The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-21
JANUARY.
waste IN HOUSEKEEPING.

WASTE IN HOUSEKEEPING.
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Americans are industrious: money
making people, but they are not econ
omical. Our housekeeping is proven
bialiy Ewasteful, allowing leakage at ev-
eryspaint, suficieutiu the aggregate, in
many households, to support Euro-
pean family. Some writer 1--WE know
not to whom to give the credit,) has
made The following extensive, but by
no means complete enumeration:
Much waste is allowed in cooking
meats. Unless watched, the cook
viii throw out water in which meat
has been boiled, without letting it
cool to take of: the fat; or she will
empty the dripping-pan into the swill-
pail. The grease is useful in many
ways,
Again, bits of meat are thrown out,
which a French cook would convert
into an excellent hash.
Flour is siftcd in wasteful manner:
or the bread-pan is left with dough
sticking to it.
Pie-crus: is left over, and laid by to
sonr, instead Of making few tarts for
tea.
Vegetables are thrown away which
would be nice if warmed over for
breakfast.
Cream is allowed to mould and spoil,
mustard to dry in the pot, and vinegar
to eorrode the castor.
Good knives are used for cooking in
the kitchen, silver Spoons are used to
scrape kettles, and forks tor toasting
bread.
Tea, roasted coffee, pepper and spi-
ces are allowed to stand open and thus
, loose their strength.
Dried fruits not cared for in season
become wormy, and swcct-meats are
opened and forgotten.
Vinegar is drawn in a basin, and
permitted to stand until both vinegar
Z and basin are spoiled.
Soap is left in the water to dissolve,
or more used than is necessary, and
the scrub-brush is left in the water.
Barrels and tubs are left in the
sun to dry and fall apart; tins put
away without being properly dried are
rusted. ,,
Molasses stands open and flies take
possession.
Apples decay for want Of looking
over.
Pork spoils for want Of salt, and beef
because the brine wants scalding.
Ashes are thrown out carelessly,
endangering the premises, and being
wasted.
Clothes are being whipped to pieces
by the wind on the lines; fine cam.
brics are rubbed on the wash-board ;
and iaccs are torn in starching.
Table-liuen is thrown carelesSly
. down aud nibbled by mice; is put
away. damp and mildews; or the fruit
stains are forgotten aud the stains
washed in, Or ''set."
Table napkins are used towipe dish,
cs,-aud pots are nettled on the
stove.
" Hard Is not we'll dried cut, and be,
comes tainted, and rats destroy the
soap. grease.
Bones are burned that might be
broken up and thrown into the con-
post heap.
Old shoes, woollen rags, aud such
accumulations are permitted to lie
round loose instead OF being compost
cd for your favorite graperines.
Sugar is spilled around the barrel,
- ecn4e irom tue sack, and tea from the
chest.
Wooden boxes are used to take up
ashes, then the box is pushed aside
and forgotten. Many a family has
been made houselcss and homeless in
night By such an inadyertence.
Each Of the above items is a trife
in ;tselE--and yet in 4 house where
ell these trifes We're "happening"- -
Just Imagine what 4 place it would be-
In these and many other ways care
less and inexperienced housekeeper
vii! waste without heeding,-uay,
even without knowing that she wastes
On the contrary, because Size enter
tains but little company, buys no fue
= clothes, makes her OWN dresses. and
cocks plainly, she may imagine that
she is an exceedingly economical wo-
man and ! very superior bousekeeper
[RNraL CaroliniaH,
FRUIT GARDEN.