CHAPTER XXII. 



UTENSILS FOR THE DAIEY. 



Milk pails should always be of tin. When 

 purchasing tinware of any kind have your tin- 

 ner solder axound all rims and open joints where 

 dirt can accumulate. The cost of this will be 

 saved many times over in the labor required to 

 wash them. I never had sufficient patience to 

 fool away my time trying to get a dishcloth into 

 every comer and around rims and ears of pails, 

 when I knew a few cents spent at the tin shop 

 would put the tinware in shape that the dish- 

 cloth will reach all parts and time is not re- 

 quired to dig dirt out of holes that need not 

 be. Clean all utensils as soon as possible after 

 using them. The longer they remain without 

 being cleaned, the more time will be required to 

 do the work. 



Washing Tinware. — ^When washing tinware 

 about the dairy always use first cool or tepid 

 water, as hot water applied to milk vessels cooks 

 the milk onto the tin and gives them an appearr 

 anoe that you will not take pride in displaying. 

 After they are washed in tepid or cold water, 



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