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/ / THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL THURSDAY, JUULY 10,1941 ALL-ELECTRIC COOKING SCHOOL TO BE HELD FRDAY and SATURDAY JULY Electric Cooking Is Electric Refrigerator on Farm Saves Work, Food and Expense Economical As Well As Fast, Clean, Safe You’re Invited Low Electric Rates And Improved Engineering Efficiency Combine To Help Housewives Save Money Being thrifty can be fun—and here are adventures in budgeteering. | The homemaker who can make a feast out of economical meats and the homey-fruits and vegetables, is an artist and a mathematician. One way of adventuring In budget- I to low and continue cooking for : , and J cook eerlng la to plan meat. about 2 hQUrs vegetables, and dessert all In one s ,eamt,d Date and orange Puddin(r container—the deep well cooker of ! 5) the modern electric range. And this | 2 cups soft (Serves crumbs can be done without even the tin- I 1 cup sweet bread milk lest exchange of flavors, even when egg (well beaten) cooking vegetables of strong flavor 2 1 tablespoons together. Cooking several foods at 1 cup flour orange rind (grated) one time in one utensil, and with the % cup sugar very small amount of current-con baking powder sumed by these electric cookers, cert 2 H teaspoons salt ainly provides added economy in 114 teaspoon cups dates (sliced) meal preparation! The constant sup ply of measured heat is just enough Soak the bread crumbs in half the to cook the less tender cuts of meat, i milk. Combine remaining milk with which are also the ecorhomical auts. the beaten egg and grated mange together th flour, sugar, The deep well menu which is rind. 81ft powder, ar.d sr.lt, and add to given below, is just light for one of baking those blustry fall days ahead, and the soaked crumbs alternately with right, too, for the busy day when you | milk and egg, ( ’old. In the dates, into greased pudding mould just can't spend much time on meal Pour and steam for 2 hours. preparation. Surface Cooking For Two Deep Well Cooked Dinner Tomato Juice Saltines Pall brides who will be looking for Cross-cut Beef shanks help in their meal preparation right Carrots Potatoes Onions now and the older homemakers who Cole Slaw again find themselves “cooking for Steamed Date and Orange Pudding two" will welcome these suggestions Have a 214 pound beef shank cut for surface cooking. across In 2-inch pieces. Dredge with Surface cookery on the modern flour and season with salt and pep electric range will be a first aid to per. Turn the deep well cooker the new homemaker and a joy for switch to high and brown the meat ever to the older woman who has in the cooker using about 2 table struggled with old fashioned fuels spoons of fat. Arrange the vegetables and cook stoves. The units are de around the meat, and put the trivlt signed to permit the most efficient (or rack) in position. Place pudding use of both large and small utensils. pan on rack, cover the cocker, and i The heat can be controlled exactly cook on high heat until vigorous . from a high heat for quick browning steaming begins. Then turn switch or bringing to a boiling temperature Every Electrified Farm Home Can Afford a Modem Kitchen r I! L = L ata* * - ..-¿r- Cream I* kept fresh and brings top prices when electrically cooled. Those farm families which market By IRA MILLER comparatively small quantities of Farm Electrification Bureau cream, eggs and meat have no need to best available fig for a large cold storage unit. But A CCORDING ures. approximately one in ev they do require some positive means ery three farm families having high- of refrigeration if they are to main line service currently is enjoying the tain the quality of (and thus obtain many advantages and benefits of an top prices for) the produce they sell. meet these conditions, several electric refrigerator. Reliable esti To within the past year mates indicate that one of each of manufacturers two have developed special the two remaining electrified farms or household refrigerators for the farm. plan to install such an appliance Reasonably priced, these models within a year. Because of its obvious have at least eight cubic feet of superiority over other means of food storage capacity and an ingenious preservation, there is little doubt but arrangement of split shelves that that all who can will have an electric permits of a wide variety of interior refrigerator as soon as finances per arrangements. In addition to provid mit. ing ample space for the family’s reg As electric refrigerators made by ular food requirements, there is leading manufacturers are depend room to store IS to 20 dozen eggs, able, efficient and economical, you 5 to 10 gallons of cream and 10 to IS can make your choice confident that pounds of frozen meat or vegetables you will receive full value for the As it reduces the number of trips to money Invested. However, you should town, this latter feature is particular buy from a reliable and established ly valuable when the locker plant is dealer who will give prompt and several miles distant. proper service on the rare occasions Although the amount of power re it may be necessary. It is equally im quired by an electric refrigerator de portant that the appliance have suf pends upon several factors, some of ficient capacity, measured on a net which can be controlled by the user, cubic-foot basis. This is emphasized it ordinarily will consume from 20 because there is a tendency, especial to 40 kilowatt-hours per month. At ly among those who never have had the flve-cent rate, this represents a refrigeration, to install too small a cost of about 3 to 6 cents per day, unit In general, you should allow the average probably being less than two cubic feet of storage space for S cents. Such ar. appliance is so effi each member of your family but, in cient in preserving foodstuffs that it no case, should your farm refrigera quickly pays for Itself many times tor have a capacity of less than six over in saving food that might other cubic feet. wise be spoiled or wasted. to a low heat which won't “go out.” And the current can be turned oil and cooking completed on stored heat, an economy feature equally appreciated by the budget-concious bride and the economy-expe rienced homemaker. Electric Heat Preserves The Vitamins Vegetables Are More Healthful When You Cook Electrica'ly We have been pretty throughly j convinced that vegetables are a necessary and important part of the diet. But sometimes it's a struggle to j get Junior to eat his carrots, or his ! spinach, and all too often Dad as serts that he's perfectly satisfied with meat, potatoes, gravey, and pie! Perhaps just changing the method of preparing and serving them is all you need to do to arouse the family's interest In vegetables. The food value of vegetables may be sadly depleted and flavor and ap pearance spoiled by the method of cooking. Over-cooking destroys vita mins. causing strong vegetables to become bitter, mild ones insipid; strong vegetables darken and green ! ones lose their color with too long cooking. Cooking in large amount of water means that precious minerals I are poured away when this excess water is drained off. To preserve food value, flavor, and appearance, vegetables should be cooked In the shortest possible time and In the smallest amount of water The surface units of the modem electric range have been designed to fit that purpose Live flexible speeds i on each surface unit permit top-of- I the-stove cooking on controled heat; ; from very low heat for cooking cust- ! ards or cheese, to the high we need for frying: Intermediate heats pro vide for different cooking require ments and for utensils of various sizes. — With an electric kitchen, you can have a month's "vacation” every year. saves many weary steps to cold cel By IRA MILLER lar or spring house but also protects Farm Electrification Bureau the family health and reduces food JEW or old, the farm home that waste to » minimum. An electric NT has high-line electric service range has many advantages over easily can and should have as mod other means of cooking, among them ern a kitchen as any found in the cleanliness, coolness, safety and econ most up-to-date city residence. As a omy. matter of fact, a convenient kitchen Small electrical appliances of many with all the many electrical servants kinds, together with a modern sink is even more desirable on the farm and sufficient wall and base cabinets where many mouths are the rule for storage, can make kitchen work rather than the exception. easier, more convenient and save an In addition to providing physical other month of eight-hour days in ielief and comfort, a modern all-elec the kitchen each year. tric kitchen also saves time for other The ideal solution to the kitchen duties and actually reduces meal problem in any farm home is to in costs in many ways. Thus, an auto stall what Is commonly known as a matic electric pressure water system "unit electric kitchen”— a combina eliminates countless trips to well or tion of electric range, refrigerator, spring for water with which to pre water heater, sink, dishwasher and pare and cook food and wash dishes. cabinets—at one time. You can obtain An electric heater provides ample a detailed plan for such a kitchen in hot water at the turn of a faucet in your home by sending a rough dimen stead of by dipping from a hot well sional sketch of your present kitchen nr pans on a stove. Expressed In to any one of several manufacturers terms of time, those two devices of major electrical appliances or to alone will save the farm wife a mini certain of the leading farm magazines. mum equivalent of 10 eight-hour The cost of installing a modern days a year. kitchen can be financed on convenient Washing tableware—atx tons of It monthly payments directly through each year in the typical home—la one the manufacturers, your REA co of the most unwelcome tri-dally operative or the Electric Home and tasks on the farm. The Installation of Farm Authority Or, if you do not an electric dishwasher will eliminate care for deferred payments and can at least another month of eight-hour not afford to pay cash for a complete days from kitchen duties oa the farm unit kitchen at once, you can install and. in addition, will make all table It piece by piece as your income per ware spotlessly clean without touch mits However you finance it you will ing the hands to dishwater or toweL find that it pays real dividends in An electric refrigerator not only time, work and money For most vegetables, clean and cut the vegetable In pieces for serving. Place in saucepan with t4 cup water. Add salt and cover tightly. Turn switch to "high" and cook until veg etables steam freely. Then turn switch to “o ff or "low" for balance of cooking time. Vegetables cooked like this retain their fresh color and flavor; no food value Is lost, because ther's no liquid to pour away, and it's an economical method of cook ing, too. Actually, only a very little current Is consumed; It can be turn ed off 10 to IS minutes before cook ing is completed. If carrots have been none too pop- plar at your house, they'll win a permanent place in the family es teem if they're served like this: Toasted Carrots Select carrots of uniform, medium size. Scrape and wash throughly, place in saucepan and add 14 cup of water. Season with salt, cover, turn switch to high until the carrots steam freely (about 5-7 minutes, de pending on the quanity you're cook ing). Turn off current and continue cooking on stored heat. Roll carrots In melted butter, then In crumbled cornflakes. Place in moderately hot oven (400) Just long enough to brown the crumbs slightly. There's a pleasant contrast In tex tures between the soft, cooked car rots and the crisp crumbs. When you se; ve them, give the carrots a touch of realism by Inserting a sprig of parsley In the stem end. For variety, roll the carrots In finely chopped mbit leaves Instead of crumbs and serve (without browning) with roast lamb. For variety, serve golden brown com meal griddle cakes with apple butter, instead of syrup. Baked apples are a masculine favorite. Bake them In muffin cups to help them retain their shape. Remember that a bit of salt Is needed In cakes to bring out the flavor of the other Ingredients. Gate City Journal COOKING SCHOOL In Cooperation W ith Nyssa Members E.E.S.A. In The Old Nyssa Theatre TWO DAYS Friday July 18 Saturday July 19 Begining at 2 P.M. Door» open each day from 2 to 10 p. m. for inspection of dealer’s electrical appliance displays. Katherine Peterson HOME ECONOMIST This cooking school sponsored joint ly by the Gate City Journal and Nyssa members of the Electrical Equipment Sales Association will provide many in teresting features. Miss Katherine Pet erson, home economist in charge of the school, will present new dishes, new recipes, new menus and new clever ec onomical ways to prepare and serve foods. Admission is FREE and you are cordially invited to bring your friends and your family. Attend the Cooking School both days - Friday and Saturday. Door Prizes and Attendance Prizes COOPERATING DEALERS GOLDEN RULE STORE • GAM BLE STORE • WILSON BROS. NYSSA IMPLEMENT • IDAHO POW ER • NORDALE FURN. CO. EDER HARDW ARE Electrical ^ Equipment Sales Association
