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Buckeye cookery

1892

Page 259

Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
KITCHEN UTENSILS. ’ TIN WARE, One boiler for clothes, holding six gallons, with copper bottom or all copper. One milk strainer. One bread-pan, holding five or six quarts. One deep pan, for preserving and canning fruits. One six-quart pan. One four-quart pan. Two two-quart pans. Two one-quart pans, Two dish pans. - Two two-quart covered tin pails. One four-quart covered tin pail. Two tin-lined sauce pans with covers, holding four quarts each, for boiling potatoes, cabbages, etc. Four cups with handles. Two pint molds, for rice, blanc- Peete, etc. Four half-pint molds. One skimmer with handle. Two dippers of different size. Two funnels, one for jugs and ¢ one for cruets. One quart measure. One pint measure. Half-pint messure. One gill measure. If possible, get these measures broad and low, instead of high and slen- 415 der, as they are much more easily kept clean. Three scoops of different size. Four bread-pans for baking. The smallest make the best-sized loaves, and will do for cake also. Four jelly-cake pans. Four round and two long pie-pans. _ One 1}4 inch deep for custard and cocoa-nut pies. One coffee-pot. One tea-pot. One colander. One large bread-grater. One small nutmeg-grater. One wire-sieve. One hand sieve (quart measure). One frying-basket. One egg-beater. One spice-box. One pepper-box. One cayenne pepper-box. One pepper-box for salt. One biscnit-cutter. One potato-cutter. One dozen muffin-rings. One soap-shaker. One tea-kettle with copper bottom or 2 all copper. 4 One wire spoon. One tea-cannister. One toasting-rack. {RON WARE. One pair of scales. One pot, holding two gallons, with steamer to fit. One pot, holding three gallons, with close-fitting cover, for soup. One preserving kettle, porcelain lined. One deep frying-pan. One small frying-pan. Two sheet-iron dripping-pans of dif- ferent sizes. One large turkey pan. Two sets of gem pans. Two spoons with long handles. KITCHEN Two spoons with handles of modes ate length. i Two spoons with wooden handles. One griddle. ; One broiler. One waffle-iron: One toasting-rack. One large meat-fork. One jagging-iron. One can-opener. One coffee-mill. One chopping-knife. Three flat-irons, two No. 8, and one No. 6. LUXURIES. Mops 1 FOR JELLIES, ETc.—Are made of tin in various designs. Da at A GRAVY-STRAINER, made of gauze wire, in the shape of a tunnel, is best. ee Eee-peater.—The best is the “ Dover Egg-beater.”” PANCAKE-LIFTER.—Made with a broad flat blade, for turning pancakes. APPLE-CORER.—A tin tube, tapering slightly from one end to the other, for coring apples; may be made of any desired size. CAN-OPENER.—Several good ones are made, which are very cheap, and save — and trouble and knives in opening tin cans, § AIG KITCHEN LUXURIES. KNIFE FOR PEELING potatoes or fruit, which has a wire guard on the side of the blade to regulate the thickness of the paring. ; “ LARDING-NEEDLEs, for larding fowls, may be purchased at any house- | furnishing store. A penknife may be used as a substitute. Wire BaskKET FoR FryinGc.—A basket of tinned wire which is lowered into hot fat with any article to be cooked by immersion in it. SkEweErs, made of tinned wire, with a ring at one end to draw them by, are convenient and easily made. Potato CuTTeR.—An instrument with an adjustable knife for slicing potatoes, for frying in hot lard. Costs half a dollar, and is a great conven- lence. ; CREAM WHIpPER.—A small syringe with the bottom perforated with holes, through which the cream is forced back and forth until it becomes a froth. Costs twenty-five cents. A Dust-pan, with handle leaning down instead of up, so that the end will - rest on the floor, tipping the blade slightly so that the edge will keep close to the floor to receive the dust, saves stooping down in sweeping.