HOUSEHOLD HINTS
OF VALUE TO HOUSEWIVES. Minor blemishes on a wallpaper can be remedied with water-colour paint. Get a tube of Chinese white and colour to the tint or tints desired. There is sufficient texture in the paint to cover any stain.
The corks of glue-bottles often present a difficulty. It is wise to thread them with a piece of string on which to pull.
Potatoes that have been pricked (the point of a skewer will do this) will not burst when baked.
The unpleasant odour in the kitchen caused by the cooking of cabbage, cauliflower, etc. can be reduced almost to vanishing point by putting a small piece of charcoal in with the vegetables.
Before whipping cream try adding the white of an egg. Whip when the mixture is quite chilled.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1939, Page 8
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132HOUSEHOLD HINTS Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1939, Page 8
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