A Housewife's Diary

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 11

A Housewife's Diary

Hints About Ihe Home Tea-Cloth Stain. Cover stain with glycerine and leava to dry. After washing and . boiling, no stain will be left. Futting Out Fire. A fire can be pux out quickly if a jhole is made in the middle with a poker and live coal is pushed well to the sides of the grate, Useful and Pretty, & Sprinkle parsley seed in a moistened sponge and hang over the window. A decorative "plant," providing fresh parsley, will be the result. Mantel Top. A piece of window glass can be ent to fit the top of the mantelpiece. This is easily washed and gives a fresh and nice appearanoe, Buttons. Sew linen buttons on the inside of ihe woollen coats opposite buttons onthe outside, using the same thread for each pair. This prevents strain on the outside buftona. SmellingSalts. Can be made by breaking a pennyworth of rock ammonia into small pieees and putting them into a smelling-bottle and filling up with eau-de-Cologne or lavender watesw Wringer. . An old - folded blanket passed through the rollers of a wringer after use, absorbs ali moisture and preserves the rollers. Cracked Eggs. When boiling cracked eggs, add a teaspooh of salt to the water. The white of an egg will heat up more . quickly if a pineh of salt is added.,. ' ShabbyGloves. .When the "pull-on" -part of wash-Ieather gloves is shabhy, cut off worn portion and hutton hole round with matching wool; then crochet, increasing every other row; till completed.-