HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A teaspoonful of borax added to tti washing water will soften it consider- - ibly. ■-■■LH When polishing oak it most fc ;; rubbed the way of the grain and give* c l final polish with a silk handkerchief. Linoleum painted with shellac give*:* brilliant polish without causing a slip* : - pery surface and obviates tie neeessilJr af cleaning every day. ' -~. m If a jelly breaks when turned out ft . ~- the mould, chop it roughly and eerl* in custard glasses. The taste of scorched milk can !•■■ taken away if the saucepan containing it is immediately placed in cold salted water and left fo: a few minutes. "■„_ When preparing stale bread for pni* lings always soak it in cold water ,«r ; milk, not hot. The former will mato - it light and crumbly—the latter neaijv:;; Keep a lump of kitchen sf It in tie sink. It will dissolve slowly and kefP : 'jr\ the pipe clean and the sink fresh and ,gr. wholesomp. ~'\] Old brass may be cleaned to look fito new by pouring strong ammonia on it» j;_.". scrubbing with a hard brush and rißi* ing in clean water. Chapped hands may be avoided by k ; keeping a large jar of oatmeal beside the sink and the bathroom basin. Aft* M drying the hands, plunge t-hem, into t»*■" : oatmeal and rub it into the skin. A lemon which has been cut can be kept in perfect condition for a long.-, .ime if it is placed in a tumbler & glass with cut portion up and Bptixaki well with sugar. . • §■§ When washing light articleß, suebJ* stockings, vests, camisoles, ete» pjul , them carefully into shape before blAg* : ing out to dry. This will cause. thMJ fra to dry a3 quic' 'y and wed •w *j those which need pressing can be iroiM: more easily. Light silk and lisle inga dried this way will not ■••» ironing at all. 5 ISSJ