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to the right of a plate. Wipe greasy saucepans and frying pans with a soft paper, then soak them in hot water, III. Order of Washing. Saucepans and all other cooking utensils. Then get fresh water for : — Silver. China. Caution. — Change the water in both pans whenever it becomes greasy or cool. The handles of knives, if of wood, ivory, bone, or pearl, should never be put into water. Wash all tinware in hot, soapy water, care being taken to remove all substances from seams and comers. Try to avoid scraping tinware with a knife. Polish it with pulverized scouring soap. If any of the silver is tarnished, clean it after washing it by rubbing it with soft cloth or cotton waste which has been moistened and dipped into silver polish. Allow the polish to dry on and rub it off with a soft, dry cloth. Wash the silver in hot, soapy water and dry it with a soft towel. Digitized by Google DISH WASHING 31 rV. Redpe for Silver Polish. Sift jewelers' whiting through a fine meshed cloth, or a hair sieve. Make the sifted whiting into a paste by using water and ammonia. Apply the paste to silver, nickel, or aluminum, and let it dry on. Polish with a soft flannel cloth. Steel knives should be scoured after washing, using pulverized scouring soap, Bristol brick, or tripoli. Dampen a cork, or a piece of old cloth or cotton waste and dip it into the polishing material. Rub the blades on both sides until no stains remain. Dip the blades into clean, hot, soapy water and dry them on a dish towel. V. Care of Dish Cloths and Towels. Warm water, soap and a small washboard should be used in washing dishcloths and towels, scrubbing both until all stains are removed. Scald them in boiling water, rinse them in clear, cold water and wring them well. Shake or pull out all wrinkles and dry them out of doors, if possible. VI. Handling Dishes. Handle dishes so carefully that they will not knock against each other and chip. When placing them in the rinsing pan, be careful to lay them so that they will not slide or fall. When moving them on the sink or draining boards, do not push them against each other, but lift them and replace them. Avoid being a noisy dishwasher. VII. Cleaning the Sink. Every day remove all particles of food with a sink brush and sink shovel. Wash the sink with hot, soapy water and scrub it with sink scrubbing brush and scouring soap. Clean behind sink pipes with a wooden skewer. Digitized by Google Rinse the sink with clear hot water and wipe the wood work. Be sure that the edges and outside of the sink are perfectly clean. Wash the sink pan and cloth. Frequently flush the sink by pouring boiling water down sink pipe. Once a month use a solution of caustic soda and boiling water to clean grease from the sink pipe. Iron sinks should be wiped dry and rubbed over with an old cloth that has been sprinkled with kerosene oU. VIII. Polishing Brasses. Use any good polish. Dip a piece of soft cloth into the polish and apply it to the brass. Let it dry on and then polish with a dry piece of old flannel or dry cotton waste. IX. Garbage. Garbage is best disposed of by burning it, or if you have a garden, by burying it, as it becomes a good fertilizer. Strain oflf all water and put waste in a paper and place it in the ash pan to dry. When it is dry, open all dampers in the range and bum it. The garbage pail should be kept very clean, and so tightly closed that no fly can get into it. Rinse the garbage pail with cold water, then wash it thoroughly with a strong solution of hot soda water, using a child's long-handled broom kept for that purpose only. Let both broom and pail afterward dry in the sun. Abbreviations and Measurements All measurements in these recipes are level. For success in cookery, all measurements must be accurate. Digitized by Google ABBREVIATIONS 33