Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-17
MRS. WILSON GIVES
HER THIRD LESSON
A Garbage Can That Is I'm
clean Can Cause Damage
Epen TO Good Foods
By MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
Downright. ros,. ~ Mrs. n 4. Wilson. All
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Lesson No. 3 .,.' .....i
Garbage can.
Refrigerator.
Care Of cooking utensils.
THE relation between the garbage
j can, the refrigerator and the cook
;nr utensils is indeed very close, all
three having a direct bearing upon one
another; and IL any one be neglected
thsn The results can be traced In the
budget and the family health.
Tho garbage can should be OF suf-
scient size to hold amply all the waste.
This can should be kept sweet and
clean BIZ washing three times each week
With boiling soda water and then leav-
;ns 70 dry and air. That the garbage
can, should have tight fitting lid to
boon it's contents from the cats, ,doEs
and flies Is as necessary as the can
Itself
FtIthy. evil-smeliing garbage cans
breed disease and fill the place with
bacteria developing from decnying. pu-
trid masses of food. Theae germs are
carried by the wind brck into your
home and soon develop dangerous In
testinal disturbances.
A garbage can that contains leftoycrs
that have been permitted to spoil be-
cause the housewife failed TO utilize
them clearly tells the tale Of why eome
folks, are always complaining about
the excessive cost Of living.
The Refrigerator .. ,.
The refrigerator ts the receptacle that
holds in cold storage the foods that you
eat, and it is of vital necessity that 1t
be OF the very best that you can pos
s;bly afford. 1t IL poor economy to
purchase cheap box and then have to
make UP the difference Of the first costs
in continual purchasing Of ice to keep
IL sufficiently cold to preserve tho food.
After having selected refrigerator that
will suit your needs, then see that you
keep in the ice compartment sufficient
ice to maintain a temperature rs near
freezing point rs possible. This cannot
be done II you cover up the Ice in a
blanket, for you save the ice at the
expense Of the foods and the box.
The Care OF the Refrigerator
It Is poor economy to purchase any
but porcelain lined box, for this box
Is then as easily kept clean as the dish
that you eat from. Wipe the rcfriger-
ator from top to bottom twice a week
with q cloth kept for this purpose. /.
wrnging the cloth out OF hot water. IL
any food is spilled, wipe up at once.
Having q set OF dishes to fit in the
refrigerator Is n real economy and pre-
vents accidents due to using dishes Of
every shape and size. DO not let lett
overs accumulate; they develop bac-
terial growth and help spoil the other
food.
Never place food with the soil on It as
Il comes from the market. Cover meats
with q piece Of woX or parafiin paper
and hang up. Wash and dry all vese-
tables.
The hooks for the meat can be pur-
chased at almost any hardware store
for few cents. Do not place meat on
the ice; this causes the meat to dis
color and does not keep it amy colder.
The compartment directly under the
leo chamber IL the coolest. and here
all meats and the milk sealed in bottle
should be kept.
Do not place foods in the ice cham
Der; this wastes the ice and they do not
keep as we'll. The only exceptions to
this are celery, lettuce, radlshes and
other salad plants that will need to be
crisp and cold.
The drain pipe Of the refrigerator
should be ClcanSed weekly by removing
and thoroughly flushing with plenty Of
water; also the trap directly under this
pipe will need to be wiped out with
cloth wrung from boiling wate".
Dirty pots and pans not only destroy
the favor OF the food, but they also
make for waste, as the housewife.
realizing their condition. does not
scrape all the food from these pans as
closely as she would as If they were
nice and clean.
If you should have an accident and
burn pot or pan, Immediately remove
rhe food and place the pan in cold water
to soak, adding a little of some neutral
bland soap powder. Let soak until
most Of the burnt food can be scraped
free. Do not use knife or anything
sharp; the best thing to use Is wooden
spoon. Scour until every particle OF
the burnt food is entirely removed and
the pot or pan is just as bright and
clean as before the burning. This is
very important. Do not cook other
foods in any pot or pan that shows the
slightest trace OF having food burnt in
~ Ait luIls uCiuS III IHe become
changed into form Of carbon that has
Il deadly effect upon the digestion. This
IS also true Of the iron skillet that has
coating of old burnt fat accumulated
upon the outer surface and perhaps
formed In rim or crust in the inside
Of the pan.
Can you answer the following ques-
tions?
First. Describe a practical garbage
can?
Second. How would you clean the
garbage can?
Third. Give sanitary reason why
nIthy garbage can is Il menace.
, Fourth. What rating would you give
the housewife whose garbage pail
showed that the left overs were being
constantly thrown out?
Fifth. What is the mission Of the
refrigerator?
Sixth. Explain the difference between
i good and poor ice box.
!. seventh. How would you keep the re-
1rgeratOr neat?
meats.
!, Ninth. Where is the coldest spot in
the refrigerator?
tenth. Why do you think it is wrong
to store foods on the ice2
:. twelfth, What reason for exceptions
10 this ruling?
thirteenth. Is there any danger In
using dirty, burnt cooking utensils? II
SO, why?
Fourteenth. How do dirty pots and
pans waste food?
fltteenth: How would you 20 about
''eshlng a badly burnt pan?
sixteenth. What acid forms in the
purht part Of tho pan?
SerUQnt Is Human.