. Household science in rural schools . Fig. 41.—Metal lining with rim In case no hot stone or plate is to be used, the lining maybe made of strong THE KETTLE The kettle to be used for cooking should be durable andfree from seams or crevices which are hard to clean. Itshould have perpendicular sides, and the cover should be o-, THE FIRELESS COOKER 215 as flat as possible and be provided with a deep lid fittingwell down into the kettle, in order to retain the kettle holding about six quarts is a convenient size forgeneral use. Tinned iron kettles should not be used in atirele
. Household science in rural schools . Fig. 41.—Metal lining with rim In case no hot stone or plate is to be used, the lining maybe made of strong THE KETTLE The kettle to be used for cooking should be durable andfree from seams or crevices which are hard to clean. Itshould have perpendicular sides, and the cover should be o-, THE FIRELESS COOKER 215 as flat as possible and be provided with a deep lid fittingwell down into the kettle, in order to retain the kettle holding about six quarts is a convenient size forgeneral use. Tinned iron kettles should not be used in atireless cooker, for, although cheap, they are very apt torust from the confined moisture. Enamelware kettles aresatisfactory. EXTRA SOUECE OF HEAT Fireless cookers ate adapted to a much wider range ofcooking if they are provided with an extra source of heatin the form of a soapstone, brick, or an iron plate Avhich. Fig. 42.—Tightly fitting lid is heated and placed underneath the cooking kettle. Thisintroduces a possible danger from fire, in case the hotstove plate should come into direct contact with inflam-mable packing material such as excelsior or paper. Toavoid this danger, a metal lining must be provided for thenest in which the cooking vessels and stone are to be ])la(i(l. COVERING PAD A cushion, or pad, must be provided, to fill coniplctclythe space between the top of the packing material and the 15 216 HOUSEHOLD SCIE^CE IX RURAL SCHCJOLS cover of the box after the kettle is in place. This shouldhe made of some lieavy goods, such as denim, and stuffedwith cotton, crumpled paper, oi: excelsior. Hay may beused, but it will be found more or less odorous. Figure 43shows the vertical cross-section of a home-made tirelesscooker. c^
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