The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. c.
Kitchen Test For Fresh Eggs

Consumers Counsel Division of the
A. A. A.:
Open the shell of the egg carefully
and put the egg gently on a plate.
Notice the yolk. If it remains firm,
small, and outstanding, good. But if it
spreads out or breaks for no appar-
ent reason, take warning. The white
also should be firm. If it looks weak
and watery, you can be sure you
haven't bought fresh egg.
The old-fashioned test of freshness,
by putting the egg in a pan of water
without breaking it, is fairly reliable,
though not always a certain check. A
fresh egg should sink to the bottom
of the pan Immediately. If the heavy
end rises above the small end, the
eggs freshness is doubtful, while if
the egg floates on top of the water, it
is probably completely bad.
Small clots of blood in the white
can be removed without hurting the
egg. If the white is discolored, or
if there is bad odor to the egg don't
use it.
Of course, your best protection al
ways is to ask for U. S. Government
graded eggs and note the date of in
spection which you will find on the
grade certificate or grade seal on the
retail package.
Is 1t Linen or Cotton?
Try the burning test" if you want
to know definitely whether it is pure
linen or cotton that you've bought,
advises the CONSUMERS GUIDE,
publication of the Consumers Counsel
Division of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration.
Touch light to few threads of
the fabric. If it blazes up quickly,
it's cotton. If it shoulders slowly
away, you've purchased linen.
Notice a thread of the fabric after
2 it is broken. A cotton thread goes
limp and it's ends spread out in all
directions. Linen threads stay some
what erect and the fibers cling to-
gether when thread is snapped.
The oil test is O. X. if you're COM
pairing pure cotton with pure linen.
A drop of glycerine on cotton leaves
an Opaque stain. You can see through
the spot left by drop of glycerine
on linen.
The time-honored water test is no
longer recommended. Water applied
with the tip of the finger to linen goes
right through the fabric. However
today cottons are treated so that they
too, absorb water quickly.
Buying Kitchen Table?
Kitchen workers 5 feet inches tall
the height of the average housewife
will find it easiest to work at kitch-
en- tables measuring 32 inches from
top to floor.
Scientific research, says the CON-
SUMERS' GUIDE, publication of the
Consumers Counsel Division of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton, shows that this is the ideal height
for a work table used by "Mrs. Aver
age Housewife"
However, those shorter or taller
usually find they are best suited by
a table falling anywhere between sc
and 33 inches high.
For sit-down tasks-sewing or any
other work that can be done while
sitting-a low table, "a inches high
is boon to the average housewife"
Best height for the companion chair
is 16 inches, while the seat should be
at least IA inches wide for most com
fort.
A lightweight table is better thar
a heavy one, declares the GUIDE. II
makes it just that much easier to shift
the table about the kitchen.
Compare Prices Before You Buy
Chickens
Some chickens have more edible
meat on them than others. If the ten
derness of the chicken is less import
ant than the nourishment you'll get
you can save money by learning how
much edible meat usually comes OF
each kind of bird, says the CON
SUMERS' GUIDE, publication of th'
Consumers Counsel Division of th'
A. A. A.
No absolute measurements of tht
amount of edible meat you are sure
to get from each kind of chicken have
been worked out, declares the GUIDE
but one experimenter has figured thes'
percentages in relation to the weigh
of the dressed birds:
Broilers between So and 60 per cen
edible.
Fryers between 63 and CT per cen
edible.
Roasters between G2 and GA per cen
edible.
Hens about II per cent edible.
Don't confuse dressed poultry witt
drawn chickens. Only the feather
have been removed from dressed
fowl, while head, feet, and entrail
have been removed from the draw
Chickens
"Of course, these birds sell at vary
ing prices. To find out how mucl
edible meat on each kind will cost, yo
must figure in the price per pound 0
dressed weight. This takes som
arithmetic.
Supposed dressed roasters are sell
ing at SO cents a pound and hens a