Charlotte Foltz Jones - Mistakes That Worked

Many cooks admit their favorite recipes were the result of accidents. But the numerous cases of food poisoning prove many food accidents dont work.

If you would like to experiment in the kitchen, a good book to start with is Vicki Cobbs Science Experiments You Can Eat (J. B. Lippincott, New York). But be careful. The National Safety Council reports that almost eight hundred thousand accidents involving home kitchen appliances and housewares are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year. So learn the safety rules and dont become a statistic.

Ask permission from a parent or other adult before beginning any kitchen project.

Always wash your hands before handling foods or cooking utensils.

Read the recipe carefully and get out all ingredients and equipment before you begin.

Follow the recipe exactly and measure accurately.

Use electrical appliances only with an adults supervision.

When you are finished, put unused ingredients away and clean the kitchen. Never leave a mess.

Brown n Serve Rolls

Baking rolls or bread is not quick.

The ingredients are mixed, then kneaded. The dough rises for one to two hours. Then it gets punched, divided into rolls, and baked for at least another hour.

Joe Gregor knew there must be an easier way for busy people to have hot rolls. He spent long hours trying to devise a method, but without success.

Then one afternoon in 1949, Gregor was baking dinner rolls in his Avon Park, Florida, kitchen when the fire siren wailed. As a volunteer fireman, he had to respond to the fire. He quickly pulled the rolls from the oven and rushed out the door.

When he returned from the fire, Gregor examined the cold, half-cooked rolls. They were white and looked like plaster. Most people would have thrown the ugly mess in the garbage. But not Joe Gregor. He reheated his oven and finished cooking the rolls.

They were delicious! Gregor had accidentally discovered a method for making rolls ahead of time, yet serving them hot and fresh at the dinner table.

Gregor experimented to find the exact temperatures and times required for the first baking. He then revealed the directions to bakers everywhere.