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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 169, 10 March 1932, Page 3

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Ink Stains. Will often come out of a tablecloth if immediately rubbed with a juicy tomato. Uses for Borax Instead of salt use borax when washing all hinds of greens. It will remove dirt and insects and improve the fiavour, A teaspoon of borax in a gallon of hot water makes an excellent' hair wash. When making starch mix to a thin cream with a teaspoon of powered borax, pour on the boiling water and stir with an ordinary candle until transparent. This will ensure easy ironing and prevent the iron from sticking. Washing Woollies. Give them a final squeeze through clean soap-suds and let them dry with ,the soap in them. They do not drip but dry quickly and remain surprisingly soft. Crisp Bacon. The frying-pan should be well heated before the bacon rashers are put in. They will get crisp much more easily. . t 3. Between Meals. A hahit worth making is that of drinking water between meals, and one worth breaking that of eating chocolates at sueh times. Pipeclay. If a little pipeclay is dissolved in the water used for washing clothes they will be whiter and not nearly so diffieult to clean. Beetroots. Will retain their colour if a pinch of carbonate of soda is added to the water in which they are boiled. . New China. If new china is soaked in a bath of cold water for six hours it will always keep its glaze and will not crack so easily. To Clean White Serge. Warm dry salt or ground rice will clean a white or light serge costume. Ruh it well into the garment to be cleaned. Use a folded linlen hanfikerchief or a piece of white flannel for a pad. Afterwards put the garment on a hanger leave for an hour or two and then brush thoroughly with a clean brush. Scorched Milk. The taste of scorched milk can be taken away if the saucepan containing it is stood in cold salted water and left for a few minutes.