The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Electricity Is Great
Time Saver In Latest
Up To Date Kitchens

The morning caller looked around
the kitchen approvingly.
How spic and span II Is, she
commented. "and what a lot OF cleo
trical appliances you have.
THAT is why il is spic and span, y
smiled the homekeeper, ''it Is "a stu
pendous task to keep a kitchen clean
and in order unless kitchen tasks
are simplified and expedited by labor
savers"
Don't you find electricity eXpen-
sive?"
Not at ALL" returned the home
keeper. You must remember that
electricity not only furnishes light
and power but comfort. convenience
and cleanliness as well. By actual
count IL costs less to run my home
now than IL did before l ran it cleo
trically."
THAT hardly seems possible"
Saves Real Money.
Before my electrical equipment
was installed l had to hire a woman
twice a week to wash, iron and clean
for me, and | had to give her 81 a
day and lunch and car fare. Now
do the work myself and save money"
mented Morning Caller, admiringly.
"All electric ranges are clean
there is no SCOT and your pots and
kettles may be kept free from CRIME
and dirt
What are those funny little
knobs"
Automatic switches. can put
my dinner in the oven at any time
and go off for a days motoring or
shopping, confident that at just the
right time the current will be turned
on, the meal cooked and the current
turned off again"
Kitchen Pet Invaluable.
Marvellous" calculated Morning
Caller, and what is that strange
device?"
That is my best friend" laugh
ed the homemaker as she adjusted
an electric food mixer and began
beating the whites Of eggs into a
snowy froth! "Of all kitchen aids
this is the most wonderful. Verify
it is worth its weight in gold"
"Oh, II is an egg beater" ex.
claimed Morning Caller.
That's not all 1t is. I call it
the kitchen pet You can do more
things with food mixer in a
short time than with any other
utensil. And YOU don't have %
stand over IL and watch it either
II whips cream, beats eggs or cake
batter. makes mayonnaise and
mixes all kinds OF drinks"
"Oh, see all. the little bubblesr'
exclaimed Morning Caller.
1T has health-giving qualities
also" explained the homekeeper.
by forcing countless bubbles OF
air through the food it is made
more digestible. can't begin TO
tell you how valuable 1t is. and it
is so easy to adjust. ! have a
special outlet for II. of course,
lamp socket"
1T is the most wonderful deHiCe
I've ever seen said Morning Caller.
oh, there is still a more wonder,
full device on the market hat Gon'e
day I hope to own" replied the
homekeeper. 1T is much Larger
than this food mixer and costs cor
siderably more but there is almost
no limit to the things it will do
Tell me about ii"
Attached to Cabinet.
well, il is attached to a small
cabinet with shelves inside Tor At.
tachments and utensils. The motor
is mounted on the cabinet over. tire
mixing bowls and the attachments
are connected to the hub for chop
ping meat or ice, grinding coffee
slicing vegetables and fruit, strain
ing liquids and freezing ice cream. "
You don't mean TO say il will
freeze ice cream?"
Yes. and the best ice cream you
have ever tasted; and more wor derful
yet, it will crack. the ice and 10 il
swiftly and thoroughly, so that 'here
is not the messy, stopping Of water
that every homekeeper breads WI G
attempts to make ice cream"
1T doesn't seem possible"
And then, after the cream is
frozen continued the homek eepPn
ii you have an electric refrigeratoT
like mine you can keep il for days at
| time. An electric refrigerator as
sures a constant supply OF fresh
meats, fruits and vegetables"
On, you don't really mean that
Yes, indeed, do. You know an
electrically cooled box is many de
grees colder than the ordinary icchox
and the temperature is uniform
| There is no ice to melt and no nasty
drain pipe to keep clean. really
| don't think ! could keep house with
out an electric refrigerator"
But it's 80 expensive" exclaimed
Morning Caller.
Not at all. The cost Of current Is
never as much as the cost of ice"
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