Spring Cleaning

NZ Truth, Issue 1294, 2 October 1930, Page 20

Spring Cleaning

JSEDROOMS should be turned out on a fine day^so that bedding can be properly aired. , Carpets need sweeping on both sides/after they are beaten. Drain-pipes from baths, sinks, and lavatories should be well flushed with grease-solvent disinfectant. Examine all picture-cords for signs of wear. , Sash-cords, too. Pictures should be' thoroughly dusted at the back, and the paper backing renewed if necessary. . Ivory keys may be cleaned with paste of whitening and methylated spirits. Polish with a dry duster. Whitening, . nioisteried with cold water, is the .best cleanser for white paint. Use instead of soap. Keys and their key-holes should.be lubricated with an oily feather. Moths dislike ammonia; use it when wiping out chest of drawers and wardrobes. : Tea leaves should not be used on rugs or carpets until they have been rinsed m clean water, or they may stain badly; Jumble sales should be remembered, as you turn out. They will find white elephants useful. „' ' ' BAKED FISH ' ' * T ARGE fislv breadcrumbs, parsley, *■"* herbs, small onion, small piece butter. . ■'■■:•'' -, Wash and dry. fish well, leaving the head on.' Make a' seasoning' of breadcrumbs, onion cut very small, ' parsley, herbs, and • a small .- ; , piecei of butter. Stuff the fish- and sew up the opening. Lay m a baking dish and cdyei* with breadcrumbs. Bake *^ about half an hour slowljj, and baste it well, 1 Gt:avy can be made same way as baking meat, or melted butter can be poured over.