HINTS

Shannon News, 4 November 1927, Page 1

HINTS

If the housewife who has narrownecked vases,, babies’ bottles, .fruit jars, etc., to clean will pour some water and raw rice into them and give a vigorous shaking she will be surprised at the result. Some use shot for the purpose, but rice is infinitely better, as it polishes as well as gleans. A very fine housekeeper cleans the inside of her cut-glass vases in this way.

When you place a cake in the oven, on on the fire, at which you must look in 15 or 20 minutes, to s6e it the. cake has risen or to add sugar to the jelly, and in the meantime you have something you wish to do in some other part ot Jflje house, wind the alarm of the clock before leaving the kitchen, malting of it a trusty mind that will promptly notify you when “time’s up.'’ This will save you ihuch nervous energy, and possibly many a loaf of cake and glass of jplly from burning, y When cleaning oiled woodwork, if it is done by rubbing with a /soft cloth dipped in kerosene instead of with soap and water, the work will be done much more quickly and 'easily. The oil does not dull the polish, but rather leaves it looking even better than before it was used. The oil will also remove any bruised places, on the woodwork that have been rubbed by furniture. As for the odour, open doors and windows will dissipate it in a very few minutes. A bar of soap is easily cut if you will use a knife that has been dipped into boiling water. Instead of putting pots and pans on- the stove to soak, fill them with cold water and allow to stand for several hours; and they will be more easily cleaned. * A cement for mending china can be made by mixing the white of- an egg with powdered chalk. Apply to broken edges and stick together. Let stand for two or three days. When the whisk broom becomes worn, trim it to a stub, scald it in soapy water, then in clear water, then in cold water; you will then have a good brush for scrubbing enamelware.

Before using a new iron kettle, it should be greased inside ana outside and let stand for 48 hours, then washed in hot water in which a large lump of cooking soda has been dissolved.