Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
The Kitchen and It's Furnishings. SARA CRAWFORD

there should be an alarm clock.
There should be two or three straight
chairs and one rocker, and also a fold
Ing stepladder of small size for use In
the kitchen. This may be of the sort
which folds into chair form, If room is
scarce.
AS to the smaller furnishings, a great
many are required. but the following
list may offer suggestions of service to
inexperienced housekeepers: One large
folding board, having three sides cov-
cred with cleats to form kind of box,
the side next the worker being left open;
one round bread board, one board for
cutting meat, one uncovered board for
preparing and cleaning fish. These should
all be fitted with screw eyes and hung
away when not in use
There should also be q new series of
japanned tin boxes of various sizes for
use In keeping such supplies as sugar
tea, coffee, ETC.; one japanned bread
chest, one large enameled dish for use
In preparing vegetables, a japanned tin
cake closet, enameled white inside; set
of small tins for spices, set of white
crockery for holding cereals and other
Ing cookies, crullers, etc.
Butter and lard should be kept in
wide glass Jars, with glass tops, and
salt, pepper, sugar, shakers should be
OF crockery or glass, with perforated
and separate covers. Many of these ar
ticles, both large and small, are labeled
to show the contents
have not space enough to enumerate
the many small articles necessary in pre-
pairing food, but will only mention a few
or the new things with which many
cooks are unfamiliar. For instance, roll
Ing pins of glass may be had, which
come apart, so that Ice may be put In.
side In making puff-paste, etc. Another
convenience is a. bread-toaster, which
comes in the shape of a cone. and which
Will toast four slices at a time, and per
fectly. There also are utensils to re-
move eyes from pineapples after pairing,
the hulls from berries, seeds from raisins
and instruments for Sitting green corn.
to remove the pulp for soup, etc, ali
these little devices saving a great deal
or time and trouble, beside being very in
expensive. There is also a machine for
cutting potatoes Into ''shoestrings," into
potato chips or into cubes. and n trinIe
Even the best of cooks are sometimes
rather Ignorant as to the proper utensils
TO use IN preparing food. Do not allow
your COOK to use anything but A wooden
spoon for stirring food In its preparation
although for many liquids a good enam.
eled spoon Is permissible A tin spoon
should never be used, as when It is heat
eu II communicates favor OF metal to
the food. | would also recommend tba
In tIn 1t
the purest, and In white sauces does nor
make unpleasant looking black spots
goou COOK should study and know
her range, NO one range Is like another.
some draw better, and some ovens are
more quickly heated than Others. she
must know how long II takes the oven
10 De heated for baking purposes, and she
must calculate the time necessary TO
COOK her meals In order to prepare tho
nre accordingly 1t Is necessary before
cooking to arrange the fire so that there
WIZ De no need to replenish II with coal
whlle getting a meal ready. However.
this Is not always possible, but II II is
necessary to add more coal add only one
or two shoyelfuls at time. Do not put
enough coal In at any time to have the
top OF the range red hot. IT does not give
more heat, you burn coal unnecessarily
and you spoil the top lids, which viii
crack and bulge. The oven should ba
scrubbed and washed at least once
week
IL Is not necessary to remind my read.
ers that perfect cleanliness la the Kitchen
Is an absolute necessity Not only ex.
posed places but corners aud closets
must be absolutely free from dirt A neg
leeted kitchen breeds insect life very
quickly, especially In dark places, and IL
parcels Of food are. left about Do not let
anything remain In the icebox long enough
TO run the risk OF decay; examine It's
contents every day, especially ia summer.
scrub aud wash 1t inside once a week,
and throw at least a quart OF hot water
through the waste pipe Let Il dry well
before replacing contents aud closing Il
again SARA CRAWFORD.