Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-14
SHORT CUTS FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE
I'm THE KITCHEN

Prepared for the Advertiser by Nellie
E. Maxwell, Department of Farmers
Institutes, Of the University of Wis.
The arrangement of the kitchen
equipment so as to eliminate unneces-
sary steps in the work of preparing
meals is very important matter to
consider. The correct grouping of sink,
table, stove and cupboards to save
energy is worthy of serious thought.
In the modern home the kitchen is
small, and is considered and treated
as workshop. There are many old
homes with the equipment placed at
the four sides of the walls, making
miles of extra walking in the prepara-
ton of meals which could be very
easily re-grouped to make the work
lighter. In Bulletin GOT, published by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, there are several illustra-
tions of old kitchens rearranged.
A convenient arrangement to have
over table and within easy reach is
a shelf with the utensils that are the
most often used hanging underneath,
and on the shelves condiment, salt and
such other materials as are used in
cooking.
Hang the spoons, measuring cups
and small things within easy reach
and always place them there.
When washing dishes, if the sink
and table are within reaching distance
of the cupboard the dishes may be
placed on the shelves when wiped, thus
saving one handling.
A large tray to carry dishes to and
from the dining table is a great step
saver but better yet is the wheel tray.
The first cost of this is rather large
but *he housewife might afford to in
dulge in one for it's convenience can
hardly be over-estimated.
A zine covered table in the kitchen
is another most desireable part of a
well equipped kitchen. A zinc cover
can be put on an ordinary pipe topped
table at cost of less than two dollars,
and the saving of work in scrubbing is
worth considering
The sink, table and stove should be
such a height as to permit the person
using them to work with comfort with
out STOPPING.
If you have pine floor. do not wear
out your life scrubbing it. Cover it
with good linoleum, which will cost
about dollar and thirty-fvs cents a
square yard. If vanished once or
twice year it will last five or ten
years with good care. If rugs are kept
where standing, it will save the feet
as well rs the linoleum.
If the floor is of hardwood, have it
finished so that it may be easily clean
ed.
Do away as fast as possible, with
the heavy iron kettles and buy alum
inum. There is no short out in the
house work equal to the handy devices
like meat grinder, bread and cake |
mixer, good egg beaten aud cream
whip, standard measuring cups and
spoons, all insuring against waste of
time and materials.
Corners are such hard places to keep
clean that curved brass corners may
be tackled in them. These tips may be
bought at any hardware store
Small dishes on gas burners are no
apt to tip. A piece of wire netting
placed on the burner is great con-
venience.
Save time in washing spoons by
keeping old teaspoons in the soda and
baking powder cans.
When cooking eggs in the shell use
an old flour sitter. They will cook in it
and can be taken out quickly and all
together.
Shears in the kitchen may be great
savers of time Use them to trim let
tuce, cut raisins and figs, dress chicken
prepare grape fruit and many other
uses may be discovered daily by the
housewife.
Don't waste time sorubbing a sink
with securing powder as kerosene will
40 the cleaning in half the time and
not hurt the enamel.