Query Column

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21584, 21 November 1941, Page 3

Query Column

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Requests for information on matters relating to the home and the interests of women generally, will be answered in this column each Friday. Letters will not now be answered through the post, except where expressly stated and on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope. All inquiries should be addressed to “Query Column,” c/o The Lady Editor, Waikato Times, Hamilton, and the answers will appear under the initials of the sender. | First Aid to Linoleum | T.T. (Hamilton): Worn linoleum | can be replaced so that the repairs i are hardly noticeable. Cut about an inch beyond the hole all round, then ■ use the cut-away piece as a pattern for cutting out the new piece. If the linoleum is a patterned one, see that . the patch fits in exactly with the design. Now spread the back of the patch with glue and fit it carefully into the hole, pressing it down well. | A heavy weight pressed on the patch ' until the glue is dry is a help. If the pattern wears off in patches, an allover coat of hard-wearing floor paint ( will give it a new lease of life. Before j applying this, wash the floor thorI oughly to remove every trace of [ polish. j Washing Gloves | L.G. (Hamilton East): Yes, chamois [ gloves can be washed quite success--1 fully in warm soapy water to which has been added a few drops of ammonia. To keep them pliable rinse in clean soapy water. | To Clean White Fur ; F.H. (Cambridge): Powdered magnesia will clean white and light furs quite successfully. Sprinkle it into the fur and rub it gently. Leave for : two hours and then shake the garment carefully. Cream Substitute S.H. (Claudelands): The following recipe for mock cream is particularly nice in chocolate cakes and ginger j sponges. In the latter a little chopi ped preserved ginger should be added before spreading between the cake. Make a blanc mange with two tablespoons of cornflour and one cup of milk. When cold beat two tablespoons of butter with two tablespoons of icing sugar to a cream, add the blanc mange and beat all together until’ creamy. Flavour with essence of vanilla.