Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-17

N hot weather looo W NC NooN
should be prepared before the fire Is
on. so that the kitchen will not be
heated an unnecessary length OF time.
Many kinds of dough can be mixed be-
fore needed and left in the refrigerator
until later. Some fruits and vegetables
ran lust as we'll be prepared during the
cool Of the morning or the preceding
evening before wanted. MANY loooS
can be prepared in such quantity as 10
serve for more than one meal ~
When preparing food assemble all
materials and equipment before begin
ming the process. This will save steps
and make concentration on the process
easier. Too many last-minute prepare
lions render the serving more olfnculC
in hot weather.
To save gas and heat when cooking
be careful as to the klnd OF cooN1ng
utensils that you use. For oroinaty
baking it is more economical to bake IN
aluminium. glass or tin pans than IN
sheet iron or porcelain pans. For
dishes recurring long and slow cooking
cast aluminium or cast iron is best. NO
matter how much gas you puIn, you
cannot raise the temperature OF water
above 2l2 degrees Fahrenheit, or the
boiling point, so when the boiling point
is reached reduce the flame. This VIII
Facilitate work by cleaning and put
ting away every utenSil when through
with 1t, thus leaving the working area
free. Also clean up the dining room ana
wash the dishes promptly after eacn
meal. The task will be less op)ection-
able if no time is allowed for dreaolng
It. and the dishes will be easier to wash.
When clearing away food and dishes,
as well as when arranging to serve
meal it is a great help to use tray
or tea wagon to save footsteps. II you
do not wish to buy one, an inexpensive
wheel tray can be made from STORE
box and the wheels from a discarded
baby carriage or child's wagon. A
washstand or small table, if light weight
and equipped with wheels, also makes
good wheel tray. Clean, soft, absorbent
dish cloths and towels, proper scraperS
and abrasiveS corkS for securing. ana
the use Of soap solution instead OF soap
all help to make the work easier.
Keep Kitchen Cool.
One hot weather problem is how to
keen the kitchen comfortably cool. IL
is more easily accomplished, OF course,
If cooking is done by gas or electricity
rather than with coal stove, and at
this time Of the year small electrlc
stove NAV be all that is needed. You
will find that by placing pan OF colo
water in the oven after baking your
kitchen will be cooled more. quickly.
This serves a double purpose also, as IN
few minutes YOU will have hot water
for dish washing. if you need IT, WITH
out using extra heat.
Ventilation in the kitchen should
oroytde some means of carrying OH neat
and fumes A hood built over the stove,
with fiue to carry off the heat, would
keep the kitchen cooler and cleaner.
For maintaining a current of air in the
kitchen small electric fan may be
used. 1t can either be of the fixed type,
which delivers a breeze in one direction
only. according to the position in which
1t is placed, or of the oscillatlng type,
which automatically turns and gives
sweeping breeze from side to side. The
best position for portable ran In tne
kitchen is on a wall bracket, where 1t
will not be liable to be knocked over.
Another type of electric fan especially
suited for kitchen use Is reversible
one. which Is adapted for fixing in the
upper part of the window. When the
fan revolves in one direction a cool
current of air is delivered into the
kitchen, and when revolving IN the re,
verse direction all the heated air ana
cooking odors are carried away outside.
Half-Hour Meals.
Housewives are interested in prepar-
ing quick meals in Summer. They want
to know how to provide appetizing and
nutritious food without spending too
much time and effort upon it. They
know that often quick meals can be
lust as savory and more wholesome than
elaborate meals that take more time
and money for the preparation.
Cheese is a great help to quick cook
ing. You will never be at loss for a
good meal with a neat little pile Of
cheese packages on your refrigerator
shelf and a well favored American
cheese near at hand, and grated cheese
is convenient for quick cookery, and
some cream cheese, which is fine Tor
salad or sandwich treat;
Among meat dishes that lend them
selves to quick cooking can be included
the following: Lamb and pork chops.
broiled steaks. baked liver, broiled
hamburg. broiled bacon. broiled thin
ham slices and broiled, baked or pam
fried fish.
Among the vegetables that are help
full in cooking a quick meal are the
following: Fresh or canned asparagus.
spinach or beet green's, young cabbage,
carrots, caulihower. corn either seal
Hoped or cooked on the ear, eggplant
baked or fried, and broiled or fried
fresh tomatoes.
o Ddke potdCOcS quiShiy ophI o,icH'
In halves after scrubbing them thor
oughly with vegetable brush in warm
water Place them with the cut side
down in a shallow baking pan which
has been covered with two or three
tablespoonful of cooking oil or melted
fat. Then bake the potatoes as usual
In hot oven, and they will be baked
in much shorter time than is required
for whole potatoes. The under sides
will bake a good brown.
For Quick Meals.
Poached eggs in baked potatoes the