A Housewife's Diary

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 17, 13 October 1937, Page 14

A Housewife's Diary

Hints About The Home Novel Starcb. Water strained from cooked macaroni, spaghetti, dumplings or rice makes good starch for muslins, organdies and other fine materials. Holes in Linolemn. _ Use finely chopped cork mixed with liquid glue to fill holes in linoleum. When the mixture has set hard, rub it down with emery paper and paint it to match. Bag Bags. Rag bags should be made of trans* parent muslin, net, or old lace curtains. When you want to find a certain, pieee of material, it can be seen. from the outside and there is no need to turn out the entire contents. Tough Steak. Tough steak can be made more tender by rubhing it first with a piece of lemon and then with olive oil. . Knots in Thread. Knofe in thread may he avoided when hemming linen by running each length through a piece of paraffin wax before using. Bipping Stitches. A safety razor blade used for ripping stitches will he easier to handle if ono end is wrapped with adhesive tape. Linen Buttonholes. Buttonholes in linen and other heavy fabrics are attractive and. durable if bound with the same material, instead of being worked with needle and thread. Holding Seams. Use paper clips instead of pins fer holding seams together for stitcWng. The clips can also be used instead of ping when turmng 'up the hem of a garment hecause they stay firmly ^n place. Use for Baw Carrot. Put finely shredded raw carrot in the potato salad for colour and added flavour. If carrots alone are not popular with the family they may he if boi i with potatoes. When cooked, run them through the potato sieve. The effect is attractive. The carrots will have to he cut smaller than the potatoes in order to be cooked in the same length of timp. Eazor Cleaner. An old toothbrush makes an excellent cleaner of a Safety razor. Quickly done, under tap. Aluminram. A hole in aluminium or enamel wars can be repaired with "fire-cement." Cover the outside of the hole and warm over fire so that cement'hardens smoothly.