New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
The Kitchen Is the / lone Food Fac-
tory and the Best Scientific Methods
Are None Il 90 Good for Ii
lfrV PEED, /" whether you are cook
ing or motoring, working or

lfHPEED, = whether you are cook
ing or motoring, working or
~ playing, seems to be the
American ideal. Often we sacrifice.
ouality and results by too much
speed, but this steam cocker "works
under pressure" like a real metro
politan, and gives speed and quality.
too.
From the time when we put two
cupfuls of cold water in the bottom
of the cooker and lighted the gas
until fifteen pounds Of pressure had
been raised was all together only
SIS minutes. In Is minutes the
steam came through the open pet
cock Ito the rear Of the GAUGE; then
this was screwed down, and in two
minutes more there was fifteen
pounds of pressure registered on the
dial, as much as one ever wants in
the home kitchen.
Right here we want to dispel any
idea Of fear connected with Z pres
sure cooker. The safety controlvalve
shown in front of the pressure gauge
will blow off, If by any mischance
one lets the pressure get too high,
and no harm is done. Unless you
break all the rules Of the game at
once it would be very difficult to get
trouble out of this cooker, but you
might get poor results.
Oatmeal in Twenty Minutes
This is the way it works. Sup
pose we are about to cook oatmeal,
sometimes an all night proposition.
First, you put one cupful of oatmeal
into three cupfuls Of boiling water
and cook and stir it well for two min
utes. Then put on the lid, screw
down the five clamps, open the pet
cock (screw it up); have the control
valve screwed down. When live
steam comes from the petcock close
it. In two minutes a pressure of
fifteen pounds was registered. Turn
down the gas halfway, unscrew the
control valve until steam comes off
and you may be sure that the pres
sure will hold. The machine does
its part well in this regard if you
do yours; you do not need to watch
it after the first setting.
The oatmeal was we'll done in fif-
teen minutes. A total Of about
twenty minutes-for the cereal that
is notorfously time-consumer for
cooking. And, further, this cooking
even for the fifteen minutes was
done on a large simmerer turned
down one-half. A better example Of
time and fuel saving could not we'll
be had. Of course, this applies only
to the old-fashioned oatmeal.
Pork and Beans, Brown Bread
Baked beans are another product
noted for taking time and trouble
and fuel. The following experiment
In the Institute kitchen proved that
they can be made with very little Of
any Of these ingredients.
A pound Of beans was washed and
soaked for one hour. Two cupfuls
Of boiling water, with a scant tea
spoonful Of soda, were placed in a
pan on the rack, below which were
1.5 cupfuls of hot water. Over
the large flame, with the top screwed
down and petcock open, steam came
in two minutes, the petcock was
closed, and in four minutes there
was twenty pounds pressure. The
heat was turned down and the safety
valve opened, slightly holding this
pressure for five minutes.
This is the preliminary cooking Of
the beans, and the petcock was
opened and steam gradually released
five minutes). The cooker was
opened, the water drained off, the