goes, no more beneficent and certainly no
more strikingly revolutionary method of over-
coming nearly all the difficulties attendant upon
the culinary art has been devised than that of
M. Soyer, who, by the eminently simple de-
vice of cooking foods of all kinds in sealed
paper-bags of special construction, achieves at
once the true object of cooking in a fashion
which no other method with which I am fa-
miliar can accomplish. The advantages of-
fered by M. Soyer are numerous and indis-
putable : —
First must be mentioned economy ; there is
no loss of the actual food materials, but every-
thing is conserved; there is a saving on the
outlay upon cooking utensils, pots and pans
being dispensed with ; there is also a saving
upon fuel, for the paper-bags being effective
non-conductors of heat, an even temperature
is maintained, which effects the cooking with
considerable expedition. Then there is in-
creased cleanliness ; pots and pans, under the
best of conditions, are seldom ideally clean, M.
Soyer’s paper-bags absolutely so, and in fact
completely sterile. The objectionable smell of
cooking, often so destructive of appetite, is
done away with altogether. The burning of
130 SOYER’S PAPER-BAG COOKERY
the foods becomes practically impossible, and
the finished dishes leave nothing to be desired
in point of flavour, tenderness and nutritive-
ness. Monsieur Soyer’s device is essentially
a labour-saving one, and will come — when, as
it deserves to be, it is universally recognised
and adopted — as a boon to all classes without
any exception whatever.
Having tasted a dozen dishes of the most
varied character, cooked under my own obser-
vation by M. Soyer, and having discussed the
outline of his system with the Master Chef
himself, I am able to speak both from theo-
retical and practical appreciation.
"UNION COOKING BAGS”
Are manufactured expressly to conform to the di-
rections of the sponsors of Soyer’s Paper-Bag
Cookery method in America
NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THE WORD
“UNION” AND SHIELD TRADE-MARK
These special bags essential to cooking success
ECONOMICAL — LABOR-SAVING — HYGIENIC
No Pot and Pan Scrubbing
No waste in the cooking
No Cooking Smell
No dirt, grease, and consequent germs
BETTER FOOD
At your grocer’s
If not, address our nearest selling-agent
SELLING AGENTS
Wheeler, Fisher & Co.
Chicago, 111.
Samuel Cupples Wooden Ware Co.
St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago, 111.
The Chatfield & Woods Co.
Cincinnati, O.
Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
Boston, Mass.
D. S. Walton & Co.
New York
John S. Riegel Bag Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Smith, Dixon Co.
Baltimore, Md.
They will see that you get the authorized bags.
THE UNION BAG & PAPER COMPANY
17 Battery Place
NEW YORK CITY
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goes, no more beneficent and certainly no more strikingly revolutionary method of overcoming nearly all the difficulties attendant upon the culinary art has been devised than that of M. Soyer, who, by the eminently simple device of cooking foods of all kinds in sealed paper-bags of special construction, achieves at once the true object of cooking in a fashion which no other method with which I am familiar can accomplish. The advantages offered by M. Soyer are numerous and indisputable : —
First must be mentioned economy ; there is no loss of the actual food materials, but everything is conserved; there is a saving on the outlay upon cooking utensils, pots and pans being dispensed with ; there is also a saving upon fuel, for the paper-bags being effective non-conductors of heat, an even temperature is maintained, which effects the cooking with considerable expedition. Then there is increased cleanliness ; pots and pans, under the best of conditions, are seldom ideally clean, M. Soyer’s paper-bags absolutely so, and in fact completely sterile. The objectionable smell of cooking, often so destructive of appetite, is done away with altogether. The burning of
the foods becomes practically impossible, and the finished dishes leave nothing to be desired in point of flavour, tenderness and nutritiveness. Monsieur Soyer’s device is essentially a labour-saving one, and will come — when, as it deserves to be, it is universally recognised and adopted — as a boon to all classes without any exception whatever.
Having tasted a dozen dishes of the most varied character, cooked under my own observation by M. Soyer, and having discussed the outline of his system with the Master Chef himself, I am able to speak both from theoretical and practical appreciation.
"UNION COOKING BAGS”
Are manufactured expressly to conform to the directions of the sponsors of Soyer’s Paper-Bag Cookery method in America
NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THE WORD “UNION” AND SHIELD TRADE-MARK
These special bags essential to cooking success ECONOMICAL — LABOR-SAVING — HYGIENIC
No Pot and Pan Scrubbing No waste in the cooking No Cooking Smell
No dirt, grease, and consequent germs BETTER FOOD
At your grocer’s
If not, address our nearest selling-agent
SELLING AGENTS Wheeler, Fisher & Co.
Chicago, Ill.
Samuel Cupples Wooden Ware Co.
St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago, Ill.
The Chatfield & Woods Co. Cincinnati, O.
Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. Boston, Mass.
D. S. Walton & Co.
New York
John S. Riegel Bag Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
Smith, Dixon Co.
Baltimore, Md.
They will see that you get the authorized bags.
THE UNION BAG & PAPER COMPANY 17 Battery Place NEW YORK CITY
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