Amount c
be obtair
the Bute
cooking
The
Electric
Way.
f Meat to
led from
ler when
is done.
The Coal
and Gas
• Way.
The
Saving
in
Weight.
The
Saving
in Cash
at lOd.
per lb.
Cost of
Cooking
with
Elec-
tricity
at Id.
per unit.'
lbs.
lb.
oz.
lb.
OZ.
lb. oz.
8.
d.
d.
4
4
8
5
11
1 3
0
hi
n
5
5
11
7
3
1 8
i
3
H
6
6
13
8
9
1 12
i
54
H
7
7
15
10
0
2 1
i
8.}
n
8
9
2
11
7
2 5
l
11
n
9
10
4
12
14
2 10
2
2*
‘4
10
11
6
14
5
2 15
2
61
24
11
12
8
15
11
3 3
2
7}
2?
12
13
10
17
2
3 8
2
11
3
This table is compiled from information published in
Electricity for Everybody (Electrical Press Ltd.)
Any ordinary cooking utensils may be used on
electric stoves, but to get the best results it is pre-
ferable to use those specially designed for electric
cooking, and which can be obtained at practically
the same cost. The bottoms of the vessels should
be perfectly flat, in order that the whole surface may
come in contact with the hot plate and thus avoid
any waste of current.
In addition to electric cookers, separate articles
can be used, each provided with its own heater,
such as electric kettles, coffee percolators, toasters,
tea infusers, hot plates, boiling rings, breakfast
cookers, irons, &c. All of these consume very
little current, and many may be used from any
electric lampholder.
A little breakfast cooker, consisting of a combined
grill and hot plate, will be found particularly useful,
and in many cases quite sufficient to cook a simple
dinner
Credenda Electric Cooker
Many electric supply companies and municipal
authorities hire out electric cookers, and practically
all charge a special low rate for electricity used
for cooking and heating purposes.
PART III
MARKETING HINTS
There is nearly as much skill required in proper
marketing as there is in preparing the food when
once it has been purchased. It needs a little fore-
thought and a good deal of common sense to buy
just what is necessary for the needs of a household,
to secure the best value for one’s money, and to be
economical in the true sense of the word without
being mean. It is only the few who have not to
consider ways and means, who can pick and choose
from the best of the market, and not think of prices.
But whether there is much or little to spend on
the feeding of the family, it behoves the one who
does the marketing to spend the money to the best
advantage, and the less there is the more need to
make the most of it — then each purchase should be
24
COOKERY FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD
carefully considered, and funds should not be frit-
tered away on useless trifles, which have no
real value. The aim should be to obtain good
material of its kind, always remembering that it
is never economical to buy goods of an inferior
quality in order to save a few pence.
Page 35
Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Amount to be obtained the Best way cooking
The
Electric
Way.
[illustration: Meat cooked from time when it is done.]
The Coal and Gas • Way.
The
Saving
in
Weight.
The Saving in Cash at lOd. per lb.
Cost of Cooking with Electricity at Id. per unit.'
lbs.
lb.
oz.
lb.
OZ.
lb. oz.
d.
d.
1 3
hi
n
1 8
H
1 12
H
2 1
8.}
n
2 5
n
2 10
2*
‘4
2 15
3 3
7}
2?
3 8
This table is compiled from information published in Electricity for Everybody (Electrical Press Ltd.)
Any ordinary cooking utensils may be used on electric stoves, but to get the best results it is preferable to use those specially designed for electric cooking, and which can be obtained at practically the same cost. The bottoms of the vessels should be perfectly flat, in order that the whole surface may
come in contact with the hot plate and thus avoid any waste of current.
In addition to electric cookers, separate articles can be used, each provided with its own heater, such as electric kettles, coffee percolators, toasters, tea infusers, hot plates, boiling rings, breakfast cookers, irons, &c. All of these consume very little current, and many may be used from any electric lampholder.
A little breakfast cooker, consisting of a combined grill and hot plate, will be found particularly useful, and in many cases quite sufficient to cook a simple dinner
Credenda Electric Cooker
Many electric supply companies and municipal authorities hire out electric cookers, and practically all charge a special low rate for electricity used for cooking and heating purposes.
MARKETING HINTS
There is nearly as much skill required in proper marketing as there is in preparing the food when once it has been purchased. It needs a little forethought and a good deal of common sense to buy just what is necessary for the needs of a household, to secure the best value for one’s money, and to be economical in the true sense of the word without being mean. It is only the few who have not to consider ways and means, who can pick and choose from the best of the market, and not think of prices. But whether there is much or little to spend on the feeding of the family, it behoves the one who does the marketing to spend the money to the best advantage, and the less there is the more need to make the most of it — then each purchase should be
carefully considered, and funds should not be frittered away on useless trifles, which have no real value. The aim should be to obtain good material of its kind, always remembering that it is never economical to buy goods of an inferior quality in order to save a few pence.