Hay Box Cookery
SS S20 eae. Dear Aunt Daisy, As I’ve cooked very successfully with hay boxes, may I give you my experiences? The box used must. be well packed with hay. I use several boxes, and have the "nest" just the size of the pot I’m using in that particular box. The lid of the box must have a hay lining, which fits tightly on to the pot, and the hay in the box must be as tightly packed as possible all round the pot. It is the tightness of the hay that makes the success of hay cooking. I pack my hay in and leave it awhile, and then pack more in, and so on, until my hay is as tight as it would be in a haystack. I then make a nest just large enough to take the pot, and when the lid is shut down, no cold air can possibly enter. Stews, soups, corned beef, etc., are perfect cooked this way. I hope I have made this clear. Perhaps I should say it requires a large box, as the hay must be very thick at sides and bottom of the box, as well as a good thick layer on the lid. I tack a sugar bag over the hay lining on the lid, just to keep it in place-Just a helping hand from "Susannah," Roto-O-Rangi.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 214, 30 July 1943, Page 11
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229Hay Box Cookery New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 214, 30 July 1943, Page 11
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