The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-01-06
THE BRIDES KITCHEN
MOST IMPORTANT ROOM IN THE
NEW HOME.
70 the Bride Whose Income IL Lin.
tied the Furnishing Of Kitchen
and Pantry Seems Serious
Task-Some Tips.

1u0 girl VINO mas 1elt enLlreIy au
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. It Is ono
thing to make cake. candy. ~jellies,
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 n upon which she should
not "enter unadvisedly or lightly y
Poor little woman! In her new life
and new HON 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. If your purse will allow. cover,
the floor with a good quality of limo
leum. If linoleum is quite beyond:
your means. have YOU 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 a hard floor is very firing tt the
feet and back.
You must, of course. have a deal
table In our kitchen, with a 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 we'll
sitting" If more women followed this
rule we would hear less of backaches
and surgical operations.
Short muslin curtains may hang
acros the lower half of your kitchen
windows. Have them so plain that
they can be washed often without
trouble.
1t is we'll 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
60 mixing spoons of various sizes,
strainers. etc. Have no more than
W dishtowels on the sinkhooks, in
case thehy are needed for immediate
use. On a rack placed elsewhere in
the kitchen must be enough d%ishtowels
to keep one always supplied
Have the kitchen crockery OF plain
white stoneware that al 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-called labor.
savers until you are sure that thev
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, roastln1 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 a w~ell-furnished
kitchen. To have the proper utensils.
n to understand thoroughly the use
OF each. is the secret of good cooking.