The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-04
KITCHEN CLEANING.
sIMPls WAYS OF KEEPING TIE
COMMON THINGS CLEARLY.
Means Of Tightening Many a Disagree.
able Duty for the housewife
Brick Dust. Soap and Soda
Essentials.

Brick Dust. Soap and Soda
Essentials
What Is usually designated aa kitch-
en- work Is gone through BY the con
scientions woman as necessary. 10
somewhat disagreeable duty.
IL Ia shirked whenever posaIhie, by
the careless and incompetent. and reie-
gated altogether TO the hired aeip
whenever chance or fortune allows.
So long as there are women who so
sligmatize the work OF making the
house esauiifni." SO long may we ex.
pect the unsatisfactory hired help
which We al present experience OF
hear so much about Domestic WORK
must first be held In higher honor be-
fore We can hope thar woman work
ing for a wage win take il up with ben
whole heart, or IA other than laas
resource.
The great thing Is To prevent the
work from accommodating. aud unless
under special or unusual household
conditions. II need not accumulate
Cleaning a saucepan thoroughly In
side and outside every time II 10 usct
may seem sapertiuous. but u Is The
only way to avoid that big turn ap"
which Ii 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 IL. In
a can along with a soft cloth. Melt
tho 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 II thoroughly,
dip into the brick dust. and apply II
vigorously inside and out. The soap
and soda remove grease, the brick
dust removes 500, and roughness.
Next wash OF with plenty of hot water
anu 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
10 In a very bad state TO begin with.
but once right In Ii easily kept right.
A very short time will do the work
each day, and II will be found pleas
ure instead OF hardship. OF course.
where gas In used this work II much
easier, hut even with n range much
unnecessary work can be saved by
care and resolution. DO not once put
pan away without cleaning it. 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. ! aiiude TO the
cleaning Of brush handles. also the
handles OF the coal shovel and chop
ping AK. maid win finish cleaning
! range and then, without removing
! her gloves by washing her hands. will
take the brush and sweep, or lift the
AK aud begin TO chop wood. She then
leaves these things just an they are,
The next time she uses these articles
she dirties her hands again. and un'
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 q
little paraffin on flannel cloth.
The use of ammonia ls great saw
y ing OF labor. when serubbing tables
: chairs and fioors little ammonia Ia
the water will whiten them In n yer,
{ short time Silver and polished ar
4 ticlen can easily be cleaned u washes
IA. IA 4nta ha AZ "A
j. cd one teaSpoonfni Of ammonia TO eaei
cupful OF water. II the kitchen IL tiles
in any part. wipe over with skinned
milk once a week after washing.
q Another method IL To rub the tfiel
e every month or two with linssed oil
and then polish with a soft cloth. II
/. clean the kitchen sink. wash Il thor
a oughly with ammonia and warm water
!, II common suiphate of iron be dis
solved In the proportion OF one pouni
10 -four gallons OF water and poure,
over the sink three or four times OF
. fenSiye smells wifi be completely d.
e Etroyed.
. Brass. copper and tinware shout
be cleaned with iarpentine. Woo
Il ashes and soap are sometimes used %
,e Frightening zinc articles Turpentin
gives n fne polish TO tlnware aud |
eireacioua in cleaning bath enams
which has been diEeolored. DIP
~ cloth In the turpentlne. rub the sssine
b parts and polish with a soft dnste
8 The cleaning Of brooms rs rsrol
IL though; necessary. but they reqair
cleaning as much AZ anything else. an
=, II washed occasionally will he f0an
10 last far longer than otherwise
About once q week prepare a goo
lAihsr Of hot water and soap and Int
a IL dip the broom. shake II until Il
y nearly dry and hang II up with th
10 bristles downward until quite so.
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