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In Time Siiieil And rnmfnrt 



By NELL FLATT GOODMAN 



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I-Ncrvtiiinj; in its pLut .inil a plaic 

 tor tverytliinL;. .lest ribcs the kitihcn ot 

 Mrs. R. I.. I'ox. ot l-onl (bounty. AnJ. 

 c-vcrylhinc takes in not only pots jnJ 

 pans anil ilishcs, lint a strew Jriver. a 

 riasliliuht. clustraus and kntepails. as well 

 Whatever it is, there is a pLue for it. 



As a result of the Kitdien ( linic spon 

 soreJ by the Ford county Home Bureau. 

 Mr, and Mrs, I'ox have lately completeil 

 one of the most modern and attr.utivt 

 kitchens to he found in any home. .Most 

 ol the work was done bv Mr. l"ox. with 

 the assist.mie of one larpetiter. Mrs. 

 l-'ox i^ave suj;^esti()ns based on M) years 

 experiente as a housewife, lookint: tor a 

 piaie to put things. 



The outward etfeet, that is. wh.it you 

 see .IS you enter the room is most ple.is 

 mi,'. Papered in a cream hackuroimJ 

 with kitihen ilesii;ns carrying' a touch ol 

 blue .ind apricot: cream-colored shades 

 .It the windows antl aj-iricot oilsilk cur- 

 tains finished with white ball fringe; 

 linoleum of cream to t.in backt;round 

 with the same touches of lolor; two blue 

 I hairs, a blue breakfast t.ible with white 

 doily and a vase of roses: .i white electru 

 stove, refrigerator, sink, and steel cab- 

 inets; all this would brini; forth oh s .ind 

 .ih s from the most hardened kitchen in- 

 spector. 



hut sometimes the blcxmi on a pe.uh 

 isn t as ^'ooil as the meat inside. It is 

 the innards of this kitchen that brini; 

 joy to an orderly mind. 



The 1 ox kitchen wasn t .ilw.iys so mod 

 ern. The steps taken to modernize it are 

 interesting;. I'irst the old co.il rant;c was 

 remo\ed 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 drauer .ibo\e. the 

 pot holders. Where the r.ince boiler had 

 been, .i broom closet was built in 



H.i\e you ever wondered what to do 

 with clustmu .ind cleaning raus, so .is 

 not to li.ive them all chucked in the closet 

 in a pile' .Mrs j-ox has hum; on the 



door ot this closet ,i shoe l^.ii; which holds 

 .ill ot them. indudinL' .1 pair ot knee 

 pads. 1 hese pads made ot some old coat 

 material, measure about "' i by .s inches. 

 Two strijis of elastic are fastened on the 

 back as the handle on a scrub brush. The 

 worker simpiv steps into these, one ela,stic 

 to L'O above the knee and one lx.-low, 

 whenever anv knee work is to be done. 

 No bother about lu_i;i;in_i; around a knee!- 

 iiii; rui;. The pads are always there. 



The sp.ice formerly occupied b\ the 

 kitchen cabinet and broom closet was cut 

 back .ind an electric refrigerator set in, 

 flush with the wall. The sink under the 

 windows was enclosed, the dish and 

 draininu pans tindint; a place on one side 

 and the pie pans on a rack on the other. 

 To the side of the sink a work table \v.is 

 built, coxered with inlaid linoleum, and 

 sealed so no water miL;ht seep down be- 

 tween. A drop leaf was added to pro 

 vide extr,i space. When .Mrs. box wants 

 to make a puddini,;, she reaches above the 

 work t.ible to a cabinet where spices, ex- 

 tracts, mixinL' bowls and measurinu cups 

 .ire kept. Abo\e the sto\e. 111 .1 c.ibinet 



NEAT BACK DOOR 

 It's easy to beautify the kitchen entrance 

 with flowers and shrubbery. 



of the same type are salt, pepper, totlee 

 .md tea. 



Cioinu back to the work table, insteac! 

 of a suL'ar bin, Mrs. I'ox finds more con 

 \enient a drawer lined and lidded tor the 

 purpose. Two small compartments for 

 brown and powdered su^'ar were in- 

 cluded. In another drawer is the breae! 

 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 wa\. 

 Another drawer has one compartment 

 built for a screwdriver, small hammer. 



MRS. H, L. FOX 

 At the breakfast table in the remodeled ELECTRIC STOVE AND CABINET 



kitchen. 



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slightly lower for convenience. 



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Paul E. 



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