AN EXHIBIT OF HOME-MADE LABOR SAVING DEVICES BY THE CANNING CLUB AT THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, HARRISONBURG, VA.
HOME LABOR SAVING
DEVICES
CHAPTER I
KITCHEN CONVENIENCES
VEGETABLE PARING TABLE
A convenient kitchen table made of poplar and covered with zinc with an opening in the center through which the parings of vegetables or the scraping of dishes may be put into a pail sitting on the lower shelf. This saves soiling the floor and many steps while preparing the vegetables for cooking. It should be remembered that the pail underneath must be removed and the contents emptied into the garbage barrel after each using. It is not a garbage pail and should in no sense be used as such. Above the table hooks on which hang many smaller cooking utensils, such as paring knives, graters, spoons, scissors, or can openers, are all arranged to accommodate the housekeeper.
Materials:
- 12’ poplar.
- ¼ lb. 6-penny nails to construct table.
- 1 piece of sheet zinc, 12” × 30”, to cover the top of table.
Dimensions: