Show I My Paper Bag Cooking Experiment B By Martha McCulloch Williams When Soyers Soyer's paper bag method of I cooking was first brought to my attention attention attention at at- by friends who rightly or wrongly seem to have a high opinion of ot my abilities as a cook I admit that I was skeptical of ot Its Indeed I was more than that that that- I was rather firm In my belief that it could not prove out Out But I was Induced Induced In In- to put the system to a trial trial trial- and lo 10 and behold the behold the very first trial made me an enthusiastic follower follow follow- er cr of ot M. M Soyer Since then I have been doing all my cooking by th tho Soyer method and each su succeeding day more moro than ever convinces me ma I that any woman simply by following I Soyers Soyer's general directions and using that good common sense and care cart which are essential to all good cookIng cooking cook cook- Ing can master the tho Soyer paper bag method of cooking in a very short time and will find nd it a great boon both to herself and to all the members members members mem mem- bers of her hous household hold Following M M. Soyers Soyer's general directions directions for tor paper bag cookery I speedily speedily speed speed- ily learned that there are sundry comI commandments com com- to be observed while pursuing pur I suing his method of cooking Tho The first and greatest of these is isto isto to got the right bag which Is made specially for tor cooking Is para ned odorless even when whon crumbly crisp sanitary and to be had In sizes big enough to hold a Thanksgiving turUY turkey tur tur- key UY or tiny enough for tor a a. single chop Next nearly as important is t tj grease the bag inside liberally II butter lard oil drippings or a Do ver at rind of bacon Further proportion your bag siz to what it Is destined to hold Th closer the fit of bag and contents the better and the more even an and compact the lay of tho food tho the les ies trouble in handling Use a n footed wiro wire broiler or ye ve ver open grid shelf in the oven All AH paper pa pai per bag cooking is done in the oven If a gas oven it must be lighted eight to ten minutes before putting in the food tood and kept at blazing heat until the tho bag corners scorch lightly then thes slacken the heat a third or even hall hail throughout the rest of the time ol of cooking Be sure to lay the tho bags In the ovet over with the seam uppermost especially If It water has been put inside Seams Seama will steam open now and then then then-It If th the opening is downward there will be b. a s leakage and much bother Finally it l IB is Important to remember remember remember ber that all aU manipulation seasoning and flavoring of food must be at attended attended attended tended to before It is put in bags There can call bo be no stirring or tossing in the tho course of paper bag cooking Nor must a bag be opened at an antime time during cooking such slack action actton It ii absolutely IY unnecessary if It direction are arc faithfully followed Copyright 1911 by the Associate Literary Press Presa |