SPACE-SAVING RACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 24

SPACE-SAVING RACKS.

Wo are not all fortunate enough to have a large, cool place for vegetable storage, so we find it necessary to keep a small supply at hand near or in the kitchen—and elsewhere than in the icebox. For those who have to face this storage problem, the fruit and vegetable racks shown may be the desired solution.

The ono at the bottom of the page consists of a light wooden frame, enamelled or painted to match the kitchen woodwork. On the lowest level is a fibre waste-basket, in which potatoes are kept.

Two wire letter-baskets, such as are usually seen reposing on a man's business desk, rest on the upper levels and hold dry and fresh vegetables, and sometimes fruit (lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and celery keep best in the icebox.)

The rack takes up little lloor space, can be moved about easily on its casters to permit floor cleaning, or it can be rolled near the sink or table where the vegetables are washed and prepared. If it is not feasible to move the entire rack, the trays can be taken out and carried wherever they are wanted. Anyone who is lucky enough to possess a cellar where vegetables can be stored in large quantities will find the rack a great convenience for holding one or two days' supply as it is brought from the cellar, or for holding fruit as it comes from the market. Here again the trays can be used in transporting the vegetables from the cellar.

The illustration at the top of the page shows a rack which may be found useful in a small family or where there is no available floor space. In design it is like the upper part of the lloor rack. It has no casters, as it is supposed to rest firmly on top of the icebox, oil a shelf, or on a table. Casters can be added, however, if the rack is to be kept under a table.

Since letter-baskets as well as wastebaskets vary in size, it is wise to select the baskets first and to plan the wooden frame accordingly.

The rack below held letter-baskets measuring 16* by 11J by 6 inches and a waste-basket 11} inches wide at the top and 16 inches high. The framework was designed with these dimensions in mind, the end cross-pieces being slightly longer than the width of the baskets to allow the baskets to be moved in or out. Likewise, clearance above the baskets must be allowed for, so that even when full of vegetables the bottom trays can be conveniently moved.

It is almost impossible to avoid burns when cooking, so keep the following mixture ready to hand in the kitchen. Into a small jar of vaseline put some bicarbonate of soda. Apply this instantly to a burn and cover with a bandage. " It will immediately ease the pain and prevent blistering.