What is Kitchen maid?
[[File:Henrik Nordenberg Frau in holländischer Küche.jpg|thumb|right|Dutch painting of a young kitchen maid. 19th century or early 20th century.]] A '''kitchen maid''' or '''kitchen girl''' is a young [[maid|housemaid]] or other junior female [[domestic worker]]. In the hierarchy of a [[great house]] she ranked below a [[cook (profession)|cook]] and above a [[scullery maid]]. An experienced kitchen maid is an assistant cook; the position may be compared to that of a [[line cook]] in a professional [[kitchen]]. The kitchen maid reports to the [[cook (domestic worker)|Head Cook]], if there is one. Her [[uniform]] may consist of a [[blouse]] and a [[skirt]], and [[apron]]. [[Margaret Powell]] worked as a kitchen girl at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1360819/Why-downstairs-HATED-upstairs-The-acerbic-memoirs-Twenties-maid-reveal-domestic-staff-REALLY-thought-masters.html|title=Why downstairs HATED upstairs: The acerbic memoirs of a Twenties maid reveal what domestic staff REALLY thought of their masters|publisher=Daily Mail|language=English|date=26 February 2011|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Domestic work]]