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Title: The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933, ed Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
Subjects: Home economics Cooking
Publisher: Boston : Boston Cooking-School Magazine
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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r this purpose; 64 THE BOSTON COOKING-SCHOOL MAGAZINE others insist that the pans hang onseparate hooks and not be jumbledtogether. One housewife of my ac-quaintance has solved this questionvery satisfactorily. She has had ashallow closet built, the thickness ofthe partition, which she has fitted witha series of racks, very similar to thosefound on the backs of church pews,which hold the covers of various sauce-pans. Underneath are hooks on whichthe pans are hung, bottom side out.This, my friend claims, keeps them One or two tables are necessary, andthe size of the same should be in pro-portion to the surroundings. The old-fashioned wooden table is still muchemployed, and, covered with oilcloth,serves its purpose well. It is far better,however, to have a marble or glass-toptable, as these tops can be removed andthoroughly cleaned. Drawers beneaththe table are very handy to holdtowels, knives, spoons and other use-ful articles. The legs of the tableshould be sturdy, and set squarely on
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The Luncheon Hour free from soot and dirt, and they arealways ready for immediate use. Sometimes the space beneath thedresser is used for this purpose. Akitchen cabinet is handy, and can be soconstructed as to be within the meansof the most limited purse. It affordsample space for the convenient ar-rangement of pots, kettles, etc. Now as regards the kitchen furniture. the floor. Rubber supports preventslipping, and should always be used. Chairs seem indispensable, and yet,as a rule, there is but little room forthem. They should be of strong ma-terial and simple in design. Rocking-chairs are a nuisance, stuffed chairs aredust-collectors, and both are unne-cessary and undesirable in this apart-ment. WHERE THE SKY IS ROUND 65 The refrigerator, while not distinctlya part of the kitchen furniture, shouldalways be placed near at hand. Aporch, or better still a closet, leadingfrom the kitchen, is a good spot for itslocation. A shelf above it for theplacing of food, while the refrigeratoris b

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