The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-29
FIGURES CANNOT LIE

Figures given by experts before the
National Electric Light Association
show that special cooking and heating
rates have been made by Utility cor
porations in many cities. The associa-
ton further estimates that in 10000
American homes cooking Is done by
electric ranges.
This number is sure to increase
when more women come to under
stand the many benefits to be derived
from this method of cooking. Soon
1t will be so universal that no SEN
sible woman will think Of cooking
without electricity any more than to-
day she would dream of reverting to
the obsolete cooking customs of the
Indian squaw! There is as much
difference in labor-saving and eff
cheney between the electric range ana
the coal or wood range as there was
between the latter and the open fire
place of our forefathers.
But as cooking with electrically
made heat is a comparatively new
art, the average woman is inclined to
be sceptical of it's merits simply be-
cause these have not been satisfac-
torily demonstrated to her. In the
first place, she imagines it requires
a very special knowledge to be adept
as an Electric Cook" which, she
feels, would entail learning to bake
and roast and fry all over again IN
an entirely new and complicated MAN.
ner. This, Of course, is far from true
but until the housemaker herself Is
brought to realize the fallacy Of this,
she will not root for the electric
range.
In communities where moderate |
electric cooking rate has been estab-
lished, 1t has been indisputably prov
ed that this method of cooking is not |
only the easiest way but by far and |
away the most economical in the long
run. Here are some of the benefits
to be derived from this method Of
cooking:
/. 1t is cheap. In communities
where a special rate is offered by the
Utility company, cooking on an cleo
ric range effects real saving, be-
,ause of it's STORED heat" method.
2. 1t saves food. Shrinkage OF
meats is proportionately little, ana
hus smaller cuts of meat may be
lsed, which will give the same am
'unt Of food value as larger cuts pre-
jared by the usual methods.
8. 1t is safe. Because the heat. is
PRODUCED by the simple means OF
urning switch; lighting matches Or
uilding fires is unnecessary and
here is no danger Of explosions.
4. 1t is scientific All guesswork
8 eliminated when cooking by cleo
richly. On other ranges it is neces-
airy to watch food constantly for fear
its boiling over, burning, etc. Being
quipped with heat control and tim
1g device, all food cooked by the
lectric range is uniform and done TO
ne point that gives the fullest food
alue. In other words, you get the
Ill nutritative properties of electri-
ally cooked vegetables and meats.
s. 1t saves effort and time Be-
ause the meals practically cook
after the stove is stock
] and the control devices set, the
does not have to spend .
err entire time in hot kitchen just ,
, her family may be sufficiently feo. ,
he extra hours usually consumed at 7
lis task she can thus put to some =
her pursuit. 6
In a word, the all-round satisfac- +
on that comes from letting your :
ectric range do the work is so great {
at more and more home-makers are q
ming to appreciate this method Of Z.
'oking.