Excerpt from The Complete HousekeeperKitchen ConvenienceKitchen convenience is the key-stone in the arch of domestic economy which has come in large measure to spell human progress. If one could but make the nation's kitchens all they should be, there would be less need of amendment to its laws. The good red vital blood, from which is evolved winning brain and brawn, is, in the last analysis, good food. Good food in turn depends less on original quality than upon the skill and knowledge of the cook. Notwithstanding, skill and knowledge alone do not avail - there must be strength and proper equipment. Whether the cooking is the work of the house-mistress, or the maid, the best ways of doing it ought to be religiously followed.The FloorLike most other things kitchen convenience begins best at the beginning. That is to say, at the floor, which is the foundation of a cook's comfort. The ideal floor is of tile. Like the most part of ideals it is beyond realization by the majority. Next comes linoleum, whose thousand virtues are linked with the single crime of being too costly for at least half the kitchen of the commonwealth. Broad heavy oil-cloth, in tile or mosaic patterns, deserves to rank next, for wear, use, and cleanliness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com