Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-28
Hot Weather Hints

Dear Household: We live In the country, IA
miles frori 4 town. and the Only modern con
venieuccs we have are the telephone aud cream
separator. Ny mother and I did all our house
work. except the washing and ironing. There
were seven in the family. including two babies.
to be- cared for. We cooked for three hired
men every DAY. nd some days i've or seven,
summer days are often hot. but we found tina I.
by little thought. could save ourselves
from useless labor and great deal OF heat.
We gathered vegetables in the late after
noon. We strung beans. shellcd peas. washed
Eeets potatoes and apples. placed them In a
cool place over night. We put the beans beets
ami pOfatOrs ON TO cook while were cooking
breakfast. and kept them cooking as long as
kept fire In the stove. When the potatoes
were done we peeled off their jackets, mashed
ishcd later. We peeled and quartered the ap-
Piles. put closely tocether in a deep pan put
IN sugar and a small bit of butter. a little
water, and covered until they steamed done.
then uncover and brown. When done place In a
covered dish and serve cold.
The men milk ten cows. and one OF them
churns while preparing breakfast. We
too far from town TO sell cream, but sell
butter. After breakfast one OF us cares for
the butter. works over that ehurned the gay
before and pack In a crock. The other washes
dishes while the man separates the milk.
usa two large dish pans placed side by side
first clear away the dining table, shake and
fold the cloth. and gather up all the sohed
dishes. and place upon the Kitchen table.
wine or rinse out all grease and crumbs.
rag and soap with the Ilrst pan OF
water and a brush Ia bottle cleaner with the
second PAN which is filled with boiling water.
and as I get the second pan full OF dishes.
rinse and turn down In another pan. ] wash the
stove things and clean the dish pans for the
milk buckets and separator. The first dish
water ] pour in the sop pail, for the hogs;
the second water I use to wash the milk
buckets. End use another boiling pan TO rinse.
I dry the dishes. milk buckets and separator.
II then put away the dinner until We are ready
TO finish-wash up any vessel that may be
empty. sweep and dust the dining room ana
kitchen. We then make the beds. which have
been airing. sweep and dust.
We are now ready for our sewing, or any
iob that may await US. We often, though
not always have cold supper when we have
something on hand that suits our appetites and
digestion. For a farming man is very tired.
and quite as often hungry. when he has I'm
Ished a long. hot days work.
ON canning DAYS we have soup. fried chicken,
lightbread. for instead of preparing vegetables
for dinner we gather and string the beans Tor
solder ready We use tin cans. and can out
doors 80 The heat does not trouble much. We
cook preserves and jelles the ironing fur
race and often cook while cooking dinner.
A farmers wife has quite much work to
do as the men, and unless she plans her work
Tor the rainy DAYS. unexpected company, sick
ness and the extra things that may happen, by
the time she finishes preserving and canning
she will he broken down before the summer rs
over With small family, one could easily
arrange so that she would not have TO cook
during the heat OF day.