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Show Hints Given For New Cook Here are a few cooking hints for the bride's brand new notebook: Bacon ahOuld be cooked in a cold frying pan. It may be heated alowly and the fat poured off aa soon as It collects, tp be used later for browning brown-ing and seasoning foods. All vegetables should be drained .thoroughly as soon aa they are done. Allowing them to etand In water even a minute or two will make them watery. Butter burn easily. Consequently It la a good plan to use other fats, such as lard, lard aubstltutes or oils, for browning purposes. The oven alwaya should be used to capacity. If biscuits are to be baked, for instance, it's wise to plan baked meat cakea. eacalloped foods, or other dishes which will require approximately the same baking period. Leftovers will shrink on exposure to the air. They should be allowed to cool and then covered with waxed paper before they are stored In the refrigerator. Egg yolks will curdle if they are allowed to cook a long time. If they are to be added to creamed mixtures, such as a la king dishes, they should be mixed in Just a short time before the dish is served. |