Oxford Democrat., 1907-04-23

Correspondents on topics OF lneoreet 70 tno Aoloe
II solicited. Address: Editor H0hHHAKERS'
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat, South Paris. Ne
Suggestions for Summer Kitchen.
The fly screens should cover tho entire
window and be divided into hinged Sec
tions the size OF the sash, having q catch
on each to hold 1t in place. They should
open outward from the bottom, a. 1t
will then be an easy matter to push them
back and wbisk out the flies, which IL
much easier than darkening the whole
room and chasing them to the door. A
good idea for q summer kitchen Is to
make 1t one-story ell to the main build
ing, and have veranda around the three
sides. Much of the work may then be
done in the open air. Impossible, there
should be two outside doors, not directly
opposite each other. Each of these may
have its upper panels removable, with
fly screens over the outside, so that In
warm weather there need be no bother
with an extra screen door. The panels
are easily adjusted, with buttons, when
the extra air is not needed. Over the
stove there should be ventilator going
up through the roof, to carry away the
steam and the heat. There should be a
screen over this, 80 that the flies will not
come In when the evenings are cool. A
hardwood floor painted with several we'll
dried coats is cooler and far more easily
kept clean than one covered with limo
leum or mating. II the floor Is double
one-as all floors should be-the extra
GOODNESS will not count when the house
ia closed for the winter. 1t is convenient
to have the range raised on solid plat
form (painted to match the lower wall)
to avoid the necessity of STOPPING while
working over it. Where wood Is used,
the wood-box should have a hinged
cover, which can be caught back to the
wall when the fire is on, the box itself
being fastened to the wall, on level with
the stove. In the new order of things
we are told that there should be no
closet beneath the sink, but think II
one is inclined to leave dirt, wet rags,
etc., about, one will find it quite as con-
venient to do so somewhere else as here,
so that the result is the same. The
joints should all be solid 80 that there
will be no leakage. There should be
partitions in the utensil drawer to keep
the different articles separate. As / do
not believe In STOPPING, should leave
the lower part of the space under the
sink to the will of the plumber. In one
corner of the room there should be, II
possible, a porcelain basin with marble
top and back, with roller and rings for
towels close at hand. The kitchen table
of oak-should be on castors and have
a double slide or space beneath to hold
the ironing and pastry boards. Over
this table it is convenient to have cabi-
net for -four, corn-meal, graham flour
and the cereals. One more cupboard,
also with paneled doors and shelves, on
level with the others, might be used
for the pie, cake and bread tins, with
the many sized lids. This may be a
very shallow affair, with merely strips
or grooves to hold the articles upright
against the back. Between the dining
room and kitchen many people have a
china closet opening into both rooms, to
save steps in servings meal. These cup
boards, when properly placed, will do
away with the reaching and STOPPING,
which is the bane of the woman's life
who has to use the regulation pantry OF
cupboard. Having everything behind
closed doors keeps them free from dust,
besides giving better appearance to
the room. A small table on castors Is a
convenience in taking the dishes and
food back and forth. Clothes bars with
drop extensions, fastened to the walls,
one of them near the stove to hang the
dish towels Oh to dry, save space and
trouble. A cupboard on the back porch,
like those in the kitchen, for fruit,
vegetables, empty jars, ETC., and station
ary tubs with hot and cold water faucets,
in the same place, for the summer days
washing, are valuable. In my kitchen
arrangements / am allowing for the use
of a range only. because in the long run
it is the most satisfactory, IL the kitchen
is we'll ventilated and shaded. But If al
any time one chooses to use gas OF
gasoline stove, there will be no material
change to be made.-Ex.