Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-16
Churches
Schools
CULINARY ARTS
TO BE STUDIED
BY LOCAL WOMEN

All plans have been completed
for the holding of a big. free gas
cooking school on January 20, y
and % at the Woman's Ten
Thousand club house, according 10
R. L. Hayden, district manager for
Natural Gas Corporation of Cali
fornia.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these classes which will be
held from 2 to p. m. on Wednes-
day and Friday, and from 10 a. m.
to u noon. on Thursday. This will
give all local housewives an oppor-
tunity to attend, and it is hoped
many will take advantage OF this
opportunity.
More about the school may be
learned on Tuesday, "Wednesday
and Thursday mornings from $40
to O'Clock, when Miss Elne,
Martin. noted home economist who
will be in charge of the classes,
will broadcast over KXO through
the courtesy of the Imperial Valley
Hardware company, who are help
ing to sponsor this cooking school.
Miss Martin is well known among
local residents and will be recog-
niZed as the author of the Cooks
Corner column which has been run
as q daily feature for the past sey-
eral weeks in the Imperial Valley
Press. She was formerly home
economies editor of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin and took a great deal
of her work under Mrs Belle de
Graf. recognized as one of San
Francisco's most eminent house
hold counSellorS. Miss Martin, her
self, is credited with being one Of
the leading home economists on the
Pacific coast, and IS very active in
Pacific Coast Gas association work.
She is a graduate of the Iowa State
College of Agriculture and has
spent her time for the past year
in the butane gas properties op-
Grated by Natural Gas Corporation
of California and associate COM
panieS, SO brings to her work here
a great deal of practical knoWl-
edge and experience with gas ap-
plianceS.
During the short time that the
new butane gas has been available
in FL Centro, Miss Martin has been
doing a great deal Of personal
work here among local consumers.
assisting them to take full adyan-
tage of this new fuel. During the
school she will demonstrate ways
and means whereby maximum re-
suits may be obtained with a mini
mum of fuel.
To Stress Temperature
This may be particularly we'll ac-
complished through the use of oven
meals and the cooking Of several
articles at the same time. Miss
Martin will also pay particular at
tention to the use Of the proper
temperatures for baking various
delicious dishes, and will show how
great economies may be effected
by this method.
Correct measurement of heat is
fully as important to good baking
as correct measurement of ingred-
tents, which has long been recog-
nized,' states Miss Martin. only
by means Of uniform temperatures
can uniform results be assured and
these are quickly and easily OBJ
tanned through the use of the oven
heat controls which are to be
found on all Of the new gas ranges.
You will find these ranges not only
pleasing to the eye, but DELIGHTFULLY."-
easy and satisfactory to use. with
a marked decrease in time. labor
and fuel necessary for each meal"
New model gas equipment from
the local store of Natural Gas Cor
poration Of California and from the
Imperial Valley Hardware COM
pany will be used at the school and
everyone will be free to inspect
these appliances at their conYen-
ience, asking any questions as to
their use and operation.
Special prizes will be presented
during each session of the school.
including food products and the
cooked articles made for demon
stration purposes during the cook
ing classes, etc, with special recipe
sheets for all those who attend.
You do not have to be using gas
at the present time to enjoy the
sessions of the big cooking school.
and you are not only invited to
come yourself, but urged to bring
your friends as well.