Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-19
SHOW VARIETY
OF GIFTS FOR
BRIDES-ELECT
Many CleUer Devices for
Labor Saving Are on
Display.


The bride-elect for June who is choos-
ing the furnishings for her new kitchen,
as well as her friends who are at loss
for gift suggestions for her kitchen
shower, will find a wealth of material
in the household furnishing departments
OF the indianapolis stores. So fascinat
ing are the novelties which are shown
as first aids to the modern cook that
may OF the older housekeepers viii
want them to add 4 new note of interest
to their work, too.
The memory of doll days IS recalled By
q cunning spice cabinet, which strongly
resembles the old dolls chiffonier. with
its rows OF little drawers each neatly
labeled with the particular spice it is to
hold. An extra lon, drawer IS provided
at the bottom for the supply of bay
leaves.
For the housewife who prefers 20 grind
her own spices Their is a miniature barrel
equipped with a handle which acts on
the same principle as the old style coffee
grinder. Coffee grinders are also shown
for those who believe that the best coffee
is freshly ground at home.
NO longer are IuuIDp PElulS the ldSu-
ionable edging for mothers inimitable
pieces. for pastry wheels may now be
bought that give most artistic edge to
The cooks GROWING achievement.
The cook who has experienced diff
Guilty IN cutting her noodles in the
straight way in which they should go
may now Fave the assistance OF special
rolling pin which marks off the noodles
in even lines, along which they may be
easily cut.
Nearly every woman realizes the diff
Guilty in making a small amount Of coffee
in the ordinary size percolator. and the
dainty two-cup size model which IS now
on the market will be welcome gift for
The bride or mistress of small family.
To save the need Of handling several
implements when preparing a meal,
combination fork and spoon has been put
on the market which has the tines Of
fork extending out from the end of per-
fectly formed large spoon bowl.
One Of the most useful cooking spoons
has tie bowl so shaped that the liquid
pours out Of the side instead of the end.
as is The case g ith the ordinary spoon.
Two new forms Of the potato masher
are to be seen. one a fat aluminium sur
face with round perforations through
which the potatoes are forced. the other
showing a sort of double-deck arrange
ment of wire surfaces which are forced
together upon the potatoes by bringing
pressure upon the masher handle. Both
are said to be more effective than the
old style.
An inexpensive, but useful. gift for the
bride is an egg slicer which cuts hard
boiled eggs into thin even slices for
garnishing, without the usual waste
caused by the yolk crumbling.
Speaking Of eggs-the once popular
method of timing them by singing three
OF five stanzas Of a favorite hymn de-
pending upon whether the egg was de-
sired soft or hard is now a thing Of
the past. Now ones eggs may be timed
either " the use Of a tiny hourglass,
through which the sand runs in just the
time taken for the egg to cook properly
OF an egg alarm, clock. if set foT scft,
medium or hard. will call ones attention
to the fact that the egg is done.
The annoying habit which eggs have
Of rolling OF the spoon when being re-
moved from the boiling water may be
overcome by the use OF a wire frame
work designed 10 hold six eggs. which
fits down into an ordinary size pan and
lifts out easily when the eggs are done.
Another wire frame which fills a use
full purpose is made to hold pot lids,
which are always a problem to care for.
In the realm Of knives may be found
all sizes OF bread and meat knives, the
curved bladed knife, which is almost in
dispensable in preparing grape fruit, and
a curious little spoon shaped knife with
rounded bowl designed especially FOR
cutting balls from potatoes and other veg
etables when the housewife desires 70
cook them in that attractive form.
Among the other novelties which aid
in giving attractive form to the food are
tiny cutters in the shape of hearts and
stars, with which salad vegetables may be
given most pleasing form. The artistic
little "curls" Of butter are made with
an especially designed knife which cuts
and curls the butter in the same opera
ton. By the use of such appliances rs
these the modern home should be able
to serve meal as srtisticaTly as it is
done In the most fashionable hotel.