Charlevoix county herald., 1919-02-21
Kitchen Work
Made Light


Does 1t seem that even at its best
the washing Of dishes Is a monoton-
Gus. disagreeable task which no
amount OF planning can alleviate?
do not wonder that under certain con-
ditions such Is the case. writes con-
tributor to the Modern Priscilla.
A housewives aversion to this Occur
patton may be wholly due to so small
q matter as the height of her sink.
! do not know why the average sink
10 designed for the very short woman,
but II 10 SO. To remedy this Difficult
ty. there are racks which can be
bought 10 be placed under the dish
pan TO raise the latter to the desired
height. III one is not obtainable, rest
the pan on the kitchen table or some
other support that will not necessi-
tate your STOPPING over while the dish
washing is in progress.
Again an abundance OF clean hot
water is essential There is no excuse
for greasy. dirty water containing
floating bits of food. Yet how many
housekeepers. who pride themselves
on their cleanliness, are guilty in this
regard! The common laws of sani-
tation demand a reform.
As to the accessories employed in
dish washing, these should be close
at hand. Besides dishpan, .drainer.
and cloths, they should include sink
drainer, soap shaker. soap dish, wash
ing powder, gritty cleanser Of some
sort, silver paste, and a supply of sal
soda. commonly called washing soda.
These may, for the most part, be con-
veniently placed on a shelf back Of
the sink.
The order in which the dishes are
W shed has considerable to do with
the heaviness or lightness of the bur-
den. Why not appreciably lessen 1t
by attacking the hardest things first?
To be specific, / would recommend
first the cleansing Of pots, pans, and
kettles-what commonly come under
the general head of rough" dishes.
Now these are apt to be quite obsti-
nate, as every housewife knows. The
gritty cleanser may be effective In
some cases, but the very best treat
ment I have yet discovered for re-
moving sticky hardened substances
from frying pans and similar utensils
is to sprinkle them with washing pow
der. cover the bottom with cold water,
and allow them to simmer on the top
of the stove. They will take care of
themselves while the table is being
cleared and the food put away. II
some dish still refuses to yield to
this means OF loosening refuse mat
ter, IL is well, after the remainder OF
the dishes are out of the way. to al
low 1t to soak in soapy solution of
washing soda for time.
Next to the cooking utensils come
the silver and glass. A clean dish
cloth and immaculate towel are re-
Quisite for this part of the task. II
an occasional piece of silver is found
to be badly discolored, It will save
time to clean ii Immediately rather
than put II away soiled, for il will
have to be taken out and cleaned in
any case before IL can be used again.
Only the china Is now left, and the
care OF this is scarcely any work at
all IL the housekeeper will let IL drain
itself without the use of towel.
have seen housewives look askance at
the adoption of this hotel method in
the home, but far from being a slip
shod way of evading dish drying, it is
the only truly sanitary one. One Of
the most efficient housekeeping APP
planes I possess is a durable rack
Of galvanized wire with a row of sup
ports running lengthwise through the
center for holding the dishes upright.
1t has repaid it's nominal cost a
quarter = many times over. II must
be understood that IL the dishes are
to dry themselves, they must be first
carefully washed and thoroughly rims
ed afterwards.
After the sink is washed with q