Foods and home making

d. Estimate the number of trips you would make from the kitchen table and dish cupboard to the dining room in getting the meal on the table and clearing the table without a tray or service wagon. e. Estimate the number of trips you would make with a tray or service wagon. f. Arrange your results as follows Setting Table Getting Meal on Table and Clearing Table No. trips without tray or wagon No. trips without tray or wagon (1) from kitchen to dining table (1) from kitchen to dining table (2) from cupboard to dining table (2) from cupboard to dining table No. trips with tray or wagon (1) from kitchen to dining table (2) from cupboard to dining table No. trips with tray or wagon (1) from kitchen to dining table (2) from cupboard to dining table Difference Difference Total difference g. What is the total number of steps saved in a year for breakfast only, in using a tray or service wagon ? CHAPTER XIV A DISHWASHING CONTEST Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers as you study this chapter. 1. Do all dishes need to be dried with a towel? Explain. 2. How can spoons, forks, and cups — those dishes which touch the lips — be made clean ? 3. Why are dishes which have stood some time after a meal hard to wash? 4. What relation does dishwashing bear to health ? 5. Why should dishes be drained before drying? 6. Should a bar of soap stand in dish water? Explain your answer. 7. What is meant by scalding dish towels and cloths? Why should it be done? 8. Should water flow from a faucet while soap is being rubbed on a sink? Explain your answer. 9. What kind of cleaning agent should be used in cleaning a sink ? How can you win a dishwashing contest? In the game of dishwashing you try to win as many points as possible. If you are to win this contest, you must learn to play every part of the game. The parts of a dishwashing contest are : Scraping dishes Putting dishes to soak Piling the dishes neatly Washing dishes Scalding dishes Draining dishes Drying only a part of the dishes Putting away dishes neatly Caring for dish towels, dish cloths, and sink Each one of these parts of the game count a certain number of points. If you do all the parts perfectly, you will get 100 points. If you do not do each part perfectly or if you omit any parts, your grade will, of course, be less than 100. 160 A Dishwashing Contest 161 The contest is to take place in your home. Several days or weeks will be needed to complete the contest. Your class will decide how many days and how many times a day the contest will take place. At school you will make a score card on which the points are to be graded. Take home this card, which we shall call a score card, and ask your mother or some older person to mark your score card so you can take it to school and get credit for your work. How will your dishwashing be scored? Use the following form : Steps in Dishwashing Points Scraping dishes io Putting cooking utensils and badly soiled dishes to soak io Piling dishes neatly at right of dish pan io Washing dishes in hot water, chang- ing the water often io Not letting soap stand in water .... 5 Rinsing dishes with scalding water. 15 Draining dishes 10 Drying glassware, silver, and cook- ing utensils 5 Putting away dishes neatly 5 Washing sink clean, using no coarse scouring powder 10