The Washington times., 1922-12-25
WIRES BIC HELP
FOR WOMEN
WH0C00K
Fumes, Smoke, SCOT and
Ashes Vanish Under EIec-
trio Methods.
By Lillian CASSELS.

Electricity is the last word In DO
mestic convenience. 1t Is SO because
1t requires the minimum of human
effort for the maximum Of satisfy
ing results.
or fuels which are used for that
most inevitable of human needs, the
preparation Of foods, electricity Is
so far superior that It will supplant
others just as soon as women learn
what 1t will do for them.
Anthracite coal Is fast approach
ing a prohibitive price. Bituminous
coal is more plentiful and cheaper
but women who burn 1t are desper'
ately weary Of the perpetual and
losing fight for clean curtains. clean
hands and faces, clean kitchens and
homes and towns. This besides the
labor Of shoveling Goals and ashes
and coaxing fires and flues. When
they are brought to know. definitely.
that this apparent servant Is really
mastering their days In the mockery
of it's sooty autograph written inces-
sanity over their belongings, they
will begin to question whether that
autograph may not be permanently
erased. When they realize that coal
in distant power houses has been
turned into clean electric fluid and
may be brought to them along slen'
der wires; when they realize. too,
the willingness with which mighty
cataracts have become volts and
kilowatts of light, power, warmth.
domestic service, or entertainment
of sweet sounds-they will demand
electricity for every domestic use.
and they will get 1t.
Electricity cooks food without
flame, fumes. SCOT, smoke. or odor.
This fact Is little appreciated until
actual experience demonstrates Its
real meaning. That meaning Is
tinct revolutions in kitchen conduct.
Good-by Kitchen Crime.
Smoke and SCOT. present in every
other form of cooking fuel. are the
bane Of the dainty housekeeper.
These may not be apparent while
cooking is going on; but kitchen
walls, woodwork. and windows soon
show an accumulation OF greasy
black skum which is disgusting In It's
presence and disheartening In the
hard work Of it's removal. How much
time in average kitchens Is spent In
scrubbing away the CRIME which Is
inevitable with fuels that burn? How
much Of the Joy of life Is foregone in
homes where housewives have not
time to keep pots and pans and ket
ties up to the desired standards OF
brilliance? Electricity does not dis
color cooking utensils unless food DC
actuallys burned on them: and the
regulation of heat Is SO perfect that
burning is a rare occurrence.
The absence Of flame and fumes
enlarges under consideration. There
is always, even with the most care.
full handling. an element of danger
in an open flame. Especially is this
true where small children are con.
cerned. Flames consume the vitality
Of the air, thus adding measurably
to the fatigue and strain OF the
woman cooking in this vitiated at
mosphere. The unpleasant, even dan
gerous. elements Of fumes need
scarcely be pointed out: though one
accustoms ones self to their pres.
ence in the kitchen. their effects do
not become less harmful.
Available in Many Forms.
Electricity for cooking may be had
in many forms. There are ranges,
functioning with almost human in
telligence, in that one can put an
entire dinner in an automatically
controlled oven, set the attached
clock for the hour when 1t Is desired
cooking shall commence, and go
away blissful. knowing the current
will be magically turned on and
kept on at a predetermined tempera.
ture for a stated time. then turned
off, the skilfully insulated walls of
the oven continuing cooking and
keeping the meal hot until time to
take It from its pans and serve It.
There are electric ranges of
smaller proportions than this one,
but each fulfilling its own mission
of perfect cooking mediums. There
are electric pressure cookers, elec.
trio fireless cookers. electric Eight.
housekeeping" stoves. stoves to be
| used where there Is no special wir.
ing: electric grills and toasters and
waffle irons for use in dining.table
or other individualized cooking: and
last but not least, electrical motors
and beating and mixing equipment
| 30 efficient that even the tedious
and energy-consuming labor of pre-
pairing food Is done "by WIRE
One Of the most elaborate of these,
besides performing every conceiv
able act Of beating and whipping
and mixing. also cracks ice and
| freezes ice cream.
Econo. Ly In Labor.
| These economies Of time and
labor and spirit are not the only
ones effected by electricity as fuel
In addition. 1t has been proved. that
food cooked in an electric oven
shrinks 15 to 20 per cent in actual
weight less than the same food
| cooked with any other fuel.
| Then there is the absolute tenn
perature regulation available ir
electric ranges which makes 1t pos
sible to cook by rule and by meas
| ured temperature, preventing burn
inc. overdrying, or under-cooking
| As an example: If cake takes
one and one-half hours to cook to
day. with the full heat on FOR
half an hour and the low heat foi
one hour, then the same mixture
| ~