Frontier Fridays: Dish Washing Made a Pleasure

I had to chuckle at the attempt to make a housewife love to wash dishes (by hand of course)

First of all remove all refuse from the dishes.  Place them near the sink, large plates at the bottom, then the smaller ones, then saucers.  Have a large pan full of very hot water.  Make good soap suds by using a soap shaker (?).  Wash the tumblers and all glassware first, and wipe at once.  Use a handle dish cloth (which can be bought for 5 cents or less) for these as the water will be to hot for the hands.

Wash the silver next.  Have a large pan in which to place the clean dishes, cups and bowls first.  When all are washed pour over them boiling or very hot water and wipe quickly.  Pans and kettles come last.  Always have a cake of sand soap or a can of cleaning powder (Before Brillo/SOS Pads!) for scouring the pie plates and bottom of kettles.  It is very little work to keep baking tins and kitchen utensils in good condition if washing perfectly clean each time they are used.

Wash the dish towels at least once every day and never use them for anything else.  With clean hot water, clean towels and plenty of soap, dishwashing is made easy. 

If you have a window above your sink, plant nasturiums, a bed of pansies, morning glories and fall flowers, salvia.  These bright blossoms will add to your pleasure while washing dishes.

(ha ha  a big pan of boiling water...sand soap, flowers outside the window, and best of all WASH the dish towel EVERY DAY! - don't you?)

Go make dishwashing a pleasure! ;)