Mildew and Iron Rust
Dear Aunt Daisy, You might like to hear my method of getting mildew out of linen, as it is so simple. Just wring the articles through water to dampen them all over, then rub well with common soap, and then rub.in some salt. Then lay the articles out on the grass, and leave them there all night, and all day, and all night again, repeating if necessary. Also for marks of iron rust on articles, rub with lemon juice and then a little salt. Lay out in the sun. Another simple way of taking the coloured printing off flour
bags, etc., is simply to boil them with about half a teacup of kerosene in the water. Now, I did several bags in the copper only last week, and when I took them out I just rubbed any marks that still showed, and they all disappeared, so that the bags were all free of the coloured print. Now I will give you this Carrot Mar-malade:-Four large carrots, four lemons, 4lb. of sugar, and 4 pints water. Cut up the carrots finely, and the lemons, and let them stand all night in the water. Then boil slowly for three hours, and add the sugar and boil till it jellies. I mince the carrots and lemon peel. Hoping you will find these hints of use to someone. — "Housewife" at Tokomaru.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 310, 1 June 1945, Page 23
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