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Three triangular pots which go on one burn- 

 er at the same time, having the same effect as 

 a 10" pot. 



One large pot into which above three pots 

 will nest. 



With a limited number of cooking 

 utensils the most elaborate meals can be 

 prepared. For instance, the three-pot 

 utensil permits of cooking three entirely 

 different dishes on one burner. Without 

 it great inconvenience would be felt for 

 lack of cooking surface on the stove. The 

 three-pot utensil is of aluminum, and al- 

 though more expensive as to the initial 

 cost, it will be found more practicable in 

 the long run, because it will not rust. 

 Compare this to an ordinary iron frying 

 pan which rusts in a day or two with the 

 dampness on a boat and requires consid- 

 erable scouring before it can be used 

 again. It must be borne in mind, how- 

 ever, that salt water attacks aluminum 

 very readily, so that if the first washing 

 of these pots and pans is in salt water 

 they should be rinsed in fresh water be- 

 fore being put away. A small oven can 

 also be secured, and in combination with 

 the stove makes a complete outfit. 



To minimize the worries of housekeep- 

 ing, paper plates will be found invalu- 

 able. In serving soft boiled eggs paraffine 

 paper cups of a similar kind to those sup- 

 plied at the public drinking fountains can 

 be used, for it is well known that egg 

 is disagreeable to wash from china or 

 glassware. A parafnne cup, set into a 

 glass which holds it firmly, affords a 

 very appetizing way to serve eggs. 



Everything that is not tied down hard 

 and fast aboard a cruiser receives a bad 

 mixup at one time or another, and if 



china or 

 glass- 

 ware is in- 

 cluded it is 

 rather a 

 d i sastrous 

 mess that 

 one will 

 find upon 

 Opening the 

 locker. 

 Glasses 



This Utensil of Aluminum should all 



Permits of Cooking Three 11 . 



Kinds of Food at One Time. DC kept in 



By the Ingenious Combining of an 



A f arm cioclc and Steam Gaufe Case, 



^ Ship's Clock is Obtained. 



racks. A 

 small and 

 a 1 1 ractive 

 rack is 

 shown in 

 one of the 

 accomp- 

 anying 

 sketches 

 and can be 

 made very 

 easily. The 

 only tools 

 r e q u i red 

 for making 

 the glass 

 rack are a 



Vio -*-.-.* o 

 hammer, a 



SCre W- 



driver, an 



expansive bit, a %" chisel, a small plane 



and a small, fine-toothed saw. 



The following materials will be re- 

 quired for the glass rack to hold eight 

 glasses : 



Two pieces 12 x 3^4 x H inches. 

 One piece 12^4 x 3J4 x^j inches. 

 Three pieces 13^ x 3J4 x y inches. 

 Two pieces 13j4 x 1 x J4 inches. 



Since the quantity of lumber required 

 is very small, it is advisable to use ma- 

 hogany. One of the accompanying 

 sketches shows the general construction 

 of the rack. The various pieces of wood 

 should be put together with J^-inch fin- 

 ishing nails with the single exception of 

 the two back strips, which may be held 

 by small brass screws. The rack may be 

 finished by sandpapering it thoroughly 

 and giving it a coat of orange shellac, 

 followed by another sandpapering and a 

 final finish of one or two coats of var- 

 nish. 



Sugar and salt are the two foodstuffs 

 which are most affected by the dampness 

 when carried on shipboard. A very 

 simple way of preserving them indef- 

 initely is to produce about half a dozen 

 preserve jars fitted with metal screw tops 

 and provided with rubber washers for 

 holding the sugar and salt supply, as 

 well as other foodstuffs. Jars of three 

 to three and one-quarter inches in di- 

 ameter and of one quart capacity will 



