92 THE HOUSE AND ITS EQUIPMENT. 



In large houses it is better to keep cooking and heating separate, and to instal an independent 

 boiler for the latter. Fig 120 shows such an arrangement. The range illustrated has a very 

 adequate hot-plate, with good ovens and a fire which is thoroughly practical for roasting, and at the side 

 is shown an independent boiler with cylinder over. In the summer months, for instance, when one may 

 be having cold dishes, it is quite possible to dispense with the range fire altogether and depend on the boiler 

 for hot water for sinks and baths. A lire will last for twenty-four hours in the boiler, and so one is ensured 

 hot baths in the early morning. Also the boilers are economical from the point of view of fuel, and though 

 they will not subsist on potato-peelings, as some cooks expect them to, they will burn coke and cindei 

 with a little small coal. 



Fig 123 shows a good roasting range, and to such as prefer roast to baked meat 

 here is a fitting that will appeal. The spits can be turned by a smoke-jack or electrically, and the way it 

 is done is so clearly shown here that there can be no need of further explanation. The fire has a winding 

 check and trivet, and at the side is a pastry-making oven. The range, while being thoroughly modern, 

 is yet pleasingh mediaeval in appearance and would give interest to the kitchen of a large house. As 

 touching on this, it should be noted that, while the majority of the ranges illustrated are suitable for 

 moderate-sized houses, in larger ones they would need to be enlarged, the principle being the same, though, 

 whether there are two ovens or four, whether the fittings stand against a wall or in the middle of the room 

 like an hotel range. The range in a large house would be used for baking only, with a roasting fire in 

 addition, as here illustrated, and perhaps a grilling stove. Ranges can be used in a more architectural 

 fashion by dispensing with the tiled covings and plate-rack and setting the hot-plate and fire and ovens 

 in a white glazed brick arch with the flues and dampers in a brick back. It makes a pleasing treatment, 

 if somewhat an unusual one. C. H. 13. 



