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WHEN I started out to fit up this kitchenette I had a very vague idea as to how much it would cost, for the paper houses I had furnished in school days had long ago gone with the notebooks containing them, the way college notebooks go. I was not seeking to spend a certain amount of money for furnishings, or to get along on the fewest and cheapest of kitchen tools - but to purchase the tools best fitted for the tasks as I found them.
In looking for china, I found a cottage set that included all the necessary pieces for kitchenette dining service, and, although they were American porcelain, not so at- DOILIES MAKE AN ATTRACTIVE TABLE AND SIMPLIFY THE LAUNDRY QUESTION. Counting Costs tractive as the more expensive china, a set with a tiny band of gold and two pink roses on each dish fitted in harmoniously with the color scheme of the dining and living room of my two-room suite. In looking for silver I searched for simple lines, and as that day the pocketbook had cautioned "Go easy", I found among inexpensive, silver-plated ware a set of dessert knives, forks, spoons, and teaspoons which met these demands as well as the size of the small gate-legged oak table.
I saved all bills and purchase slips to check up some day. The following list includes utensils which I purchased in the house-furnishing departments of several large department stores, house-furnishing stores, and ten-cent stores. It may be of use as a guide for another who, too, starts with a hazy idea of the cost of kitchenette utensils. Prices, of course, are continually varying, due to qualities of material and conditions of the general market.
Kitchenette Furnishings 1 gas stove $28.00 1 refrigerator 8.50 1 rack for utensils 1.00 1 wooden dish shelf 1.10 1 wooden supply shelf 1.10 1 soap basket .10 2 curtain rods .20 1 towel rack .10 1 paper towel rack .10 1 roll paper toweling .35 1 roll paper toweling .50 1 linoleum floor mat .25 1 rubber sink stopper .10 11 china spice boxes 1.10 6 quart glass jars 1.20 6 pint glass jars .90 2 large glass containers and brackets 1.50 1 rolling pin .10 1 bread board .10 1 set four tin boxes .85 3 tin molds .45 1 dish drainer 1 drain pan Counting Costs $.10 1 food chopper .75 1 muffin tin .10 1 biscuit tin .10 2 asbestos mats .10 2 dish mops .10 2 anti-splashers for faucets .05 1 garbage can .15 2 tea towels .70 2 glass towels .50 Time and Fuel Saving Utensils Large pressure cooker Baby pressure cooker Aluminum hand washboard Vacuum ice-cream freezer Kitchen Cooking Utensils $14.00 2.50 .50 2.50 1 coffee percolator $2.50 4-piece aluminum set 3.25 10-piece earthenware set .85 1 aluminum double boiler .85 1 aluminum omelet pan 1.25 1 aluminum skillet 1.25 1 food scales 2.50 1 wire sieve 1 enamel saucepan $ .55 1 small frying pan .10 1 lifting fork (the "crab") .25 1 candy thermometer 1.00 1 egg beater .10 1 egg whip .05 1 tea ball .10 1 cheese grater .10 1 flour sifter .10 1 waffle iron 1.50 1 glass casserole .85 1 tablespoon .06 1 bread knife .50 1 spatula .10 3-piece vegetable cutter set .50 1 can opener .05 3-piece measuring spoon set .15 Cottage Set - Porcelain Dishes (Total cost $3.60) 6 dinner plates 6 tea plates 6 sauce dishes 6 butter dishes 6 cups 6 saucers 1 platter, 8 inches Counting Costs 2 uncovered vegetable dishes 1 sugar bowl 1 cream pitcher 1 bowl Silver and Glassware 1 salt and pepper set $ .10 1 water pitcher .10 6 glasses .30 6 sherbet glasses .30 6 dessert knives 1.70 6 dessert forks 1.45 6 dessert spoons 1.45 6 teaspoons .75