Hints for the Housewife

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 45, 20 May 1932, Unnumbered Page

Hints for the Housewife

4RESH orange peel is good for restoring black shoes that do not look very smart. Rub well with the inside of the peel and polish with a soft cloth. * * J{XCELLENT rubber bands can be mace from the disused inner tubes of pneumatic tires. A steel rule should be held against the tube in order to ensure a clean cut when it is seyered by means of a sharp knife, or, better stil, an old razor blade. Bands made in this way from the inner tubes of cars, motor-cycles or eyen cycles are found to be surprisingly strong and can be used for many purposes. * a Bd HAM for boiling will have a better flavony if vinegar and a few cloves are added to the water. Reckon about a teacupful of vinegar to a gal: lon of water, * > = HITE paintwork can be given a rich gloss if, after being cleaned in the usual way, it is wiped over finally with a cloth wrung out in search water. * ™ ut TF fruit stains on linen tablecloths are covered immediately with powdered starch they will disappear. If the stain is not fresh, rub it with glycerine, leave it for an hour, and then stretch the affected part over a basin and pour boiling water through. * z s INEN may be speedily marked through a copper plate in which the nume has been cut in any one of av large variety of types. To brush over the pinte. leaving a ‘perfect inpression, takes only two or three seconds, at % N laying an Indian carpet take care to do it so that the pile will be brushed toward the door, The "handy man" who has no special knowledge of carpets overlooks this matter and is afterward disappointed with the wearing qualities of the carpet. z * * MUE addition of a little starch to the water in which. glassware is washed gives the gluss a- goud and lasting polish,

MAHOGANY furniture which has become sticky through the application of too much polish (and this often happens) should be washed with cold tea, Dry thoroughly, and polis with a duster. * a * JHEN putting tape or elastic through fragile materials such as chiffon, crepe de chine and georgette, of which the threads are likely to pull eusily, it is better to use a_ closed safety-pin than a bodkin, for the pin is so rounded at the ends that it will slip through the hem without the slightest danger of damage. Place the pin through the elastic before closing it. = % * NIONS should be served frequently in cold weather, to prevent colds. Skin and parboil several large onions, tuke out the centres and stuff with minced meat, well seasoned. Replace the centres, tying the onions if necessary. Bake for an hour or longer in 2 little dripping and stock. basting frequently. Thicken stock for gravy. ® m " MATCHES of the non-safety type should always be stored in a tin box, especially if the house is being left for any period. If mice get into the cupboard where the matches are und gnaw at the box there is a risk of its catching fire. * *% = ITAT soiled raincoat can be made quite fresh by rubbing it gently with 2 flannel dipped in heated common salt. Lhrow away the salt as it hecomes griny. se * * A’ excellent emergency substitute for silver polish is a mixture of powdered chalk and soap powder mixed to a paste with cold water. Use three parts of chalk to one part of soap: apply with a soft flannel and polish with a leather or soft duster. * * » ARKS and greasy stains ean be removed from wallpaper by the application of pipeclay. Mix the pipeclay and water into a paste and apply it to the mark. Let it stay on oyernight, and remove it with a knife or brush,