If the dresser is a large one it will be found moro
useful to have part of the top enclosed as cup-
boards ; this will be found more useful than
shelving, as things are kept covered and out of the
dust.
A hinged flap fitted at one end of the dresser
and held up with a swinging bracket in order to
make it level with the permanent top, will often
be found useful. It will provide an extra bit of
space while cooking is going on or during the
service of meals when the dresser is apt to become
uncomfortably crowded.
Cupboard accommodation is always most valu-
able in a kitchen, but unfortunately in many of
our modern houses, and especially in flats, the
supply is very inadequate. In this case it is some-
times possible to have a cupboard fitted up on the
wall in which a small store of provisions and bottles
can be kept. A recess or corner might be utilised
for this purpose, and a joiner will often be able to
fit up a set of shelves with a simple door at a very
small cost.
When time and labour are both precious, as
much as possible should be kept under cover in
order to save continual dusting. If the kitchen
is small, the most must be made of it by using
the walls. Sometimes it will be found a con-
venience to have a shelf carried round all the
available wall space on which to rest some of the
larger cookery utensils, store jars, &e. This shelf
must not be placed too high, it ought to be within
easy reach without having to climb on a chair.
High shelves in a kitchen are practically useless,
and they only harbour dust. A strip of wood
fixed below the shelf and fitted with a number of
hooks will also be found useful for hanging up
some of the smaller utensils, such as gravy strainer,
grater, measures, &c. Nails should never be
driven into the wall itself, as they are sure to come
out and bring some of the plaster along witli
them.
If there is a separate scullery this would naturally
contain the sink. This should be fitted against an
outside wall, and near a window if possible, and it
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THE KITCHEN, MARKETING, AND CARE OF FOOD
should be a convenient height for working at. A
stoneware or tiled sink is best, as it is the easiest
to clean and keep in good order. The back of the
sink, if it is not placed in a window, should be
made of some material 'which will not spoil with
the splashing of the water. If not already fitted
with tiles, a sheet of zinc might be fitted up, or a
sheet of “ Emdeca,” which is a kind of tin, enam-
elled in imitation of tiles, and very clean and prac-
tical. A plate rack in which plates can be drained
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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
If the dresser is a large one it will be found more useful to have part of the top enclosed as cupboards ; this will be found more useful than shelving, as things are kept covered and out of the dust.
A hinged flap fitted at one end of the dresser and held up with a swinging bracket in order to make it level with the permanent top, will often be found useful. It will provide an extra bit of space while cooking is going on or during the service of meals when the dresser is apt to become uncomfortably crowded.
Cupboard accommodation is always most valuable in a kitchen, but unfortunately in many of our modern houses, and especially in flats, the supply is very inadequate. In this case it is sometimes possible to have a cupboard fitted up on the wall in which a small store of provisions and bottles can be kept. A recess or corner might be utilised for this purpose, and a joiner will often be able to fit up a set of shelves with a simple door at a very small cost.
When time and labour are both precious, as much as possible should be kept under cover in order to save continual dusting. If the kitchen is small, the most must be made of it by using the walls. Sometimes it will be found a convenience to have a shelf carried round all the available wall space on which to rest some of the larger cookery utensils, store jars, &e. This shelf must not be placed too high, it ought to be within easy reach without having to climb on a chair. High shelves in a kitchen are practically useless, and they only harbour dust. A strip of wood fixed below the shelf and fitted with a number of hooks will also be found useful for hanging up some of the smaller utensils, such as gravy strainer, grater, measures, &c. Nails should never be driven into the wall itself, as they are sure to come out and bring some of the plaster along with them.
If there is a separate scullery this would naturally contain the sink. This should be fitted against an outside wall, and near a window if possible, and it
should be a convenient height for working at. A stoneware or tiled sink is best, as it is the easiest to clean and keep in good order. The back of the sink, if it is not placed in a window, should be made of some material 'which will not spoil with the splashing of the water. If not already fitted with tiles, a sheet of zinc might be fitted up, or a sheet of “ Emdeca,” which is a kind of tin, enamelled in imitation of tiles, and very clean and practical. A plate rack in which plates can be drained