]\o Drudgery Here 



Modernizing The Kitclien Pays 



In Time Saved And Comfort 



By NELL FLATT GOODMAN 



IAN you find your flash light in 

 the dark? Where in the world 

 was that screw driver put! 



"Everything in its place and a place 

 for everything, " describes the kitchen of 

 Mrs. R. L. Fox, of Ford County. And, 

 "everything" takes in not only pots and 

 pans and dishes, but a screw driver, a 

 flashlight, dustrags and kneepads, as well. 

 Whatever it is, there is a place for it. 



As a result of the Kitchen Clinic spon- 

 sored by the Ford county Home Bureau, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Fox have lately completed 

 one of the most modern and attractive 

 kitchens to be found in any home. Most 

 of the work was done by Mr. Fox, with 

 the assistance of one carpenter. Mrs. 

 Fox gave suggestions based on 30 years' 

 experience as a housewife, looking for a 

 place to put things. 



The outward effect, that is, what you 

 see as you enter the room is most pleas- 

 ing. Papered in a cream background 

 with kitchen designs carrying a touch of 

 blue and apric-ot ; cream-colored shades 

 at the windows and apricot oilsilk cur- 

 tains finished with white ball fringe ; 

 linoleum of cream to tan background 

 with the same touches of color; two blue 

 chairs, a blue breakfast table with white 

 doily and a vase of roses; a white electric 

 stove, refrigerator, sink, and steel cab- 

 inets; all this would bring forth oh's and 

 ah's from the most hardened kitchen in- 

 spector. 



But sometimes the bloom on a peach 

 isn't as good as the meat inside. It is 

 the "innards " of this kitchen that bring 

 joy to an orderly mind. 



The Fox kitchen wasn't always so mod- 

 ern. The steps taken to modernize it are 

 interesting. First the old coal range was 

 removed and replaced by an electric one. 

 Where the coal and cobs used to stand 

 a small cabinet was put. In it are kept 

 the skillets and in the drawer above, the 

 pot holders. Where the range boiler had 

 been, a broom closet was built in. 



Have you ever wondered what to do 

 with dusting and cleaning rags, so as 

 not to have them all chucked in the closet 

 in a pile? Mrs. Fox has hung on the 



door of this closet a shoe bag which holds 

 all of them, including a pair of knee 

 pads. These pads made of some old coat 

 material, measure about ly^ by 8 inches. 

 Two strips of elastic are fastened on the 

 back as the handle on a scrub brush. The 

 worker simply steps into these, one elastic 

 to go above the knee and one below, 

 whenever any knee work is to be done. 

 No bother about lugging around a kneel- 

 ing rug. The pads are always there. 



The space formerly occupied by the 

 kitchen cabinet and broom closet was cut 

 back and an electric refrigerator set in, 

 flush with the wall. The sink under the 

 windows was enclosed, the dish and 

 draining pans finding a place on one side 

 and the pie pans on a rack on the other. 

 To the side of the sink a work table was 

 built, covered with inlaid linoleum, and 

 sealed so no water might seep down be- 

 tween. A drop leaf was added to pro- 

 vide extra space. When Mrs. Fox wants 

 to make a pudding, she reaches above the 

 work table to a cabinet where spices, ex- 

 tracts, mixing bowls and measuring cups 

 are kept. Above the stove, in a cabinet 



MRS. R. L. FOX 

 At the breakfast table in the remodeled 

 kitchen. 



NEAT BACK DOOR 

 It's easy to beautify the kitchen entrance 

 with flowers and shrubbery. 



of the same type are salt, pepper, coffee 

 and tea. 



Going back to the work table, instead 

 of a sugar bin, Mrs. Fox finds more con- 

 venient a drawer lined and lidded for the 

 purpose. Two small compartments for 

 brown and powdered sugar were in- 

 cluded. In another drawer is the bread 

 box. Instead of the regulation recipe 

 box, Mrs. Fox had one compartment 

 made just the size of the recipe cards. 

 She finds them more accessible this way. 

 Another drawer has one compartment 

 built for a screwdriver, small hammer, 

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ELECTRIC STOVE AND CABINET 

 slightly lower for convenience. 





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