Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-28
Utilize Every Moment

Dear Miss Thomas: I will try TO tell you
bow / save ell the steps ! can and Sl Try 70
the north side Of each the kitchen. dining
room and living room. which are all situated IN
the lower story OF the north side OF the mousse
and there il a good breeze through these WIN
6ows all the time. In one corner OF the
Kitchen | got nv TO build a corner cup
board from the floor TO the ceiling 1t Is SIX
TO the corner made tight TO keep out mice II
has separate doors for the three top ana bot
ton: shelves. SO / open to what i want % Eoen
eupty fruit Jars and many things That don't
need Noften In the next shelf ] keep churn
dashe-. butter molds soda sno salt' ana I many IN.
trsv and rolling pin and board. lard and meat
and flour and meal for present use Between
the cupboard and stove 1pos g the apse no fSe
srace will allow. on which ] make up bread
anil roll dough and SIT my vessels on TO change
IN the stove or take up v!ctuals when they are
49, Ae I can face the wind there II is nv
main place TO work when II is hot. These WIN
dous have screen shutters on hinges, 30 1 can
open them when l want TO- ! nave nave my my s stCye
also the wood box stands on legs by the stove
20 my back.
I hive shelves above shelves, dressed on both
sides 10 be painted the same color OF the cell
ing I have oiltloth on the wall all around the
stove and behind the washstand, and on some OF
the shelves TO keep the walls clean.
keen A large zinc bucket under the wash
pan shelf 10 hold all waste water. that / save
10 water my flowers. In hot weather ! gather
my vegetables and prepare them overnight, ana
nut them on the stove the first thing when
the stove is heated for breakfast 1 COOK all
three meals tor che day at one heating.
had q large cracker box, with tight lld,
that / put OF legs and made the right height
fo- a seat in the kitchen in front OF the
breezy window. l painted 1t red and put a
large clean quilt. four ply. in the box, then
a white table cloth four ply, and as / take
nv bread up for dinner and supper, put "
5ov-n In the cloth, wrap it up well. then fold
the Quilt tightly over il and shut the lid.
can keen warm bread all day that way. We
have a cellar under our house that we made.
and no house is complete without one. In that
we keep milk and canned stuff Of almost all
kinds That saves the need OF Ice. and ]
think Is better for our health; the milk keeps
1 sweet longer and makes more butter, and don I
| have 20 churn every day.
I have my safe one side Of the dining
roou next TO the kitchen. and a large side table
with white oilcloth It just one step from the
dining table have learned by experience that
/ the closer I get my kitchen utensils ar
ranged the easier IL is TO cook a meal. have
lnole-n on the floor to keep off grease. Ny
/ we'll As in the back veranda which is screened
All around with a door on each side OF the
we'll to save steps. / have q light bucket on
each end Of the rope and can draw large tlb
| 0f water in five minutes. do the most OF
| nv washing because IL is hard to get Il done
/ we'll OF course my Ben helps me. he draws
1 water and keeps fires and paddles the clothes.
/ 7 have large tubs full OF water as hot as
4 can hear nv hand in: dissolve bar Of soap.
| prt half in the tue and three large spoonfuls
/ OF coal oil. then put IN the clothes In the tub
4 when they are wet. battle them well on all the
| had solled places. wiring them through that tub
I Of water and put them In the pot with more
i them uunched under the water, then NJ
| and beat them again and rinse through two
| more large tubs OF clean water. / make my
starch on the stove while l am cooking break