Sinks and drains should be frequently cleaned and disinfected.
Dish-cloths should always be washed out after using; otherwise they are liable to become foul and full of germs.
After washing the dishes, pour over them scalding water, and wipe quickly with a clean dry cloth. This insures cleanliness, and gives a nice polish.
Scour steel knives after each meal.
Sweep out the corners, and under the tables and chairs as well as the middle of the room. “Dirt may be hated, but should never be hidden.”
Pare vegetables and fruits thin; study how to use left-over foods; save the bread crumbs for puddings and scalloped vegetables. “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.”
INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS
| PAGE | |
| Importance of Good Cooking | [4] |
| Soups | [7] |
| Cereals | [13] |
| Toasts | [18] |
| Breads | [21] |
| Fruits | [35] |
| Vegetables | [47] |
| Salads and Salad Dressings | [58] |
| Substitutes for Meats | [60] |
| Eggs | [66] |
| Omelets | [68] |
| Puddings | [69] |
| Custards and Creams | [75] |
| Sauces | [77] |
| Pies | [80] |
| Cakes | [86] |
| Wholesome Drinks | [91] |
| Specially Prepared Health Foods | [94] |
| Simple Dishes for the Sick | [98] |
| Food for Infants | [101] |
| Miscellaneous | [102] |
| A Week’s Menu | [105] |
| Sabbath Dinners | [106] |
| Food Combinations | [107] |
| Time Required to Digest Various Foods | [107] |
| Nutritive Value of Foods | [108] |
| How to Become a Vegetarian | [109] |
| Rules for Dyspeptics | [110] |
| The Pulse in Health | [111] |
| Weights and Measures for the Kitchen | [111] |
| Household Hints | [111] |