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CHAPTER II.
THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF A KITCHEN SINK
Choice.
Kinds:
(1.) Porcelain, either white or buff colour. These look and wear well and
are easy to keep clean. Buff coloured sinks do not stain as easily as white.
(2.) Enamel on iron. These look well and:are easy to clean, but if the
enamel chips, the iron is liable to rust and wear into a hole.
(3.) Zine on wood is sometimes used, but does not look well and is difficult
to keep clean. 2
(4.) Soapstone sinks are dark in colour and therefore do not look as well
as white sinks, but they are not so hard on crockery as porcelain or enamel.
Buy a sink and back in one piece, with draining boards of the same material,
which should overlap on either side of the sink. There should be no cracks
where dirt may collect or vermin breed.
A sink with a plug is useful if a movable small strainer is fixed in pipe
below plug.
The sink traps should be easily accessible and have a good water seal.
Daily Cleaning.
(1:) Wash sink, draining boards and sink back each day with hot water and
soap, scrub if necessary. Remove obstinate marks by rubbing hard with bath-
brick or a scouring soap on a cloth wrung out dry. Flush the sink drain with
boiling water.
; Care of a Sink.
(1.) Never drop heavy articles on a sink.
(2.) Never clean tins on a sink, as it scratches the surface; place them on
a paper or on the draining board to scour.
(3.) Before washing greasy articles, wipe the grease off with newspaper;
burn the paper. ;
(4.) After putting greasy water down sink, flush with soda water as below.
(5.) Pour all water containing pieces through a sink strainer,
(6.) Never use strong acids on an enamel sink.
(7.) Turn off taps securely.
WEEKLY FLUSHING OF A SINK TRAP
Cleaning Apparatus.
Kettle of boiling water, half cup washing soda, one quart hot water, an
enamel saucepan and funnel, potassium permanganate crystals or other
disinfectant.
Directions.
(1.) Sprinkle a few permanganate crystals over sink drain.
- (2.) Dissolve soda in a saucepan of water, bring it to the boil.
(3.) Pour boiling soda solution through funnel down drain. Leave for half
an hour to cut the grease.
(4.) Wash and replace utensils. '
(5.) Pour a kettle of boiling water down sink drain to flush it.
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Cleaning Apparatus.
An enamel pail, sink strainer, large monkey wrench, trap brush with wire
handle, quart enamel saucepan, half cup washing soda, a disinfectant, boiling
water. Bee
Directions.
(1.) Put soda and 1 quart hot water into saucepan, dissolve and boil.
(2.) Pour some disinfectant down sink drain.
(3.) Place pail under sink trap. Unscrew cap of trap with the monkey
wrench.
(4.) Remove with brush all obstructions from trap.
(5.) Pour the boiling soda water down sink through trap into pail. When
trap is clean replace screw cap.
(6.) Empty contents of pail into sink through strainer slowly. See that
trap does not leak.
(7.) Wash all utensils and replace.
(8.) Pour kettle of boiling water down sink and leave sink clean.
N.B.—If the trap is cleaned periodically the sink will not become stopped up.
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CHAPTER III.
THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF A KITCHEN RANGE
Choice.
(1.) A malleable iron range is the easiest to clean, as it requires no black-
leading.
(2.) Choose a plain stove with plain nickel; highly ornamented stoves are
out of place and require more cleaning.
(3.) A stove should stand on feet. It is then possible to sweep under it;
otherwise an angle is formed with the floor where dust collects,
(4.) <A stove should be high enough to prevent the fatigue of stooping. An
elevated oven is preferable.
(5.). A stove should be so constructed that it retains as much heat as
possible; for this reason the oven should be covered with asbestos,
Cleaning.
Apparatus:
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THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF A KITCHEN SINK
Choice.
Kinds:
(1.) Porcelain, either white or buff colour. These look and wear well and are easy to keep clean. Buff coloured sinks do not stain as easily as white.
(2.) Enamel on iron. These look well and:are easy to clean, but if the enamel chips, the iron is liable to rust and wear into a hole.
(3.) Zine on wood is sometimes used, but does not look well and is difficult to keep clean. 2
(4.) Soapstone sinks are dark in colour and therefore do not look as well as white sinks, but they are not so hard on crockery as porcelain or enamel.
Buy a sink and back in one piece, with draining boards of the same material, which should overlap on either side of the sink. There should be no cracks where dirt may collect or vermin breed.
A sink with a plug is useful if a movable small strainer is fixed in pipe below plug.
The sink traps should be easily accessible and have a good water seal.
Daily Cleaning.
(1:) Wash sink, draining boards and sink back each day with hot water and soap, scrub if necessary. Remove obstinate marks by rubbing hard with bathbrick or a scouring soap on a cloth wrung out dry. Flush the sink drain with boiling water.
Care of a Sink.
(1.) Never drop heavy articles on a sink.
(2.) Never clean tins on a sink, as it scratches the surface; place them on a paper or on the draining board to scour.
(3.) Before washing greasy articles, wipe the grease off with newspaper;
burn the paper. (4.) After putting greasy water down sink, flush with soda water as below.
(5.) Pour all water containing pieces through a sink strainer, (6.) Never use strong acids on an enamel sink. (7.) Turn off taps securely.
WEEKLY FLUSHING OF A SINK TRAP Cleaning Apparatus.
Kettle of boiling water, half cup washing soda, one quart hot water, an enamel saucepan and funnel, potassium permanganate crystals or other
disinfectant.
Directions.
(1.) Sprinkle a few permanganate crystals over sink drain. - (2.) Dissolve soda in a saucepan of water, bring it to the boil. (3.) Pour boiling soda solution through funnel down drain. Leave for half
an hour to cut the grease.
(4.) Wash and replace utensils.
(5.) Pour a kettle of boiling water down sink drain to flush it.
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THE CLEANING OF A SINK TRAP Cleaning Apparatus.
An enamel pail, sink strainer, large monkey wrench, trap brush with wire handle, quart enamel saucepan, half cup washing soda, a disinfectant, boiling water.
Directions. (1.) Put soda and 1 quart hot water into saucepan, dissolve and boil. (2.) Pour some disinfectant down sink drain.
(3.) Place pail under sink trap. Unscrew cap of trap with the monkey wrench.
(4.) Remove with brush all obstructions from trap.
(5.) Pour the boiling soda water down sink through trap into pail. When trap is clean replace screw cap.
(6.) Empty contents of pail into sink through strainer slowly. See that trap does not leak.
(7.) Wash all utensils and replace.
(8.) Pour kettle of boiling water down sink and leave sink clean. N.B.—If the trap is cleaned periodically the sink will not become stopped up.
THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF A KITCHEN RANGE Choice.
(1.) A malleable iron range is the easiest to clean, as it requires no blackleading.
(2.) Choose a plain stove with plain nickel; highly ornamented stoves are out of place and require more cleaning.
(3.) A stove should stand on feet. It is then possible to sweep under it; otherwise an angle is formed with the floor where dust collects,
(4.) A stove should be high enough to prevent the fatigue of stooping. An elevated oven is preferable.
(5.) A stove should be so constructed that it retains as much heat as possible; for this reason the oven should be covered with asbestos.
Cleaning.
Apparatus: