The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-01

a hole one and one-half inches in diam
 eter in the center of both the cover and
 the box. Iron braces should be placed
 crosswise on the box to strengthen it.
 Then fill the shallow box with paper or
 asbestos sheets, after which the top oi
 the box is carefully soldered on. Solder
 a round. galvanized-iron pipe Az inches
 long and 11a inches in diameter in the hole
 in the center of the cover.
 The box with the removable cover pre-
 viously referred to should also be made
 of galvanized iron. This box should be
 Il inches high and large enough to fit
 on the cover just described. The complete
 cost of this outfit should not be more than
 $ and if soldering outfit is available
 it can be made at home, or any timer
 can do the job. USING THE FERTILIZER
 To sterilize cans, the roasting pan
 should be placed on two burners of a cook
 stove or an especially built brick fur;
 mace. The pan should be filled with water
 to the depth of one inch and the cover
 placed over it. As soon as the water
 heats sufficiently steam will come ouE of the outlet pipe, and as rule it takes
 less than 15 minutes to develop enough
 steam for sterilization. When steam of
 sufficient heat Cat least 205 degrees Fl has been reached, place the can over the steam outlet for five minutes, then re- move, shake out any water and place up! right on the floor. The can should be ab- solutely dry in two or three minutes. If
 not dry in that time it shows that the steam was not as hot as 205 degrees F., or that the can had not been washed clean. Fails and other utensils are sterilized
 in the same manner. But to sterilize can covers, strainer cloths, separator parts and other small utensils it is necessary to use the box having the removable cover When the steam begins to issue from the outlet piple place the box over the sterlizer, put the small utensils in il and place the cover over the box See that all parts fit snugly so the steam will
 not escape, and then proceed as in ster- ilizing cans.
 When properly operated, this sterilizeI destroys practically all bacteria in the utensils including all disease germs. It will accomplish the same results as any Ster' ilizer in which steam not under pressure is used. Experiments with this sterilizei show that the 5-minute steaming is. fol practical purposes, as good as the 1o tt 30 minutes usually recommended.
 DON'T FORGET WASHING Before sterilizng, rinse all utensils 1T cold water, then wash thoroughly witt hot water and washing powder. Steriliza- ton IS not SupStitute TOT WdSihh6. II the sterilzer is to be used longer thar
 40 or 50 minutes more water should be
 added to the roasting pan to make up foi loss of evaporation. It is advisable to have an accurate thermometer with scale reading to PIP degrees F. in order to de- termine when the steam has reached enough heat for efficient sterilization When sterilization is being done in cold room it is recommended that some form l.e Ia ha 1rfa A blanket easily can be made for this purpose. This is desirable in order tt
 keep the pans or pajls hot long enough after sterilization to dry out quickly. Aftel lthe utensils are sterilized and dried they should be placed in a room free iron dust and should not be touched unti milk is placed in them.