Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-27
TELLS HOW CHILDREN
MAY LEARN TO SERVE,
Xpert Explains to Mother of Six How Her Family Nav
BE Taught to Set Table and Otherwise Assist in
Work About Home

plate at tho left hand the Prince OF
Wales. afterward Edward VIII of Eng
land. declared that this method or!gi-
mated In cosmopolitan hotels and that
the butter plate was Shifted TO make
room FOR the individual service and its
use, in the arrangement OF the elegant
table was entirely wrong. The butter
plate belongs at the richt-hand posi-
ZION on the table; this eliminates the
soiling Of the sleeves by reaching
Near the butter plate set the cruets
containing the pepper and salt, II in
diVidual service IS used for these sea :
SoningS.
TO the left OF the platter place the
FORK with the tines turned upward,
threc-uua!tcrs inch in from the edge OF
The tabl" and about one inch from the
service plate.
Fold the napkin and place 1t along
side OF the fork or II individual rings
are used, at the top of the plate. near
the individuil salt and pepper holders.
Prepare the fruit the night before.
SO that IL may oe lifted on small
t-ay and carried at once 10 the dining
room in the morning. When it is :,
matter &c economy the raw cereal.
tnai can be prepared overnight. should
be used IS IT viii be found to be tho
most economical although IL is wise
to frequently make change for the
sake of variety. to serve a ready o-cat
cereal once in a while.
Cereals require long and slow cook
ing TO dcXterize the ,starchy content
and to soften the ccllulosc. and for
this reason the nrcless cooker is an
ideal way 10 prepare IL Good cookers
can be made a. home. IL desired al
though good trclcss cooke viii
amply repay the housewife for the
us own cost In less than six months.
for you know that food can neither
bum nor cNapOratc while in a nrel.SS.
To make tho cereal for the average
family. when YOU are ready to start
tom OF the cereal kettle thoroughly
with good shortening and then add
one quar-; OF water.
one and onc-half teaspoons OF salt
Firing TO boil ana add three-quar-
iumpins and boil rapidly for ton
place in a nrclcss cooker or double
boiler on the back Of tn" range. where
in the morning j; viii he ready to
GrsasinE the Eet bs PSr:ysn,s !, the
move all leftover cereal al once from
me te,tle AL place !, in jelly glasses
y good cup OF coffee will turn tho
nlaincst breakfast into a banquet and
IS v"ry easy and simpic TO make.
Care Of the coffee pot is tho mos:
important thing. To thoroughly cleans"
and one tablespoon OF baking soda
ihen le; cool. wash weii in plenty OF Of
running water for abou, ten minutes.
Their drain and wipe dry with IA clean
cloth
Tho NiSh ,owc! that has been used
for the breakfast dishes viii not do.
Use clean cloth, kept especially for
this purpose. and then place the no,
N a sunny window for a few hours.
You know all metals are porous and
tnat the heat expands and opens as IL
We're. tho pores in the metal. Tho
volatile and essential oils OF the coffee
pcnctratcs into these pores and. unless
the pot has careful attention. Il is i'm :
possible 10 have n dependable cup o.
coffee for every dav.
French toast. waffies. fried scrapple
~ mush or crcamcd dried beef or fish.
hot cakes with bacon. sausage and
eggs occasionally are usually the
standard breakfast dishes.
Next week: teaching sonny 20 pre-
pare the breakfast.