Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-22
The Efficient Kitchen Has
Clean, Bright Pots and Pans,
with No Broken Enamel or
DiscoIordtionS
,.ns NJ. A. WILSON


-,.,, 1880 bp Mrs. M. A. wilson. All
foepp''V" rights reserved.)
>,oTHING makes a home look more
N shabby and run down at the heel
han moor kitchen equipment and an un-
,"h,,r 'n room; many simple and trivial
.S;nss require but little expenditure of
.sh .asb and time to set right and make for
an efficient kitchen 49,,
rhore are quite number of little
.,,nns that can easily be done by the
tninnVssvife TO help keep the laboratory
houISv .So family in spick and span condi-
q o. u"' and these add materially to the
snsarance uvn, Of this room. The gas
saase spp that is allowed TO stand incrusted
ruo;tS dirt and grease gives poor ana IN
SI#crent service. Remove the burners
and TOP plate---place in boiling not,
stronr soapy soda water and allow 70
stand until sufficiently cool to handle.
Now scrape, using blunt or putty
trife-removing all the incrusted grease
and art. Clean surface OF range Win
clotn wrung from warm soapy water,
..,hhi,o dry with cloth ; ii oven is scaly
.uSSO .uS ,msty use the putty knife to scrape,
shnn rub with emery paper and finally
.,ro two coats of aluminium. Let dry
,r one half day and then light oven and
h"rn off, II your oven has glass in oven
goor and YOU cannot remove discolora-
ay 49, with cleanser and damp cloth,
sconr with steel wool, the same KIND
rou use for cleaning aluminium uten
ss;Is This will remove every particle
of the discoloration,
Poor broken or dull knives in the
,,,ober are not only menace to the
Snnsewite's disposition, but make 1t i'm,
nossible to do good work. Discard all
tbat are unfit for use, replacing the
nscessary ones and then taking care oi
,Ssn, To throw knives that have
wooden handles in the sink or in pan
AZ water not only spoils the handle
but ruins the knife.
Do not use knives around the range
FOR turning food or cutting it, and then
.xpect them to give you good service
Heat destroys the temper OF the steel
and then does not permit it to take q
keen edge when sharpened or to retain
iris edge for cutting purposes.
Crusty, rusty or dirty tea Kettles are
dangerous. To heat water to boiling
mint in utensils like this is to jeopar
dize the family health. Coffee or tea
.rots that are badly discolored should
be discarded; it is impossible to obtain
A good tasting brew from them.
Enameled or agate ware is made
from a piece Of steel metal shaped into
the desired shape. 1t is then coated
with coloring matter of desired shade
allowed TO dry off and then given BATH
in liquid glass, giving It its shiny ap.,
pearance and also its name. Now II
you. when washing these utensils. place
them on the stove or allow them to be
come dry with heat, the bottom bares
and cracks, finally breaks and chips oil
Sometimes this gets into the food ano
the utensil then becomes dangerous, il
you are cooking food in u utensil OF
ibis kind and stirring this food with O
spoon and you sometimes strike the
broken spot. you are grating glass into
your food: or, do you perchance tar
the spoon on the side of the kettle tC
remove food clinging to the spoon, ant
II you tap it smartly it breaks or chips
of pieces Of enamel from the rim
sometimes YOU notice this and remove
the little chip from the food-ofttime!
you fail TO notice this and perhaps somt
Of the family remind you Of it by dis
covering il in their food-then agair
you have glass in the food. This is i'm
portant. Discard at once all broker
utensils of this character from youl
Kitchen. Glass in the human system
may mean death Of your loved ones.
Dirty aluminium utensils should bC
thoroughly cleansed by soaking in plenty
Of warm water and then securing witt
steel wool until bright and clean-nevel
take knife to remove burnt or scorcheC
food. There is no need to have burn
or dirty utensils IL the housewife will
just use little care. When foot
starts to boil, turn down the flame, 81
that the contents Of the saucepan vii
cook gently; be sure there Is sutficien
water to cover food. Use n slow ant
moderate oven for all baking and i
you are apt to forget when food is cook
Ing, bring alarm clock out to kitchcr
and set it to ring alarm IN time to re
move food that is cooking. Gas is thre'
times as intense as coal, so reduce hea
at once after boiling point is reached