The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-22
KITCHEN CLEANING.
SIMPLE WAYS OF KEEPING THE
COMMON THINGS CLEANLY.
Means Of tightening Many a Disagree.
able Duty for the Housewife
Brick Dust, Soap and Soda
Essentials.

What Is usually designated as kitch-
EN- work is gone through by the con.
scientious woman as a necessary, II
somewhat disagreeable duty.
1t is shirked, whenever possible, by
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
stigmatize the work of making the
house beautiful" so long may we ex-
pect the unsatisfactory hired help
which we at present experience or
hear so much about. Domestic work
must first be held in higher honor be-
fore we can hope that a woman work
ing for wage will take it up with her
whole heart, or as other than a last
resource.
The great thing is to prevent the
work from accommodating, and unless
under special or unusual household
conditions, it need not accumulate.
Cleaning a saucepan thoroughly in
side and outside every time it is used
may seem superfuous, but 1t is the
only way to avoid that big turn up"
setting the comfortable routine Of a
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 IT, in
4 p1nno wi crFt n,
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 II
vigorously inside and out The soap
and soda remove grease, the brick
dust removes SCOT and rouehness.
Next wash off with plenty of hot water
and soda, finally rinsing with clean
water. The saucepan can now be dried
If properly done with a cloth This !
may be pretty hard work if the pan
Is in a 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 a pleas
ure instead Of a hardship. OF course, |
where gas is used this work is much
easier, but even with a range much |
unnecessary work can be saved by
care and resolution Do not once put
a pan away without cleaning it. Tho
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 | allnde to the
cleanins of brush handles, also the
handles of the coal shovel and chop
ping Ak A maid will finish cleaning T
a range and then without removing /
her gloves by washing her hands. win
take the brush and sweep. or lift the
ak and begin to chop wood She then
leaves these things just as they are Z
The next time she uses these articles
she dirties her hands again. and nm
leaves her mark" on
everything she touches.
These finger marks on handles.
chairs and doors are the hallmark" !
IF the inexperienced, incompetent and
careless cleaner. To remove apply a
title paraflin on a flannel cloth.
The use of ammonia is a great saw.
ng of labor When scrubbing tables.
hairs and floors a little ammonia in
he water will whiten them in a very
'hort time. Silver and polished ar
icles can easily be cleaned if washed
n warm water, to which has been add
ID one teaspoOnful of ammonia to each
uplul Of water. II the kitchen is tiled
n any part, wipe over with skinned
milk once a week after washing.
Another method is to rub the tiles
very month or two with Huseed oil
nd then polish with a soft cloth To (
lean the kitchen sink, wash it thor. "
ughly with ammonia and warm water. !
common sulphate Of iron b. dis ,
olved in the proportion of one pound a
D four gallons of water and poured
yer the sink three or four times of.
ansive smells will be completely de-
troyed
Brass copper and tinware should
2 cleaned with turpentine. Wood p
shes and soap are sometimes used for
tightening zinc articles Turpentine
Ives fine polish to tinware aud is
fcacious in cleaning bath enamel
hich has been discolored Din q u
9th in the turpentine. rub the stained E,
arts and polish with a soft duster 70
The cleaning Of brooms is rarely
ought necessary. but hey require
Gaming as much as anything else. and
washed occasionally will be found
last far longer than otherwise a
bout once week prepare a good y
Their Of hot water and soap and into
dip the broom. shake If until II Is
'arly dry and hang IT NJ with the
iEtles downward until oi1ifa en- II