Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, 3 January 1907, Page 33

Domestic

By ' Maureen '

Removing Fat from Soup.

To remove fa,t from hot soup,, pour, through a cloth that has been saturated with cold water, The fat ■will remain in the cloth: " -'— - .

Shining Mirrors.

The really besL . method of cleaning" mirrors and windows is T,o rub them, with a paste of whiting and water. When this dries polish with dry eliamois and remove- the powder. A little alcohol in cold -water also gives a brilliant polish. Soapsuds 'should never be used. >•*

White Furniture;

s White - furniture and woodwork can be beautifully cleaned • with -wM ting. Wring a flannel cloth from hot water, dip it in the dry, whiting,' and rub well to re- - move all stains. Then wash off the whiting with' clean \warm water; and dry with a - soft clothv- The robbing strokes should always be in the direction of the grain of the wood.

No More Tough Meat.. If meat is tough, or if you have any doubt as to its tenderness, put- a tablespoonful of vinegar over it -when putting it on "to cook; you- will, -find it very tender when done. Try steaming fowls instead'of-boil-ing ; you will- find that the meat is always AenderT and the full -benefit . pf the fowl is kept, besides a very delicate flavor. , . . . -

Kitchen Stoves as .Bright as Mirrors.

If your kitchen range or stove "has got spotted with grease- while cooking, and -you cannot get it to polish,' ■"a good-w ay to remove it is as "follows « Take a -little -hand brush, preferably the one used fox brushing the pans before putting them away, smear it well with soot _Irbm~ the flue, and rub it well over the greasy parts. Afterwards, blacklead as usual, and you will find the grease has disappcaied, and a brilliant .polish will b 3 the result.

Soap the Boiler "Well.

n . One often hears complaints that the wash-house boiler rusts and ironmoulds the clothes. This may be •easily .prevented by rubbing the boiler directly it is emptied and while still warm with any good household soap. Giye it a good. coating of soap, for the soap will not only prevent rust, but will help to. make the suds when the boiler is filled for the next washing day ' When damping clothes, use hot water. It damps the 'clothes. " .more evenly than - cold.

How to Clean' Water Bottles. ' . - - Cut a potato into small "dice and. cover it with vinegar. Put. some of this mixture into each bottle gnd shake till clean. Then rinse in clear water and drain sT potato is quite as efficacious as the shot wTiich is. sometimes used by servants, and is perfectly safe, whereas - when shot is used there is always a certain .amount of danger pf iead-poiscming fro<m the parbottom'■jTViSL™' •?**»'»"»_.»• Mt »t U,o How Sea-Bathing is Sometimes Injurious.

Many seaside visitors regard a dip before breaMast as part of the gospel of The assumption, is - warranted neither by .experience nor theory * Very few people are benefited- by a , bath in the open" while fast, ing. Always the water .is colder than the body surface, and frequently in the early hours of the morning tie air is chilly, should b> made-stimulating-to the circulation and the consciousness ' If a bather leaves the' water,. just- when- he is.jnost thoroughly enjoying his dip and dresses quickly, after, a brisk "rib down he will act wisely. Many'Jpersons stay in «n? td they begin to feel chilly. This' is certain to- lowdr the spirits and to injure the system." One should be bSsk- *££ on rf ent^ i . n /. lhe water, for which treason a