Aluminium Saucepans. — Wash well with hot
soapy water, using a little silver sand if necessary
to remove any discoloration or burnt matter.
Rinse thoroughly first in hot and then in cold
water and then dry with a soft cloth. Soda must
on no account be used with aluminium ware, and
patent cleaning mixtures should also be avoided.
The outside may be polished occasionally with metal
polish. The vessels should not be scraped, nor
should the fight brown enamel which will form
inside be disturbed, as it is not only quite harmless,
but adds considerably to the fife of the articles.
Omelet Pans. — Unless absolutely necessary these
should not be washed. After use rub them well
with a piece of imprinted paper and then wipe with
a dry cloth. Washing will often cause the omelet
to stick to the pan the next time it is used, unless
a little fat is melted and well rubbed into it first.
To Clean a Kettle. — A kettle must always be kept
free from soot, otherwise it will take an unnecessary
long time to boil, soot being a non-conductor of
heat. A brown deposit, known as “ fur,” will
very often form on the inside of a kettle owing to
the hardness of the water. This may be prevented
“ Octopus ’’ or Anti-Incrustator
by placing a marble or “ octopus ” in the kettle,
which, with the movement of the water as it boils,
will keep rubbing against the bottom and sides
of the kettle, and the deposit will have no chance
of resting.
If this deposit has been allowed to accumulate,
it may be removed by filling the kettle with water
and adding a good piece of washing soda or some
strong ammonia. Bring this to the boil and boil
slowly for some time. This will dissolve the
“ fur,” which should be easily washed off with a
cloth. Boil one or two fresh waters in the kettle
before using the water for drinking purposes.
Kitchen Knives and Forks. — Wipe these with a
cloth wrung out of hot water to remove any grease,
but do not allow them to lie in hot water, which
would tend to loosen the handles. Then rub off
any stains with a little Brooke’s soap or sapolio
applied rather dry on a piece of flannel. Rinse off
and dry with a knife cloth. It is not necessary
to polish kitchen knives on a knife board ; it only
wears them unnecessarily.
Baking Tins. — Wash well in very hot water with
a little soda in it, using a strong brush and a little
sand if necessary. Rinse well and dry with a
coarse cloth. If a roasting tin has become very
brown and is difficult to clean, let it soak in hot
water and soda for an hour or two to soften the
burnt substance.
Kitchen Cloths. — At the end of the day all kitchen
cloths which have been used and soiled should be
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washed in soapy water with a little soda, then
thoroughly rinsed, wrung out, and hung up to dry.
At the end of the week they ought to be laid
aside in order to have a more thorough washing
and boiling with the rest of the household linen,
and a fresh supply put into use.
Zinc. Sometimes the surrounding of a sink is
covered with zinc, and this may be cleaned in the
following way : Scrub first with hot soapy water to
which a little soda has been added. Rinse and dry.
The zinc may then be polished with a little whiten-
ing mixed to a paste with turpentine. Apply with a
piece of flannel, and when dry rub off with a duster.
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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Aluminium Saucepans. — Wash well with hot soapy water, using a little silver sand if necessary to remove any discoloration or burnt matter. Rinse thoroughly first in hot and then in cold water and then dry with a soft cloth. Soda must on no account be used with aluminium ware, and patent cleaning mixtures should also be avoided. The outside may be polished occasionally with metal polish. The vessels should not be scraped, nor should the light brown enamel which will form inside be disturbed, as it is not only quite harmless, but adds considerably to the fife of the articles.
Omelet Pans. — Unless absolutely necessary these should not be washed. After use rub them well with a piece of imprinted paper and then wipe with a dry cloth. Washing will often cause the omelet to stick to the pan the next time it is used, unless a little fat is melted and well rubbed into it first.
To Clean a Kettle. — A kettle must always be kept free from soot, otherwise it will take an unnecessary long time to boil, soot being a non-conductor of heat. A brown deposit, known as “ fur,” will very often form on the inside of a kettle owing to the hardness of the water. This may be prevented
“ Octopus ’’ or Anti-Incrustator
by placing a marble or “ octopus ” in the kettle, which, with the movement of the water as it boils, will keep rubbing against the bottom and sides of the kettle, and the deposit will have no chance of resting.
If this deposit has been allowed to accumulate, it may be removed by filling the kettle with water and adding a good piece of washing soda or some strong ammonia. Bring this to the boil and boil slowly for some time. This will dissolve the “ fur,” which should be easily washed off with a cloth. Boil one or two fresh waters in the kettle before using the water for drinking purposes.
Kitchen Knives and Forks. — Wipe these with a cloth wrung out of hot water to remove any grease, but do not allow them to lie in hot water, which would tend to loosen the handles. Then rub off any stains with a little Brooke’s soap or sapolio applied rather dry on a piece of flannel. Rinse off and dry with a knife cloth. It is not necessary to polish kitchen knives on a knife board ; it only wears them unnecessarily.
Baking Tins. — Wash well in very hot water with a little soda in it, using a strong brush and a little sand if necessary. Rinse well and dry with a coarse cloth. If a roasting tin has become very brown and is difficult to clean, let it soak in hot water and soda for an hour or two to soften the burnt substance.
Kitchen Cloths. — At the end of the day all kitchen cloths which have been used and soiled should be
washed in soapy water with a little soda, then thoroughly rinsed, wrung out, and hung up to dry. At the end of the week they ought to be laid aside in order to have a more thorough washing and boiling with the rest of the household linen, and a fresh supply put into use.
Zinc. Sometimes the surrounding of a sink is
covered with zinc, and this may be cleaned in the following way : Scrub first with hot soapy water to which a little soda has been added. Rinse and dry. The zinc may then be polished with a little whitening mixed to a paste with turpentine. Apply with a piece of flannel, and when dry rub off with a duster.