Foods and home making

In drawing floor plans on this graph paper for a kitchen whose actual dimensions are 9 by 12 feet, count 18 squares in one direction and 24 squares in the other. Draw the outline of the room lightly in pencil. The wall of a room is 6 inches (J foot) in thickness. Represent the out- line of the wall by drawing a margin 1 square wide around the inside outline of the room as shown in Figure 45, page 145. Decide what two adjacent walls are to be outside walls. The windows will be located, of course, in these walls. Then decide what side of the kitchen will open into the dining room. Show how the kitchen furnishings should be arranged in the room, as follows : On another piece of graph paper draw the floor space occupied by the sink, stove, refrigerator, cupboards, and table. Label each. iS8 Modern Housewifery Then cut out these spaces. To do this either measure the size of the sink, stove, etc. in your own home or school or use the following dimen- sions : Sink Drainboards Stove . . Refrigerator Cupboards Worktable . 20 X 36 inches . 20 X 24 inches, each . 24 X 48 inches . 20 X 36 inches . 20 inches deep (usually made as long as space allows) . 24 X 36 inches In drawing outlines of these articles on cross-section paper, remember that each section represents 6 inches. The kitchen should contain at least two windows, each about 36 inches wide. One of the windows could be placed in the door as shown in Figure 47, page 148. There should be at least two doors in the kitchen — one opening into the dining room and the other opening out-of-doors. The doors should be at least 30 inches wide. Take the pieces of paper representing the furniture and place them in the outline of the kitchen. The furniture should be arranged, of course, for efficiency as discussed previously. As the furniture is arranged in the kitchen, keep in mind the position and size of the win- dows and doors. A window or door is indicated in a wall as shown in Figures 45 and 46, pages 145 and 146. After the pieces of paper representing furniture are finally placed on the kitchen outline, the papers may be pasted on the kitchen floor plan. With your pencil, shade the wall spaces other than the spaces represent- ing the doors and windows. HOME WORK 1. Measure your home kitchen and its furnishings. Draw to scale the floor plan of your kitchen and its furnishings. 2. Study the arrangement of the equipment in your home kitchen. If the arrangement of your kitchen is not perfect, plan ways of changing its arrangement so as to make it more convenient. Be sure to plan practicable changes. Draw to scale the floor plan of your kitchen arranged so as to make it more convenient. 3. Estimating steps saved in using tray in getting breakfast: a. Count the number of steps from your kitchen work table to the dining table and return, and from the dish cupboard to the dining table and return. Kitchen Efficiency and Charm 159 b. Estimate the number of trips you would make from the kitchen table and dish cupboard to the dining room in setting the table without a tray or service wagon for the following breakfast : Oranges Rice with Top Milk Omelet Toast — Butter Cocoa c. Estimate the number of trips you would make with a tray or service wagon.