Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-19
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
by Laura A. Kirkman.
FIRELESS COOKER DINNERS
FOR THE BUSINESS GIRL COOk

FOX The BUSINESS GIkL NOOh
There arc hundreds upon hundreds Of
business girls, both married and un-
married, in this country who must return
after office hours TO n kitchen stove And
cook dinner. Every time think Of them,
l wish they could al have firclers cookers
so that ell they need do is put the dinner
into their 'fireless" in the morning before
starting TO business, and take IL out Mt
night before they return home. How
much more simple that would make
thirRs for theml
And the best part Of il il that these
girls can all have fireless cookers If thcy
want them. for they can make them,
themselvesl have had directions printed
for making n fireless cooker out of an old
box, and | will be glad to send these
directions To anyone who writes to mo,
enclosing n stamped, seli-addresced en-
velope.
The following dinners arc of the variety
which the business girl can put into her
fireleas cooker in the morning before
poi; 10 work. and take out mt q o'clock
and put on the table without any fuss and
bother:
Irish Stew.
Celathe Mould.
Office
Put the stew containing lean beef
cubed, POTATOES peeled, carrots and onions,
into the iireless cooker pail; put this on
the range with water to cover, and heat
until the water boils; then with lid on
tiphtlvl put tho pail into the hreleas
cooker. II will continue boiliig the better
part of the dav. and il slightly cooled of
bv night il can bo easily warmed up
again for dinner; at least IL is cooked
through. and that is the main thing. The
geistine dessert, made in the morning and
act 90 harden. will ho ready for the table
at night without more trouble Coffee
can be made in short time
Corncd Beef
Fried Potatoes Tomatoes.
Minute Tapioca.
The beef for corned beef will be put
into the fireless cooker pail, covered with
water brought to boil on the range, and
then the pail will be put into tho iireless
cooker did tightly Clamped on tn con-
tinue boiling the better part Of The day
warm up at night If necessary, but the
meat viii .bc thoroughly cooked and raady
except for the warming The fried po-
tatocs will be made Of cold leftover
potatoes and will take but fcw minutes
90 prepare, The tapioca pudding should
be made in double boiler and will re-
uuire the full half-hour
To be sure, one oi the frrless cookers
on the market pr,duc cd bv manufac-
tuners have the iron discs which am
| heated on top Of "a nge and then s,ia-
| pended from the top of tho r,less cooker
| pail to bake food with moat loaves, for
| instance And these the homemade fire.
! less cooker cannot have unless the amateur
| devisea some clever wav of suspendlnp a
| heated soapstone or piece of iron from the
| lid of the pail q would be glad ~ hear oi
| any such discovery, II ono of my readers
| hits upon Il. would like tn print il in
| this coumn) But even a homemade
| freleas cooker which can only boil foods
| is better than none And such little
menus "a | have given above arr not 60
| be deapised arc they2
Tomorrow Various Uses Of Gaso-
line
| All inquiries addressed 20 MisH Kirkman
in care Of the Efficient housekeeping
| department will no answered. in these
columns in their turn This reduirps cSm-
siderable time. however, owing to the
greet number received So II personal
or quicker reply ,s desired. stamped or
aelf-addreased envelope must he enclosed
| with the question. Tho Editor,