Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-24
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
oepvrs0ht. 1888. M Mrs NJ A. WILSON. All
So RIGHTS reserved
NNHE care of the silver, china and
- sink Food storage. Measurements.
The average home uses for table cut
lery plated ware. II the selection Is
made " conservative pattern and
efvcn re-. sonabe care this ware will last
many years. This silver should have a
4 weekly cleaning with good silver pol.
ish and then s"a'ded with boiling water
and dried with soft cloth II then will
retain its finish and high polish.
Remove all discolorations from tea :
spoons daily; teaspoons discolor when
used for eating boiled eggs, and look
very bad II permitted to remain this
way.
The china used for table service
should be Of "a good quality as the purse
will permit; price docs not necessarily
control the appearance of the dishes you
buy for your table. | have seen dainty
attractive china reasonably priced. in
, fact less than some of the naring loud
patterns the housewife often feels com =
PEELED 10 purchase.
The care Of the china used to serve
your daily bread is necessary. Clipped
table show n lack of real housewifcly
pride, and aside from the danger of
using. dishes of this character. cracked
or chipned dishes destroy the appear
ance Of the best food.
Dishes washed in warm, soanv wnter
and dried on a towel are anything but
sanitary and are really danger Jus.
Many serious intestinal disturbances
can be traced to unsanitary dishwash =
ing.
IL is well-known fact that many
dangerous bacteria develop in warm.
moist temperature. and when q mixture
Of soap IS added TO the warm water
end dishes washed in this my germs or
bacteria that have developed BY the
contact OF the dishes and the person are
very apt to become active. This method
leaves a thin film Of soap over the sur
fare Of the dish washed and has been
condemned by health authorities. and
Tor this reason all hotels and restau
rants mi Il cleanse all dishes and silver
oy sterilizing with boiling water.
Many eptdemics in home communi- :
Ties can be traced to various social nf-
fairs whore refreshments are served and
the dishes are washed in manner ex-
planned a5ove. Complete sterilizing Is
the only safeguard for the housewife
Frequently in some homes n cold will
involve 'very member of the family and
they viii be at loss to account for this
epidemic. as 1t were. II YOU wcrc 10
look to the method used In washing
the dishes you would find that the
germs were first deposited upon the
cup, spoon, knife and fork of the one
who first developed the cold. and during
the process OF dlshwashing. through the
Nf l,,ly0 4.
germs had oNnortunity to seek places on
the other dishes.
The sink in the kitchen needs TO be
kept In sanitary manner. In the
modern home this point is cared for in
the white porcelain sink. Water stains
and other discoloratons can easily be
removed with powdered pumice and
Kerosene, securing and then washing
with hot soapy water. The iron sink
should have daily securing with soft
soap and sand, using n stiff -bristled
brush.
Food Storage
The care OF food between the time
efter purchasing and the table smells
either real economy or waste. Dry
foodstuffs should be taken from bags
or other containers and stored in either
glass jars or metal containers. This
NOT oniy prevents waste by loss from
leaky packages, but will keep the
product alright and away from mice
and other Nermin.
Store cereals in half-gal lars,
pasting 4 label on the inside Of the Jar.
This will permit washing the outside
Of the jar. Spices and other foods may
b plnced In small Jars ranging from
the half-pint TO the quart size. Uni
form containers make for an orderly
appearing pantry or closet. Perishable
foods must be cared for Immediately and
placed at once in the refrigerator. To
permit foods Of this character to stand
for time In a warm kitchen is apt to
develop the ptomaine germ or other
harmful bacteria.
Z Before storing lettuce, spinach, celery
and kindred foods, II you WILL cleanse
and prepare them so that they may be
ready for instant use you will prevent
waste and also save space in the refrig
orator. E'
Practical Work
Before deciding to follow this course
,1etermine II you can afford to ignore