Ingredients
- two pounds to a barrel of water
- six pieces of lath eleven inches long
- a bunch of hay
- one illustrated
- one inch wide
Directions
Boil ashes or a bunch of hay or grass in a new iron kettle before cooking in it; scour well Avith soap and sand, then fill with clean water, and boil one or two hours, To remove the taste of wood, first scald the vessel well with boiling water, letting the Mater remain in it till cold ; then dissolve sal-soda or soda, (two pounds to a barrel of water) in lukewarm water, adding a little bit of lime to it, and wash the inside of the vessel well with this solution ; afterward scald it well with plain hot water, and rinse it with cold water be- for you use it. Knives for the table should never be used to cook with ; those for the former purpose may be a cheap plated set for every day use, and slinuld ^>v ke]it by themselvi's, and never be allowed to be used in the kitch- en. A convenient tray is the one illustrated ; it is made of strong Japanned tin and has a separate apartment for knives, spoons, and forks, and teaspoons. It is also provided with a convenient handle. A wooden box may l>e Kui^. i . . u j.,i:.. made by an ingenious man in
the same form, that will be equally convenient. Lucky is the woman who has the ingenious man at hand, who has the time and is willing to spend it in fitting up the kitchen with such conveniences. Never place a range or cook- ing stove ojjposite a door or window if it can be avoided, as any draft will prevent the oven from baking well.
A necessity in the kitchen, because a great protection against clothes taking fire, is a large kitchen apron made full length with bib, and sleeves if wished, the skirt to button close around the dress-skirt. A Avooden mat (made l)y laying down six pieces of lath eleven inches long, one inch wide, and an inch apart, and nailing across these, at right angles, six other similar pieces about the same distance ajjart) is a great jirutection to the kitchen table, which sliould be of ash. Hot kettles and pans from the stove may then be set on this Avithout danger, as the construction of the mat secures a cir- culation of air under it. It is the "little foxes that spoil the A'ines" in the kitchen as well as elsewhere — the neglect of little things causes loss of time, IJatk'nce and money.