The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-02
HEAT REGULATOR
HOUSEHOLD BOON
LlChtens Labor and Makes
MeaItIme SimpIe Matter.
COOKING BECOMES SCIENCE
Eliminates All 0uesgwork From
Baking Cakes or Providing
Most Lavish Dinner.
BY ELSIE WEST

~ @6St@ WEST
There was O time when an uKly
black stove was the work center d
the kitchen. It was too elabOrately
trimmed to be easily kept clean.
and its whole arrangement seemed
to be planned without regard for
convenience. The burners were
placed so far below the cooking.
top grids that under ordinary pres.
sure conditions more gas was
wasted than was used, while on low
pressnres, the flame could not reach
from the burner to the bottom Of
the kettle.
The clumsy, ornate stoves Of Is
years ago would look strange IN
modern kitchens. The old stoves
were built too close to the floor for
convenience IN cleaning ana ovens
were placed In positions which re-
CURED STOPPING to watch the bak.
ing. There was no, way to regulate
the temperature Of the oven except
BY the gamble Of guessing by the
height OF the fame, or the brownie
OF a piece Of paper. No wonder
''unlucky' baking days were 90 fre.
Quentl
The gas range Of today In de.
signed for beauty, cleanliness ana
convenience. The generous uso Of
porcelain enamel give It q dainty
appearance In keeping with the
modern kitchen. Simplicity Of de-
sign and smooth surfaces make Il
easy to keep clean.
Cooking with these up.to-datA
ranges requires little stOoping. for
baking ovens and broiling cOmDart-
ments are now built at convenient
heights, nearer the eye level. The
top burners are removable and ad-
Unstable, and are placed at the an
proved distance below the top cook.
Ing grtds for complete combustion.
This insures economy Of gas and
keeps the utensils free from sooty
smoke.
Oven Heat Regulators.
The oven heat regulator Il the
most helpful, time-savinR. labor.
tightening Improvement IN gas range
construction in the history OF the
use Of gas as a cooking fuel. This
remarkable device has made oven
cookery an exact science. It makes
oven temperature factor which
can be measured and controlled IN
easily and 40 accurately az any n.
gredient In the mixture to be baked.
In the olden days an inexperi-
enced cook learned by trial-and-er-
ror and rule-Of-thumb methods,
which were tedious and wasteful.
Even when the housewife became
such a proficient guesser that she
was known as q good cook, she still
had to apologize, occasionally, for
a sponge cake baked at too high q
temperature, or cookies spoiled In
too slow an oven.
The days Of guesSwork are gone.
for with the oven heat regulator
exact oven temperatures can be
measured and maintained for any
length Of time by an easy turn Of
the notched regulator wheel.
The control Of oven heat has sim
plifed canning by making It easy
and practical to sterilize Jars Of
fruit or vegetables in the oven by
dry heat, thus eliminating the steam
and bother Of the kettle method and
the more recent cold-pack canning.
An entire meal can be placed In
the oven Of the modern gas range,
and soups. meats, vegetables and
desserts are equally delicious after
cooking for three to ave hours at
definite, controlled temperatures,
without any attention on the part Of
the home manager.
The modern gas range, with IT.
assurance Of uniformly successful
results, has changed cookery from
necessary evil in the routine Of
the household drudgery to q faDcl-
mating hobby OF scientific home
management.