South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-04
EASY METHODS
FOR THE KITCHEN
Some Helpful Hints to Tighten
the Drudgery of the Kitchen
by Simple, inexpensive De-
vices.

Does it seem that even at its best
Gus, disagreeable task, which no
amount OF planning can alleviate? L
d onOt wonder that und recertaln
conditions such is the case.
A housewives aversion to this occu-
patton may be wholly due 10 so small
a matter as the height Of her sink.
do not know why the average sink is
designed for the very short woman.
but il is so. To remedy this difficulty
there are racks which can he bought
TO be placed under the dish pan TO
raise the latter TO the desired height.
If one is not obtainable, rest the pan
on the kitchen table or some other
support that will not necessitate your
STOPPING over while the dish washing
IS in progress.
Again, an abundance of clean, hot
water is essential. There is no excuse
for greasy. dirty water containing
floating bits of food. Yet how many
housekeepers, who pride themselves
on their cleanliness, are guilty in this
regard! The common laws of santa
ton demand a reform.
Accessories.
AS to the accessories employed in
dish washing, these could be close at
hand. Besides dishpan, drainer. and
tlDlUS, lutg SIOuiu luCluUt slim
drainer, soap shaker, soap dish, wash
ing powder, gritty cleanser Of some
sort. silver paste. and a supply of sal
soda, commonly called washing soda.
These may for the mOsts part be con-
veniently placed on a shelf back of
the sink.
The order in which the dishes are
washed has considerable TO do with
the heaviness or ightness of the bur-
= a, III
by attacking the hardest things first?
To be specific, ] would recommend first
! the cleansing Of pots, pans, and ket-
. tles-what commonly come under the
general head of rough" dishes. Now
these are apt TO be quite obstinate, as
every housewife knows. The gritty
cleanser may be effective in some
cases, but the very best treatment I
have yet discovered for removing the
sticky, hardened substances from fry
ing pans and similar utensils is to
sprinkle them with washing powder,
cover the bottom with cold water
and allow them to simmer on the top
! of the stove. They will take care of
| themselves while the table is being
cleared and the food put away. If
some dish still refuses to yield to this
means of loosening hardened refuse
matter, ii is we'll after the remainder
q
allow it 20 soak in q sOapy solution
( of washing soda for q time.
Cooking Utensils.
Next to The cooking utensils come
the silver and glass A clean dish
cloth and Immaculate towel are re-
! quisite for this part of the task. If
an occasional piece of silver is found
10 be badly discolored. it will save
, time to clean it Immediately rather
than put it away sOiled, for it will
have to he taken ont and cleaned in
any case before il can be used again.
Only the china is now left. and the
care of this is scarcely any work at
all If the housekeeper will let 1t drain
I itself without the use Of a towel. l
have seen housewives looking askance
at the adoption of this hotel method
I'm the home. but far from being a
slipshOd way of evading dish drying,
1t is the only true sanitary enc. One
OF the most efficient housekeeping ap-
planes ! possess is q durable dish
rack of galvanized wire With a row
of supports running lengthwise
through the center for holding the
dishes upright. 1t has repaid its nom
inal costa quarter-many times
over. 1t must be understood that if
the dishes are TO dry themselves they
must be first carefully washed and
thoroughly rinsed afterward
After the sink is washed with a
cloth reserved especially for that pur-
poSe). all towels and cloths that have
played part In the dish washing pro-
cess should he cleaned and hung out
of doors 10 dry.