HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 106, 14 November 1918, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Steel articles coated with paraffin will not rust.

Salt sprinkled upon any substance that ia burning will atop the smoke and* bias*.

If silver is to ba itored away for tome time, pack it with dry flour; it will remain Untarnished.

To givo a pretty tint to lace, tie a Tery small quantity of saffron in 9 inuslin bag, and dip it into the starch.

. To keep cheese for some time and prevent it becoming mouldy or dry, wrap it up in a cloth damped with vino* gar and keep it in a dish.

To prevent the skin from discoloring after a fall or blow, take a little dry starch, moisten it with cold water, and lay it on the injured part.

A tin cup filled with vinegar, and kep*, at the back of the stove will pre. vent the smell of cooking pervading tha house.

If a tablespoonful of paraffin is add* ed to a pail of hot water when scrubbing the tiles it will both cleanse and ahow up their colors to perfection.

To ease a corn which is often painful from long standing, touch it with a little oil of peppermint, and the sore. aess will be wonderfully lessened.

Remember that tha shell of an egg ia porous and bacteria easily pasa through it. Keep eggs in a cool place and keep them covered.

Copper may bo cleaned by rubbing with the skina of lemon and salt; and aha surface should be wiped quickly and polished with a dry chamois.

To polish grained wood, soak a flannel in a little linseed oil, rub the wood well, then polish with a dry, sqft ototh.

When making coffee sprinkle a little •alt on the coffee before pouring on foiling water and the flavour will be wonderfully improved.

1 Colored cotton goods have not always fait colors. If there is any doubt ia the matter, lay them in salt and water for two hours before washing.

Whan washing china with gilt upon It never use soda. Rub a little soap on the dishcloth to make a nice lather, f&ea rime in clear cold water.

Fold a thick towel and put it in tha bottom of baby's bath, and you will •ea how delighted the child is with it. (Timid babies lose all fear when they find that they do not slip about.

Hot water, as hot as can bo borni ;'(th« wounded part being placed thereto if teen or twenty minutes), is th« Vest thing that can be used to heal A sprain or bruise.

To remove labels from bottles, wet Jtha label with water and hold it oyer A flame for a second or two. The •team quickly penetrates the label and 'softens the gum or paste.

Te clean sultanaß quickly, place th« fruit in a floured cloth. Tie the end« W the cloth and shake well for five 'iolAutel. The stalks will fall ofl Wd the fruit will be clean for using.

If flowsrs have come by post they will freshen up wonderfully if their litems are placed in hot water for a little while before arranging them in rases.

.. Baking soda gives instant relief to A burn or scald. Applied, either wet or dry, to the burned part immediately the sense of relief is magical. It gems to draw out the heat and With it foe pain.

' Should the inkpot be accidentally up> let on the tablecloth or carpet, pour A little cold water over it at once. The ink will float on the water, and .when the cloth or carpet is rubbed my no stain will show.

To make meat cooked in a gas oven juicy, place a jam-jar half-filled with cold water at the bottom of the oven. The steam rising from the water makes the *ir in the oven moist and pro. rents the meat from getting Hard.

> Never add thickening to gravy while It is boiling. Draw the pan containing the gravy away from the firo and mix the thickening in slowly, smoothing it till all lumps have disappeared. Let it boil again and it is ready to serve-

To remove coffee stains, mix equal parts of yolk of egg and glycerine. apply to the stain, and allow to dry on. For a silk garment the glycerine should bo mixed with water instead of yolk of egg.

There ore two ways of making mint •mice.. The right /mo is to chop the mint and place it in a covered cup enough water to cover it and plenty of sugar. Leave it for twelve hours, theS tdd twice as much vinegar as there is trater, and serve..

To free the hands from djsagj&e'able odours, such as that of'Snfojre; 'cod Hver oil, etc., mix a little ground 'dry mustard with warm water and wash the hands well with it. The saucers df scales or vessels use£ in Cooking can be freed from cdo&rs ty fiie same method.