Evening star., 1922-09-08

many purposes otner than loI
giving light Is depriving herself and
family of one of the greatest bless
ings that civilization has given us.
Many housewives hesitate to buy
electrical equipment because they be-
lieve It is costly to operate. They
base this belief on the cost Of lighting
a house by electricity. but pleas
ant surprise is in store for them
when they investigate the cost of
operating small electric cooking and
other devices. Every housewife
should find out what the cost of cur
rent is in her locality. and she can
then calculate exactly how much II
will cost to use any electrical ap-
pliance. large or small.
Usually a small electric stove. no
matter whether 1t is grill. chafing
dish or a toaster.- constitutes $40
watts per hour. This means that at
10 cents a kilowatt hour 1t will cost
cents an hour and at cents 1t Will
cost As cents an hour.
1t takes two minutes on an average
toaster to toast two slices of bread,
and the toast will be red hot. right
of the stove and Drowned even all
over. 1t takes about eight minutes
to cook an egg or grill chop and
so that with all of these devices to-
gether you have not used an hour OF
current. Also. by using electricity
for cooking. utensils are kept free
from SCOT, discoloration and much OF
the hard-to-get-on grease.
An electric grill will perform in a
small way practically every function
80 h. al ot.sr Il itoh
baking. 1t does it's cooking at the
dining room table. in the pantry or
the kitchen. Or out on the porch. and
will prepare simple menu for break
fast. luncheon or supper with COM
plete success and a convenience i'm.
possible In any other way. In small
families it is very popular.
Its usefulness in preparing food fol
two or three persons is limited only
by the capacity Of the housewife. fol
it makes toast. broils meet, heat:
| water, fries potatoes. makes stews
cooks eggs in many ways, makes pan
| cakes. and cooks a great variety o
other things.
| 1t will cook three things at the sam,
| time: for instance. grill bacon, maxi
| toast and warm up potatoes, or sau
sage can be grilling in the deep par
underneath while pancakes are cook
| ing on the shallow pan on top. Ol
eggs can De DolIlnS III tHe ueep PAL
! on top while the toast is browning
underneath.
In connection with a grill, an elec
\ trio waffle iron is very useful.
| makes a crisp, thick waffle that i:
delicious.
Ranges and Fireless Cookers.
With the breakfast, luncheon ant
supper problems disposed of by mean
| of the electric grill and electric per
! colator, the electric fireless cooker
| will answer the dinner problem. Al
keeping. but the electric fireless cook
! er is the greatest labor on ac
| count of not having to heat the foo
| before being placed in the cooker
! Another important feature is tn
! tautnmatic time switch. which turn
! on the current at any desired tilGe
and the automatic thermostat, .ha
| cuts it off at a certain time. From
| this time on, cooking proceeds as il
| any other kind Of a fireless cooker, b.
| means of keeping the heat in th'
! cooker. No attention is required unit
| the hour arrives at which it was de
! termined the meal would be ready
Cooking that does not require mucl
| time is done on the stove top that is
| part of the fireless cooker combina
| ton.
| If an electric kitchen range suit
| your needs better than an electri
| fireless cooker. you must take car,
when buying to select the right size
| The choice of a range should be baset
on the work that is expected of it.
I your family is large, it is importan
| to get a heavy-duty range. For th'
| small family it Is 8 important to Sc
| lect model in which quick result
| and a small amount Of cooking ma.
be done economically. When buying
| tell your dealer the number you
range must serve. and the amour
and kind of work you demand of it
| and he will give you helpful advic
| on the kind of range best suited t.
your particular needs.
Small electric ranges five inche
high for the use of children com
complete with cooking utensils an,
| cook book.
Electrical Conveniences.
! Sewing room, laundry, ice cream
! freezer and scullery all have specia
electric conveniences in the form o
| motors which drive the sewing ma
chine. washing machine. wringer o
freezer. and clean knives and polisl
| silver with the minimum OF hand Ia
Dor. The cost of operation is not fel
! in the monthly electrical bill, and tn
| saving of muscle is beyond reckon
| ing.
A sewing machine can be run elec
trically at slight cost. Electric iron
| for ironing clothes come in all sizes
from the tiny travellers iron whic]
| women can carry in their trunk TO
| hotel use in pressing laces, ribbons
| handkerchiefs and other small arti
cles, up to big ten-pound laundr,
| irons. Then there are electric curlinl
| irons and electric combs which cal
t be heated to just the right degree I,
dry shampooned hair quickly.
An electric beater makes omelets
| salad dressing, mayonnaise, batters
wafi1es, pancakes, mullins. custards
fcings and washing starch. 1t ais
| whips cream and beats eggs in q wa,
| that the most careful housewife new
er dreamed possible. Another kitch
en- appliance not only washes dishes
but also vegetables, and scours pot
| and pans and polishes brass.
The majority Of vacuum cleaners ar,
| electrically driven. 1t is the devic.
|