HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FAPwMERS' MONTHLY 

 HOME MAKING 



Plan Kitchen for Convenience 



In planning- a new home or in remodel- 

 ing an old one it should always be borne 

 in mind that the placing of the stove, 

 sink, and work table can be done in such 

 a way as to save the housekeeper many 

 steps in the tasks of the kitchen. Time 

 and energy will also be saved if the 

 shelves, cupboards, and drawers are lo- 

 cated near the place where the supplies 

 or equipment which they are to contain 

 are to be used, and they wiH be even more 

 convenient if they are so planned that 

 their contents may be easily and quickly 

 removed and replaced. In selecting the 

 equipment only that which is most con- 

 venient and durable should be purchased. 

 As in any well-regulated workshop, all 

 equipment necessary for the convenience 

 of the worker should be supplied, but that 

 equipment should be installed flr.st of all 

 which will be used most often, and it 

 should be of such a character and so lo- 

 cated that it will result in the greatest 

 saving of labor. 



Some Kitchen Helps 



Here are a few kitchen helps which 

 other women have tried and found worthy 

 of being passed on : 



Throw away your blackening brush and 

 try this simple plan of caring for your 

 range. If your range is not a new one, 

 and has many coats of blackening, first 

 scrub it all over with hot suds ; dry, and 

 apply with a flannel cloth a mixture of 

 equal parts of linseed oil and kerosene. 

 Afterwards polish with another cloth. 

 By going over the range once a week, and 

 using the polishing cloth on the top of the 

 range after each meal, you can keep your 

 stove in fine condition. It will have a 

 dull glow, much more attractive than the 

 usual shiny polish. It is easier to apply 

 and cheaper. L. A. H. 



Another muscle and back saver for the 

 housewife who cooks for her own family 

 is a shelf near the cookstove high enough 

 to elevate the fuel so she need not stoop 

 down to reach it when it is necessary to 

 replenish the fire. The shelf should have 

 a narrow board nailed to the outer edge 

 to keep the wood from falling off. Mrs. 

 B. N H. 



It is impossible to do the weekly wash 

 without getting one's apron and dress wet 

 and the damp spot so quickly becopies 

 soiled. Why not make a bib-shaped 

 apron of oilcloth, bind the edges with 

 tape, fasten a piece of tape to each corner 

 of the bib, to slip over the head, and 

 attach a piece of tape to each side and tie 

 in the back? Splash all you want to, 

 your clothing will keep dry. 



Mrs. C. W. S. 



BAKING AT HOME 



New Bulletin by Miss Lucy Queal 



A new bulletin has just been issued by 

 the Agricultural College. Following is a 

 copy of the first page. The rest of the 

 bulletin contains many good and prac- 

 tical receips, printed both in English and 

 in Polish. Copies of the bulletin may be 

 Ijad by writing to the "Farm Bureau" 



YEAST BREAD. 



If bread is baked at home, and is well 

 baked, more bread will be eaten. But 

 good bread — and plenty of it — will help 

 the family to grow .strong and keep well 

 and have good digestions. Bread should 

 be toasted or very dry if given to children 

 under two years old. 



RECIPE FOR SIX LOAVES OF BREAD. 



5 cups scalded milk, .5 cups boiling 

 water, 5 tablespoons lard, 5 tablespoons 

 butter, 2i tablespoons salt, I cup sugar, 

 2 Fleischman yeast cakes, dissolved in \ 

 cup lukewarm water, 7i quarts of flour 

 which has been sifted. 



Pour hot water and milk over the fats, 

 salt and sugar. Let the mixture cool ; 

 then add the yeast mixed in the lukewarm 

 water. Add half of the flour and stir 

 the batter well. Work in the remaining 

 flour, and knead three minutes on a board 

 which is well floured. 



Place dough in a large greased bowl 

 and butter top of dough. Cover dish 

 with clean towel, and keep in a warm 

 corner of the room. Let the dough rise 

 until it is twice the original size. Cut 

 dough into pieces and shape into loaves, 

 kneading only a little. 



Have pans thoroughly greased. Place 

 each loaf in a separate pan and let dough 

 rise until twice its size. Put in a hot 

 oven and let loaf turn slightly brown ; 

 then cool the oven until bread can bake 

 for forty minutes more in a medium oven. 

 Remove loaves from pans as soon as they 

 are out of the oven and let them cool. 



Keep bread in a stone jar, which is 

 scalded out frequently. 



Do You Know That ? 



— dyeing curtains to match or harmonize 

 with the rest of the room is just another 

 way of creating a "house beautiful" with- 

 out expense. 



— half the ill temper of the world is the 

 result of poor ventilation. 

 — scraps of sandpaper are fine for scour- 

 ing burned skillets and sauce pans. 

 — currant jelly beaten up and thoroughly 

 mixed with water makes a pleasant bev- 

 erage especially as the basis for a fruit 

 lemonade. 



— a dish of air-slaked lime put on the 

 shelf with preserves and pickles will pre- 

 vent them from molding. 



VALUE OF MILK IN THE 



DIET SHOWN WITH 



RAT EXHIBIT 



A striking exhibition of the value of 

 milk in the diet has been prepared by the 

 Dairy Division of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture for the u.se in 

 educational milk campaigns. The exhibit 

 consists of two stuff'ed and mounted rats, 

 one a large-boned healthy specimen, the 

 other an undersized weakling with skin 

 clinging to its poorly developed bones. 



The illustration compares an adequate 

 diet containing all the food essentials 

 with an adequate, poorly chosen diet, 

 lacking some of the food essentials. The 

 large, well-developed healthy rat had its 

 cereal diet supplemented with milk, and 

 the advantage aceuring is shown by the 

 well-developed tissues, mu.scles, and 

 bones, the smooth hair, the bright eyes, 

 and the healthy color of the living rat. 

 The protein of milk is capable of building 

 muscular tissue. The mineral of the 

 milk, especially lime, builds strong bones, 

 and the food acces.sories (vitamines) of 

 the milk insure growth and health. 



The small rat was deprived of milk and 

 other adequate sources of these necessary 

 food constituents, hence the weak, gela- 

 tinous bones, thin muscles, lack of 

 growth, and constant loss in weight and 

 size. Both rats had wheat biscuits, but 

 only one had milk with buiscuits. 



Music is a Blessing 



Have you music in your home? 



Are you making any eifort to supple- 

 ment the splendid offerings of the phono- 

 graph record and piano player roll with 

 home-produced vocal and instrumental 

 melody? 



Will there be a singing school in your 

 community this fall? 



"Good music in the farm home will 

 contribute much toward a wholesome 

 contentment and a happy family life." 

 Secretary Wallace wrote in response to 

 a request for an expression on the 

 subject. 



"Music is one of the good things of 

 our present civilization which, in com- 

 mon with other blessings, is as readily 

 available to those who live in the open 

 county as to those who dwell in the open 



"In the old days music was an impor- 

 tant factor in rural community life. 

 Many of us remember the old-fashioned 

 singing school. 



"Community singing should be revived 

 generally. 



"The township music teacher should be 

 working in every community." 



