Hints for the Housewife

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 40, 15 April 1932, Page 24

Hints for the Housewife

[CES are always popular with the little people, whether they are eaten at a birthday party or on a hot summer’s day, and when the youngsters get excited it is not easy to see that frocks and suits are kept free from stains. If the party frock should get stained with the ice cream, place the garment under running cold water as quickly as possible, and then wash in wice warm lather; then there is no reason why the little garment should not be restored to its original freshness, .Of course this applies only to washing fabrics. & e * AN excellent idea for smartening up eiderdowns that may look shabby but are by no means worn out is to make a washable cover toning with the colour scheme of the room and slip it over the eiderdown. When the cover becomes soiled or crumpled it can be removed: and washed in lukewarm suddy: water, dried and ironed with very little trouble, and it will add a dainty appearance to the bedroom, " * e GALT will take away that drab and dusty look from wicker furniture and bring it up looking as fresh as new. Scrub it with a fairly strong solution of salt and water, and use a small soft scrubbing brush. Rinse afterward. * mm uy * ALT will also remove stains of all kinds from pie-dishes and those ugly ‘brown marks that sometimes disfigure our tea-cups. Dip a damp cloth in a saucer of ground salt and rub the dish or cup thoroughly till the stain goes,

AGAIN, salt will keep your cherished winter flowers from fading. Add a llttle to each bowl or vase every ‘day when you change the water. Salt is fatal to growing flowers, but it is a good way to preserve cut ones. + * * Tz will also clean aluminium in a jiffy and remove obstinate eggstains from: the spoons, It will take out a fruit stain from a frock or tablecloth, too, if you cover the place with it directly the accident has oceurred. " s SALT will also aid you when the painters have splashed a window with paint. Hot salt will remove the tiresome mark. = s 2 AILS driven into plastered walls usually become loose as-soon as any object such as a heavy picture is suspended from it. They can be rendered ‘perfectly safe and firm by the following method: Drive the nail into the wall, remove it, and fill the cavity with a mixture of plaster of paris and water. Place the nail in this paste so that it will harden round it, * * * NEVER throw away orange and lemon peel, There are many uses to which it can be put. A piece of lemon peel boiled with towels or.teacloths makes them very white. Into a well-stoppered jar put lumps of sugar and fresh lemon peel. Leave for a few days, then crush the sugar. This will be found delicately flavoured with lemon, and will be useful for sprinkling over puddings and pancakes,