Handy Hints By The Way

NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 16

Handy Hints By The Way

The fingers of old gloves are very iseful for tying over the stoppers or .•orks of bottles. The life of boot brushes will be ioubled if they are treated to a monthly wash, m hot. soap and water. Rinse m several' waters arid hang out :o dry. : If a pin-cushion is stuffed with , dry iofCee grounds the pins and needles iviil not rust. Never place saucepans and kettles that' have been used on a coal fire, over the gas ring. The accumulation of soot-is a non-conductor of heat and you Avill' waste gas. • New-laid eggs will, keep fresh much longer if. they are placed for one minute m boiling water. A pinch, of ground arrowroot will prevent salt f i'om becoming caked and damp. . ' : ;

If stored some months before use, soap and candles will prove more economical. Tomatoes peel easily and without waste if plunged into boiling water for a few minutes.