Hints for the Housewife

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 11, 25 September 1931, Page 32

Hints for the Housewife

When Stock is Greasy. WHEN stock looks greasy and there is no time to cool and skim it, heat it up and pour it slowly through a clean, white cloth which has been wrung out of cold water. The fat will remain on the cloth and the pure stock drain through. A very quick way of making breadcrumbs is to rub the bread over a wire cake-stand. To Make "Meck Capers." OM® people find pickled nasturtium as good as capers. The seeds should be picked while they are young, and on a fine day. They should be laid out on a tray and left for a few days, then put into pickle bottles and covered with boiled vinegar. When the vinegar is quite cold the bottles should be closely corked. These "mock capers" are best when kept for a few months before being used. Cleaning White Shoes. EXNNIS shoes of white buckskin or canvas will resist the dust more effectualy if, after cleaning, they are rubbed over with powdered pumice stone. If the wet cleansing medium is

@ more even appearance than the piece of rag usually employed. Pipeclay used for cleaning shoes does not rub off if mixed with milk instead ‘of water. For Your Larder. DEP a small box of unslaked lime in your larder, and you will find the air will keep beautifully dry and sweet. The lime should be changed about every three weeks, as it loses its power after this time. A little unslaked lime, crushed to a powder and laid about where cockroaches are likely to be, will also rid one of the unwelcome pests. To Whiten Ivory. AVE you any cherished oddments of carved ivory that look as if they would be better for a good clean? If so, procure a little clean sawdust, and damp with a mixture of water and lemon juice. Cover your ivories with this, and léave till dry. Brush off with a soft, firm brush, and they should be quite clean. 'TURPENTINE is one of the very best cleaning mediums .for porcelain baths and enamel ware. Rub the bath over each time it is used, and this will prevent any water marks, :