The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-09-27
KITCHEN CLEANING.
s,mpLg WAYS OF KEEPING THE
COMMON THINGS cLEANLY.
Means Of Tightening Many Disagree
able Duty for the Housewife
Brick Dust, Soap and Soda
Essentials.


scientious woman as necessary
somewhat disagreeable duty.
1t is shirked, whenever possible, Dy
the careless and incompetent, and rele- \
gated altogether to the hired help |
whenever chance or fortune Allows
So long as there are women who so
stiqmatize the work of making the
house beautiful" SO long may we ex-
pect the unsatisfactory hired heip
which we at present experience or
hear 30 much about. Domestic WORK
must first be held In higher honor De-
fore we can hope that woman work.
ing for wage will take 1t up with her
whole heart, or as other than last
resource.
The great thing Is to prevent the
work from accommodating, and unless
under special or unusual household
conditions, 1t need not accumulate.
Cleaning a saucepan thoroughly inl
side and outside every time 1t Is used
may seem superfuous, but 1t Is the
only way to avoid that big turn up"
which is the best thing know for up
setting the comfortable routine OF
household for the whole day.
Brick dust, soap and soda are all
necessary for perfectly clean pots and
saucepans.
Keep the brick dust, plenty OF 1t, In
a can along with soft cloth. Melt
the washing soda In hot water, and
after you have removed every particle
of food from the inside Of the sauce
pan proceed to dip the cloth into the
hot water. Then soap 1t thoroughly.
dip into the brick dust, and apply 1t
vigorously inside and out. The soap
and soda remove grease, the brick
dust removes SCOT and roughness,
Next wash off with plenty Of hot water
and soda, finally rinsing with Clean
water. The saucepan can now be dried
II properly done with cloth. This
may be pretty hard work II the pan
is in very bad state to begin with,
but once right in is easily kept right.
A very short time will do the work,
each day, and it will be found pleas
ure instead of hardship. OF course,
where gas Is used this work is much
easier, but even with range much
unnecessary work can be saved by
care and resolution. Do not once put
pan away without cleaning 1t. The
habit once formed the routine be-
comes easy.
Another common little domestic
matter is one seldom noticed by the
majority of inexperienced people, and
the neglect of which causes good
deal of extra work. I allude to the
cleaning of brush handles, also the
handles OF the coal shovel and chop
ping ak. A maid will finish cleaning
range and then, without removing
her gloves by washing her hands, will
take the brush and sweep, or lift the
ak and begin to chop wood. She then
leaves these things just as they are.
The next time she uses these articles
she dirties her hands again, and UNI
consciously leaves her mark" on
everything she touches.
These finger marks on handles,
chairs and doors are the hallmark
of the inexperienced, incompetent and
careless cleaner. To remove apply a
little paratfln on flannel cloth.
The use Of ammonia is a great saw.
ing Of labor. When scrubbing tables
chairs and floors little ammonia in
the water will whiten them in a very
short time. Silver and polished ar
ticles can easily be cleaned IL washed
in warm water, to which has been add
ed one teaspoonful of ammonia to each
cupful of water. If the kitchen is tiled
In any part, wipe over with SKINNED
milk once week after washing.
Another method is to rub the tiles
every month or two with linseed oil
and then polish with soft cloth. TIC
clean the kitchen sink, wash it thor
oughly with ammonia and warm water
III common sulphate of iron be dis
solved In the proportion of one pound
to four gallons Of water and poured
over the sink three or four times of
fensive smells will be completely de
stroyed.
, Brass, copper and tinware should
be cleaned with turpentine. Wood
ashes and soap are sometimes used 70,
Frightening zinc articles. Turpentin,
gives fine polish to tinware and 4:
efhcacious in cleaning bath ename
which has been discolored Dip 8
cloth in the turpentine, rub the stained
: parts and polish with a soft buster
Inc cleaning of brooms is rarel,
thought necessary. but they requir,
: cleaning as much as anything else, ant
II washed occasionally will be fount
10 last far longer than otherwise
= About once week prepare a goo,
= iatner OF hot water and soap and int,
> 1t dip the broom, shake it until II 4
E nearly dry and hang it up with tn,
oristies downward until quite SO.