THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 3, 26 August 1931, Page 5

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

It potatoes are cut the long way instead of across they will cook much more quickly. A pie-crust will brown more quickly if it is brushed over lightly with j warm water to whieh a little sugar j has been added. There will be no difliculty in getting a j elly to set if a few drops of lemon juiee are added to it while it is being prepared. To cool a jelly or blanc mange quickly, place the vessel that contains it in cold water to which a little salt has been added. The following is a sure way of moving the most obs'tinate bottle stopper. By means of a feather apply a drop or two of salad oil just where the stopper joins the neck of the bottle. Then put the bottle at a little distance from the fire, where it will become slightly warmed, but not hot. The oil rapidly works down in between the stopper and the neck, and by giving the whole thing a slight tap the stopper will come out. Turpentine will thin paint, cleanse glazed tiles, porcelain baths and sinks. If it is applied with a stiff brush it will keep the gas-cooker clean outside. It also fremoves gbease instantly from all surfaces. Boil enamel ware that has become discoloured in water to which has been added. small quantities of chlorate of lime and washing soda. After boiling, wash the articles in cold water. When butter becomes hard, stand it over a basin of hot water or rinse a cup out of very hot water and invert it over the butter plate.