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and as neither fire nor attention is needed, it proves an economical means 

 of preparing food for the table. 



Fig. 3. A steam cooker. 



While very desirable cookers are on the market, many make their 

 own so called " hay boxes." 



The expense is in the cost of the box, the packing and utensils. The 

 chief difficulty in a home-made fircless cooker is in getting utensils 

 without handles and which have very close fitting covers. 



One cooker on the market is made of fiber which is easily kept 

 clean and which acts as a non-conductor of heat. The expense of 



