Household Hints

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 251, 16 April 1910, Page 3

Household Hints

SOME USEFUL RECIPES. Peach Fritters.—Peach fritters are excellent when made as follows: —Pare and .halve a quantity of peaches, sprinkle with sugar, then roll them in powdered macaroons, or fine, stale cake crumbs, before placing in the fryingpan. When brown, drain, roll in sugar, sprinkle with a few drops of marachino, and serve hot. Peach Cobbler.—Peel ripe peaches, halve them, and fill a deep earthenware baking-dish with them, leaving a few of the stones to give flavour. Half fill the dish with ice water, sprinkle sugar over the peaches, then place them over a sheet of light but thick pastry. Pinch this down over the edges, slash the centre crosswise and prick wellr Bake till brown then serve hot or cold with cream. Peach Custard Pudding.—ln making peach custard pudding use the large peaches; pare them and remove a slice across the tops taking the stones out without breaking the fruit. Fill in the hollows with any chopped fruit, such as apples, citron, or raisins, adding also nuts if liked. Sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon or nutmeg. Make a custard with three beaten eggs and a cup each of flour and sugar. Pour this over the peaches, and bake nr cook the custard, cool, pour over the peaches, and serve chilled. GENERAL HINTS. Soap and chalk mixed and rubbed on mildew spots will remove them. Wrap boiled or roasted meat that is to be used cold in a moist cloth to make it more tender. A panful of lime kept in the cupboard where jams and preserves are stored away will prevent moulding. A lump of sugar put in to boil with green vegetables will preserve the colour and improve their flavour, especially that of peas. Oil stains can be removed from wallpaper by applying, for four hours, powdered pipeclay mixed with water to the consistency of cream. Housewives will find knives polish easier if they mix a little bicarbonate of soda with the brickdust. Rub them thoroughly, and there will be no trouble at all. If you have the misfortune to upset & glass or break a bit of china at table, say you are sorry, but do not burst forth into profuse apologies at the time. You can apologise quietly when opportunity presents itself. Wash cane-seated chairs on the under side only. To keep the feet warm in cold weather, cut a sole to the size of the boot or shoe in thick brown paper and wear it. If those housewives who complain of a bitter taste in their cucumbers will begin at the blossom end when paring and slice the skin off towards the stem, they will find that it makes a decided difference in the flavour. Never break eggs on the edge of a crock or pan. Use a knife instead. In sickness, when disinfectants are needed "in sinks and basins, use carbolic acid, allowing four tablespoonsful to each pint of cold water; pour down the pipes, and let it remain half an hour before flushing. Combs should not be washed with water. This is apt to split the teeth. A stiff nail brush is a good thing to keep for cleaning them. A faded cotton dress can be made white by boiling in cream of tartar water. | Always put the sugar used in a pie in the centre of the fruit, not at the top, as this makes the paste sodden.