(1) Give in its full sense the meaning of the term cookery.
(2) How may the housewife control the cost of her foods?
(3) (_a_) Explain the difference between waste and refuse. (_b_) To what is
leakage in the household due?
(4) What three important matters enter into the problem of purchasing
food?
(5) (_a_) Name the five substances that are found in food, (_b_) Of what
value is a knowledge of these food substances?
(6) (_a_) What is the function of protein in the body? (_b_) Mention the
principal sources of protein, (_c_) Explain the effect of heat on foods
that contain protein.
(7) (_a_) With what do carbohydrates supply the body? (_b_) Mention the two
forms of carbohydrates and also some of the foods in which each may
be found.
(8) What is a calorie?
(9) Give five reasons for cooking food.
(10) Mention the twelve principal processes employed in the cooking of
food.
(11) Describe one method of cooking with: (_a_) dry heat; (_b_) moist heat;
(_c_) hot fat.
(12) (_a_) At what temperature does water boil? (_b_) How is hard water
affected by boiling? (_c_) Explain the uses of water in cooking.
(13) (_a_) What generally controls the kind of stove to be used for
cooking? (_b_) Explain how it is possible to keep down the cost of cooking
in using fuel.
(14) Mention the best way in which to become familiar with the operation
of a stove.
(15) (_a_) Of what value is gas as a fuel? (_b_) What kind of gas flame is
best for cooking?
(16) Suppose that a gas meter registers 72,500 cubic feet on March 1,
and that on April 1 the hand of the left dial is between 7 and 8, that
of the middle dial is between 5 and 6, and that of the right dial is at
5. At 90 cents a 1,000 cubic feet, what is the cost of the gas consumed?
(17) (_a_) How is heat produced in a stove? (_b_) What is the purpose of
the dampers of a stove?
(18) (_a_) How should the dampers of a coal range be adjusted so as to
heat the oven for baking? (_b_) How should they be adjusted for cooking on
top of the stove?
(19) (_a_) What is the purpose of a mixer on a gas stove? (_b_) How may a
gas stove be kept in good condition?
(20) How may the burners of a kerosene stove be kept clean?
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