Foods and home making

Washing dish towel and cloth and hanging neatly to dry 10 Total points 100 Pupil’s Score It may appear to you that because many steps are given on the score card, dishwashing is complicated. The process may seem to take much time. However, if your dishwashing tools are arranged as suggested, you will probably be able to do the dishes in less time than formerly. In washing dishes, there are two aims to accomplish : (1) to do the work well and (2) to do it quickly. i62 Modern Housewifery Instructions in washing dishes well in the shortest time are given in this chapter. Why does it pay to make an honest report of your dishwash- ing? In many of the stories thrown upon the moving-picture screen, there is a villain. Often the story is acted so that the audience knows when the villain is deceitful or dishonest. Have you ever noticed that the villain of a play receives no applause for his cheating or insincerity? Sometimes, the audience hisses at foul play. The average person admires honesty and fair play not only in an imaginary story, but in real life. In the true story of everyday life, you cannot afford to be the villain. If you play the game unfairly, you are the loser. A pupil may succeed in bluffing for a short time, but usually his associates will discover his dishonesty. You want and need the respect of your parents, teachers, and classmates. To have your friends trust you is one of the most worth-while possessions of your life. In the dishwashing contest every pupil will find it to his advantage to play fairly and to give an honest report. The one who gives an untruthful report cheats himself. What is the most important step in dishwashing? A class in college studied dishwashing ! Does dishwashing seem a strange subject for a college class to study? Their study of dishwashing was very valuable. The class found that sickness, such as influenza, could often be traced to wrong methods of dishwashing. Such a fact helps one to realize the importance of learning correct ways to wash dishes. What did the college class find about the effect of dishwashing on sickness ? 1 It was found that dishes must he rinsed , or better yet , placed in boiling or scalding water, to make them safe. Let us see why this step in dishwashing is so necessary. lNote to the Teacher: See the Teachers College Record, volume xxiv, No. 5, page 489, Studies in Everyday Bacteriology by Jean Broadhurst and others. A Dishwashing Contest 163 When the lips touch glasses, cups, spoons, or forks, some saliva is left on these dishes. Now saliva almost always con- tains disease bacteria. These are too tiny to be seen (unless a very powerful microscope is used). Warm soapy water may remove some of the saliva as well as bits of food from the dishes, but it will not remove all the disease bacteria. Dishes are per- fectly clean only when the disease bacteria are all removed. Tp remove them, the dishes must be placed in boiling or scalding water. Water at this temperature will destroy the bacteria on the dishes and make them safe to use.