The household gas cookery book

The fire should then light with a blue flame, and burn quietly. If the flame is yellow or white, and burns with a “ hollow,” roaring noise, the gas should be turned off and relighted, so as to obtain the proper flame. A fire lighted the wrong way gives little heat, while the burners and fireclay become choked with soot. After a gas fire has been burning full on for about twenty minutes or half an hour, and has become thoroughly hot, the tap should be partially turned off so as to avoid any unnecessary consumption of gas. It should not be forgotten that gas fires want periodical attention. Dust or fragments of fireclay accumulate in the burners, the fireclay lumps get on to the top of the burners and interfere with the proper combustion of the gas, or the lumps get disarranged and the flames come through in one direction too much and not enough in others. All these little details, if not occasionally looked to, go to prevent a gas fire from giving its best possible results. The moral is, write to the gas office every six months or so — or at least, every year — to send a skilled man to overhaul your gas fires. It won’t cost you very much, and you will be astonished at the difference it will make in the results obtained. It is worth remembering that the medical profession strongly recommend gas fires, especially in bedrooms, as they are invaluable in case of illness. A patient’s life may depend upon sleep and absence of noise, and if a coal fire is in use, and a lump of coal falls noisily out, or more coal has to be added to keep the fire going, what is more likely to cause the patient to wake with a start. Whereas, with a gas fire, nothing of the kind can occur, and the temperature of the room can be kept perfectly even. INDEX. PAGE B. Beverages . v ... 186 Appleade ... ... ... ... ... ••• 189 Apple Water ... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Apricot, Effervescing Drink ... ... ... ... 189 Barley Water ... ... ... ... ... ... 189 Blackberry Wine ... ... ... ... ... 190 Black Currant ... ... ... ... ... ... 189 Claret Cup ... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Cyder Cup ... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Fruit Lemonade ... ... ... ... ... 190 Ginger Beer ... ... ... ... ... ... 186 Imperial Drink ... ... ... ... ... 190 Lait Sucré ... ... ... ... ... ... 189 Lemonade ... ... ... ... ... ... 186 Lemonade, Effervescing Plain ... ... ... 186 Lemonade quickly made . 187 Lemon Punch ... ... ... ... ... ... 188 Milk Punch . 188 Orangeade ... ... ... ... ... ... 190 Raspberry Syrup ... ... . 188 Raspberry Vinegar ... ... ... ... ... 189 Royal Punch ... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Biscuits, Buns, and Cakes ... ... ... ... 191 Almond Icing ... . ... ... ... 201 Almond Paste Icing . ... . 201 .Angel Cake ... ... ... ... ... ••• 196 Bath Buns ... ... . ... ... 195 Biscuits, Plain ... ... ... ... ... ... 205 Bread Cheesecakes ... ... ... ... ... 200 Biscuits, Buns, and Cakes (continued)— Bride Cakes ... . . Cake Icing ... . . Cakes to Bake ... ... ••• ••• . Chocolate Biscuits Coffee Icing ... . Gingerbread Cakes Gingerbread Nuts Hints on Cake Making How to manage the Gas Oven for Baking Cakes Macaroon Biscuits Madeira Cake ... ... •• ••• ••• Milk Rolls Orange Cake Plum Cake ... ... ••• ••• . Pound Cake Queen Cake