Kitchen utensil Breazeale advocated simplicity over dishwashing machines "that would have done credit to a moderate sized hotel", and noted that the most useful kitchen utensils were "the simple little inexpensive conveniences that work themselves into every day use", giving examples, of utensils that were simple and cheap but indispensable once obtained and used, of a stiff brush for cleaning saucepans, a sink strainer to prevent drains from clogging, and an ordinary wooden spoon. The "labour-saving" devices didn't necessarily save labour, either. While the advent of mass-produced standardized measuring instruments permitted even householders with little to no cooking skills to follow recipes
Ladle Hill as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1978. Ladle Hill typifies a calcareous grassland chalk downland habitat now scarce in Britain, and is home to some unusual and rare species. The earthwork in particular is very rich in species, with a good range of downland grasses and large populations of rare and local plants such as field fleawort, "Senecio integrifolius"; chalk milkwort, "Polygala calcarea"; hairy rock-cress, "Arabis hirsuta"; fragrant orchid, "Gymnadenia conopsea"; and pyramidal orchid, "Anacamptis pyramidalis". The earthwork escarpment slopes, though species-rich, support fewer species than within the fort, but some, notably clustered bellflower, "Campanula glomerata", only