Evening star., 1932-10-28
COnveniences in the Kitchen
Economy in Space Is One Thing to Be Considered;
Utensils Which Give Eficiency-C'"~''-
ing and Repairing.

| held in place with a hook. The outer
end is supported by stout leg that is
hinged to the under side of the board
SO that it drops down into position
when the board is lowered for use.
Porch Conveniences.
For convenience on warm days you
can have a handy back-porch shelf on
hinges for preparing vegetables and
fruits. The shelf should be low enough
50 that the worker may be seated. In
the center of the shelf a yound hole
should be cut and under this should be
hooks for holding a garbage pail. Cover
the shelf with oilcloth, 50 that it may
easily be kept clean. Here, during warm
days, all vegetables and fruits may be
cleaned and prepared for use without
being carried into the kitchen for the
work. All refuse should be dropped
through the hole into the bucket.
Looking after porch furniture is just
one more task. That is why hinged
furniture, especially for the side or
back porch, is so convenient. 1t also
saves space. A table hinged to the
down kitchen tasks or to hold sewing
materials in the afternoon. 1t Is well
to have 1t large enough to hold Sun
day night lunches.
Seats at each end Of the porch, which
let down. are usually handler than sta
tionary benches, as they are out OF the
way when not needed and shed rain
better than benches. Another advan-
tage of hinged furnishings is that they
are always ready for use.
Kitchen Favorites.
A perforated pie plate is of good
VA, IN ho ts
o meal when 1t cannot be used. 1t
will cover the skillet when you wish
steam to escape. 1t covers utensils
which you set outside TO cool. It will
drain sour milk for cottage cheese
Steamed bread or buns placed in this
pan and set In the oven come out
fresh. The perforations allow all water
to escape and the oven heat dries of
all moisture on the bottom.
A porcelain funnel is useful for many
things and has proved to be an eco
nomical helper to many housewives.
It saves spilling when sugar, coffee,
cereals and other things are poured
from paper bags into their various re-
ceptacles.
A pair of auto goggles, worn while
doing certain kinds OF housework. are
a great protection to the eyes. They
are especially good to wear when filling
the pepper shakers, peeling onions
shaking rugs or taking out ashes.
An electric fan is more than cooling
agent. 1t is also useful for many
other purposes. In the kitchen 1t Is
valuable for driving out odors, drying
frosting on cakes in hurry and dry
ing fine articles of clothing.
Gummed paper you can turn into
labels for your canned foods, and use
in the place of string when doing up
paper packages, such as the children
school lunches. Pasteboard box corners
may be reinforced with it and tin boxes
and coffee cans are made air-tight by
pasting strip of it over the edge OF the
cover and down onto the box or can.
Here Is good covering for your
kitchen table. 1t is piece Of linoleum
the exact size of the table In pretty
blue-and white pattern. 1t does not
wrinkle and crack as oilcloth does, and
it fits the table exactly, lying perfectly
fat and giving good appearance. 1t
could also be used on the wall space
above the sink and gas stove. You can
buy samples or odd-siZed pieces that
have been left over when cutting to mt
rooms. It Is best to get the inlaid limo
leum. as this will not wear out. 1t costs
little more than oilcloth, but 1t is
more economical in the end, because 1t
wears much longer.
Soap Paste.
When q cake Of soap becomes so small
as to be annoying to use, place 1t in an