The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-29
NEEDS OF THE KITCHEN.
The Novice May Think They Are
Trifling, but This Is Not
the Case.
Things That Are Necessary and
What the Most Of Them
Cost.
One Hundred Dollars u Small Sum for
Furnishing n Moderate Kitchen
Useful Information.

GSoIul Information
The novice, writes Miss Ormsby il
Harpey's Bazaar, is apt to think that tn,
needs of the kitchen are trifine, and tina
purchases for it can DO placed, like itself
quite in ths rear of all else. But the trutt
is that the kitchen table ia even more neces
sary than q drawing room table, and that
Kitchen furnishings are really formidable
rivals in expense to those in ''the front
ROOM"
All kitchen utensils and furniture shout Id
be carefully bought, for they are the tools
by which the health of tho household ia
wrought. Health-giving food and clean ap-
parel come from within the kitchen walls.
n whatever cripples Its efforts to provide
thess is iamsntable, and should have no
place in the house comfortable. Scanty,
poor utensils affect the variety. quality and
palatableness of food, and unnecessarily
wear out the workers strength and temper.
This needless waste of r%trsngth, even in a
servant, is poor economy, and in the
kitchen the builder of a home should relax
her. desire to save, and freely and cheerfully
provide all that her practical sense Of
family comfort shows to be needed.
The kitchen stove or range is the first
thing to be bought. This is a large expen-
diture, but not to be avoided, unless the
homs-maker lives in a large city. There
the range is built into the house, or such as
the better apartments. Such ranges are set
into the chimney, hence this name brick
set" and they cost from $1s to $75, &C
n~vl;u, - ~;,o a-l a-rIik- Tho nr;~~ ~
cludes the pipes and all the connections
with the tall cylindrical copper hot-vater
boiler that stands in the chimney corner
This best ranges come from Troy. though
Philadelphia ranges are cheaper. But
those ranger in which the hot-water boiler
is set above the range, in place of the oven,
and the oven itself placed below the fire.
box, are poor ones, and do not give good
service. They are used by builders in cities,
rs they lessen the plumbers bill, which the
copper boiler and its pipes help to swell.
Next to the brick set" is the portable
range looking like the cooking stove of
twenty years ago, but fitted with all the
modern appliances for saving both heat and
fuel. Those ranges arc supplied with two
CRATES. SO that either coal or wood may be
pipes, called water 'front.'" of a boiler con-
nscted with them. and the larger ranges
have the less modern reservoir attached to
them to use where the water supply does
not have sufficient force to fill boiler.
These ranges cost from six to fifty dollars,
and the hot water connection is included
in the higher prices. The six-dollar range
ia a tiny affair for light housekeeping, with
two griddls holes and a wee oven. but does
good work in miniature. Thirty dollars
will buy a range of full size and capable OF
doing all required for a largo family. The
high-pricsd ranges are more ornamental in
casting, e!aborately trimmed with nickel,
bat have ne actual improvements beyond
those in ranges of moderate price.
The next purchases are those which may
be called kitchen furniture. One large table
10 needed; and u small one, three feet long
and on casters, is useful for rolling about
the room to save steps. These, two chairs,
nm alarm clock. a largo pail, preferably one
of paper that will not shrink, and one or
tive good broens will take 81, which is a
small outlay. II the small table il covered
with zinc. it will be servioeable to set hot
dishes on, and will cost 81 extra. Ten dol
lars will bay a marble topped table mounted
especially i'll summer.
Every reliable cook book has q list of
utensils needed for kitchen and pantry uses.
The itemized list stands: Tins, $40; wood
enware. So; ironware, including household
scales, $6; earthsnware. 81; agateware ket-
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bread, cake and spices. 81.
There is never any econom in buying
even kitchen knives of anything but
wrought steel. Other knives will not take
a good edge or stay sharp more than over
night. Regular cooks' knives, such as are
help to- the ordinary housewife. Such
small knives cost S1.25, and larger ones
more than that. Agate-ware would I've bet
ter than SO much tinware. It is light, dur
able and easily cleaned, but costs about
twice ss much; but with ordinary usage it
Will last n long time, not rusting or crack
ing, while food will not burn as quickly in
cooking.
Ihe finest and most satisfactory r~efriger-
atof 10 Zlnc-llned and packed with charcoal
the best n~on-conductor of heat for such
usss. Its waste-pipe is double siphoned,
ana has II movable elbow in the center, SO
That the pipe can be easily cleaned. Its
are Of galvanized iron, and it's two
open by doors in front, one above
the OTHER. Ihe divisions are connected by
Blk passages, to make the air circulation as
as posaible. This kind in medium
size is 5000. Each larger size is So more
respectively. Another style of the same is
MADE In hard wood, with some ornamental
ton. ana is designed for flats and apart
ments where space must be closely utilized.
J. hese Hat refrigerators are tall and mar
row, but have all the economic and hygienic
FEATURES or the ordinary ones, and, with
tner woodwork. are an admissible part of
'ning-reon furnishings whenever it is de-
fable. They cost respectively $13, S17
I'd $50, according to capacity.
Inc necessary kitchen furnishings having
been discussed and their cost practically
averaged: let us see how much money has
been spent: Cooking utensils, s"32; kitchen
81: laundry utensils. $13: refrip-
$l0-total $62. If a range must be
bought. it will cost $50 more. Each home
have its individual and special likes
and needs. These will be felt more or less
IN tie kitchen purchases, causing some
things to be bought which no list of needs
can dictate. If the home-maker furnishes
her kitchen, including range. for 300. she
rest satisfied that it is in reality a
snail sum spent to the best advantage for
homes welfare.