HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 67, 31 January 1918, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Ifrfy st'ronf tea will BJ?p th« bleedJMA discoloured Steel knife may bo • MUc wS has* slightly turned may ! ans fit for use I^JPlSfiTirrinV'"s "st little soda. §t|vch and irjfn wide wicks anl jffjks for oil stoves. They will Mi 'trouble in fitting them paper on. walls should be a flannel dipped in weak 'polished with a dry cloth. |f t|rpe.ts are taken up and put sWyV'b'pr'#c will preserve them as carbolic aojd and camphor bails. S.O prevent oil becoming rancid, js|ee a few drops of ether into the Battle containing it. Whjen stewing fruit, add a pinch of of soda, and less sugar will m required. Ocfrks may be made air-tight and by keeping them immersed rb*sU for five minutes. . Wheji placing fish in the larder wrap |?p T fUed paper, it will then not i'mjtfkff its flavour to other things. 'X d,ash of cinnamon added to a tfup.fuT of cocoa after it has been pourImWw the cup gives it a nice flavour. Wh'?n shredding beeswax for floor grate on a suet grater. This time and trouble . can be prevented from t|fispg by rolling them in flour before or fruit stains should be remqv|iO||g white materials with paraffin, (folored stuffs with turpentine. tfo revive a plant, when watering add o, of sal volatile to eack' tfo'pirits of water. Remove scratches from silver by rubhsi& the- silver well with a pad of ChamoTs leather dipped in olive oil.

To remove rust from a knife plunge the blade into an onion and leave it for $n hour. Then polish in the usual way. Before using a now comb wash it in soapy water; and when dry rub with a Utile olive oil. It will then last twice as long. To remove bloodstains, ooak th| article m cold water in which ammonia has been added; wash in warm water Willi naphtha soap. To test the purity of coffee, poui cold water on it. If the water assumes jTbrownish hue, it may be concluded that there is chicory with itIf moths are in a carpet, spread damp towel over the part and iron jt clfy with a hot iron. The heat ana steam will kill the worms and eggs. The smell of fish can be removed ■from steel knives if the blades a/e fu|>bed with a piece of fresh orange or lemon peel. -4" k stains on the fingers may be ||movecl by slightly damping the' b||mstone end of a match, and with it ruling the "stains. jflVb'en making sauces and gravies Agd & squeeze, of lemon juice. It fmngs out the flavour, and is a great Improvement. Terpentine should be sprinkled .in |SoW6ach haunts; it will quite often Ififjjroy the pests, and will always di?-.