Toomey J Gazette (Vol. 11, No. 1, 1968 - Polio Place

"If your stove top is unreachable, put an electric burner
on a table top. They do not require 200 current. Dominion has
a 2-burner model with thermostat button controls. It retails
for about $20. Waring makes a single burner unit with pan
space to the side. In gas, there are small table top camper
units that use tank gas. See Sears, local hardware or a camp-
ing supply store."
"The electric skillet placed on my work table saves reach-
ing. Its glass top lets me see what's cooking."
"My stove is too high so I have a low table for all my
electrical appliances. (Hand mixer, Westinghouse fry pan
which has a broiler in the lid, Westinghouse cooker which I
use for deep fat frying, soups, and stews, knife sharpener,
can opener, coffee pot, and Westinghouse blender.) My stove
is too high for me to stir while I am adding liquid so I
use the blender to make white sauce, etc."
"We like the heavier Teflon-lined fry pan because it
doesn't slide around and is easier to clean."
"An angled mirror over my stove shows what's going on in
the pans on my back burners."
9 Colonial Gardens has a radiant heat plate (A) with a
handle which allows s-1-o-w simmering and much less stirring
or watching. $1.19. They also have a chrome-plated
Ovenette (B) which cooks, bakes, and roasts on top of the
stove, eliminating turning on the oven. $6.95.
To prevent flying grease, try a Filter Fry Pan (C) from
Miles Kimball. $1.
THINKING AHEAD
"A lot of short cuts can be made by thinking ahead and
doing things in order and doing them ahead of time and allow-
ing extra time for yourself in doing them."
"Fatigue is my problem if I attempt what I think I ought
to accomplish in one day."
e "cook large quantities such as a huge roast or turkey.
Then immediately slice and put into old TV dinner tins. Wrap
them in plastic wrap and pop them into the freezer for handy
later uses. "
I plan my menus with a minimum of last minute rush. I can
cook well if given time."
e "When making something that can be frozen, I usually make
enough for 2-3 times, then.9 have half the cooking to do -
i.e. meat loaf, potatoes, stews, chili, etc."
r "Try some do-it-yourself TV dinners made with your left-
overs in the foil trays and covered with foil."
e "Plan a weekly menu and stick by it. That way you can pre-
pare ahead easier ."
"I keep a small grocery store in the basement so that my
family only has to shop every 2 or 3 weeks. We keep a supply
of bread in the freezer and the loaf we're using in the
refrigerator."
''I have made a collection of basic recipes with very de-
tailed recipes For our ever-varying housekeepers so that my
family doesn't have to readjust eating habits each time the
help changes. Most of the ladies are glad of recipes if it
pleases the majority of the family and it is more homey for
hubby and kids if the food is familiar no matter who is in
the kitchen."
"I like to send for the free recipe booklets offered on so
many food packages and cans for new and economical ideas."
You can make smooth sauces and zestful
casseroles by imaginative combinations of
canned soups without bother or-.worry. For an
exciting collection of over 600 recipes,
send 5 0 ~ for Campbell's new book, "Cooking
with Soup." Order from: cookbook, Box -890,
Maple Plain, Minnesota 55359.