Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-17
Ms. Wilson Giues
Household Hints
Scru.pulously Kept Retriger.
ator, Dishes and Pans Are
Absolute Necessities for
Health of Family
By MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
rocvyioht, 1853, bv Mrs. N. A. Wilson.
WY >rights reserved

Copyright 1859; ;sk,, oK Ne: reserve. ~ T. WILSON, a"
THIS is n splendid time for the
i housewife to look to the small de-
tails. that are quite important before
,he real warm weather comes. The re-
frieerator should have cleaning inside
and out; don't mean just a wiping
inf. but to be scalded with plenty Of
boiling water and then summed for a
whole day. Take knife or piece Of
6nc wire and remove every trace Of
foreign matter that may gather about
the seams and the door openings and
Coat of vsrnish. Tiny little places no
larger than the head Of a pin will af-
ford plenty Of space for bacteria to
erow and create harm. Do not store
he refrigerator in a.dark or damp place
With the idea in mind that this will
save ice. Ptomaine il deadly germ
and thrivcs well in moist, damp places.
and the refrigerator. unless kept
we'll iced. is an ideal place for the cul-
ture of this germ. particularly il the box
il kept filled with foods.
Watch carefully all leftovers. and II
you are unable to utilize them then dis
TO remain In the refrigerator and de.
o
Arrange a. set Of dishes that will fit
nicely in the refrigerator. and then keep
them for this purpose: an old time
housewife just recently selected q set Of
inexpensive blue and white, dishes that
will fit very closely in the refrigerator.
and I was really surprised to see the
nice and orderly array Of both the dishes
and food and they were quite mex
rensivc. 1t Is impossible to cook fine
. favored food in battered. worn and
burnt pans. and the housewife who is
using partially cleanscd pans to cook
the food must not be surprised if the
chemical reaction between the pan and
the food causes digestive disturbances.
Many cases of real serious disturb.
ances of this character can be traced
to this source.
Often when l sec the housewife con-
,entedly using cracked and chipped
dishes, 7 wish that ! could take her
under powerful glass and show her
not only the bacteria. but also the
danger OF using such dishes. Make this
test for Yourself Place In n cracked
cup a little Of the bacon drippings from
the skillet and set the cup away until
the fat Is cold. then remove the fat and
wash the cup in the usual manner with
ths regular dishes. Now fill this cup
with hot tea and let stand for a few
minutes and note the tiny particles Of
fat floating on top of the tea. Also
IL you have a fine discriminating taste.
note the odd flavor of the tea. and see
il it ia not unlike tho dish water. Now
break this cup open and note the matter
that has filled up this crack and then
take a magnifying glass and look at
this material.
The filthy, deadly fly is a menace to
health. and there is no real excuse for
its being in the home. If you can
travel with fly on it's journey for q
few minutes, ] am sure that no one
could induce you to cat anything 1t has
come in contact with.
Every little while an entire family
is seriously i'll and perhaps one and
even two have died. and then comes
the word that the deadly ptomaine germ
is active and the real cause of the trou-
bic. Quite recently noted chemist re-
marked that the careless storage of
food in partially chilled boxes or refrig-
orators was the cause Of this trouble.
The ice chamber in the refrigerator
needs to be kept full of ice IL the food
is to be kept at n temperature that will
prevent spelling. DO not cover the
ice and expect to have this ice to main
tain the chill Of the refrigerator below
danger point. Many foods will develop
the deadly ptOmaine germ il stored in
warm places and yet show no real visual
evidence of decay or spoil.
Hang a thermometer in the refrigcr-
ator and see that sufficient ice Is kept
in the ice chamber to maintain tenn
peraturc below - degrees Fahrenheit.
The bread and cake box, too, will need
special attention and a semi weekly
scaldng and then summing in the early
morning sunshine will keep this rccep-
tacle sweet and clean. Mold quickly
forms on bread during the warm, moist
season and so quickly does this bacteria
develop that even the bread just freshly
baked is often affected IL placed in the
box where such bacteria have developed.
Sec that only small quantities Of
cereals and -four are on hand. 1t is
best to purchase these commodities in
small quantities during the summer sea
son: Each housewife should determine
to destroy all mice. rats and vermin and
to ,' see that the gt;Pase pail IS kept