Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
When Disllwashing Is Not Hardship.

queen among women by reason OF hel
far-reaching ana superb individuality.
When Dislwashing Is Not a Hardship.
70 he really good housakeepcr is
still the ambition of many girls. Twen-
ueth century standards, notwithstand
ing, and there are a few rules for dish
Washing which wisely applied make the
TASK less dIsugreeublc, If not p,easur-
able.
One Of them. golden one. viii save
! me hands and finger nails from ruin
which inevitably follows the use Of very
/ NOT water strong SOAPS and soap pow
( derS. These latter should all be reserved
10Y greasy dishes and the cooking pets
and pans.
To begin vita. apply system even t.
! clearing the table. and 1t can he done.
Wlth the minimum number of steps and
[ lionbi@ all of which count in busy
: day.
Commence by clearing off all the clean
Things hrSt That is salts and peppers
used glasses forks and spoons. and roll
and put away the napkins.
Then remove all the edihleS. changing
meat or vegetables To clean plntterS OF
- palmer kind. Never put ANYTHING III
the iceboN until it is perfectly cold. or
unpleasant odors viii be the result
which you will find very hard TO get
rid of.
After these cooked foodstuffs are set
To one side, cover them over with gauze
wire covers made for this purpose. or IL
these are not procurahle homemade GOV
ers of mosquito netting are not 10 be
deSpised.
Now remove the rest Of the used
dishes. and carefully scraping the greasy
ones, place them III pile 10y them
selves
For drinking glasses. cups and sau-
GERS, fruit dishes and naples. anything
hpn-greaSY, cold or tepid water will Do
with plenty of good soap. CASTLE fer
choice, and not too large but coarse
linen rag.
Have another pan close beside you
filled with clear water, aud as fast as
YOU wash put the article into the rims
ing water and out on the draining board
or another pan for the purpose.
While You are doing this. the water
will he heating for the greasy dishes
and it must be good and hot to saw
time and labor.
Commence with the silver. Wash care.
fully in the hands with cloth looking
carefully between each prong To see that
it is perfectly clean, then rinse and lay
OF clean folded dish towel BY the
time you are through with the rest of
the things you will find them dry and
only needing rub with the chamolS
leather. which should he kept for this
purpose.
Now for the greasy things: Use a
mop and plenty of soap There is 10
necessity to put your hands in this hot
water at all. These small mOpS are TIE
handest things Always have Il couple
one large. one small.
The large one use for the dishes and
plates. the smaller one for glasses AMI
pitchers. into which the hands will MOI
go
AS each plate is ceansed, put it
quickly into the rinsing water: and not
withstanding some opinions to the con
trary. perfectly cold water makes china
as bright and glossy as boiling water
and then out in its turn onto the drain
ing board.
The wise woman has taken time when
dishng mp the dinner to put water into
every pan as it has been used with a
good sprinkle of soap powder cor soda
So half the battle is fought before be
ing commenced. for the pans have been
soaking and the grease or fragments
of vegetable matter We're being dislodged
while dinner was being eaten. aud -.pw
there only remains TO give them the
final cleansing, rinsing and airing This
latter is most important for ii does
away with all danger OF rust or smell
clinging to the vessels. BY the time YOU
start in t. dry your dishes ym will find
them bright and dry; hut do not neglect
to 90 over them with clean. dry dish
towel iii ease any drop of water has es-
capped your watch-cyc Exchange.