Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer encouraging people to save fuel when cooking.
Description: The film opens with a shot of a kettle and saucepan boiling on the gas hob of cooker. Close-ups of the flames up the sides of the kettle and saucepan. Caption TURN DOWN THE GAS, shot of a hand turning the gas knobs. Caption AND TURN OFF EACH BURNER IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU'VE FINISHED, repeat shot of the hand turning the gas knobs. Caption AND REMEMBER THE PLATES OF ELECTRIC COOKERS RETAIN HEAT FOR A LONG TIME, shot of an on/off switch and of electric cooker plates. Caption USE THAT HEAT. WHY BOIL A QUART OF WATER FOR ONE CUP OF TEA? BOIL JUST THE AMOUNT YOU NEED, shot of a kettle being filled with water. Caption NEVER WASTE A HOT OVEN ON ONE SMALL DISH, shot of a small dish sitting alone in an oven. Caption CLEAN PANS SAVE FUEL, shot of hands cleaning the inside and base of a saucepan. Caption JUST AS HEATING INVOLVES EATING, SO HEATING INVOLVES SAVING. The film ends with the caption SAVE FUEL COAL COKE GAS ELECTRICITY FUEL OIL PARAFFIN FOR THE FACTORIES.
