OLIVE OIL HAS NUMEROUS USES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 8

OLIVE OIL HAS NUMEROUS USES

Among the most useful friends in the kitchen cupboard is the olive oil bottle. There are many uses for it, both domestic andf medicinal, yet it is very. much nfeglected. In'Italy and Spain it is one of the biggest items in tbe hbusekeeping. . • Here are some every-day uses for olive oil. All salads, especially green ones, such as freshj lettuce, watercress, and cucumber, should be sefved with olive oil and vinegar, or- lemon juice, if preferred. For frying fish or as batter, olive oil is most satisfactory and digestible. When making jam or preserves, pour a few drops of oil into the pan, and it will not hura: If a few drops of olive oil are sprinkled on to a^beef steak and left to standi for-". a short time, the meat will absorb the oil and it will be tender and juicy wlien cooked. . Olive oil is an excellent laxative and. an eflBcient lubricant. Earache, one of. the most painful complaints to which children are subject, cau be eased by putting cottonwool soaked in . warm olive oil into the ear. Stiff joints'find relief.when gently massaged .with warm olive 'oil. J Sufferers from' tired and aching feet should soak them well in hot water, tben massage a little warm. oil well into them, working first from the ankles over tho instep to the soles of the feet, not forgetting to give each toe a gentle twist. • This will" give a feeling of great comtort after- a-tiring day. - Sprinkle a little olivo oil on a duster ind ruh it on the curtain.' rings and metal rail. This will ■ make the rings run easily. Heat marks. on polished tables should be carefully rubbed with olive ojl and salt. Spring cleaning entails some rough work for the hands. If olive oil is rubbed round the nails after washing at night it will soften , the skin and. help to prevent cracking. Always Temember the last few drops in the . bottle of oil can be rubbed round the welt of the shoe between sole and upper. , This helps to keep them waterproof. At spring cleaning time give the backs of old leather books a smearing withi olive oil, and so prolong their life