FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 July 1939, Page 8

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

1 USEFUL HINTS. J Equal quantities of fuller’s earth and lump magnesia mixed with hot water and applied hot will remove grease-spots from carpets. When dry, brush well. Gilt frames are not so popular as once they were, but are still legion. To clean them add sufficient sulphur to colour a pint of water in which four onions have been boiled, strain and cool, and apply with a brush. Turpentine is usually used to remove paint-spots from clothes. It is more effective if ammonia is added. If a tin of malted food has become damp and has been hardened do not discard it. All that is needed is to reduce it to its original state on a fine grater. When poaching eggs, if the yolks are liable to break put the eggs in boiling water for a few seconds before cracking the shells. The object of the blue-bag is not to conceal defects in washing, but to give well-washed linen a suggestion of pure whiteness and remove the creamy look. As blue does not dissolve well in hard water, it is always better to mix it first in a small quantity of soft water.

Using an oil-can for locks and window catches is often wasteful. A little brush xyill suffice when the point to be reached is visible.