Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02

Good Cookery
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
Fen from the body's purity the mind
Receives It secret sympathetic aid"
Thomson CSeasons'D
"Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Hea-
ven,
When dropping health and spirits go
amss?
And>exercise OF health"
How tasteless then whatever can be Civ
Health is the vital principle of bliss,
Thomson ("Castles of Ind').
MENU. SUNDAY, AUG. 5.
BREAKFAsT.
Canteloupe
Cereal
Spanish Omelette
Rolls
Coffee
DINNER.
Watermelon
Crown Roast of Lamb.
Currant Jelly, Mint Sauce
Potatoes with Cream Sauce and Parsley
Spaghetti with Sweet Basil
Tomato Salad
Huckleberry Pie
Coffee.
SUPPER AL FRISCO.
Nasturtium Sandwiches and Cold Sliced
Tongue
Olives Pickles
Lemon Ice Chocolate Cake
Fruit Punch.
The housewife who l.. going to safe
guard the family's health at this season
has to be up and doing. for. in the words
of the prophet there is DEATH" or at
least disease, "in the pot An avcng-
ing Nemesis sits on the edge of every
neglected garbage pail. refrigerator, sink,
dishcloth. cellar, closet and cesspool. The
garbage pail should be scrubbed out
daily with hot suds, then dried in the
sun. The refrigerator needs care that it
seldom gets when left to servants. 1t
should be washed thoroughly once a
week, using plenty of hot suds. Take all
the shelves from the inside, rinse with
SODA water. wipe dry and put out Of
doors In the sun for an hour to dry.
Scrub the refrigerator Itself. using
skewers TO get at the corners and a fexi-
BILE wire for the drain pipe. Pour warm
water in the waste pipe to remove the
slime that accumulates from the ice
Leave the refrigerator open until per-
fectly dry and cool before replacing ice
and foods in it.
1t goes without saying that in case 81
and accidental upsetting of foods it must
Immediately be cleaned up. The ice box
should be kept where It can be we'll
lighted and drained. In the large cities
the Board of Health regulations do not
allow the outlet pipe to connect with the
sewer as formerly many of them did
but in some towns this Is still allowed.
though distinct menace to health. Re
frigerators are now arranged with sep
arate chambers for milk, meats and mis-
ceiianeous foods. This Is to prevent the
odor from one article affecting another
If there is but one compartment in an ice
box, then the milk and butter should be
Kept covered. as they are more liable to
absorb doors than anything else
Bananas. canteloupes. cabbage, onions
and such strong favored foods should
either be kept in separate compartments
or left out altogether. Hot foods should
never be put in refrigerator, as It not
only wastes the ice, but the steam Gre
ates an odor that Is exceedingly un-
pleasant communicating other food. If
ice Is dirty (and some IL it filthy it
should be rinsed off In cold water before
putting in the box. Where there is any
1oubt about the purity OF the ice Il
should not be used in the water or in
direct contact with foods themselves.
Water may be cooled to a refreshing
temperature by standing in bottles
against the ice.
The ice compartment should be kent
packed with ice If pos 'Nle. It is poor
economy to buy in small quantities. for
the ice melts more repidly and allows the
temperature" to rise so that it takes a
much longer time to c ii the ice cham
'ti AGAIN. w men tne box is kent thor
oughly chilled. the ice itself does not get
a chance to melt. The ice compartment
should never he opened unless absolutely
necessary. Wrapping the ice in paper as
many housewives do tends to keep the
Ice, but does not let the cold air circu-
late about the contents OF the hoy ~
we'll A double thickness of ,old Garnet
laid over the outside top Of the refrieer-
ator assists In keeping the heat out and
the cold in.
CARE OF THE GARBAGE.
Where the collections of garbage are
frequent, as in a large city, the problem
Is confined to keeping the garbage re-
ceptacles scalded and dried out each time
they are emptied. A tcaspoonful of car
bolic acid to a pint of water is a good
cleansing solution. In other cases where
a coal range Is employed during the sum-
mer, much of the garbage can he burned.
lncncration is indeed the most sanitary
way Of disposng OF all garbage, whether
in individual homes or municipalities. In
the range, precautions must be taken not