Care of meat in the household refrigerator

Paired cuts of beef, pork and lamb in the form of steaks or chops, ground meat and roasts, and corresponding portions of ham, bacon, sausage, dried beef and representative ready-to-serve meats (chicken loaf, boiled tongue, etc.) were stored for varying lengths of time, under a selected number of different storage conditions, in ice and mechanical refrigerators of the size commonly used in the home. Greatest loss in weight occurred when the meat was stored uncovered; least loss, when wrapped in paraffin paper or stored in a covered container. Fresh meat stored in a covered container showed signs of deterioration after 72 hours. Adding salt during the storage period gave fresh meat a moist consistency and prevented the formation of a surface crust but increased the tendency to become slimy. A moist atmosphere caused mold to form on cured meat; a dry atmosphere caused a deposit of the curing salts on the surface

Are Aluminum Pans Poisonous

Many homemakers have written to me about salesmen who have high-pressured them into buying stainless steel cooking utensils. These salesmen have not only made elaborate claims as to the results you\u27ll have when you cook with their pots and pans; but they also suggest that dreadful things can happen if you cook in kettles or roast in pans made of aluminum or of copper-bottomed steel

Use Your Refrigerator Economically

What it costs to run a refrigerator in your home depends as much on you as on the refrigerator you select. The way the refrigerator is used will influence greatly its cost of operation

Care for Your Canner

Conserving the 1944 food crop is going to require long hours of service from your pressure canner

Two-Fuel Ranges Mean Economical Baking

Fuel is precious these war days- it\u27s real economy if you have a combination coal-gas or coal-electric stove, to preheat your oven with coal or wood and finish the baking with the second fuel

Potential markets for a satellite-based mobile communications system

The objective of the study was to define the market needs for improved land mobile communications systems. Within the context of this objective, the following goals were set: (1) characterize the present mobile communications industry; (2) determine the market for an improved system for mobile communications; and (3) define the system requirements as seen from the potential customer's viewpoint. The scope of the study was defined by the following parameters: (1) markets were confined to U.S. and Canada; (2) range of operation generally exceeded 20 miles, but this was not restrictive; (3) the classes of potential users considered included all private sector users, and non-military public sector users; (4) the time span examined was 1975 to 1985; and (5) highly localized users were generally excluded - e.g., taxicabs, and local paging

Starting baked products in cold versus preheated ovens

Electricity is the most efficient but usually the most expensive source of heat for cooking. For this reason electric range manufacturers have proposed various methods of saving electricity; using utensils which fit the surface units, using the oven to capacity, preparing as much of the meal as possible in the insulated surface cooker, switching off the units before the end of the cooking process, and, more recently, starting oven cookery in a cold oven; in other words, beginning to use the heat in the oven when the unit is first turned on

Performance of electric roasters

The National Committee on Household Equipment Research under the leadership of the Bureau of Home Economics, has been working\u27 for several years on test specifications for various household appliances, so that the several investigators in the field may be able to follow similar methods in testing equipment and have a basis for comparing results. Since research in the field of household equipment is of comparative recent date, very little data are available. It is necessary, therefore, to test the performance of appliances before test specifications can be set up and agreed upon. The present investigation was carried on for the purpose of obtaining necessary data for setting up test specifications for the electric roaster. The electric roaster is an appliance which provides many of the services of a range at much lower initial cost, with the added advantage of occupying comparatively small space and deriving current from a convenience outlet. The roaster is a recent addition to household equipment. There were, therefore, no established methods for testing it. Since the roaster is similar in many ways to the electric range oven it was considered feasible to used standard oven tests as a basis for developing methods for testing the roaster. The following discussion is divided into two parts. The first is a description of procedure followed in checking the empty performance of certain roasters to determine desirable tests methods. The second part records results of actual cooking operations

Using Your Home Freezer

Freezing is now a favorite way to preserve surplus food for future use. It\u27s the simplest and easiest method and especially well-adapted to processing small quantities. Many frozen foods retain most of the original quality of garden freshness. That appeals both to the eye and to the appetite