Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-09-24
Kitchen Brushes.
By ANNA CURD.

IS the never-ending round OF ho1se-
work We stumble sometimes inadvert-
emily upon ways of helping ourselves
over the hull of difficulty. They may
not always be mothers ways'-oiten-
times they are better ways, more in
keeping with the wide-awake, progress
sive ideas of the times in which We
live.
In this way learned the true value of
the ordinary scrubbingbrush. i STUN
bled upon 1t accidentally, and now SO
varied are it's uses in my kitchen that
i am not sure but L would let 1t head
nv list of household conveniences.
For five cents apiece you can buy
these little scrubbing- without
handles; or for seven cents a good,
strong brush with n handle, similar In
shape to the ordinary blsckIng-brusb,
except smaller, can he bought at any
notion or drug store. .:While you're
gittin'. git a plenty WAS old Mrs.
Means's advice 30 Mr.. Means about
buying up Government dnd-three
will be none too many Buy taose
with haudles If possible, but, If not OBJ
tainable, the others viii answer very
well, rs You can put "A small screw eye
into the end of each brush, and hang 1t
on a brass hook screwed into the side
of the kitchen cupboard A row of
brass hooks with nice clean brushes APP
pended Will not mar the appearance of
the tidiest kitchen
The smallest brush, which should not
be over three inches in length, can be
made to do excellent service In wash
ing Maiolica ware, cut-glass tumblers,
fruit bowls, preserve dishes; in fact,
any kind of ware with "A rongh, CORFU
gated surface can be kept clean and
shining IN tins way. The same brush
will work wonders in cleaning "A CRATER,
the rough side of which has been used
to CRATE, cocoanut, chocolate, lemon
or orange rinds upon Every house
keeper knows how impossible II Is to
clean this utensil with dIsh-cloth or
mop. Perforated ple-tIns, also, after
an application of soap and brush Will
undergo a similar transformation
The second-siZed brush should he
used exclusively for cleaning vegeta-
bles, and after having used one "A short
time You will wonder how you ever
kept house without it In the one item
of preparing potatoes to bake, 1t viii
be worth to you ten times the price
paid, Sd thoroughly does 1t do its
work
The third brush should be n little
larger, and will be found invaluable in
keeping clean tie biscuit board, wash
lug the broiler and iron kettles
One of the requisites of tidy kitchen
is a clean white table. The vigorous
use of hot water, soap, and scrubbing-
brush, with an occasional apple ition of
sand or sapolIo, will drive ont every
vestige of dirt and grease, leaving the
table IN a sppfta.S CONDITION
One of the most indispensable brush
es for kitchen use Is n sink brush. A
broom brush, such as is used tor brush
ing wearing apparel, answers nicely for
this purpose. All brushes after being
used should be washed and hung IN
their proper places; If carelessly left,
brIstle side down, they soon take on
the musty smell of n neglected dish
cloth.
Another convenient kitchen brush is
a bread brush. Ia making Parker
House rolls, for instance, 1t is neces-
ssry, after rolling ont the risen dough,
to cut with biscuit cutter, rub over
with melted butter, and fold; this pro-
cess can be very much expedited by
the use of n good new yarnish brush
kept for culinary purposes alone. Do
not attempt to eronOmIZe too closely;
pay price sufficiently large 10 warrant
a well-made brush. \ small round one
is best.
In laundrying the fringed furnish
ings for dining-room and chambers,
such as lunch cloths, doilies, tides,
and scarfs, comb the fringe first, and
then with "A stiff new nail or tooth brush
continue brushing until it Is soft and
fluffy.
The exchange of ideas relating to the
home, with improved methods in the
ways of dong the daily routine of
everyday life, is growing in favor con-
stantly. Many of these ideas, when
whitfield down, are not practical, but,
on the other hand, many bristle with
good points, worthy in every way of
imitation.-C Christian Union.