This section is from the book "Hints To Housewives On How To Buy, How To Care For Food", by Mayor Mitchel's Food Supply Committee. Also available from Amazon: Hints to Housewives on How to Buy, How to Care for Food.
Cut Up Chicken And Roll Each Piece In Flour; Brown Pieces In Fat; As Each Piece Is Browned, Pack In Cooking-Pail
Make some gravy in pan in which browning is done. Pour gravy into the cooking-pail and add enough water to cover chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Boil 20 minutes on stove; then put in cooker for overnight. Reheat it when you want to use it.
(By using the fireless cooker you save about 2 hours of coal and gas.)
Turnips, Parsnips, Carrots And Beats - Prepare in your usual way and boil on the stove in the cooking-pail for not more than five minutes. Then put in the fireless cooker. Leave turnips, parsnips and carrots in fireless cooker for 1 1/2 to 2 hours; beets 5 or 6 hours.
(By using the fireless cooker you save a great deal of coal or gas.)
 
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