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The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book

1914

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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.
ent in quantities to be dangerous the paper will turn from green to b.lue. TO SET COLOKS. 10% salt sol., stand 5 min., or 1 gal. water to 2 T. turpentine, soak 5 min.; 2% HC1 sol., soak 5 min. HINTS ON TABLE ETIQUETTE. 1. Hair and dress tidy in appearance before coming to table. 2. Sit into chair from chair's right. 3. Do not shake table in sitting down or in cutting food. 4. Never drag chairs. Place, by lifting, back to table in all meals except formal. 5. Never shove dishes on table. 6. Pass dishes by extending handle toward recipient. 7. Feel it incumbent upon you to assist in the conversation. 8. Eating often sets up mucus flow in the nose; blow nose before coming to table. Do not sniff at table ; wipe nose quietly. 9. Do not fumble or play with dishes. 10. Never suck or pick the teeth at table. 11. Do not try to talk with mouth full. 12. Any objectionable matter getting into mouth should be quick- ly removed with fingers and placed to one side. Using a nap- kin makes it more conspicuous. 13. If you accidentally spill anything, do what you can to rectify it quickly without saying anything about it or calling others' attention to your misfortune. 14. Dishes should not be clicked against others in placing, or shoved. 15. Knife and fork should be left parallel on plate. 16. Never leave spoon in cup of liquid — tea, coffee, cocoa. 17. Be prompt at meals and stand at chair till all are ready to sit. 18. Wait each course till all are served before eating. 19. Do not scrape or rescrape auy dish getting last vestige. 20. Burying one's face in the plate and eating hastily is bad taste. 21. — Do not recline in chair when eating. 22. Look at the person to whom you pass anything. 23. Do not touch hand to hair without absolutely necessary. 24. Leave napkin in ring. If one eats properly, rarely, if ever, is it necessary to soil the table linen. TIME, ENEBGY AND MONEY-SAVING DEVICES. Electric Power in the House. Washing machine, sewing machine, mangle, clothes dryer, vac- 248 THE WORCESTER DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL. uum cleaner, dish washing machine, silver cleaning pan (chemical) — for large families. Wheel tray, fireless-cooker, incinerator, electric range, instan- taneous hot-water heater (for summer), electric and gas flatirons, steam cooker, chopping bowl and knife, dumb waiter, quart flour sift- er, tungsten lamps, timbale iron, kitchen stool, small kitchen rocker, aluminum ware of all kinds, frying basket, oiled paper, self-basting roasting pan, chemical thermometer (floating), oven pyrometer (when it works), lobster shears, measuring cup, paper bag (Soyer's) for certain foods, (fish, chicken), household scales and balances, coffee percolator, chafing dish; knives — bread, meat, cake, vegetable; fancy moulds, potato and vegetable press, puree apparatus, grape fruit knife, French potato ball cutter, fancy vegetable cutters, pastry tubes and bag, patty shell outfit, magic covers, safety gas lighter, sink strainer, electric bread toaster, soap shake, dry mop, dustless duster, dish drain, vegetable brush, asbestos mats and holders, slate and pencil (hung in kitchen), list of menus (seasonable), card catalogue of recipes, meat board, bread board, onion board, long-handled forks, trivets, long-handled colander, shelf near stove for seasonings, rack with tray (near stove) for holding spoons in cooking, rings for poached eggs, pie lifter, cork screw