CARE ALUMINIUM.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 17

CARE ALUMINIUM.

MEM K VALUABLE HINTS. There is so much to be said in .favour of the appearance of aluminium, quite part from other intrinsic qualities, tlmt it well merits proper cure on tiie housewife's part vine of the primary points to bear in mind is that aluminium is a ver, rapid conductor of heat, and therefore retains he.it much longer hum most metals. So you can suit* a great deal of gas consumption when boiling liquids by lowering the pressure as soon as the contents of the pan reach .boiling point. Experience will show how ,-oiig a pressure ot gas is .sufficient to Keep them boiling. When water is first boiled in an aluminium pan 'it may be found that a dark tinge appears on the inside of the vessel up to the water-mam._ This is a very thm film of aluminium salt, formed by the. action of the water on the surface of the metal, .out as this film will not flavour the contents and is quite harmless its removal is not recommended, for its presence will prolong the life of the vessel. V lien c.eaning aluminium ware usepure water only, as a general rule, it is the best plan, to scour with hot water and rinse with cold. Even the dirtiest pan will prove amenable to this treatment and “come up” quite bright without any further polishing. A little soap may be used with hot water to clean the outside of very greasy pairs, but the less soap used the better. Never on any account should soda be used, though the amount of .soda used in cooking green vegetables is so small as not to signify. Very dark vegetable stains may be removed from an aluminium saucepan by filling the pan with water, pineiii.oi a piece of lemon in it. and bringing to the boil. A stock of rhubarb is equally officious. Given careful treatment aluminium ware will last literally a lifetime, so that it we I repays ally housewife to replace wornout enamel pots and pans with aluminium substitutes.