HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Shannon News, 6 March 1923, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Scratches on furniture may be re-, moved by mixing together equal parts of linSeed oil and turpentine. Dip a flannel in this, and rub well into the scratched places. Afterwards polish with a soft duster. If your tape measpre has curled up, put a teaspoonful of milk in a? saucer, pass the, measure through this, and then squeeze lightly and press between a cloth with a very hot iron. TO CLEAN BEADS. China or glass beads may be cleaned in this way. Put the necklet into an old pocket handkerchief or piece of silk and cover with a little salt, tying the corners of the material to make a bag. Plunge the bag and its contents into a bowl of lukewarm water and keep moving it about until all the salt has dissolved. Then take out the beads and dry them with a soft cloth. | RICH PINEAPPLE PRESERVE. I Pare pineapples and cut in finger pieces. Place in deep china bowl and cover each pound of fruit with two pounds of sugar. Let stand twentyfour hours, then heat slowly to boiling

point in the preserving kettle and cook ten minutes. Let cool and pack the 1 fingers neatly in half-pint jars, and fill to overflowing with the syrup created from the pineapples .and sugar. Adjust the rubber and lid and seal securely. Process for twenty minutes in hot water bath. When cold, dip the tops of the jars in melted paraffin. DRY CLEANING AT HOME. Silk blouses and other garments can be dry cleaned in this way: Obtain a cardboard hat box and put inside it a clean towel, spreading it out so that it lines the interior. Sprihkle fuller’s earth liberally on the towel, and then place the article to be cleaned on it. A little fuller's earth mdy be scattered here and there in the folds of the garment. Close the lid of the box and keep it shut for three or four days. At the end of that time shake out the garment, which will in most cases be found to be well cleaned.

EEMOVING LIDS. When the lid of a boot polish tin is difficult to Temove stand the tin on its edge on a table and then tap it all round with the back of a brush. The lid will then come away quite easily. A different plan should be adopted in the case of coffee and baking powder , tins. Just below the lid tie very firmly a piece of string; Put a pencil up under this string and then twist it round. This will compress ,the top part of the ► tin and the lid can then be removedScrew tops on fruit jars can usually be • moved by winding a strip of emery pal ) per round the top and then removing it j} with a duster under the hand.

ABOUT EICE. The flavour of rice will be much improved if it is washed in hot water “before it is cooked. Bice that is to be served with curry, or used as a vegetable should be cooked in water to which lemom-juice has been added, one teaspoonful of juice being added to each quart of water. This will make the rice white and help to keep the grains separate. •