Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-06
SHOP NOTES

Swing couple of dinguseS
here, set a dial there, turn the
switch, put your food in the oven
and so out for the afternoon or the
morning and dinner or lunch VIII De
ready on the return.
All of which is a somewhat IN
elegant, but none the less expressive
way of telling what an electric range
will do for the housewife.
At the Electric Shop Of the Cen
trail Maine Power Co., there are some
electric ranges on display this week.
They are the Hughes Hotpoint type
and so attractive do they look and so
good do they seem that one could
hardly blame a woman for saying to
her husband John, l MUST have
an electric range"
Electric ranges are not numerous
in this vicinity. They soon will be.
once their economy of operation and
other desirable qualities are under
stood.
In the first paragraph of this story.
reference was made to setting few
instruments and doing the cooking
while away from home. That's just
what can be done in an oven of the
Hughes. 1t has an automatic ar
rangement so that if a woman wants
to go out at 2 o'clock in the after
noon, she can do so and never fear
about her supper or dinner-which-
ever she has at night-being ready on
her return. BY setting the automat-
ic arrangements, the electric current
will be automatically turned on at
the time desired, developed to the
heat wanted and turned over at the
hour set. More than that, half
dozen articles may be cooked in the
oven at the same time and even
onions or cabbage will not faint the
taste of any other article.
The electric oven is insulated, much
as are fireless cookers, SO that every
unit of heat is utilized. There are no
drafts, no heating of the room and no
lost heat
There are so many things about
the electric range that it is pretty
hard to decide where to begin talk
ing about them" remarked Miss
Maud Ogden of the Edison Electric
-AppIldlICt 1Oy WIN IL DIT lllt T<lcCtllS
Shop this week demonstrating the
range ct is really economical, for
at the special rate offered it costs
one third less to operate than coal.
1t is absolutely clean. There are no
odors at all. In addition to its
economy of operation, it saves food.
Not only does it preserve the flavor
better, but it prevents shrinkage
through the operation Of the fireless
cooker plan.
Just as an illustration: In a
family of eight people, a tcn-pound
roast would probably be needed.
With the electric range a five-pound
roast would do as well. 1t has been
demonstrated that from 81 to s. on
the meat bill alone may be saved a
month by the electric range"
Miss Ogden also pointed out the
safety, case Of operation and re-
liability of the electric range as COM
pared with any other form of cook
ing.
Il shall be around on this demon
stration work for several months"
she said. Il wish the women of
Augusta would feel free to bring all
their cooking problems to us. wheth-
er they use electricity or any other
kind of heat. We're going to main
tain cooking service bureau to help
everyone OUT
While the electric cooking range
demonstration will end in Augusta
Friday night. it is the intention of
the Central Maine Power Co. to have
thoroughly informed representatives
here at all times to go into the
homes where there are electric
ranges so that the housewife will be
sure of receiving every bit of infor-