The Washington times., 1925-02-23

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white enamel. but in either instance
they add. to rather than detract
from the appearance Of the table.
But not so after a grill has been
in use for some time and has not
received proper care. It's appear.
ance is ullappetizing, and instead OF
trying. to restore its former appear
ance the housewife shelves it, never
once blaming its apparent useless
ness on her own neglect.
The body of the grill may not be
place in water but there is nothing
to prevent one from wetting cloth
and sprinkling it with bon ami and
thus removing sundry drippings and
other discolorations. II this fails to
remove all try a little steel wool on
the nickel plate rubbing very light
~: Further, aniformin will remove
all discoloration of the white en-
amel. These are the cleaning pro-
cesses that / usually employ and
always one or the other works and
my appliances always look present
able, The aluminium pans of a
: grill may easily be cleaned with bon
ami or. steel wool the same as
your other aluminium utensils.
When anything drops Jon the ex-
posed heating e1ement do not try
to, remove 1t at once. Let it burn
off. Or IL 1t continues to stick
there when the grill is cold and
not connected to a convenient out
let, use soft, brush lightly. This
is rarely necessary
b The Waffle Iron
i It Is very simple to care for the
waffle iron. The outside may be
kept spic and span for long time
by the use of any of the silver
cleaners and the discolored edges
may be cleaned with bon ami. AS
for the inside or cooking surfaces,
they should be cleaned after using
with a small, rather stiff brush
bought specially for this purpose.
This will remove all the undesirable
cooking sediment and crumbs. DO
not make practice of greasing an
electric waffle iron every time you
are about to make waff1es, but
grease it once every several weeks
or months, depending on the use
given the iron This will be suffi-
cient. Stockings waffles are not an
infallible indication that the iron
needs grease. Usually this condi-
ton is tfaceable to the iron not
being sufficiently heated. Too
much greasing win eventually turn
out imperfect waffles.
The TOastef.
The electric toaster like all the
rest of the nickel plated appliances
may be kept from becoming definite
ly discolored by occasional polish
ing with bon ami OF a silver polish,
But / have found that a toaster
may be kept in perfect condition
for months by careful removing OF
crumbs, and Wiping it off with a
soft dry cloth. Also all such nickel
plated electric appliances should
not be used as ornaments and, left
to collect dust. II one wishes to
display them on the buffet or else.
where they ought to be busted
every morning.
The Electric Iron.
The electric iron is perhaps the
most difficult of the appliances TO
keep from permanent discoloration.
This is because the iron is permit.
ted to overhead. I know that many
women heat the iron continually
until 1t begins to scorch and then
they switch off the current and let
the iron cool. It is this that per-
manently discolors it. Properly
used an electric iron will never
scorch clothes. Much depends on
what materials one is ironing. If
they are heavy the electricity will
be switched on longer than If a
sheer, dainty fabric is being pressed.
The latter is most successfully
ironed with stored heat. To be
really efficient an electric iron
should be equipped with a feed
through" switch. attached to the
iron cord. This enables one to
regulate the heat of the iron with
out having to disconnect the cord
from the iron. Always before
put my iron away / coat the iron.
ing surface with wax. This not
only preserves its smoothhess but
prevents rust in a damp climate.
Likewise keep your electric iron
where it will not gather dust nor
is likely to have things split upon 1t.