HINTS AND RECIPES.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 221, 26 January 1928, Page 2

HINTS AND RECIPES.

Blacklead mixed with turpentine instead of water gives a more brilliant and lasting polish, and prevents the stove rusting in damp weather. When beating eggs for cake-making or omelettes, add a little water, as one can then beat the eggs more easily and lightly. Linoleum will not crack if cleaned with oil and vinegar. Teacups with broken handles are very useful for poaching eggs. Butter the inside, break the egg into the cup, Mntl stand the cup in the frying-pan half filled with water. It keeps the egg a good shape when poached, easy Silk will last much longer if soap is never applied directly to it when washed. Squeeze the silk gently in a warm lather. Always 2 -.se several times in lukewarm water. Jam will not go mouldy if the parchment round which cover it are soaked In milk before being used. Whitewaasli may be made more durable and glossy by the addition of liquid glue and alum. Neglected glass jugs and decanters may be cleaned by filling them with strained tea leaves covered with equal * parts of vinegar and warm water. Allow them to stand for several hours, then rinse them in clear cold water. Blood stains can be removed from linen if cold water is applied at once. Or a thick paste of starch and cold water can be made and applied to the stains. Place in the sun and rub off paste after two hours. Repeat the process if necessary. " Baking soda or borax should always be kept handy in the kitchen. Either is a useful application in the case of burns or scalds. Chopped suet is very useful for replacing eggs in milk-puddings. Simply ' sprinkle a little on the top and the pudding will be rich and creamy. Should your hairbrush have worn unevenly and have become soft, trim the bristle evenly with sharp scissors. Then dip the bristles into hot water and alum to harden them. When dry brush them up and down with sandpaper to take off the rough edges. Pish knives and forks should be rubbed with the rind of a lemon after washing. No smell of fish will then remain on them. An Old-fashioned Remedy for Coughs. The following remedy is said to be most effectual for a cough:—Take a large carrot, wash it and cut it into slices. Put these in a dish and add three tablespoonfuls of brown sugar and enough water to cover. Place the dish in the oven and bake until the carrot is soft. After this, strain off the liquid, which will be thick, bottle it and take a teaspoonful three times a day if the cough is very troublesome.