Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1913 — MEASURING POTS AND PANS [ARTICLE]

MEASURING POTS AND PANS

Knowledge of Just How Much Each Holds Will Be Found to Make for Ec.onomy. It seems that only in catalogues do we know or learn how large our pans are. But the housewife . who really measures the quantity held by her pots and pans will be a better cook and more efficient housewife. What do you wish this pot for? Merely to warm a can of tomatoes', or to cook two quarts of spinach? How much should this pot hold to be just the right size for, your purpose? Do you know how much, for instance, your yeliow mixing bowls hold? Have you ever been deceived, and prepared to use a bowl for a certain purpose and find you had to take a, larger one? Are you sure that your frying pan is the best depth for your special purpose? Is it nine, or ten, or eleven inches across? If you knew just how big it was, perhaps you wouldn’t need two pans, or three or five, if you could estimate just the best depth and diameter for your needs.