The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-01
DOMESTIC SCIENCE NOTES.
Fan Time to Stock Kitchen.

Eau Time to Stock Kitchen.
(By Mrs. Alice Gitchell Kirk.)
Another one Of those commonplace
things we wrote about for this month
u the replenishing of housekeeping
conveniences and utensils. Discarding
the old and worn out or out OF date
tools and putting in place the most
thoroughly up-to-date ones winch ca"
THESE accessories should never be
chosen in q haphazard manner. sure
ly a woman who Is alive and think
ing today is not using heavy pots ana
pans, either heavy to handle or naro
to wash. Who would use an iron
spider which is heavy and porous. ap-
sorbing grease and odors OF all fooos
which have been cooked IN II, Wnen
a light steel spider or an aluminium
one is on sale at every house furnisn-
ing department., ana mucn more at
tractive to look at.
Make the kitchen, as In other parts
of the house, q process of elimina-
ton rather than accumulation. Think
OF the useless utensils in drawers ana
on pantry shelves. which are never
used. Either find out they are per-
fectly useless and Ielegate them to
the waste basket or use them. There
are too many tools lying around this
working laboratory of the home
which makes extra work to handle
and do not add to efficiency engineer
ing Of the home or housekeeping.
Now Time to Mend.
This is Just the time to mend our
ways in these respects at the begin
ming of the cooler season when we
do more or less rearranging and re-
organizing in our homes after the re-
taxation of the hot summer months.
The very best way is for the woman
in the home to study easy methods OF
work and when she sees or thinks OF
q labor saving or necessary utenstl
make a note of it. Then at any time
one or more may be purchased and
the extra expense will hardly be no
ticed.
Another thing which will help in
this reimbursement is selecting uten-
sils which will answer several pur-
poses. For instance, a new rooster
IL necessary. An aluminium one may
cost a little more at the time, but
means two baking pans instead of
one, as the cover is real pan. Fruit
may be canned in It, standing pint
lars on the rack and turning 1t up
side down for the quart jars. Then
with plenty Of boiling water in the
pan over a fire or in the oven. or fire
turned out entirely and covered. fruit
IL canned by the steam process.
The bread mixer Is not only useful
and necessary for bread making, but
II fine for mixing the fruit cakes and
plum buildings.
MASKING Potatoes.
Who would mash potatoes the old
hard way when a fruit press or po-
tato slicer will do it in One-fourth
the time and that much less effort
and better, besides pressing juice from
fruits. A new and simple necessity is
q milk bottle opener and stopper COM
bined made of wood and easily kept
clean. There are some. also. made OF
aluminium. We like things which will
add to the attractiveness of our table
also. When I travelled abroad last
year our butter was served in pretty
shell-like forms. was sure it was
made with a butter curler, which ]
knew was being sold in our own city
/ had one in my possession at least q
year before going there. So I man.
aged in Paris to have the utensil
brought me to see and, sure enough
It was the same. Many fsomen were
purchasing them and Bringing them
home. The newest and best things are
all here, attractive and useful, wait.
ing your selection, but don't forget
the elimination process before you be.
gin to buy the newest tools and Their
use them and take care of them.
The old saying surely is q great
help, "A place for everything and
everything in its place."