TRY THESE HINTS FOR SAVING GAS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 34, 3 November 1937, Page 12

TRY THESE HINTS FOR SAVING GAS

Mrs. Olwen Francis, home service supervisor 0f the Australian Gas Light Company, advises women as follows with a view to tho' ccoilomical use of their gas cookers aiid other appliancer: If n pilot light is not aitached to the hotplate, have 'light ready beforo turning on taps, ^ When cooking is finished, turn off taps at once. Heat water over griller when it is in use. Tips of flames should not rise rouud sides of pan. To keep pan boiling, jt is not necessary to leavc tap on full ; use siminering burner where possible. . Boiling vegetables jn parchumnt paper, several vegetables may be coolted in one pan. When using steamer, make full use of aU copipartments. As far as possible use full space of oven, bottom, middle and top. Vegetables may be cooked in casserole at same time as meat. Custards and sweets needing slow cooking should stand on the bottom plate (Australian and English stoves). Sweets or caBserole dishes for the following day may be cOoked in the oven when it is heated for an oven dinner. Biscuits and meringues can be cooked to use up conserved oven heat after a dinner has been cooked. Turn off hot-water taps when sufhcient water is draWn, and do not wnsli up in running hot water with plug removed from the sink.