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Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Essentials of Cookery

Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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. . .process becomes rather difficult when enough dough for eight to sixteen loaves must be handled. For large quantities of bread and cake, mixers, when properly used, are labor-saving. In addition, such devices are sanitary, and for this reason they are used in many homes where the bakings are comparatively small.

14. The type of bread mixer in common use is shown in Fig. 4. It consists of a covered tin pail a that may be fastened to the edge of a table by the clamp b. Inside of the pail is a kneading prong c, in the shape of a gooseneck, that is revolved by turning the handle d. The flour and other materials for the dough are put into the pail, and they are mixed and kneaded mechanically by turning the handle.

15. A cake mixer, the usual type of which is shown in Fig. 5, is similar in construction to a bread mixer. Instead of a pail, however, for the dough ingredients, it has a deep pan a, and instead of one kneading prong it has several prongs, which are . . . Read More

Community Reviews

Yes, it's a cookbook, but it's also a fascinating study from a women's history standpoint. This appears to have been a correspondence course in the "domestic arts and sciences" in the early twentieth century. I can't find much information about that, but there are essay questions at the end of secti

The section on jelly making is still useful (although for safe canning practices, I strongly recommend consulting the current USDA guidelines) - simple instructions are given for testing juice for pectin, determining the proportion of sugar to use based on the amount of pectin (no special equipment

5 stars for sheer amounts of information. 1 star for how dry most of it is presented.
50% of the book is easily outdated. How can a recipe book be outdated? Well, let’s talk about the best way to purchase Coke for your stove, or how you should clean your fridge out, top to bottom, every week, on the