LEMON AND PARSLEY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19903, 4 June 1936, Page 11

LEMON AND PARSLEY.

i During the war I worked for four! years in hospital and canteen kitchens, and many a useful tip i learned from bitter experience, since sometimes we were miles away from any shops (says an exeliunge,. _ L Unee, unfortunately. the \\hoie [los i pita], ourselves included, went down Willi piomuine poisoning. The daily charwuinan who came to scrub for us succumbed too. and we all sat around limply, wondering how on earth to Set through the Work. ' But the cimrlady, though physically defeated, was still \‘uliani. "(live me half a lemon and a piece 01' parsley in eat, Miss," she begged, “aunt l'li be all right in ten minutes. Thai, always l puts me right when I’ve a queer turn I on." And sure enough it did! 1 never tried her remedy myself, but pass it on for what it is worth. A bottle of salad oil is invaluable” for burns, and the raw white of an egg, lightly painted over a scald, has the same result. Common salt and water make an ex< cellent gal-ale for the throat, or a. ,lotion for tired eyes, while a bag of that salt is as effective as a cloth wrung out in hot water for relieving pain. Standing continuously for 1% hours a day on slonedliuz‘ged floors, we learned what eorns could be! But the handy kitchen cupboard did not fail us, and an ivy leaf, soaken in vinegar and wrapped around the corn, worked wonders. Parsley, beloved of the cimrlady. had an excellent use for those who illlied onions yet feared to indulge. since one sprig, clipped in vinegar, removed all trace of the smell. Incidentally splinters are easily ex—tracted if the thumb or finger containing the splinter is pressed hard over the mouth or 9. bottle containing very hot, water. I rub olive oil into my hands before undertaking any dirty task, and smear a teaspoonful of the morning porridge on them, rubbing it well in. It is unbeatable for making the skin soft and white. . . y ‘ ‘

Should I soil my flngei‘s when cutting flowers or peeling apples, a little tartaric acid moistened and rubbed in at once removes lhe stains promptly.