The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-14
Sister MaryS Kitche1,
NEA Service sta6 yEsiter

There are laws to keep people with colds from spreading germs in kitchens where food Is cooked for the public, but the home kit- chen and pantry are more or less at the mercy of the clements, or at least, the housekeeper's wis., dom and caution.
 Of course, it's usually impossi- ble for the woman who does her own work and has "just a cold" to keep out of the kitchen. The hungry ones, must be fed. But if women will take the simple precaution of covering the nose and month with several thick nesses of heesecloth-mask fash ion-while she's baking and cook ing, she can safeguard the pre- cious health of her family.
 The silver and dishes used by anybody who has a. cold should be covered with boiling water and al- lowed to stand at least five min utes before washing with the rest of the. dishes.
 lscalding Dishes Helps
 At all times dishes, glassware and silver should be washed in sudsy water as hot as the dish washer can stand and rinsed in scalding water. Glassware will stand very hot water if 1t is placed hat in the pan, and hot water poured into pan but not on glass until the glass is covered with water. A pair of strong kitchen tongs allow for the removal of glasses from the water without burning the fingers.
 A well-ventilated kitchen with sunny exposure is an essential of health-giving meals.
 The refrigerator in which food IS stored should receive careful and frequent cleaning. Milk, cream and butter have a special place provided for them in mod ern refrigerators, and should De kept covered wherever they are. Leftover foods should be cooled before putting into the e-hex.
 Always wash off milk hotties before placing in the refrigsrAtor. Hold the top at an angle under running water if 1t is not protept- ed by paper cap.
 Wash Vegetables Carefully
 All fruits and vegetables that are to be served raw should be washed through many waters. The ideal way to wash leaf vegetables IS under running water with the lear held at a sharp angle.
 If there is any trace of dirt on the shells of eggs, wash and dry. Dish cloths should be hung in a sunny, airy place to dry between each siege of dish washing and should be used only for dish washr Ing and no other purpose. Dish towels should be immaculate.
 Cooking utensils should be we'll washed and scalded and wiped dry with 9 dishtowel.
 Harvard Beets
 Two cups diced cooked beets, 2 tablespoons butter, teaspoon cornstarch, tablespoons sugar, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, 4 table spoons vinegar, IA teaspoon salt, few grains pepper.
 Mix and sift sugar and corn starch and add to butter which has been melted. Mix well and stir in lemon juice and vinegaF. Cook and stir until sauce boils. Add beets, salt and pepper and let in a place that will keep the dish for thirty minutes. The sauce be- l liked better than any coffee. It is made of 8 mixture of dried car rots, dried wheat and dried acorns. Is there anything harmful in using this in place of coffee? Has 1t any benefits? (Mrs K. J.)
 Answer-~lt is harmless. Roasted Rcorns have been used as q coffee 
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