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Title: Domestic science, principles and application; a text-book for public schools
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Bailey, Pearl La Verne, 1884-
Subjects: Cookery Home economics cbk
Publisher: St. Paul, Minn., Webb Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Measuring.—1. For a spoonful, dip thespoon into the material, lift it, and level off true with aspatula. 2. For a cupful, fill the cup with the aid of a spoon, andlevel off with a spatula. 3. For a half spoonful, level off a spoonful and thendivide lengthwise through the middle. The spoon islarger at the back than at the point, and a more accuratemeasure may be obtained in this way. 4. For one-fourth spoonful, divide the half-spoonfulcross-wise, dividing a little back of the middle. 5. For one-eighth spoonful, divide a fourth-spoonfuldiagonally across from center of spoon to outer rim. 6. In measuring dry material, as flour, baking powder,soda, powdered sugar, spices, sift or shake up lightly beforemeasuring, and do not dip cup into the material, whichpacks it, but fill with a spoon. 7. To measure butter or lard, pack solidly into cup witha spoon. RULES FOR WORKING 23 8. A heaping teaspoon or cup means all it will hold. 9. A scant teaspoon or cup is a little less than levelmeasure.
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Fig. 4. Measuring: J^ c. liquid, 1 c. dry, J^ tbsp. dry, H tsp. dry, tbsp. butter. 24 DOMESTIC SCIENCE RULES FOR WORKING 1. Wash your hands with soap and water and scruband clean your nails. If you handle anything not clean,wash your hands again. 2. Have your hair neatly fastened back. 3. Wear no jewelry. 4. Wear a wash dress, if available. 5. Never dry dishes with a hand towel or an apron. 6. Never taste with the mixing spoon. 7. See that gas or oven will be ready for use at thetime it is needed. 8. In beginning work collect all necessary material andutensils, also provide a utility plate on which to lay stickyknives, etc. 9. Save dishes by measuring dry material first, thenliquid, and lastly fats. 10. Break eggs separately in a cup or saucer, to be surethey are fresh. 11. Save a little milk to rinse the bowl in which theeggs are beaten. 12. Tin dishes and iron spoons will discolor batters;so use earthen dishes and wooden spoons. 13. Do not let vinegar or lemon juice stand in a tincu

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