Hints for the Housewife

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 6, 21 August 1931, Page 32

Hints for the Housewife

To Clean Bone Handles. ISCOLOURED bone knife handles should be rubbed with a cork dipped in a strong solution of peroxide of hydrogen, This treatment whitens them effectively, and is better than the use of lemon juice. Cleaning Clothes Lines. LOTHES lines should always be boiled for half an hour before they are first used. This process makes them tougher and also prevents tangling. Scissors Sharpener, HEN scissors are becoming blunt an excellent plan for sharpening them is as follows :- Take a piece of ordinary glass-paper and cut it round and round into circles, each one smaller than the last. Within a very short time the scissors edges become quite sharp again. Onion Hint. F onions have unpleasant aftereffects, peel them, cut in'‘four, and place in a basin with a piece of common soda the size of a pea. ‘Pour boiling water over until they are covered, and let them steam ten minutes. Pour away the liquid, and cook the onions as you wish. Berets, W8HItE berets, white fur, or other white articles which require dry cleaning can sometimes be treated at home. Get a pound of white powdered starch and put into a deep vessel. Rub whatever is to be cleaned in the powder as if washing it in water. Shake well afterward. The starch can be used more than once if not too dirty,

Celluloid Knitting Needles, NITTING needles of celluloid frequently become bent when used for long periods at a time. To straighten, pour hot water over them, or hold them in the steam of a kettle, straightening with the fingers. Plunge them immediately into cold water to harden. Do not hold near an open flame. Suede Belts. GQUEDE belts show stains and fingermarks very rapidly. To clean them rub the surface with a coarse flannel dipped in sawdust or bran, afterward raising the nap with coarse glass paper. This method may also be applied to golf coats. . Keeping Salad Fresh, ALAD that has been left over from a meal will keep fresh until the next day if it is put in a bowl, well damped, and covered with an inverted colander, which allows a_ certain amount of air to penetrate.’ Successful Piecrust. PIEcRUST of the flaky variety is more successful if, before putting the pie or covered tart into the oven, it ig held under the cold water tap at an angle, letting the water trickle gently over the top and turning the dish until the entire surface is moistened. For Tapes. F you wish to run a tape through a hem to slot, and have not a tape needle handy, just fasten a safety pin on to the tape, it will go through quite easily without slipping out.