home demonstration club
in Covington, Allegheny County, Va,
The cost Of this freless cooker was
estimated at 25 cents.
The iceless Refrigerator
A companion convenience to the
fireless cooker for the hot summer
days Is the iceless refrigerator, or
milk cooler. This consists Of a
wooden frame, covered with canton
flannel or some similar material. IT
is desirable that the frame be screen
ed, although this is not absolutely
necessary. Wicks made Of the same
material as the covering rest in
pan of water on top of the refriger-
ator, allowing the water to seep down
the sides. When evaporation takes
place the heat is taken from the in
side. with a consequent lowering of
the temperature. On dry, hot days
a temperature of so degrees can be
obtained in this refrigerator. The
following description will aid in the
construction OF this device:
Make a screened case 3 1.2 feet
high with the other dimensions IL
by 10 inches. If solid top is used,
simply place the water pan on this.
otherwise fit the pan closely into
the opening of the top frame and
support IT by / inch cleats fastened
to the inside of the frame. Place
tive movable shelves in the frame,
IL to IS inches apart. Use biscuit
pan 10 inches square on the top to
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orator is to be used indoors have the
whole thing standing in large pan
to catch any drip. The pans and
case may be painted white, allowed
to dry and then enameled. A cover
ing of white canton flannel should
be made to fit the frame. Have the
smooth side out and button the COW
ering on the frame with buggy or
automobile curtain hooks and eyes,
arranged so that the door may be
opened without christening these
hooks. This can easily be done by
putting one row of hooks on the
edge Of the door near the latch and
the other Just opposite the opening
with the hem on each side ov'o"'"'
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