Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-23
Marxaret's Kitchen.

MofHofet'8 AttCueus
aIndeed, am proud Of my Kitchen.
WHY shouldn't boz It Ii whore I do
the largest part Of my work and l just
made up my mind that was going to have
eli the little convenIences possible. Come
on and let me show you some OF the out
Of Extraordinary Ones"
Margaret opened the Refrigerator. 1t
was snowy white. s'See that little dish
of powdered oharcoslp / have never
had single odor In It since ] put that
charcoal In there"
"Now look at my kitchen table. No
oilcloth or paint there for me. had
four coats of white shellsc put on It with
Just little bit of sandpapering between
the coats. Sec how smooth 1t isP And
whatever you spill on 1t wipes right Oh.
Hardly anything ever sticks to 1t. You
see ali my cupboard shelves are shell
lacked also"
"Oh, what dandy measuring cupsF'
exclaimed one of the friends.
eyes, never guess In my cooking.
And you have to guess with the ordi.
nary cups. You see these are marked
With fourths, thirds, and ounces. 1t 10
90 easy to be accurate with them. Oh,
say, do your cakes ever stiokP'
81 had two spoiled last week." replied
Mrs. Kearney.
"Well, you just try dredging the tins
with -four after greasing them. had
trouble until I did that. Now mine
never stick.
.See this ball of string hanging herep
When q package comes from the store l
unite the string and wrap 1t around this
ball right then and there. You see 1t
hangs here close to the table. I always
have plenty of string handy. Then l
put the paper in that hanger. They
come in handy when / am cleaning q
fowl, or to wipe off my stove, and for
lots of other things. oh, yes, and the
waxed cardboard cracker boxes are the
dandiest things for polishing your fiat
irons. never use parafine any more.
just rub the iron on piece of cracker
box"
speaking Of irons reminds me OF .
little trick that I have found worth
while. When iron collars, always
roll them up just as they are worn and
fasten them in that position with q
clothespin. They are much nicer when
you put them on. You know how often
they are out Of shape when left fiat after
ironing. And this way they seem to
just slip around your neck and drop
into their proper shape OF their own &C.
cord.
.See this little shelf within easy reach
of my stove? There keep these f1avors
and seasonings that use frequently
while cooking. OF course those that
use mostly while mixing are In the cab
met over the table.
II always keep jar of soft soap
handy. It is better than soap or wash
ing powder for dishwashing. Some
times make 1t from washing powder,
sometimes from the little scraps Of soap
left from washing and the bath. Just
put them into water and let boil few
minutes or until the soap 10 melted. A
teaspoonful in the dish water cuts the
grease fine. There 10 q perforated soap
holder, too, for using up the little scraps
of soap.
"What in the world have you got that
chloroform for?" asked friend.
Margaret laughed. "Why the painter
was careless fellow and spattered paint
on my windows and several other places.
1t was too dry for turpentine to remove
so got little chloroform. You ought
to have seen the way It let 60 when the
chloroform touched 1t. It was ready to
come off in about ten seconds" The
rest looked at her In astonishmeut.
They had never heard Of that before.
They were about to return to the liv.
ing room, when Margaret spoke again:
"Oh, want you to see my step-ssverP'
She opened the door to the basement.
At one side was q shelf. "See that
shelf. That Is the best thing In the
house, almost. Jack thought Of that.
Every time I find anything that goes to
the basement put 1t on that shelf.
Then, when I have to run down for
something, just take everything on the
shelf. That is II can carry them all.
Sometimes 1t is nearly overloaded"