HOW TO CLEAN STOVES AND COOKING UTENSILS.
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Iron Saucepans.
Immerse them in a pan of hot water with soda in it, and wash them thoroughly inside and out, taking care that nothing is left sticking to the bottom of the saucepans. If anything has been burnt in them, boil some strong soda and water in them before washing them, and then rub the bottom of the saucepan with sand until it is quite clean. The sand must be used nearly dry; if too much wetted it loses its power.
The saucepan lids should be thoroughly rinsed and dried.
Enamel Saucepans.
Wash them thoroughly in hot water with soda in it, using soap if necessary. If anything has been burnt in the saucepan, boil strong soda and water in it before cleaning it, and rub it well with sand. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Anglo-American Saucepans.
Clean like enamel saucepans. They should be kept perfectly clean inside and out.
Tin Saucepans.
Clean these like iron saucepans.
Dish Covers and Jelly Moulds.
Wash with soap and water and dry thoroughly. Powder some whiting, and mix with a little cold water; brush the mixture over the covers and moulds; when dry, rub off with a plate brush or soft cloth or leather.
To Clean a Roaster.
Wash the dripping-pan and inside of the roaster with hot water and soda to remove all grease, then rub them with sand until they are quite bright, rinse and dry thoroughly. Clean the outside of the roaster with whiting, used according to directions given for cleaning dish covers.
Hair and Wire Sieves.
Wash these thoroughly with hot water with soda in it, and scrub them quite clean with a sieve-brush. Dry them thoroughly, and keep them in a dry place. If this is not done a hair sieve will get mildewed, an iron one rusty, and a copper one will verdigris and become poisonous. Copper-wire sieves should always have especial care.
Paste Boards and Rolling Pins.
Scrub them well with hot water and sand. Do not use soda, as it will make the wood yellow.
Baking Tins.
Wash them in hot water with soda in it, and rub with sand until they are bright; rinse and dry well.
To Clean a Close Stove or Open Range.
Scrape out all the ashes and brush up all the dust. Then, with a brush, thoroughly clean the flues. Brush the stove over with liquid blacklead, and when it is dry polish with brushes. Then clean any steel about the stove and the fire-irons and fender with emery-paper; any brass with brick-dust well rubbed on with a leather.
Brush all the dust from the oven, and wipe it round with a cloth wrung out of hot water.
To Clean a Gas Stove.
Wash off any grease that may have been spilled on the stove with a cloth dipped in hot water, and wipe the inside of the stove, taking care to dry it thoroughly. Wash the dripping-pan in hot water with soda in it, and rub it with sand to brighten it. Then wipe it quite dry.
Brush the stove over with liquid blacklead, and polish it with brushes.
Copper Cooking Utensils.
Wash them well in hot water with soda in it; moisten some salt with vinegar, and rub them well with this to remove stains and tarnish. Then wash them quickly with soap and water, and dry them thoroughly; polish them with a little powdered whiting rubbed on with a soft leather.