HINTS FOR ALL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 7

HINTS FOR ALL.

HELPFUL WAYS. \Vhen going on holidays, and a long train journey is anticipated, instead of taking a cake or soap, take ‘a tube of any good shaving cream. This is a great. convenience, as a little can be squeezed/out, on the hands as required. To make a whl‘te shoe cleaner: Put into :1 21b: jam Jar, one tablespoon‘ borax, scald it with boiling waterll

Mix in enough whiting to make it thcl thickness ut‘ rroam. anvl apply with an old toothbrush. Keep the jar rov~ crml. and this quantity will last the‘ season. i it’ a couple of vanilla beans (ob-i tainable from any chemist.) are kept‘ in a screw—capped jar filled with sugar, they will impart. sufficient flavour to the sugar to tlavour your cakes and puddings. As the beans last. for many “colts. it is u considerable sa\'—t lng ot' essence. ‘ Butter m‘nnnmy: Take ill) 01' butter and a quarter pint of fresh milk.l \\'arm the mllk in blood heat. add a: litth‘ salt. Slightly warm the butter and twat hria’kly adding milk gradually.‘ until lhn huttrr \\ill not. absorb an)" morn milk. llusult—hzilt‘ a pound of gnml hultm'. ‘ \\‘ht‘n ii'uningx. :I simplv proraulinn‘ will kr'op Hll‘ ironing short from} \\‘rinlgling, Pitt :1 i'nlllml nunsluiln‘i" untlvrnmith. 1 if new hunts will not rmlish, ruh‘ thmn \\ilh lunlun, :unl lrt tht-tn Mr)" tltnrnnuhly hI-t'nru vlmininu‘. ‘ 'l'n l‘ll‘ut] it \\liill‘ I'l'll tlal .ililllu- :Ii thin pasts ul‘ marnwia Hill] \\alur. anul‘ rnh in \\ith a Mitall lirush, ln-y in} lhv sun, :litll lu'usll ul't' \\illi a >lit'f‘ lirn>lL i To I'lmtl Mai-k Mil :lmvx. t‘ilm .l tn'.t~]HlHll Ul' ~.11.ivl will tulli .: t'vn lll':.|.< ul' ink. mil in uwr thv ulnuw'. llr); Hl"lll in thl' ~~nu. 1

Never make Jam in Fill iron m‘ tin‘ pan; it will spoil both flavour and colour. Use copper, brass, or enamel pans. For passion fruit icing for casz. simply mix icing sugar with the juice of the passion fruit. mui warm it slighih‘. liso half :1 puund of sugar lo two small iahlr-spnnns of juice. For rarainol for rnimu‘ing, put {lb of sugar in lo a Sillil‘l‘lliln, let it get very brown. Pour over it a quarter pint. or \\alr‘r. (Ind siii' till it lmiis, and all th sugar is :lissulvml, Strain, :md, when cold. 1111 i iulu ii. \\‘illes moulhmi hnlllr‘. riul'k “oil. and it will kr‘r‘ln l'sn it im‘ r‘uioui‘ing,’ graviEs. soups, r‘it‘. Tlmll nuinu, fish. 01' mhhnge ndoul‘ can easily lm huuishr‘d I'i‘nm 113115 b." adding a iiiilc \‘im'mu‘ to the water in which they are washed. Add :1 little vinegar in washing and rinsing waivi's \\‘llPll clonuiug colours. This preveuis the dyes from running. and also revivvs ihom. Paint brushes should be cleaned with turpvniiuo al'lm‘ use. and then sci in wninr, .\n easy way to soften a hard mini. brush is to hammer ii ihnmugrhiy on n sione surfacc,, turning it as ynu hammm‘. __._.___._