The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-29

little care. Having laid out the pantries
of the kitchen. the first matter is to
cover the shelves with paper. Practi-
cal housekeepers find that they can
buy the white paper by the qu1re or
the size and quality Of that on which
newspapers are printed at more rea-
sonabie price than the more elaborate
paper which comes especially for shelv-
ing. A paper of fair quality should not
cost over Is cents a quire II purchased
of a large dealer. a sheet or paper
simply folded so that it completely
covers the shelf is to be preferred to
any paper with an deliberately Scallop-
ed edge with which some people like
to ornament their pantry shelves. Like
the elaborate edges of crocheted lace
with which some German housewives
delight to decorate their kitchen
shelves, these scalloped papers offer
convenient place for flies and are
doubtful ornaments.
Before laying the paper on the
shelves spread a little powdered borax
over them as a preventive OF cock
reaches. croton bugs and other vernlin
which sometimes make the space be-
TWEEN the paper and, the shelf a re-
treat.
The borax is a perfectly safe and
wholesome article, which acts as a
cleanser of the shelf, there is no OBJ
lEcilOH
fully over the shelves. 1t should, how
ever, be under the paper, so that 1t
will not cling to the dishes or get INTO
the food. When the papers are changed
it is not necessary to renew the DoraX,
which may be put on fresh once in SIX
months. when the pantry shelVes are
thoroughly cleansed and scrubbed.
The papers should be renewed every
week or two. or every month, accord
ing to their location and the use to
which they are put.
In the pot closet, the lower shelf,
which holds the heavy iron pots, should
be covered with white enamelled oil
cloth, as the paper covering to TINS
shelf is liable to be torn and IS un-
suitable to the purpose.
Some housekeepers use heavy
brown paper, but the enamelled oil
cloth is much to be preferred, as 1t
can be wiped off and easily kept clean.
The plain white oilcloth is to be pre-
ferred to the marbleized pattern, as 1t
wears better, and. for that matter,
looks better.
In the grocery closet there should be
rows of boxes, which come at such a
low price that they are within the
reach of every one. Their contents
should be distinctly labelled on them
at the side-not on top-so that the
housekeeper may see at a glance where
the article is which She WISHES
The careless habit which some mousse
keepers have of storing away the gro
Gerry packages in the brown paper IN
which they come is certainly to be
condemned. They should be emptied
into their proper box as soon as they
come into the house, not only for the
sake of order. but to keep them IN
good condition.
Sugar and some other articles are
lrao In hnXRS
Cake and bread are two articles OF
cooked food which are very often
kept with cooked food, and there is no
objection to doing this. provided there
are stone jars or tin boxes to keep
them in. Both these articles are likely
to mould if kept in the cellar. A great
many prefer the old fashioned stone
jar for this purpose, always wrapping
the bread or cake in linen cloths.
THE HOUSEHOLD.