[LAYER CAKE]
Layer cake should be placed in a hotter oven than loaf cake. Heat oven 10 minutes. Place cake on rack in center of oven and turn out the gas for 10 minutes. Relight both burners turned half down for 12 or 15 minutes. If not sufficiently browned increase the heat at the last.
[BOILING]
Boiling is cooking in water at a temperature of 212 degrees. This is done on the open burners on top of the range. There are three sizes of burners: the giant, the ordinary and the simmerer. In bringing water to boil quickly use the giant burner, then continue boiling on the simmerer or one of the ordinary burners turned low. Do not waste gas by boiling hard. Use covers on kettles.
Green vegetables when boiling retain their color better if the lid is left off the pot.
[STEWING]
Stewing is cooking in a small amount of water for a long time at simmering temperature. It is the [!-- Page: 5a --] most economical way of cooking the cheaper cuts of meat. The simmering burner should be used for this cooking.
[TOASTERS]
Bread toasters placed on the top burners of a gas range supply a quick and the most satisfactory method of preparing toast. Large quantities of toast can be made to advantage in the broiler.