Women who have suifered from burned hands know that the consideration of handles is worth while when cooking utensils are being purchased. Tea kettles which have handles that stand upright and do not move are desirable. If kettles have bail handles, these should be easy to move and of a material which will not retain heat. If of wire, they should have an extra wooden holder in the center. Saucepans have either long or short handles; it is best to select those which are of non-heat conducting materials. The lips for pouring should be on both sides of the saucepan so a left-handed person can pour from the utensil with as great ease as a right-handed one. Small, but Helpful Equipment Apple corers, orange and lemon juice extractors, graters, vege- table cutters, potato ricers, a slicer for hard-cooked eggs, nutmeg grinders, cream ladles, pie crimpers, stainless steel paring and butcher knives, grapefruit knives and the Dunlap cream whipper are among the small pieces of kitchen equipment that are helpful. Knife Racks If sharp knives are kept in a table or cabinet drawer, it is easy for one to cut her fingers when getting them or some other equipment from the drawers. A rack on the kitchen wall near the kitchen table is a satisfactory way of taking care of the knives. These racks may be made of wood by taking a number of saw kerfs out of soft pine or of stiff wire coiled to resemble a pen holder rack. Dish Drainer It is not only less work to let the dishes dry themselves in a drainer than to dry them on a towel but it is also much more 262 THE FARM COOK AND RULE BOOK sanitary. It is almost impossible to keep the dish towel immacu- late all the time. A satisfactory drainer may be made in the home. For this an ordinary large bread or biscuit pan is used. In this rests the rack for the dishes. This is made from No. 14 wire which is bent into the proper shape for holding the dishes. This rack must fit in the pan and hold the dishes out of the water which is poured over them for scalding. The silver may be placed in a tin can with holes in the bottom or in a nest of poultry netting that resembles a small bucket. The washed dishes are stacked in the rack and hot water poured over them. When they are dry, they are placed in the cupboard and the water in the pan is emptied. If one has a sink and drainboard, the rack may be placed on the drainboard and no pan used under it. Wheeled Tray The wheeled tray may be used in taking dishes and food to and fro from work table to the stove and from the kitchen to the dining room. They may be purchased at a furniture store, or a table on wheels may be used. A wheeled serving table may be made by placing wheels on an old washstand. Food Grinders Made Useful As a meat chopper, the food grinder is used less than it is any other way, simply because butchering time does not come more frequently. Stale bread can be ground quickly for use in pud- dings, scalloped dishes and other combinations. Vegetables for soup may be chopped more quickly than they can be cut. Sand- wich fillings cease to worry when ground in a food grinder and they spread easily. Raisins, nuts, fruits, cocoanut and practically all dried fruits may be ground in the chopper. Peanut butter may be made in it.

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Women who have suffered from burned hands know that the consideration of handles is worth while when cooking utensils are being purchased. Tea kettles which have handles that stand upright and do not move are desirable. If kettles have bail handles, these should be easy to move and of a material which will not retain heat. If of wire, they should have an extra wooden holder in the center. Saucepans have either long or short handles; it is best to select those which are of non-heat conducting materials. The lips for pouring should be on both sides of the saucepan so a left-handed person can pour from the utensil with as great ease as a right-handed one. Small, but Helpful Equipment Apple corers, orange and lemon juice extractors, graters, vegetable cutters, potato ricers, a slicer for hard-cooked eggs, nutmeg grinders, cream ladles, pie crimpers, stainless steel paring and butcher knives, grapefruit knives and the Dunlap cream whipper are among the small pieces of kitchen equipment that are helpful. Knife Racks If sharp knives are kept in a table or cabinet drawer, it is easy for one to cut her fingers when getting them or some other equipment from the drawers. A rack on the kitchen wall near the kitchen table is a satisfactory way of taking care of the knives. These racks may be made of wood by taking a number of saw kerfs out of soft pine or of stiff wire coiled to resemble a pen holder rack. Dish Drainer It is not only less work to let the dishes dry themselves in a drainer than to dry them on a towel but it is also much more sanitary. It is almost impossible to keep the dish towel immaculate all the time. A satisfactory drainer may be made in the home. For this an ordinary large bread or biscuit pan is used. In this rests the rack for the dishes. This is made from No. 14 wire which is bent into the proper shape for holding the dishes. This rack must fit in the pan and hold the dishes out of the water which is poured over them for scalding. The silver may be placed in a tin can with holes in the bottom or in a nest of poultry netting that resembles a small bucket. The washed dishes are stacked in the rack and hot water poured over them. When they are dry, they are placed in the cupboard and the water in the pan is emptied. If one has a sink and drainboard, the rack may be placed on the drainboard and no pan used under it. Wheeled Tray The wheeled tray may be used in taking dishes and food to and fro from work table to the stove and from the kitchen to the dining room. They may be purchased at a furniture store, or a table on wheels may be used. A wheeled serving table may be made by placing wheels on an old washstand. Food Grinders Made Useful As a meat chopper, the food grinder is used less than it is any other way, simply because butchering time does not come more frequently. Stale bread can be ground quickly for use in puddings, scalloped dishes and other combinations. Vegetables for soup may be chopped more quickly than they can be cut. Sandwich fillings cease to worry when ground in a food grinder and they spread easily. Raisins, nuts, fruits, coconut and practically all dried fruits may be ground in the chopper. Peanut butter may be made in it.

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