Milford chronicle., 1909-04-09
The Care Of the Kitchen.

. white apron with a bib fastened, by
straps over the shoulders, to the
band. The dress sleeves should bC
protected by white half-sleeves
which may be held at the elbows
| by cuf-pins. A hand-towel with
out fringe and a soft holder sewed
to an arm 5 length Of tape, should
be attached to the right side Of the
apron band. She should cover her
neatly arranged hair with a simple
white cap. She should save her
hands and nails by wearing old
gloves when using backing, by
substituting sand-soap for colored
securing pastes, by pressing jelly
bags with a potato-masher and by
careful landings.
A kitchen should be Of moderate
size with windows on opposite
sides. Use linoleum, or white pine
boards, for flooring. Hard maple
shows spots and holds grease.
If the room is heated, use a gas
range for convenience. Beside the
range place a soapstone sink which
will hold two dish pans. On either
side Of this, and inclined slightly
towards il, set a yard-long grooved
draining board. Screw hooks
above the sink for articles belong
ing thereto. On the other side of
the range place a table OF a wide
shelf hinged to the wall. A low
dresser for cooking dishes and some
groceries should come next to the
sink. The dishes should be ar
ranged so that each kind is in a
separate place. China should not
be mixed with crockery, saucepans
and tins should be neatly stacked,
and fry-pans and coasters should
hang from hooks.
Keep all groceries in glass or
earthern Jars or in tin boxes to dis
appoiut mice and reaches, and
everything should be labeled to
prevent blunders.
Arrange small utensils, cloths |
and towels in orderly fashion in
dresser drawers
Keep the refrigerator against a |
sunless, outside wall and il possible |
supply it with ice by small door |
cut through the house. wall directly |
into the ice-boX.
To wash dishes, place the glass
on the end of the draining board
the sink, place silver next,
then china, next crockery, then
the steel, and lastly tins and sauce
pans. Wipe greasy dishes with
paper and boil greacy pans-ex-
tins-with washing soda
and water Dishes sticky with
egg should be filled with cold water
--Other sticky dishes with hot water.
Place a pan Of hot, soapy water in
he sink near the dishes and beside
t set a pan of hot rinsing water.
IN the far end of the empty board
)lace a tray. With an open-mesh
ID dish cloth wash each article in
he pan separately to avoid damage
)ass it through the rinsing water,
/ moment, wipe and place it or a
ray. Use soft towels for table
fishes and coarser ones for cooking
ltensils, a small brush to cleanse
revices in glass, china, strainers
nd graters. The wheels of egg /
,eaters will lose their oil and be- ,
ONE stiff and the handles of steel 7
.nives and forks will loosen if put :
nto water.
After the steel articles are wash a
d, scour them with wet sand-soap {
nd wash again. ScOur burned a
pots on dishes with sand-sOap. /
Scour dish pans with soaped v
rush, rinse and fill them with hot I
,ater. Wash the towels and dish b
10th, rinse and hang them to dry g
nee a week, boil them to insure
'holesomeness. r,
The sink and its belongings Il
Mould be scrubbed with sand-soap 7,
nd wiped with a crash cloth. le
Dampen flannel, apply sand-soap
} it, and scour the brass faucets s
nd the drain rim. Polish with dry !
annel. Flush the drain with
,lution Of pound of copperas in
vo gallons of water. Pour dirty :,
ater through an agate sink strain d
Z to avoid drain stoppage. Keep Il
covered agate bucket or garbage. u
ally burn the contents in a coal b
lnge, with dampers open, OF have b
lem removed. Cleanse the recep- U
.cle with hot water and washing :,
ida. :,
To clean the kitchen, wipe the :,
.gh parts of the furniture and the .,
alls with a cloth or bag on a "
-oom or long stick. Change the d.
9th as soon as it is soiled. Sweep Ii
Ie floor with long-handled brush "
ishipg it from the person and 0