The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-22

able at hardware store. They are
not needed for all cooking, but with
them you can cook more quickly and
in greater variety.
To Make Fireless Cooker
/. Line the outside container with
newspaper if wooden box is used.
2. Pack the bottom of the outside
container compactly with layer of
the packing material to the depth of
, three inches or more.
| 8. Cut a circle of absetos two
inches larger in diameter than the
nest lining. Place the asbestos mat in
the center of the packing.
a. Cut a strip of asbestos big
enough to cover completely the out
side walls of the bucket which is to
serve as the nest lining, and tie it in
place.
5. Place the bucket with its as
bestos covering directly in the center
on the asbestos mat. Hold in place
and tightly fill in the space between
1t and the walls of the ontside con-
tainer with the packing material.
Pack in solidly to within one-half inch
of the bucket. The success of your
cooker depends largely upon the
tightness with which you crowd in
the packing material, which prevents
the heat from escaping from your hot
food.
6. Cut piece of cardboard to fit in
the outside container. Cut hole in
the middle of it which will fit closely
over the bucket which forms the nest
lining. This collar" holds the pack
ing material in place
Z. Make the cushion for the top by
cutting two pieces of cloth the size
of the outside container and putting
them together with a straight strip Of
cloth three inches wide Stuff with
the packing material.
, 8, Outside finishings. If box is
used for the outside container, the
lid should be hinged and fastened
down with a hook. If it is Of wood,
RANT or stain il dark color. Casters
make it CONVENIENT to move about.
Some Precautions In Using the Fire.
Don't let the food or disks cool be-
fore you put them in the fireless. The
food will not cook unless there is
enough heat shut IN with it. Reheat
the food that requires long cooking,
If it cools before 1t is finished. Re-
heat the food before serving, If neces-
sary.> A small quantity of food cools
quickly so either use the disks or put
small vessel containing the food in
the regular coking vessel and sur
rounde it with hot water.
Soapstone disks will increase the
usefulness Of your cooker. They can
be heated hotter than the boiling
point of water and when shut up IN
the fireless furnish heat which cooks
the food. If you made your fireless
according to directions YOU can safely
use the disks. Heat them very hot,
but do not let them get red hot for
fear of cracking. With one below
and one on top of the cooking vessel
you wiz be able to roast meat or even
to bake bread or puddings Without
| the disks your fireless is useful only
for certain kinds of food--cereals,
beans not roasts, stews, etc--things
that can be cooked in water.
Some Fireless Specialties
Cereals-Prepare as for the stove,
but use one-sixth less water Boil
for 10 minutes, or longer with coars-
er cereals. Place in the cooker boil
ing hot and leave six hours or over
night.
Meats-Buy cheaper cuts. The fire.
less can cake tough meat tender. For
more recipes see Leaflet No. s.
Creole Stew
h. lean meet or l medium fowl.
CUBS tomatoes
cup carrots or okra cut small.
cup chopped sweet peppers.
kcup rice.
q cup chopped onion.
teaspoon salt
tablespoon fat.
Cut the meat in small pieces or cut
the fowl into joints. Melt the fat.
add the onions, peppers. meat or
chicken. Brown for a few minutes.
Put In cooking vessel with seasoning
rice. vegetables, and one cup boiling
water. Simmer for one-half hour and