Domestic science (1914 text-book)

Nmnber and kind Arrangement Care of 1. It is a well known fact that odors seem to cling to woolen cloth. Add to this that such cloth cannot be easily washed and cleaned, and the unfitness of such material for laboratory or kitchen wear is readily seen. Washable dresses are the only suitable ones for such work. If long sleeves are worn, they should be protected by oversleeves also made of tub goods. An apron as long as the dress skirt, made with a bib, should be of Digitized by Google white goods. The costume is prettier if the oversleeves and the apron are of the same material. ' The hair should be carefully dressed so that no loose hairs are flying, or a cap similar to a dusting cap may be worn, the latter being the safer way. No rings or bracelets should be worn during the laboratory period as they are in the way and also are likely to retain any dirt that gets on them. When entering the laboratory, the hands should be washed with soap and water and the nails carefully cleaned. It is well to keep a damp hand towel at hand (it may be pinned to the belt) to wipe the hands upon when necessary. To use the apron or dish towel for this purpose is untidy and unsanitary. 2. (a) The laboratory or kitchen should be well lighted and ventilated. Sunshine, beside making the work easier and more pleasant, helps to purify the air. Plenty of pure air in circulation is necessary to keep the room free from offensive odors. No odors of previous cooking should greet a person entering the room. (6) The desk or table and everything in the laboratory, including the stove and oven, should be kept in perfect order and cleanliness. Each utensil should have its place and be kept there when not in use. *' A place for everything and everything in its place, ^' is a motto which, if followed, would save the housewife much time and energy. Since each laboratory will have its own desk arrangement, no set rules as to the placing of utensils can be given, but a suggestion may be helpful. There is usually an inclosed shelf under the desk, and the dishes commonly used may be on this shelf according to the accompanying, or some Fig. 1 similar arrangement. Sauce pan Frying pan Strainer Dinner plate Tin plate Sm. plate Large bowl Sm. bowl White cup Measuring cup a (D Digitized by Google INTRODUCTION A large drawer at the side may be arranged in the manner shown in Figure 2. The pad for hot dishes and a match-box should be on top of the desk. Under the shelf there may be a space where the dishpan and stool may be kept, and under the drawer a place for the gas or oil-stove oven. The more modern desks, however, have a sliding seat and have an oven attached above the desk adjusted so as to swing Fig. 2 back out of the way when not in use. Figure 3 shows one of the best of the late models for these desks. It has the enclosed shelf for utensils below, sliding seat, sliding work-shelves, drawers, and gas plates. Uniform Hand-towel Holder Partition Wire egg beater Wooden spoon Case knife Paring knife Fork Teaspoon Fig, 3 Each two girls usually have one dish towel and one dish washer between them. At the end of the laboratory period, these should be thoroughly washed in soap and water, rinsed, and carefully and neatly hung in a light airy place to dry. Digitized by Google Lesson 11 Baked Apple Materials used: Tablespoon, tb, = 3 teaspoons, or 192 drops. When not otherwise specified, a tablespoonful means a level tablespoonful. Medium-sized apple 1 tb boiling water 2 tb sugar 3 tb cream Utensils needed: Paring knife or corer egg beater (Dover) case knife and fork tablespoon small granite pan vegetable brush saucepan Work to be done: