BOTTLE THE STALE TEA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 857, 28 December 1929, Page 24

BOTTLE THE STALE TEA

IT SAVES WORK Cold, stale tea, bottled and kept handy on the kitchen shelf, is well worth trying as a worksaver. Half a cupful of cold tea and two teaspoonfuls of vinegar, added to the water when washing pots and pans will remove grease, brighten the china and act as a disinfectant.

When cleaning a tiled floor, first rub it over with a rag moistened in cold tea and a few drops of paraffin, then wash with soap and water. This method saves a great deal of hard work, as no scrubbing is necessary. After washing black silk stockings that have taken on an unsightly brown tjnt, take a cupful of hot stale tea, put in two lumps of sugar, spread the stockings out flat and sponge them with the liquid. Dry in the shade, and the colour will be restored.

Linoleum and oilcloth polish twice as easily if washed over with hot stale tea instead of water. Add two lumps of sugar to each pint of the liquid and Proceed in the usual way, using soap and scrubbing brush if necessary. As the floor-covering dries, a thin, glossy film is left on the surface.

Window-glass, table-glass. mirrors and marble all take on a brilliant and lasting polish when washed with cold stale tea. For windows, mirrors and marble, apply on flannel, and polish with a soft cloth. Wash table-glass in equal parts of cold tea and water, stand on the draining board for a few paper.* 8 ’ ***’ and polish with tissue

Stale tea will clean and polish garnished paint, especially if a lump of sugar be added to each cupful.