The Farm Kitchen As A Workshop

1921

National Agricultural Library

Farmers' Bulletin Number 607

THE FARM KITCHEN has been, and too often is at present, living room, dining room, washroom, laundry, entry from outdoors, and passageway to other parts of the house, as well as cookroom. Even in houses where it is possible to use the kitchen for the preparation of food only, it is very often far too large and is used for work which might better be done elsewhere.

The use and consequently the size and location of the kitchen vary greatly in different parts of the country. The present tendency is toward small, compact kitchens used only for the preparation of food. However, climate affects such matters; for instance, the detached or semidetached kitchen of the far South may be logical and desirable in so far as it means a cooler house. Even so, it means more steps and added cost of construction.

Each housekeeper must study her own conditions and decide whether it is best for herself and her household to make the kitchen a " general-purpose " room, or whether another plan is feasible and will result in more comfort for all.