COOLGARDIE SAFES
Sir—What is a Coolgardie safe and how do you make one? Your correspondent’s letter is interesting.— Yours, etc., CURIOUS. February 22, 1949. Mr A. Higgins, Sefton, writes as follows: “Make a tray to hold water, say, 20 inches square and three to four inches deep. To make the tray use a piece of flat tin. cut corners, bend up, and solder. Build safe on the principle of a tea-waggon, using the corner posts to raise the tops to about five feet from the floor. Measurements on top same as tray. “Place tray on top. cover safe all round with hessian or sacking after making the door. “Fill tray with water; hang halfinch strips of flannel or blanket in water and over edge of tray. Wet strips to make them siphon. Idea is to keep enough water siphoned out to keep hessian damp. Stand in a shady place, and it will keep food cool and appetising. Add water as required, say once a day; put two shelves in if required.”
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25740, 28 February 1949, Page 2
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