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Domestic News
September 20, 1902
The Daily Chieftain
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
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Article offering practical tips for housewives on kitchen conveniences, including fire-proof serving dishes, protective tiles, vegetable slicers, pepper grinders, and wooden overshoes for cold feet.
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BITS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Some Small Items of Information Which May Be of Use in Her Work.
Every housekeeper enjoys conveniences for her kitchen, and of these this year there is no end. The new fire-proof serving dishes are to be commended on the score of economy and labor. These come in pretty German ware, blue and white and brown and white, and the pies, puddings, custards, patties and casseroles cooked in them can go directly from the oven onto the table. There are also small covered jars of the same material for holding cream cheese. These can be put on the ice and taken from there to the table without having to make a change to a fresh dish, says the Washington Star.
To put under these hot dishes there are pretty blue and white tiles, with felt backs. These will outwear the older wood and willow mats and will not necessitate laundering like the cotton table mats. They come from 95 cents up.
Every woman who has tried cutting potatoes by hand for French frying will appreciate one of the convenient little fruit and vegetable slicers. These are of wood, about the size of an ordinary grater, heavily tinned, grooves taking the place of the grater. A movable guard presses the vegetable against the sharp edge of the grooves and across them, producing plain flutings, lattice cuts or "shoestrings," as desired. By means of this time-saving device a dozen potatoes can be prepared in ten minutes, the results being not only uniform in size, but newer and prettier in every way. The price, 15 cents, puts the slicer within the reach of all.
Ground pepper, say those who know, is more largely adulterated than any other article of food. For those who want to get the pure spice there are small pepper grinders for the table of either china or wood. A whole pepper is put in one of them, and ground over the food as required by individual taste.
For the person who suffers from cold feet in the winter or the individual cold in an insufficiently heated country home, or when sitting by the window, there is nothing nicer than the new wooden overshoes. These are black outside and white in, with a soft leather sole, and lace up about ankle high. They should be large enough to slip over the ordinary shoes. While not handsome, they are exceedingly comfortable, and would make a sensible gift for one who drives or one who sits at a cold desk for writing.
Some Small Items of Information Which May Be of Use in Her Work.
Every housekeeper enjoys conveniences for her kitchen, and of these this year there is no end. The new fire-proof serving dishes are to be commended on the score of economy and labor. These come in pretty German ware, blue and white and brown and white, and the pies, puddings, custards, patties and casseroles cooked in them can go directly from the oven onto the table. There are also small covered jars of the same material for holding cream cheese. These can be put on the ice and taken from there to the table without having to make a change to a fresh dish, says the Washington Star.
To put under these hot dishes there are pretty blue and white tiles, with felt backs. These will outwear the older wood and willow mats and will not necessitate laundering like the cotton table mats. They come from 95 cents up.
Every woman who has tried cutting potatoes by hand for French frying will appreciate one of the convenient little fruit and vegetable slicers. These are of wood, about the size of an ordinary grater, heavily tinned, grooves taking the place of the grater. A movable guard presses the vegetable against the sharp edge of the grooves and across them, producing plain flutings, lattice cuts or "shoestrings," as desired. By means of this time-saving device a dozen potatoes can be prepared in ten minutes, the results being not only uniform in size, but newer and prettier in every way. The price, 15 cents, puts the slicer within the reach of all.
Ground pepper, say those who know, is more largely adulterated than any other article of food. For those who want to get the pure spice there are small pepper grinders for the table of either china or wood. A whole pepper is put in one of them, and ground over the food as required by individual taste.
For the person who suffers from cold feet in the winter or the individual cold in an insufficiently heated country home, or when sitting by the window, there is nothing nicer than the new wooden overshoes. These are black outside and white in, with a soft leather sole, and lace up about ankle high. They should be large enough to slip over the ordinary shoes. While not handsome, they are exceedingly comfortable, and would make a sensible gift for one who drives or one who sits at a cold desk for writing.
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Household Tips
Kitchen Conveniences
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Fire Proof Dishes
Vegetable Slicer
Pepper Grinders
Wooden Overshoes
Household Conveniences
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Description of various household items for housewives: fire-proof German ware serving dishes and jars for direct oven-to-table use; blue and white tiles with felt backs for under hot dishes, priced from 95 cents; wooden fruit and vegetable slicers for uniform cuts like French fries, priced at 15 cents; small pepper grinders of china or wood for pure spice; wooden overshoes with leather soles for warmth in winter.