Milford chronicle., 1932-06-03
RULES FOR SUSSEX COUNTY
KITCHEN CONTEST FOR 1882

/ convenient kitchen. If the end o
the day finds you Overtired and ner
vous with the work which you plan
ned not yet accomplished, with thu
meals not prepared on time thu!
upsetting the plans and disposi
tions of the entire family, it is wei
to turn your attention to one cause
of your fatigue, the kitchen.
One thousand or more meals are
prepared, acres of dishes washed
and dried, the laundry done, anC
many other tasks crowded into the
average home kitchen during the
course of a year, so it is most es-
sential that this room be as con-
venient as possible.
In view of these and many other
startling facts retailing to the kit
chen and the physical well being ol
the housewife, the one purpose OF
| such contest is:
To encourage Sussex County
! hOmemakers to correct such factors
| for their own special benefit, by:
Arranging and grouping kit
chen furnishings in such way that
work may be done with more ease
and the greatest saving of time and
energy.
2-Adiusting the heights Of work.
ing surfaces to save energy as well
as backaches.
3-Obtaining. if possible, running
water in the kitchen with sanitary
disposals.
4-Getting the kitchen properly
lighted and ventilated.
5-Finishing or refinishing walls
and floors so that they will be light
and attractive and easily kept clean.
Procuring at the smallest outlay
of money possible the needed fur
nishings and labor-saving equip
ment of the best type for the kit
chen.
Plans Of the Contest
THE Kitchen Contest will be
under the direction of the Extension
Service of the University of Della
ware, and the United States De
partment of Agriculture, c0operat-
ing.
2-The County Home Demonstra-
tion Agent will conduct the contest
in the county.
3-The County Homa Demonstra-
tion Agent with one ether selected
judge, will visit and score each kit
chen entered in the contest. twice.
Once before any improvements are
made and again at the close of the
contest after improvements have
been made. Suggestions for making
improvements will be given each
contestant at the time of the first
scoring. Such subject matter in
formation as is needed by the con-
testants in making their improve
ments will be sent out from time to
time during the contest by the
agent Visits will also he made at
intervals for the purpose of assist
ing in any way possible, those par
ticipating in the contest. -.
Each contestant is free to
make asomany improvements as she
chooses.
5-An itemized list of all money
spent on making the kitchen inn
provements must be kept by each
contestant.
6-No expense need be recorded
for voluntary labor performed or
the use of materials on hand, al
though an itemized list shall be
made of such contributions along
with other improvements.
7-Gifts shall be valued and con-
sidered as that amount expended.
Sin cases where a new kitchen
is built during the contest, the con-
testant will be allowed the follow
ing items without considering the |
cost: (a) bare room; (b) bare floor;
(c) unfinished wall; (d) any equip
ment previously used.
9-Anything additional must be
counted at exact cost.
Dates for the Contest
ALI applications for enrolment
must be in the Home Demonstration
Agents Office not later than June l5.
2-The contest will open July
and close October /.
3-All kitchens entered in the
contest will be scored before any
is made, and again at
he end of the contest to determine
he percentage of improvement
made.
Amy homemaker desiring may
enter the contest by sending her
name and address to the County
Home Demonstration Agent, Laura
3. Rutherford, and working under
Ter supervision.
5-,The first scoring will be done
Turing the first two weeks in July
md the second scoring the first
wO weeks in October. !
6-Each contestant will be nOti- ,
led what day her kitchen will be
listed and scored so that she will (
,lan to be home on that day and i
lso to have the husband home, if /
ossible.
IA first, second and third prize i
1ill be given by. the County Advis- f
ry Council in each class, to the |
yOmen making the greatest i'm a
rovement in accordance with the a
ules previously stated. L
These prizes have not yet been n
urchased, but will be worth the t
lille of any contestant to work for, d
1 addition to having prize kitchen Il
hen it's all finished. s