AT OUR HOMES 



79 



6. About what is the cost of a kitchen table (or kitchen 

 cabinet) ? What conveniences should the table (or cabinet) 

 provide ? What kind of a top should the kitchen table have ? 



7. What need is there of doors for kitchen cupboards? 

 Give a list of the dishes and utensils likely to be kept in a 

 kitchen cupboard. 



8. What are the objections to a soft wood floor for the 

 kitchen ? Why not have painted floors ? What care should 

 be given oiled hard- 

 wood floors ? State 



objections to having 

 any floor covering. 

 What is the cost of 

 linoleum? What 

 should be done from 

 time to time to keep 

 the linoleum imper- 

 vious to water ? 



9. What are va- 

 rious finishes for 

 kitchen walls? Dis- 

 cuss their relative 

 cost, and their other 



FIG. 36. Food may be kept in a box just 

 outside the pantry window. 



Why remove 



merits ? 



10. Why should 



there be screens at the kitchen windows? 

 and store the screens during the winter ? 



11. What are the advantages in having a separate room 

 for a kitchen pantry? Why have cupboards in it? Why 

 have a window? 



