Household Lore

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 2

Household Lore

CLEANING A SPONGE TO clean a sticky sponge, * soak it m vinegar or put a handful of salt and some soda into warm'water; soak for some hours. Rinse thoroughly several times m cold water. * • LIGHTER CAKES —■ —■ — ; TGGS placed m cold water v for 2 hours before being used will make cakes lighter. Eggs treated; m this r.ianner are specially good for cream puffs.< * * |F chintz covers are not too 1 soiled, they may.be cleaned by rubbing over with hot bran. * • DOUBLE saucepans are useful for anything requiring slow cooking, such as stews or milk puddings, or for dishes that have only to be re-heated, as the meat cannot then be over-cooked and toughened. A LITTLE borax placed m . the water m which redbordered cloths and teatowels are washed will prevent the color from fading. * ♦ ¥ EMON juice and. salt will -. remove rust and take out stains of any kind. * # PANCAKE BUTTER WHEN making pancakea^ or fritters, remember that a batter containing few eggs needs to be made thicker with flour than one containing more eggs. * * IF you have an obstinate headache, try two cloves m a cup of freshly-made tea. * • WHEN mixing cakes, always remember that butter and sugar, must be well creamed and eggstwell beaten; the milk follows next and lastly the flour. * * DO not put the lid on the if you want

green . vegetables to keep their color. '■: ■ ♦' ■ ■ * ■-•.•■• BAN BURY CAKES TAKE 3oz, each of currants and rai- * sins, 2oz. candied peel, 2oz. sugar, the juice and rind of one lemon, and 1 egg. Wash currants, stone raisins and put through a mincer; also the peel. Then mix with the sugar and grated lemon rind. Moisten the mixture with lemon juice and beaten egg. Now take about lib. of flaky pastry, roll out thin and cut into diamond-shaped pieces. Damp the edges, spread over with the mixture and cover with another piece of pastry. Make two or three cuts m the top and -glaze over with white of egg and plenty of sugar. PAINT-MARKS may be removed from clothes with equal parts ot ammonia and turpentine. X

ENAMEL FURNITURE TO clean white enamelled 1 furniture, melt one tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda m one quart of boiling water, a,nd, when cool, wash the furniture with the mixture, using an old flannel cloth for the purpose, ; ; ♦ . :.■*" .■,■■•■ ■ ■'. A L WAYS save candle-ends, "■ chips, corks, 'empty match-boxes ■ andp used, rrtatches. A handful from: this little store worlcs, wonders with a dying 'fire. # # •"" ■■■■- '■' TEA and coffee m a thermos flask often have a stale taste. Put a piece of wax paper rounfl the cork, before inserting it m the bottle and there will be no taste. ■■ • • TO keep linen presses sweet and scented, fill muslin bags or paper cases with loz. of cedar and loz. of cinnamon, powdered and mixed together. „ • •' TO keep meat sweet, boil 1 2oz. of lump sugar and, 2oz. salt m 1 quart of the best vinegar for a few minutes. When cold, .brush the meat over with this. *' . • A FEW* drops of salad oil ** added to the mustard, when mixing, will improve the flavor. * * POTATOES, as they $et old, * are much improved by the addition of a little sugar to the. water m which they ar« boiled. MEVER put knives into " hot fat if you wish to> keep them sharp. • ■'■".«■ WHEN boiling salt "•meat, always put a little sugar In the water — it removes the saltiness, i * . ♦- fARBONATE of soda ** seldom fails to rer move mud stains. Rub the mark with a flannel

dipped m carbonate ox soda, then press the article or the wrong" side with an iron. SAVORY POTATOES ' DAKE some potatoes m their jackets, cut a slice off one end and scoop out the, centre. Then ma.sh the centre part and mix with either cold boiled fish, minced meat or cheese. Refill the potato cases with the mixture and bake until they are hot. #■■/*■ * DARAFFIN is best for cleaning V stained glazed tiles. # •'•*■• * ■ lODINE stains on materials should be * treated with methylated spirits and then washed m soap and warm water. ■ ■■'■■•■'■:# '■#■■■. # .■. '• . A LUMP of sugar m the teapot pre- ** vents tea, when spilled, from staining; even the finest damask. -..