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Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Copyright, 1911, Home Economics Association. 73 74 LESSONS IN COOKING Process I — With Running Water 1. Pile dishes neatly and carefully in the sink, keep- ing the glasses and silver at one end. Turn in the cold water and rinse thoroughly. 2. Stop the drain and turn on the hot water, holding the soap shaker containing scraps of soap, at the mouth of the hose, and directing the water all over the dishes, filling the sink. 3. Let stand for 15 or 20 m while doing other work. 4. Remove the stopper, let the soapy water drain ofif, and turn on the clean hot water, rinsing thoroughly. Dry glasses and silver. 5. Pile the dishes in the drainer and wipe those re- quiring it, but if the rinsing water is very hot, scarcely any drying is necessary. Process II — Without Running Water, Dish- Washing Device 1. Use two dishpans, large frying basket, folding dish drainer and a long-handled fiber brush or a dish mop. 2. Fill both dishpans two-thirds full of very hot water, making a strong suds in the left-hand one. 3. Have the dishes piled at the left and the folding dish drainer at the right. 4. Put the wire basket into the soapy water, wash sil- ver with the brush and drop into the basket. 5. When the silver is all in, lift the basket, let drain a second and lower into the rinsing water. 6. Drain an instant from rinsing water and wipe silver. 7. With plates, etc., wash each plate with the brush as it is put into the basket in the soapy water. When all plates of a size are in, lift out basket, tip to drain a second and lower into the rinsing water; drain and put plates into the folding dish drainer, each separate. If rinsing water is very hot and sufficient soap is used in the washing water, plates will dry perfectly, clean and bright. 8. When the water in the rinsing pan becomes some- what dirty, add soap and use it for the washing pan, fill- ing up the other pan anew with clean rinsing water. The advantage of this method is that the hands are kept NOVEMBEB MENUS 75 out of the water entirely, that very hot water may be used, that nothing but the glasses and silver need be wiped, thus saving time and labor. It takes less gas to heat water directly in the dishpans than in a kettle. Note. — As the large size frying basket and the folding dish drainer are not easily obtained except in large department stores, the School has made arrangements to furnish, through its Purchasing Depart- ment, this apparatus, consisting of folding dish drainer, large wire basket, and two fiber brushes for $1.50, express prepaid east of the Eocky Mountains, $2.00 west. Process III — Without Running Water 1. Pile dishes neatly and carefully on the table at the left of the dishpan. Arrange drain pan at the right. 2. Fill dishpan with hot water and use the soapshaker, making a good suds. 3. Wash glasses and silver first, rinse with hot water and dry. 4. Pour this hot rinse water into the dishpan and pro- ceed with the rest of the dishes. 5. When through, wash the dishpan and the dish cloth thoroughly, using plenty of soap and water. Then wash the hands in cold water to remove the odor of the dishwater. Description of Requisites