Evening star., 1923-04-27

A FTER the spring housecleanins
~ then should come the selec-
~ ton of all the labor saving
devices and household con-
yeniences that the housewife can pos
sibly afford, first among which are
kitchen utensils and kitchen COM
forts. These are the essentials In the
home.
Is your kitchen of such size that
you can work quickly ana coh'eh-
iently? A small. compact Kitchen Is
economical Of housewives time anu
energy. Nine by twelve feet is con-
yenient size. Many kitchens are 100
large for quick work. They necessi-
tate the taking of too many steps
partitioning off dining alcoNe or an
EXTRA pautrv or even a laundry. cal
sometimes be done at relatiNels
small cost and would pay IN the MAJ
ter of greater convenience are tue
doors and windows in your kllcheh
we'll placed? Badly planned door
ways waste wall space and cause un-
necessary passing through the room.
Broad short windows. placed ABOUT
three and one-half feet above lhe
floor. are probably the best type OF
windows for most kitchens.
Ia YOUR kitchen well Ventilated: n
stuffy kitchen will soon tire you out
and even cause headache or cold;
Simple window ventilators ana
screens that admit outside ar With
out drafts, are easy to obtain 1rah :
SONS over doors are also an excellent
means of letting out the impure air
near the ceiling of a room.
Are your sink, stove, work table ana
other important parts of your Kitchen
we'll lighted? Every kitchen IT, needs as
good artificial lighting, as we'll as
plenty Of daylight and sun during
some part of the day. A dark. gloomy
kitchen may be transformed into a
cheerful work room by cutting an ad-
ditional window or even by painting
the walls and woodwork color that
reflects rather than absorbs light. Re
Electors behind wall lamps and lights
help in throwing light where 1t Is
most needed.
Various kitchen work can be done
most comfortably at different heights.
Sinks especially, should not be placed
100 low. Thirty inches from the bot
tom of the sink to the floor is con-
sidered a good average height. f.X-
pertinent until you find the best
height at which to place your work
table ironing board and wash tubs.
The table can be raised on blocks.
followed out to fit the legs. and with
a little ingenuity you can adjust the
ironing board and tubs.
Paper is very useful in a kitchen.
but it must be clean paper For in
stance the housewife needs a piece of
paper on which to drain fried GRO
auettes fritters or doughnuts. and
she reaches out for the brown paper
that came around the meat or for the
bag in which groceries were deliver
ed. She turns to the same source
when she wishes paper for lining the
cake pan. but a little reflection will
show how far from cleanly is this
practice. Instead of using such pa
comes on a frame, should be close at
hand. You will then be sure of hav-
ing something that has not been ham
died. since it was rolled up by ma
chinery in a factory.
Paraffin paper should also be close
at hand for covering food, for wrap
ping. up sandwiches. for school and
picnic lunches and for other purposes.
Cutlery and Brushes.
When you buy cutlery, such as
carving knives. cooking forks or
other knives. get the stainless steel
variety. Stainless steel cutlery will
not rust. With this kind of cutlery
YOU can stick knife blade through
4 lemon and leave 1t for an hour and
YOU will find that after the steel has
been washed, its shining surface will
still remain untarnished. Stainless
cutlery Is made of the same metal
throughout. 1t is not a surface fin
ish. For these reasons. If you must
economize. it is better to buy only
4 few pieces of this quality rather
than great deal of inferior cutlery.
This cutlery is also very flexible and
durable, and can be easily bent back
and forth without breaking. The
knives have keen cutting edges which
wear well, and having steel blades.
they can be sharpened on steel.
Never scour them with a gritty sub
stance. Stainless steel cutlery should
be cleaned just as you would clean
china plate. simply by careful
washing with soap and water only.
The bristles in household brushes
Of all kinds are usually fastened by