Evening star., 1937-10-21

streamlined, efficient appearance that
should bring joy to the heart of the
competent cook.
A ND then there is a kettle with
speed record! (Whst fast age
we live inD 1t is alleged to boil an
equal amount of water 25 to 33 per
cent faster than ordinary kettles. The
broad, smooth surface presented to the
heating element completely covers the
latter, meaning that every bit of heat
is utilized at once in starting the ket-
tie to work. Maybe with this new ad-
dition to the kitchen gadget depart
ment the old adage about "a watched
pot never boils" will have to be packed
away in mothballs.
For the Autumn bride-and even for
the June one, if she hasn't learned to
make proper coffee by this time
comes an aluminium coffee pot that
is supposed to be foolproof, and will
turn out delicious cups of coffee with
little or no mental effort on the part
of the cook. 1t has been protested
by a number of experts, all over the
country, and has won big hard, SO
they tell me, everywhere. I haven't
been able to try it out yet, for myself,
but shall at the first opportunity.
IF, HOWEVER, you are the kind Of
cook that even this sort of q
coffee pot can't help-then pin your
hopes on another brewer of coffee
that has recently appeared. This is
a mechanical contrivance which may
well be called a coffee robot" for 1t
does almost everything in the process
of making coffee but drink it! 1t is
made of chromium plated urn. with
heat resistant glass bowl top. Fill it
with coffee and water, according to
directions, turn the switch of the
electric connection, and away she
goes! After the coffee has been
breWed, the robot shuts itself off
automatically. enabling the coffee to
filter through into the urn. The
moment that it cools trifle below the
desired temperature, the current is
automatically turned on, to just the
right heat to keep the coffee at the
proper temperature. In this way the
beverage is kept fresh, hot and of the
right strength for hours. Think of
what joy such an affair would be
in a household where every one
straggles down to breakfast at indi-
vidual hours!
And then we have new pots and
saucepans, especially designed for
vapor cooking. These are of super
weight aluminium and require the ad-
dition of little or no water to the
food being cooked. They save con-
siderable fuel. being cooked on burn
ers turned low, and are, therefore, an
economical as well as a healthful in
vestment. Vapor cooking retains val
liable vitamins and other food COM
ponents, and also gives added flavor.
NOW that the days of pancakes,
waff1es and maple sirup are at
hand, we welcome a new liquid dis
penser that has appeared in the house
hold departments. Fill little glass
globe with the sirup, lift it over the
pancakes, press a lever-and presto
just enough sirup for your satisfac-
ton, daintily poured and with no
muss or fuss The dispenser may also
be used for honey, ketchup, chilli sauce
or similar liquids.
And with Christmas not so far
away, and everything agleam and
aglitter with sequins, stars, rhine
stones and so on, in this year of grace
why not dress up your menu with
star-shaped molds for various ingredi-
ents? These are made of aluminium
and come in sets of large and small
sizes. They may be used for jellied
salads, desserts, etc, for cranberry or
currant jelly garnish, for cakes, meat
loaves-almost anything that will go
into a mold may be effectively used
in these. Certainly they would put
that old sparkle into any meal!