Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
THE BRIDES KITCHEN
MOST IMPORTANT ROOM l.. THE
NEW HOME.
To the Bride Whose income Is Lin.
tied the Furnishing CT Kitchen
and Pantry Seems Serious
Task-Some Tips.

Inc girl VINO mas IelC entlTely a.
home in her mothers kitchen, where
she has learned to cook, will have a
sensation of strangeness or Of new
! ness in her own kitchen. 1t is one
thing to make cake, candy, jellles,
custards and creams in a place with
which one has been acquainted
through years of childhood and girl
, hood-when another housewife has
purchased the necessary utensils and
planned all the conveniences-and
quite another thing to stand in an
empty kitchen which must be furnish
| ed by ones self, and for which one
! must think out" all the requisites To
the bride whose income is large the
| task Of furnishing the kitchen and the
| kitchen pantry is one that requires
| much thought. To the bride whose
| income is limited it seems a serious
task, and one upon which she should
/ not ''enter unadvisedly or lightly"
Poor little womani In her new life
and new homo there are many times
in which these words Of the mar
riage service come back to her with a
force that is almost terrifying.
Before buying anything for the
| kitchen decide on the furniture to be
put in this important room-the most
| important, by the way, in the new
home. II your purse will allow, cover
the floor with good quality of limo
leum. II linoleum is quite beyond
your means, have your floor painted a
! light yellow. For the sake Of the
paint, and still more for the sake of
your feet, have several squares of car
pet or rugs laid on the floor. One of
these must be in front of the table at
which you stand to do your mixing,
another In front of the sink. Standing
on hard floor is very firing to the
feet and back.
You must, of course, have deal
table in your kitchen, with drawer
that Is wide enough and deep enough
to hold kitchen spoons, forks and
knives. Have by it a strong wooden
chair, into whichyou will drop, hope,
when beating eggs, mixing cake, etc.
Use this often and you will save your
strength. A good rule laid down by
a wise physician was, do no work
standing that you can perform as well
sitting" If more women followed this
rule We would hear less of backaches
and surgical operations.
Short muslin curtains may hang
across the lower half Of your kitchen
windows. Have them so plain that
they can be washed often without
trouble.
1t is well to have strips of wood,
supplied with screwhooks, above sink
and table. On the one over the sink
hang mops, dishpans, cloths and
towels; on the hooks above the table
go mixing spoons of various sizes,
strainers, etc. Have no more than
two dishtowels on the sinkhooks, in
Ease thehy are needed for immediate
use. On rack placed elsewhere in
the kitchen must be enough dishtowels
to keep one always supplied with the
clean article.
Have the kitchen crockery Of plain
white stoneware that can be easily re-
placed. Or, If you prefer decorated
china, choose a simple blue-and-white
pattern.
AS to the cooking utensils, avoid
elaborate articles or so-caI1ed labor
savers until you are sure that they
are what they purport to be- Some
Of them are SO complicated that they
add to instead Of lessening your work.
Get, at first, the bare necessities,
such as a kettle, roastin7 pan broiler,
double boiler, frying pan, strainer and
mixing bowl (your experience will tell
you what the actual necessities are),
and, as you can do so, add to your
stock until you have well-furnished
kitchen. To have the proper utensils
and to understand thoroughly the use
Of each, is the secret of good cooking