Recipes from my collection of vintage cook books, plus observations on the social history of food.
Wednesday 20 April 2011
The Kitchen and its Equipment
from The Woman's Own Book of the Home, 1932
The kitchen should be well lighted and ventilated, and should be equipped iwth:
1. A cooking range or stove.
2. A kitchen table.
3. A kitchen cabinet, cupboard or cupboards.
4. A dresser.
5. At least one chair.
6. A separate cupboard, or tidy for brooms and brushes.
7. A clock.
8. necessary cooking utensils.
If, as is the case in a number of houses nowadays, the kitchen does the duties of both kitchen and scullery, then it should also be provided with:
9. A good sink.
10. A draining-board draining down into the sink.
11. A rack for mops, etc.
12. Soap dish.
13. A draining-rack for cups, saucers and plates.
14. A roller fitted in a convenient spot for carrying a roller towel.
Kitchen designers, please note, especially 10.
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Place a folded cloth under any vessel which you have to whip in. You will have a better grip of the vessel since it will not slip over the worksurface. This holds good while mixing cake batter, icings, whipping, etc.Used Kitchen Equipment
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