Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-01-06
Margaret's Kitchen.


"Indeed, / am proud Of my kitchen.
Why should've bep 1t 10 where l do
the largest part of my work and just
made up my mind that / was going to
have all the little conveniences possible.
Come on and let me show you some oil
the out .of-the-ordinary Ones"
Margaret opened the refrigerator. II
WAS snowy white. "See that little dish
of powdered charcoal? I have never
had single odor In it since l put that
charcoal in there"
"Now look at my kitchen table. No
oilcloth or paint there for me. l had
four coats OF white shellac put on II
with just q little bit of sandpapering
between the coats. See how smooth II
lisp And whatever you spill on 1t wipes
right off. Hardly anything ever sticks
to it. You see all my cupboard shelves
are shellacked Also"
"Ob, what dandy measuring cups!
exclaimed one of the friends.
Eyes, never guess in my cooking
Aud you have TO guess with the ordinary
cups. You see these are marked with
fourths, thirds and ounces. 1t is &c
easy to be accurate with them. Oh, say
do your cakes ever stick?"
81 had two spoiled last week." re-
Piled Mrs. Kearney.
"well, you just try dredging the tins
with flour after greasing them. had
trouble until | did thai. Now mine
never stick
"See this ball of string banging here!
When o package comes from the sore
unite the string and wrap it around thi'
ball right then and there. You see il
hangs here close to the table. always
have plenty of string handy. Then
put the paper in that hanger. They
come in handy when l am cleaning
fowl, or to wipe off my stove, and fol
lots of other things. Oh yes, and thu
waxed cardboard cracker boxes are The
dandiest things for polishing your Hat
irons. never use parafine any more
Just rub the iron on piece Of cracker
box.
Speaking of irons reminds me OF
little trick that l have found worth
while. When iron collars, / alwayl
roll them up just as they are worn anc
fasteu them in that position with {
iclothespin. They are much nicer wher
you put them on. You know how otter
they are out OF shape when left fiat after
ironing. And this way they seem t.
| jus, slip around your neck and drop into
their proper shape of their own accord
"See this little shelf within easy react
of my stove? There I keep these flavors
and seasonings that l use frequently
while cooking. OF course those thai
use mostly while mixing are in the
cabinet over the table.
~ always keep jar of soft soar
handy. 1t is better than soap or wash
ing powder for dishwashing. Some
times make it from washing powder
sometimes from the little scraps OF soar
left from washing and the bath. Just
put them into water and let boil . few
minutes or until the soap Is melted. A
teaspoonful in the dish water cuts the
grease fine. There is a perforated SOAP
holder, too, for using up the little scraps
of soap.
"What 10 the world have you got thai
chloroform for?" asked q friend.
@Margaret laughed. "Why, the painter
was careless fellow and spattered pain
on my windows and several other places
1t was too dry for turpeu,ine to remove
so got little chloroform. You ough
10 have seen the way it let 60 when thu
chloroform touched it. 1t was ready t.
come off in about ten seconds" Tht
rest looked at her in astonishment
They had never heard of that before.
They were about to return to the liv
ing room, when Margaret spoke again
lob, | want you to see my step-saver!
She opened the door to the basement
At one side was q shelf. "See tha
shelt?" That is just the best thing il
the house, almost. Jack thought OF
that. Every time find anything tina
goes to the basement put it on tina
shelf. Then, when have to run dowr
for something, just take everything OF
the shelf. That is, il can can carry
them all. Sometimes it is nearly over
loaded"