New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-03
FOR THE KITCHEN

Many women count on their SUM
mer leisure as an opportunity for
copying and classifying recipes which
they have collected ana tested during
the winter months These often In
clude valuable bits of information
which are practically useless unless
kept so systematically a, 20 be avail
able without search through many
loose clippings.
A homemade edition OF the card
index system can be easily evolved
from a corset box and a supply OF
blank cards cut to At, using sitter
cardboard on which TO marx the vari-
Gus headings, these standing half ap-
inch above the cards ON which The
recipes i are written. Where the
recipes are printed in clear type the.
clipping may be guInmed ito the
center of the card, thus eliminating
tho trouble of copying.
The marginal jottjngs In connectibn-
with this or that recipe are often a.
cidedly helpful, provided the note~
tons have been made when the sub.
1cct is fresh in mind. Thus. to know
just how many cookies vr a certain
OF how many drop cakes can be
counted on as the result or certain
combination of ingredients enables
a housewife to intelligently double or
treble the proportions wnen entertain
irg Just how many sandwiches cap
be made from certain recipe for nut
! bread is another helpIul notation,
quickly jotted down when the fact Ia
ascertained
Instead of alphabetical arrange
nent group the recipes either under
their respective places in the menu
namely, soup, fish, entrees and so on
-or arrange them under ''breakfact
clshes" Sunday night supper dishes
etc. In this way the housewife can
iun quickly over the cards givingSIn-
fC rmation on the subject Of afternoon
tea or card party refreshments and
can as easily slip in new cards hold
| ing recipes for dainey morsels which
! she has enjoyed at friends enter
| tainmentg
| Various other classincations will
suggest themselves to the woman who
/ in arranging her own card index. {
| Sour milk recipes are more easily
! available If under a separate heading,
| and during the season wTien eggs are
! high priced collection Of one-egg
| and eggless recipes will be round well
| worth while.
An original housewife has a. head
| ing Of Likes and sDislikes" ia her
card index Of recipes. Under thisl
category she enters any dish which n
| frequent guest at the house eitlfeE/
| cannot eat or particularly enjoys. Isal
this way hostess need not burdcp{
| her mind with individuaf preferenceH@
while at the same time she builds un
Cor herself reputation for marvel
Gus thoughtfulness In catering to tn
| tastes of visitors. 1900
| A young housewife is taking Wit
her as summer or pickup work man
bulletins and pamphlets from th@
United States department of agriculU
ture. These contain suggestions as
diet, nutrition, preparation Of lo
| priced food and the most approve
methods of using cornmeal, honA
and other staple articles. Hol
punched in the mar~in at intervals q
to be threaded through with gene
out lengths Of tape, resulting in
homemade type Of loose leaf bod
which will be practical IL not elegaf
Outside OF this lis to go stiff card
board, covered with blue and Whit
coverings. OF her Kitchen library,
Such covering can be quickly washe
with a damp cloth, and. when d
faced, can be easily renewed.
A practical accessory TO the hous
wife's collection of cook books IL
oblong of picture glass, the edges pr
tected with passe partout. This is
ways available to lay over an OPP
book when acertain recipe Is bel
used, with the advantage not only III
the page is kept fat bur the print
is easily seen through the glass Will
weights 1t down and the book k
| free of spots The glass protector
equally valuable when the recipes
| On detached cards and keeps TIL
from becoming spattered or 6n
| marked. $50