St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-11-21
Store Equipment
Where Most Used

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long time recommended that wom-
en- store their household supplies
and equipment Eat point Of first
use" This principle alone has
saved many man-hours in industry
and II has been proved that 1t
can also save many woman-hours
In the home.
In your study Of kitchen activi-
ties and movements, check to see
how often you must move supplies
and utensils. The next question is
to concentrate both supplies and
equipment In their various proper
centers-that is, where they are
most used.
Let's say. for example that your
sink is your cleaning and prepare
ton center, as is common. Your
dishpan with the various cleaning
supplies should all be located I'M
derneath the sink. The garbage can
should also be there so dishes from
the table can be scraped into II,
rinsed without another step and
stacked.
Do keep all your towels and other
such supplies right there, too, so
you won't have to step away from
the sink to reclaim them. II posi-
BILE. store all or most of the dishes
and silverware right above the sink
so they can be put there directly
after cleaning.
II dishpan, powder and dish rack
with protective mats are kept I'M
derneath the sink, see IL you can
store them so that all can be lifted
out with bending only once instead
of several times.
Keep knives, drainers or coland-
ers and other food cleaning imple-
ments In the sink area so that food
can be cleaned right where you
have running water for the job.
Cooking and utensil storage dishes
may be kept in the same area so
food can be placed in them for
storing or cooking.
Seat Yourself
While you Work
It's amazing how many jobs can
be done while you sit down, rather
than stand II you'll just stop to
think about 1t. How about ironing,
for exampleH Many chairs, for
good posture and comfort, are
made for this purpose and they're
an energy saving idea that are
well worth the investment.
Plan to do many Of your kitchen
tasks In a seated position and
you'll find yourself much more
energetic after a days work. Prep
aration procedures. such as cut
ting and mixing may often be done
sitting down much more easily
than while standing.
Why stand in the first place
while doing these things4 Most
women do because that is the way
things were done by mothers and
grandmothers, and because they
never gave II a second thought,
even after having difficulties physi-
cally.
Another reason why women
stand Is because they do not or
ganlze their kitchen work, for in
stance. sufficiently so they can
sit and Just do the work at hand. II
you gather all the equipment and
supplies, it's possible 10 do all mix
ing procedure at one sitting be-
cause you don't have to jump up
and down 10 get things.
Tables and counter tops so that
you can sit comfortably while you
work are essential for many Of
these things. Leaves, however, can
be pulled out of many counters. II
they're built-in. and they'll provide
correct and comfortable working
heights.
Here are Tips
For HousewOrk
How many trips to kitchen or
closet and back do you have to
make?
II you've been counting while
you do your cleaning, you'll find
that innumerable trips were essen
tial, so with proper analysis, one
trip could do the same for you.
That happens, Of course, II you
provide yourself with a cart con-
tanning all cleaning supplies.
II this cart is on wheels, II needA,
no lifting, and can simply be
pushed from room to room as YOU
clean. II. at the same time the
cart has a shelf on il on which you
can place papers, magazines and