MAKING DISHWASHING EASY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 303, 23 December 1933, Page 3

MAKING DISHWASHING EASY

11 llio ever-recurring task of dishwashing is distasteful to you, it may be because you have not given the subject enough” thought. But what is there to tbiuk about dishwashing! says someone. Bo much that a certain young woman in a leading university chose "Dishwashing” as th 0 subject ol lhe thesis required lor her muster s decree. Who studied tTic prosaic task UOlil every angle for months and found pleasanter ways of doing thc dishes and methods of speeding up the proGive your own individual dishwashing problem some thoughtful consideration, and see if it cannot be shortened and made pleasanter. Use the dishwashing period for resting. Have at hand a kitchen stool, just the most comfortable height, am! sit on it while you wash dishes. Oh, yes, it may bo a bit awkward at first, but this can soon be overcome. Have all the soiled dishes scraped and properly stacked before you begin. Try out different nays ol procedure to see if you can cut down the dishwashing time. Have plenty of hot water and use a soap or powder that is kind th your hands, as well as to your silver and china. To cut down on labour leave dishes on a wire rack to dry after they have been rinsed with boiling water. A Helpful Household. Ono woman has found that considerable time is -saved by having each member of the family carry his or her own dishes to the sink. The boys as well as the girls hav e been trained to do this as they rise to leave a meal. The dishes appear right where they are to be washed and many steps are saved. . Children will enter more heartily and happily into the dishwashing programme if things are made gay and interesting instead of humdrum and prosaic. Gay tea towels help. Inexpensive rubberised aprons make a strong appeal. In one home it is th 0 accepted practice to tell jokes and humorous incidents at dishwashing time. In another a mother and daughter who are musically inclined often sing gay snatches of song to the accompaniment of the swish of the suds and th c clatter of dishes. Poetry and Dishpans. The woman who docs the dishes has ample time and oppoitunity for quiet meditation or even for education while the process is going on. One should think out the best way of doing lhe tusk but after that it is not necessary that thc thoughts go into the suds along with the china. One woman who loves short appealing bits of verse memorises them while doing the family dishes. Another whose special interest is art fastens prints of pictures which she especially likes in full view and studies them as she works, he even know a writer who claims that story plots often come out of her dishpan and another who keeps a pencil and -pad handy to catch thc bits of verse which come tripping to her thought while engaged in the humdrum task oi washing the dishes. Then, too, there arc some bits ot useful information which it is well to k.'cp ill mind as they help to lighten thc work. Considerable dishwashing can b 0 eliminated by frequently preparing casserole dishes. 1 oods prepared and served in one dish cut down very much on work and are attractive and wholesome as well. Keeping the sink as orderly as possible while preparing the meal is another aid to speedy clearing away afterwards. Most utensils and dishes used in preparing foods can be rinse , dried quickly and should be replaced a once. , i -i Egg and milk yield best to cold water. Dishes which have been use; for those foods should be first rinsed in cold water before being plunged into hot. Milk bottles wash more easily if first rinsed with cold water. Dishes or pans which contained sugary sub stances yield more readily to hot water. .. K Aluminium pans can easily be cleaned with steel wool which now comes attached to a metal base with a ' handle. This eliminates the objec tion-of getting bits into the hands. When food has burned in an alumin ium pan it may be cleaned by adding baking soda and water and boiling until the crust loosens. Lye should never be used in aluminium. Discolo aj tions on aluminium may be removed by boiling in it vinegar and water, tomato or rhubarb.

A Method. U I know what’s passing in your mind,” said thc maiden of astute methods to the young swain. “1 know, tou, why you arc calling here night after night, appropriating my time to yourself and keeping other nice young men away. You want to marry me, don’t you? ’ ’ “I—l do!” gasped thc astonished young man. ”1 thought so. Very well, I will.”— Montreal Star. The Business World One of thc best stories going around Washington now is Owen D. Young’s description in a recent director’s meeting of how the business world is acting in the depression. “It strikes me,” he said, “that we’re all in thc same boat with Christopher Columbus. He didn’t know where he was going when he started. When he got there he didn’t know where he was. And when he got back ho didn’t know where hc had been.”—Wall Street Journal. Generous Mam! The party of ladies were having tea together after a few friendly hands at bridge. As usual, the talk turned to various kinds of gossip, and then they started to discuss their husbands. Although not, one of them had a good word for her spouse at home, they were all determined to show that they had picked a prize in the matrimonial lottery. “My husband is very generous,’’ remarked Airs. Green. “Oh, really!” said Mis. GreyeBlewe. “An unusual trait m husbands. ' ’ ”Anyhow,” went on Mrs. Green, “1 gave him a box of cigars for Christmas, but he only .smoked one. He gave all the rest to his friends.” Another Angle. A father was pointing out to his son thc factors that go toward mak ing a success in life. “The main thing is force, of character,” he said. “Take that man, Grimson, for instance. He's sure to make his way in the world. He’s got a big asset—a will of his own.” His son shrugged his shoulders and then said: “Young Jones has something better than that, though, a. will of his uncle’s.”—Pearson's.