Evening star., 1934-08-03
Aids for Kitchen and Porch
Electric Table Devices Are Valuable Adjuncts
In Summer Home-Providing Shade.
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~ OAEE housewives cannot afford
20 20 10 any great extent 20
make their kitchens as cool
~ and effscient as they would like
70 have them. but they can do
lots Of things at a small expenditure
Of money. TO tighten their tasks and
give themselves more time for those
outside e-the-house activities that mean
% much to most people. Automatic
refrigeratorx, dish washers. clothes
WAaherK and ironers. freless cookers,
the various innovations In cleaning
implements and materials. all are
ready for the modern housekeeper.
The many delightful accessories
now being made Of oilcloth. not the
old-fashioned sort that we associate
with kitchen floors, but the newer
kind made IN hundreds Of lovely de-
sirns. are another boon 10 the house
keeper, This material makes excellent
table consFs for the Summertime
meal. II requires no washing, just
q rub with damp cloth being SUI
flcient.
There are containers for use in the
refrigerator, which make possible the
cooking Of larger quantities OF food
at one time, and It's safe keeping for
further use. In this way. the range
Is made TO do double duty. thus elm
mating some Of the time 1t viii be
iT. use, an economy Of money as well
as labor.
You should have stainless knives
&C. lessen the task of polishing, a
small sharpener TO keep the knives
keen-edeed. knives and scissors for
trimming fish or scalloping grape
fruit, corers, skimmers, metal tongs
Tor removing potatoes from hot ovens,
or corn from a kettle, O small pastry
mixer, various-sized strainers, rub
ber mat for the sink 10 prevent
breakage Of dishes, and brushes for
al purposes.
The problem OF washing dishes has
been with us from time immemorial,
and for Summertime use the new
papers can step into the breach TO
separate us from this chore. and once
more paper relieves us, with parch-
ment paper in which 10 broil and
boil, and which prevents sticky pots
and pans. Paper plates and cups.
which win hold even hot food and
drink, many Of them Stimulating
china, some with Dresden motives
and flowers. some wrapped in cello
phane ready for instant use and dis
posal, are most seEviceable.
Paper Aids.
The list Of paper aids to the Sum-
mertime kitchen Is q long one. Paper
towels, kept on o convenient wall
roller, win not only dry the hands,
but can be used for a further variety
Of purposes, such as wiping OF soiied
surfaces and spilled foods, and for
deep-fat fry dishes. There are paper
grill plates, fiuted paper cups for tea
cakes and mufflns, or ices and pud-
dings, to save dish washing, as well
as spoons and forks-an good looking
and serviceable.
Cellophane In tubes and wax
papers In a box with q sharp cutting
edge have many uses for wrapping
foods for the pantry or refrigerator.
Another convenience for wrapping
foods 10 as 10 eliminate the necessity
OF O container and thereby reduce
the need of washing Is aluminium foil,
which comes in long rolls similar to
wax paper, cutting edge and all.
Cellophane envelopes are also handy.
A comforting device in the kitchen
"a an electric ventilating fan, placed
either In the wall Of the kitchen or
In q window, which win provide
kitchen free from cooking odors, and
win even contribute to cooling OF the
other rooms Of the house. The ordt-
nary portable fan viii also do good
service In cooling or the kitchsn.
Electric Table Devices.
It Is not necessary to nave ali the
table appliances available In order to
use them with efficiency. With the
grill, toaster, waffle iron, percolator
and water kettle, you may cook and
serve at the table for as many as six
persons at luncheon, and often twice
that number at supper. without
having TO leave your guests more than
once or twice during the meal Family
breakfasts, luncheons and light din
ners may be cooked at TIE table.
Just at first do not expect to han
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q great deal of dexterity. This viii
come with practice. For convenient
handling, much depends upon where
they are placed and also upon the
facilities available for connecting
them. It is best to acquire the art
of table cookery by degrees, learning
TO use one appliance at time.
In order to get the greatest speed
from the use Of these table devices.
the first precaution is to read the
directions accompanying each de-
vice, so that you win know just about
what to expect
When preparing breakfast, you win
find 1t wise to start the grill at the
same time that the coffee percolator
Is connected. 1t takes about is min
utes 10 make coffee in the electric
percolator. and the grill requires a
preheating Of three or four minutes,
with an additional IL minutes for