Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-04-29

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Easy 70 Make . -RlrsIsss ceoaer.
BETTER FOOD WITH LESS EXPENSE And
EFFORT.

Ifyou use . fireless cooker, you will
save time, for the food can Sbe cooking
willie you are doing some Other work
about the house. j.
If you use flreless cooker, you will
be able to serve better food. Many
foods cooked ut q low temperature fos
. long time have much better flavor,
and breakfast cereals 20 cooked are often
considered more wholesome.
II you use f1reless cooker you will
save fuel and your kitchen will ilbe Z
much more comfortable place In which
to work, especially In hot weather.
| MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED.
These materials plus Q few hours
work plus ordinary common sense will
produce the fireless cooker you want
land need In your Kitchen:
tightly built wooden box or lard Or.
| KIN, large enough to allow at least
well" or inside pail. l0c to ltc
l metal pail without handles and with
/ tight fitting cover. Cover preferably
nts inside pail II TN !. used. care "a, - a,
Excelsior, crumpled newspaper, saw.
isSss:as pspsz. Is Inch i6ioinss; Q So
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| Platter Paris or asbestos eollar.---.-..loc
R S%l1s p epi1low" OF old cotton material
and excelsior made to 1t suugly In
20: sosps.pnes to ii into pail or 1ei...Si to Sieo
Total coss Of material 80 70 Ss.4e
To make the use of the freless cooker
easier there are some additional con-
veniences which may be used II you so
desire. The duplicate or triplicate
kettles purchased to fit the we'll of your
cooker are not absolutely necessary II
you own other pans which lit, but they
are much moro convenient and aid In
making the cooker more efficient.
II it is necessary that the cooker be
moved, casters will mako this easily
done.
The following direc. ions for making
a Cooker are given by the States Rela-
tons Service, United States Department
of Agriculture. II you follow them
closely, You will be able to show your
efficient f1rsless cooker with pride to the
next neighbor who comes In. 1t will
give you an enviable feeling to be able
to say, 81 made that myself. 1t cost
very little and does good work." Try It
and see.
HOW TO MAKE THE COOKER.
Scour f1rkin, let IL dry thoroughly,
and put In castors.
Line with several thickne of news.
paper tackled to sides.
Put in solid layer OF excelsior about
Q inches thick. This should be at least
2 inches thick, but might we'll be more
if the flrkinsis deep enough to permit.
Fit asbestos around pail and wire or
tie it firmly.
Cut circle of asbestos . little larger
than the size Of the pail and place on
top Of the Pinch layer Of excelsior.
Set pail on top of this and weight be.
fore starting to pack around It In order
to avoid having the pail move ont Of
place.
Put in small amount of excelsior
around pail, distributing 1t evenly.
Pound down with handle of hammer
or something else heavy. !
Continue packing excelsior and pound
ing down until It 10 about 0ne-half inch
from rim of bucket. The more solidly
the excelsior 10 packed, the more eff
cient will be the fireless cooker.
Cut cardboard collar to ft between
inside we'll Tor pai) and outside
wood container and set in place.
Z Cover this with mixture Of plaster Of
Paris-1 part plaster of Paris to Q paris
Of water. In putting on mixture avoid
having layer come up above rim of pail
II not thin enough to put on smoothly,
rub down With fingers or with knife
blade.
Paint after plaster Of Paris has dried
thoroughly.
Fill pillow full enough to make 1t At
snugly between well.top and lid.
Fasten lid with hinges II box IL used.
Definite directions for using the fire.
less cooker and some recipes for dishes
which can be successfully cooked 10 1t
can be procured from Your State Agri'
cul ural College or your home demon.
stration agent. Have your cooker ready
for the recipes they will send you ON
reOu0et.