Put like dishes together. Keep all spices and staple
things together.
Keep food supplies in covered jars properly labeled. Do
not leave supplies in sacks.
Never arrange supplies in more than two rows. This
saves time and prevents confusion.
When the last of anything is used, report the fact at
once to the instructor, or make a note of it.
Prepare bread crumbs from all dry pieces of bread ; roll
and sift and keep in covered jars ready for use.
Watch canned goods and jellies and report any that
appear to be spoiling.
Care of the Table. — When the dishes are all washed,
clean the table by scrubbing with a brush dipped in hot
water and then in Dutch cleanser or in scouring soap.
nrsTRWTIONS TO H0VSEKEBPER8 13'
Use little water; scrub thoroughly with the grain of the
wood. Rinse well and wipe dry as possible with a cloth
wrung out of clear water.
See that the edges of the table are kept clean and dry.
Clean under the stoves thoroughly.
Ammonia or borax will remove grease spots. Spread
on the spots and let stand for a few minutes; then rinse with
cold water. Hot water dissolves grease and drives it into
the wood.
Care of Floors and Woodwork. Hardwood Floors. — A
long-handled soft brush is best for sweeping polished floors.
A broom with a soft cover made of cotton flannel sewed into
a bag to fit the broom and tied on with tapes, is a good sub-
stitute for the brush.
Use little or no water on hardwood floors. Brush dry.
Sweep from the outside of the room towards the center; be
sure corners and baseboards are well dusted.
Use short strokes of brush or broom, and keep it close
to the floor to prevent raising a dust. Gather dust into a
small spot and take up with brush and dustpan; burn, if
possible, at once. A little oil on the brush or broom bag
collects the dust together better.
Sweeping Ordinary Floors. — Sweep dry in the same way
as with hardwood floors, using an ordinary broom.
Scrubbing. — Use plenty of hot soapsuds and a stiff
brush. Do not wet a large surface at a time. Scrub with
the grain of the wood ; then rinse thoroughly and wipe dry
with a cloth wrung out of clear water.
Avoid wetting baseboards, furniture, and doors.
Grease spots on unfinished wood may be removed by
covering with borax, letting stand over night, and then
rinsing off with clear water.
14 DOMESTIC SCIENCE
Carpets. — To sweep, tear old newspapers into small
pieces, dampen them, and sprinkle over the carpet. Use a
stiff broom and sweep as in method for hardwood floors,
taking short strokes to avoid raising dust. A carpet
sweeper may be used in the center of the room after sides
are brushed.
To brighten the carpet, put a few drops of ammonia
into a little warm water, dip a cloth into it, wring out, and
rub over the carpet after it has been swept.
Woodwork. — After sweeping and when the dust has
settled, wipe off the woodwork carefully, using a soft cotton
cloth. Hemmed cheesecloth dusters are preferable. Gather
the dust into the folds of the duster, not stirring the dust
up in the room, and shake duster out of doors. Dust
higher objects and woodwork first.
Chemically-prepared dustcloths are for sale and are
good for most woodwork, but must not be used on mahog-
any furniture.
Page 11
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
Put like dishes together. Keep all spices and staple things together.
Keep food supplies in covered jars properly labeled. Do not leave supplies in sacks.
Never arrange supplies in more than two rows. This saves time and prevents confusion.
When the last of anything is used, report the fact at once to the instructor, or make a note of it.
Prepare bread crumbs from all dry pieces of bread ; roll and sift and keep in covered jars ready for use.
Watch canned goods and jellies and report any that appear to be spoiling.
Care of the Table. — When the dishes are all washed, clean the table by scrubbing with a brush dipped in hot water and then in Dutch cleanser or in scouring soap.
INSTRUCTIONS TO HOUSEKEEPERS 13
Use little water; scrub thoroughly with the grain of the wood. Rinse well and wipe dry as possible with a cloth wrung out of clear water.
See that the edges of the table are kept clean and dry.
Clean under the stoves thoroughly.
Ammonia or borax will remove grease spots. Spread on the spots and let stand for a few minutes; then rinse with cold water. Hot water dissolves grease and drives it into the wood.
Care of Floors and Woodwork. Hardwood Floors. — A long-handled soft brush is best for sweeping polished floors. A broom with a soft cover made of cotton flannel sewed into a bag to fit the broom and tied on with tapes, is a good substitute for the brush.
Use little or no water on hardwood floors. Brush dry. Sweep from the outside of the room towards the center; be sure corners and baseboards are well dusted.
Use short strokes of brush or broom, and keep it close to the floor to prevent raising a dust. Gather dust into a small spot and take up with brush and dustpan; burn, if possible, at once. A little oil on the brush or broom bag collects the dust together better.
Sweeping Ordinary Floors. — Sweep dry in the same way as with hardwood floors, using an ordinary broom.
Scrubbing. — Use plenty of hot soapsuds and a stiff brush. Do not wet a large surface at a time. Scrub with the grain of the wood ; then rinse thoroughly and wipe dry with a cloth wrung out of clear water.
Avoid wetting baseboards, furniture, and doors.
Grease spots on unfinished wood may be removed by covering with borax, letting stand over night, and then rinsing off with clear water.
Carpets. — To sweep, tear old newspapers into small pieces, dampen them, and sprinkle over the carpet. Use a stiff broom and sweep as in method for hardwood floors, taking short strokes to avoid raising dust. A carpet sweeper may be used in the center of the room after sides are brushed.
To brighten the carpet, put a few drops of ammonia into a little warm water, dip a cloth into it, wring out, and rub over the carpet after it has been swept.
Woodwork. — After sweeping and when the dust has settled, wipe off the woodwork carefully, using a soft cotton cloth. Hemmed cheesecloth dusters are preferable. Gather the dust into the folds of the duster, not stirring the dust up in the room, and shake duster out of doors. Dust higher objects and woodwork first.
Chemically-prepared dustcloths are for sale and are good for most woodwork, but must not be used on mahogany furniture.