USEFUL HINTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3019, 6 April 1926, Page 4

USEFUL HINTS.

Equal parts of linseed oil, turpentine,_methylated spirits and vinegar, mixed well, and put on woollen clotli will polish furniture until it looks like new.

When washing glassware use borax instead of soda. This prevents any gi’easiness and the glasses polish more easily.

Too keep cream on hot days stand the cream in a basin of very strong blue water in a cool place. You will find cream sweet for two or three days.

If the press-studs on washing garments are securely fastened before putting through the mangle, they will not crush, but will fasten as easily as when new. To render milk free from germs it should always be boiled. Too much attention cannot be paid to this. Milk is very apt to take up any poisonous germs that may be in the air.

To clean embroidery or lace in which metallic threads are used, sprinkle with magnesia or a little jeweller’s rouge and rub vigorously; then brush carefully to remove the powder. Finally rub with a soft leather.

If a small bunch of parsley and thyme is placed in the water in which fish is to be boiled it will make a difference to the flavour of the fish and a tablespoon of vinegar, or a little lemon juice, will keep the flesh white.

When you buy a tin of stove polish turn it into a small jar and mix the polish with a little turpentine and vinegar. The polish will not only last three times as long, but give a more brilliant gloss. Silk lingerie will not have a shiny look after ironing if a piece of thin muslin is placed over the material before it is ironed.

Knife handles can be kept white if they are occasionally wiped with spirits of wine.

To clean a gilt clock rub with a cut lemon, then sponge with tepid suds of white soap and baking soda m the proportion of one teaspoonful io a pint of water. A soft brush may be used for crevices or ornamental portions.

In serving fowls plunge the fork upright into the very centre of the ureast. Some carvers leave it thus until the breast is dissected, using a second fork when necessary. Pass i.he knife between the thigh and oody until the bone is reached, then force the thigh back so as to •. xpose the joint, which cut. Having

■eparated the wings, legs, and

nighs, cut long slices of the breast ind make an opening in order to •erve the dressing. Serve together i little white and a little dark meat.

A, gas escape can be temporarily

topped by pressing a piece of soap i ouiul the pipe or bracket where it is escaping. A creaking door can ire silenced at once by applying soap io the hinges. To mend curtains. —Take a piece of plain net of the required size from an old curtain, dip into starch, place it over the hole to be mended and press with a hotiron. When the curtains are hanging the mend will not be seen.

Uses for Lavender Water. —If any light furniture, such as satin walnut, has become dirty or stained, put a little lavender water on a clean duster and rub gently. Then polish with another clean soft duster, and the wood will look like new. uavender water is also good for cleansing mirrors, and the scent is

much more pleasant than when turpentine or paraffin is used. If a mosquito is hovering round one’s

iiead at night, sprinkle a liltLe lavender water on the pillow and the msect will disappear.