The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-02
KITCHEN AND HAPPINESS.
Another Case Where the Essential
Has Been Lost Sight OF.

Another Case Where the Essential
Has Been Lost Sight OF.
Just as the hub is the il portant part
of the wheel. although inconspicuous
in comparison with the whole, so is
the kitchen, however shut off from the
rest of the house, the vital part of the
housekeeping and home-making domain,
says the New Bedford Standard OF
course the house that is merely place
in which to rest and visit and get ready
to go out can readily dispense with a
kitchen, but such a house is like a
wheel with the hub disconnected and
standing idle and useless-it is not full;
filling its mission of making a home.
But if the kitchen is the humble in
strument that turns a house into a
home. it does not get the credit of its
benefcent role. Rather, * is likely to
he looked upon as a cause of prolong
ed series of vexations and annoyances
imposing an almost endless round of
tasks that become burdens unless the
spirit of the home-maker dominates the
housekeeper.
How to make the kitchen and its spe
cial functions such delight to the
housekeeper that the danger of kitchens
going out of fashion may be averted
has been the problem of Nebraska uni
versity in its acknowledgements de
partment. In this connection the de
lightful phrase, 1.-The home foundry of
happiness" has come into being, wheth
er developed by the university or by
the Omaha Bee. which tells of its in
vestigations. we cannot say. But GER
tainly the kitchen looked upon as the
factory of home happiness is raised
above the sordid precinct Of pots and
pans and grease.
But even university can 20 astray
All it's wrestling with the problem of
how TO make the housekeeper fond of
her kitchen and to enable her to turn
off the work with such dispatch that
she shall still have time and interest
to be an inspiring companion for hus-
band and children eventuates in this
list of absolutely needful articles" for
the rooms equipment:
A gas range with water front and
boiler attached. hood above TO carry
off odors and vapors, a kitchen cabinet,
refrigerator (outside icing), a small
table on rollers. window box outside
for use where there is no ice kept, an
ironing board, three irons, Berlin ket-
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steam cooker, a meat chopper, bread
mixer, soapstone griddie. two French
frying pans, muffin iron, an iron fry
ing kettle and basket, a roasting pan,
food cake pan, two-layer cake pans. n
colander, four mixing bowls (assorted
sizes), an aluminium tea kettle, an ice
cream freezer, coalhod, fire shovel,
dustpan, poker, glass lemon
squeezer, rolling pin, chopping bowl
and knife, a potato slicer, wire potato
masher, a funnel, q cream whip, a can
opener, corkscrew, a large CRATER, a
small CRATER, two strainers, two dish
pans. draining pan. a vegetable brush,
a hand basin, quart measure, two
glass measuring cups. two tin measur
ing cups. Dover egg beaten, a wire
egg beaten. two spatulas, two pairing
knives, French knife, two large
spoons, two wooden spoons, six tea
spoons, six tablespoons, six knives, six
forks. a cake turner, bread knife,
butcher knife, three molds, dish towel
rack. roller towel rack, twelve glass
jars for food materials. broom, a
mop.
Here we have the mistake that is
made right along of thinking that the
multiplication of possessions increases
i'm like proportion the degree OF happi-
ness. One has only to compare in i'm.
agination some finely equipped house
of the restless rich with the modest
little home of some contented S15-a-
week couple 10 recognize that the i'm
plements of the work count for less
than the spirit of the worker.
Tools enough to avoid annoyance anG
vexatious delays there must be; but
pity the day when happiness seems to
depend upon gas ranges with water
fronts attached, upon kitchen cabinets
and multiplicity of knives and spoons