Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Home-Equipment Needs
Modern and Efficient Kitchen Tools and Utensils
Make Summer Housekeeping Easy
and Very Satisfactory.

In case you do not use stainless
knives, a large cork will be found very
| useful for cleaning other knives anC
even for securing or cleaning kitchen
utensils. 1t fits nicely to the hand, and
| should be large enough so that the
| fingers can be kept out of the cleaning
| substance. Knife handles should not
| be allowed to remain in hot water.
| thorough cleaning and quick rinsing
| in hot water is enough. If knife ham
! dies become loose. they can be cemented
at home in the following way: Mix four
parts of resin with one part of beeswax
and one part of plaster of Paris. Fill
the hole in the knife handle with this
cement. Heat the steel shank of the
blade until it is nearly red hot, then fix
it firmly in place,
Where and how to keep kitchen knives
is one of the problems of the housewife.
Some knives are SO long and some are
so sharp that they cannot be kept in
the receptacleS for other kitchen imple-
ments and utensils. They can't be hung
up on hooks or nails A shallow kitchen
drawer is good place to keep them. or
drawer should be partitioned off into
compartments for knives and other
kitchen implements. Compartments in
the back part of the drawer should be
kept for knives and other articles that
are not used as often, with a place in
front for the most frequently used
smaller knives.
Brushes and Brooms.
Brushes being in daily use and not
infrequently roughly treated, 1t is not
wise economy to buy those of inferior
quality, because they are badly made
soon wear out, are not efficient for the
purpose required and have to be re-
newed more often than the better made
ones. Carpet brooms and brushes.
whether made of hair or fiber. require
occasional cleaning, but too frequent
washing is destructive TO the stiffness of
either hair or fiber 1t is much easier
to wash large brooms and brushes out
doors, and for the work a good drying
day should be chosen. Use zinc bath
or tub large enough to take the broom
head
II the straws of your kitchen broom
have way OF spreading out and curl
ing away from the center, put a wide
rubber band around them about half
way between the ends and where they
are fastened onto the handle. Much
may be done In Strengthening a broom
by washing it and forcing it to dry so
that the broom corn is straight When
a wh!sk broom becomes worn, trim it
to stub. scald in soapy water. then in
clear water. then dip in cold water, and
you will have a good brush for scrub
bling enamel ware.
Using system in homework will make
it much less laborious. helping TO re-
duce the burden Of hot-weather duties.
One housewife uses a large calendar
that is tackled in a convenient place
in the kitchen. with pencil and string
attached. When she comes in with
groceries. or if they are delivered, she
goes Immediately, while her memory is
fresh. and puts down the amount of
the purchase In the space on the cal
endar. This has proven to be a great
help. Small extra notes are also added
at the top or sides opposite the date of
purchase. With this daily help it is
a very easy matter to check up at the
end of the month.
Two states, with pencils attached, are
also helpful. One is for the laundry
list, the other is used as a memoran-
dunn of purchases to be made or phoned
for. and other reminders at the begin
ming OF each day.