Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1911 — Precaution in Kitchen. [ARTICLE]

Precaution in Kitchen.

In many homes grave cases of poisoning have arisen through a careless disregard for the cleanliness of the cooking, utensils or of their perfect condition. As soon as a copper saucepan shows signs of being at all worn it should be retinned, and in any case nothing of an acid nature should be allowed to remain in it while cooling. The same with regard to zinc and lead vessels, which are unsafe for cooking Those of tin,' steel, iron or nickel are the safest to employ. Remember, too, that it is better to use a wooden spoon than one of metal when stirring milk or soups, and that before using baking tins, you should grease them inside thoroughly either with butter or lard. In order to prevent them from burning it is well to take the precaution of sprinkling the shelves of the oven with salt.