Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-25
WEDNESDAY.

NEDNESDAA+
with the excitement Of reports on
the washing machine last night, I forgot
to tell yea that have present for you,
Mary. TO add to your kitchen equipment"
said Henry, as he came into the dining
room, taking a small black box from
his pocket
Oh. another present, mother" ex-
claimed Helen. excitedly. what is it
wish 1t wasn't for the kitchen Every
thing seems to go into the kitchen these
days"
Why, Helen, I don't see how you can
say that" remarked her mother in a
surprised tone. as there something you
Ysant fer your ROOM"
"Oh, no" replied Helen, but wish
We lad a Victrola like the Briggs have
Ii plays such lovely dance music and
Alice says It doesn't cost as much as
washing machine does"
Helen" began Mrs Hooper, warn
ingly.
"Oh. I forgot. mother! I'm sorry" in
terrupted Helen, hastily.
In the meantime, don't you want to
know what is In the box ?" asked Henry
as he pulled his chair up to the table.
II certainly do" said Mrs. Hooper
cover.
"Knives" exclaimed Roger, who was
looking over his shoulder. whatever
are they for?"
where did you get them, Henry?"
asked Mrs. Hooper, examining the four
servicea BILE looking knives with neat
small black wooden handles. "They are
the best looking kitchen tools I've seen
in long time"
That's what the man in the office
said who gave them to me-" answered
Henry. "They were a sample OF a line
of goods that he used 10 sell before the
war and he has had them for a long
time In his desk. He had no use for
them and when he was cleaning out yes
terday he gave them to me. He said my
wife would be sure to appreciate them
If I didn't"
THAT certainly will, said Mrs.
Hooper as she carried them with her 60
her seat at the table. Most kitchen
knives have no quality or temper and
they only cut for a short time. These
are a nice length, too-about seven
| inches. There Is one with a taperlng
cutting edge, one with perfectly
straight-cutti edge, one with a sharp,
long. narrow point that is just the thing
to remove the divisions of an orange or
separate meat from the bone and a grape
fruit knife with thin, double edged
curved blade to fit the curve Of the fruit
and with a blunt end to purevent put
ting a hole in the rind or hurting the
hand"
"IIl tell Smith how much you liked
Them said Henry as he prepared Betty's
cereal for which she was clamoring,
They are perfectly splendidr ex
claimed Mrs. Hooper delightedIy
didn't have a decent knife In the kitchen
to do anything with. I must tell the
bride about this compact little set, be
cause don't know anything that will
give her more comfort ii her work than
the right kind of knives"
In the afternoon when the bride came
in to tea she remembered to tell her and
showed her the price mark, which was
50 at any hardware store.
'T want to consult you about stock
ing my pantry shelf said the bride,
after she had exclaimed over the merits
of the new tea table that Helen rolled
in from the dining room. Il want to
have reserve supply in the house to
| begin with and then i can replace one
thing at time as they run out"
"Is it that you don't know what to
start WITH" inquired Mrs Hooper
ooh, / know some things that l must
have like -four and sugar and tea. but
want to plan a pantry shelf like yours
that will be complete
"Well, come out TO the kitchen and
I'll show you what I keep on it always
on hand. Every Monday I run through
it and buy what is running low In
that way I never run out of certain
| things"
'I'n just copy them down as you cali
them off" said the bride, taking lit
tie notebook from her baag as they stood
before Mrs. Hooper's neatly arranged
| pantry shelf.
well there are pounds of granu-
lated sugar, 1 pound brown sugar, 1
pound of tea, l point of coffee, 1 pound
baking powder, pounds of butter, 3
pounds of lard, % pounds of -four 3
| pounds of oatmeal, 1 pound hominy, 3
pounds of rice, / package cornstarch, /
package tapioca, l pound macaroni,
| quart molasses, dozen eggs, lemons
and two kinds of uncooked cereal