Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-25
3 tie SUPPLEMENTARY PANTRY.
A suss~stion Thst Nay Prove Help.
full to Housekeepers.

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The first thing is to take stock of your
domestic dominion intelligently. Consld-
er well Its possibilities, then set about
realizing them. With hall or porch
handy, try to put the icebox there. Give
1t the best light possible and as much
fresh air. Close beside 1t fix your fresh
air closet, which, save In the most tor
rid weather, keeps cooked food better
than the icebo1 itself. 1t demands only
to be put out of doors away from the
suns direct rays: hence it is as much
boon to the fat dweller with a shady fire
escape or north looking window as to the
people who have houses all to themselves.
Anybody who can drive u nail can
make one at II cost not to exceed q dollar.
1t is only frame box, with door and
sides of wire gnuze and shelves across
the inside. IL is best made fast to the
wall nj such height rs 10 be safe from
proving cats and should have, further,
tristy lock. Put away FOOD in it in clean
eni'then dishes: never Il; any sort of met
al, not even in silver. slip each dish
into a separate cIlcesrcloth bag and
twist the bag end tight. If ants, black
or red. discover the chest paint the wood
box all outside with camphor once fort
night. Twice n yc:t.. take down the whole
contrivancc and scald ii outside and in
side with boiling soda water
All manner of food keeps beautifully
in it from ono meal to the next. Fur
thcrmorc. things may be put in it while
4 still warm. If they have to 60 into a
I tight, nnvtntlated place. us refrgerat-
or. they mist needs be stone cold or
they will get sogyy an smelly.
i Always set away cooked things in I'M
4 covered dishes Wire cauze dish covers
| will keep ont dust and admit of ventila-
1 tipn. They are however. too costly for
| many purses. 4 good substitute is a
! hoop Or oval OF stout wire. with either
cliacsecloth or mosquito net sewed firmly
OYER it. Make the hoops OF sizes to fit all
sorts of dishes. o.. rather, of sizes to
y stand an inch beyond the edges they mrst
cover. The weight of the wire holds
( them well DOM. Every week drop the
covers in q wash boiler with water and q
Il little soda. boil for five minutes and dry
/ in the sun.
Light aud lime. the best of all antisep-
4 tics should be relied on to keep the fresh
4 mir closets sweet Hang bag of quick
4 liiae somewhere and change the contents
a fast as tie lime Stacks. In country or
suburban houses ants nre often plague
A ring OF air Stacked lime mn inch wide
and half inch deep will keep them Out
OF dish holding food. They cannot
crawl over shelf thickly clustered with
powdered lime But since they travel al
ways by definite roads it is well to find
4 the path and block 1t by a smear of Goa
or pine tar. applied. if possible, outside
of the pantry.
4 Save in freezing weather keep fruits
vegetables and cut flowers in the frest
air closet until wanted. Cooked meats
aud salt ones can stay there the yeai
i round 1t is the place for such things as
cheese, nuts. raisins, dates and olives
All of these lose favor or grow rank b,
keeping in n warm place or by suffering
great alienation of ternperature.-NeN
York Sun.