when a more thorough cleaning is required. Take
a pail of tepid water and add to it enough soap to
make a light lather. Use a sponge and wash the
wall well over with this. Then carefully remove
the soap with a second sponge or chamois leather
wrung out of cold water, and leave the wall to dry
without further wiping.
The Floor. — As a rule the kitchen floor will require
a good scrubbing once a week, other days it must
be carefully swept or washed over if necessary. If
the floor is covered with linoleum it should not be
washed too often, as much washing and scrubbing
is bad for the ordinary kind. Take a pail of warm
water, some plain yellow or carbolic soap and a floor
cloth and wash the linoleum with this. Then wring
out the floor cloth and take up as much of the mois-
ture as possible. If the linoleum is very dirty and
requires a brush, then a soft one must be used. The
use of soda, ammonia, or washing powders must
be avoided. Of course the Greenwich linoleum, or
that which has the pattern all the way through, can
stand a little harder treatment, but even this must
never be left too wet.
Windows. — First dust the windows and also the
woodwork surrounding them. Then take some tepid
water and add enough liquid ammonia to make
it smell slightly, or a small quantity of paraffin.
Wring a chamois leather out of this and wash over
the window with it, paying particular attention to
the sides and corners. Then finish off with a soft
cloth or dry leather. No material of a fluffy
nature must be used. Clean soft paper makes a
very good polishing pad. Commence always at
the top of the window and work downwards.
Paint or other stains can be removed from the glass
with vinegar or oxalic acid. It must be remembered
that windows should never be cleaned on a frosty
day, as the glass is then very brittle and would be
liable to break as soon as moisture was applied.
Choose a dull dry day when the sun is not shining
on them.
Tables and Boards. — An effort should be made
to keep kitchen tables and boards as white as
possible. The following will be required for clean-
ing them : a pail or basin of warm water, a piece
of house flannel, scrubbing brush, sand, soap, and
a stout cloth for drying. Wash the wood over with
the flannel wrung out of warm water. Rub a little
soap on the brush, dip in sand, and scrub with the
grain of the wood. Rinse well in order to remove
all grit, and dry quickly with a clean cloth. Soda
should not be used, as it tends to discolour the wood,
while sand helps to whiten it.
When cleaning a kitchen table the legs should
not be forgotten. If plain wood they may be
scrubbed in the same way as the top, but if painted
they must only be wiped over with a damp flannel
and dried.
Cleaning Mixture. — The following is good for
the scrubbing of wood and also for scullery work of
all kinds :
Take 1 lb. each of powdered whitening, soft soap,
and silver sand and 1 quart hot water✪ Cleaning Mixture. Mix the
whitening with the water and put them into a sauce-
pan with the soap. Bring these to the boil over
the fire and simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove
the saucepan from the fire and when the contents
have cooled a little stir in the sand, and stir occa-
sionally until nearly cold, to prevent the sand
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when a more thorough cleaning is required. Take a pail of tepid water and add to it enough soap to make a light lather. Use a sponge and wash the wall well over with this. Then carefully remove the soap with a second sponge or chamois leather wrung out of cold water, and leave the wall to dry without further wiping.
The Floor. — As a rule the kitchen floor will require a good scrubbing once a week, other days it must be carefully swept or washed over if necessary. If the floor is covered with linoleum it should not be washed too often, as much washing and scrubbing is bad for the ordinary kind. Take a pail of warm water, some plain yellow or carbolic soap and a floor cloth and wash the linoleum with this. Then wring out the floor cloth and take up as much of the moisture as possible. If the linoleum is very dirty and requires a brush, then a soft one must be used. The use of soda, ammonia, or washing powders must be avoided. Of course the Greenwich linoleum, or that which has the pattern all the way through, can stand a little harder treatment, but even this must never be left too wet.
Windows. — First dust the windows and also the woodwork surrounding them. Then take some tepid water and add enough liquid ammonia to make it smell slightly, or a small quantity of paraffin. Wring a chamois leather out of this and wash over the window with it, paying particular attention to the sides and corners. Then finish off with a soft cloth or dry leather. No material of a fluffy nature must be used. Clean soft paper makes a very good polishing pad. Commence always at the top of the window and work downwards. Paint or other stains can be removed from the glass with vinegar or oxalic acid. It must be remembered that windows should never be cleaned on a frosty day, as the glass is then very brittle and would be liable to break as soon as moisture was applied. Choose a dull dry day when the sun is not shining on them.
Tables and Boards. — An effort should be made to keep kitchen tables and boards as white as possible. The following will be required for cleaning them : a pail or basin of warm water, a piece of house flannel, scrubbing brush, sand, soap, and a stout cloth for drying. Wash the wood over with the flannel wrung out of warm water. Rub a little soap on the brush, dip in sand, and scrub with the grain of the wood. Rinse well in order to remove all grit, and dry quickly with a clean cloth. Soda should not be used, as it tends to discolour the wood, while sand helps to whiten it.
When cleaning a kitchen table the legs should not be forgotten. If plain wood they may be scrubbed in the same way as the top, but if painted they must only be wiped over with a damp flannel and dried.
Cleaning Mixture. — The following is good for the scrubbing of wood and also for scullery work of all kinds :
Take 1 lb. each of powdered whitening, soft soap, and silver sand and 1 quart hot water. Mix the whitening with the water and put them into a saucepan with the soap. Bring these to the boil over the fire and simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove the saucepan from the fire and when the contents have cooled a little stir in the sand, and stir occasionally until nearly cold, to prevent the sand
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