Help for Good Housewives

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 6, 18 August 1933, Page 48

Help for Good Housewives

ESSIAN, coarse canvas, sackcloth, tweeds and other unusual fabrics are being used for curtains, with very good results. ® M r HONEY and glycerine in equal quantities is a splendid remedy for eracked lips. Apply at night regularly. * % * Wawpows that stick can be prevented from doing so if the inside sash is rubbed with salad or linseed oil. Run the window up and down several times after the oiling. * m = "To fasten a cloth on a pudding basin use silk elastic instead of* string. Make a ring and slip it over the top of the basin. % * F. your honey has become clouded and sugary, its liquid state can be recovered by the application of heat. Put the jar containing the honey in a not-too-hot oven-or it may stand on the top.of it if its construction will permit; leave it until the cloudiness has cleared (the process begins at the top and works downwards. The time taken by the clearing process varies according to the heat of the oven and the state of the sugared honey, but an hour and a half is usnally sufficient. 'T’O remove paint stains from windows moisten a little common soda and lay it on the spots, taking great care that it does not touch the painted window frames. Leave on for a short time, then wash and the paint will be found to be loosened. s 3 s HEN doing your spring cleaning, try freshening your wallpaper witb bran. The bran should be sprinkled on a dry, flat sponge, and rubbed all over the wallpaper. As soon as the bran appears soiled it should be thrown away and a. fresh supply used. Finger marks that cannot be taken out by the application of bran should be removed by gently using an indiarubber To remove grease marks from wallpaper, mix some pipeclay with water into a thick paste. Apply this to the stains, which will nearly always vanish after a few hours, * 2, HERE wallpaper is spotted with ink, ‘the marks usually yield to a weak solution of oxalic acid and water. This should be applied with a paint brush (two or ‘three applications are sometimes necessary), -and should uot be left on for more than a moment, as it may affect the colour of the paper The hest plan is to press white blotting paper over the’spots after each application. ‘ , coe * * EN cutting. bias binding the fabric. may be pinned to-a- sheet of newspaper and guiding lines on the cross, the required distance apart. marked with a. wooden ruler and French chalk. The bias strips of an even width may be cut without trouble,

even in slippery silks. A 45deg. set square, such as children’ use in school, is useful for finding the true bias on odd-shaped pieces of material. x * * .* O restore a leather coat that is shabby in patches paint these with a fine brush dipped in white of an egg. when the patches are quite dry, apply a good leather polish and rub them with a clean duster. The egg will improve the appearance of the leather

and help to prevent further wear. Should the coat be dirty a mixture of two parts linseed oil to one part of vinegar may be used Pour a little on to a, soft cloth and rub-well into the leather. Give a final polish with a soft duster. . To soften a leather coat, rub it with glycerine or castor oil. Leave it for a day, then rub again with vaseline. which will take away the excess of grease. Mouldy stains on a leather coat can be removed by wiping the places with a clean rag moistened with oil of lavender. = * 5 WHEN storing saucepans care should be taken to turn them upside down and to leave a little protruding over the edge of the shelf. This allows the air to get into them, Soda should never be-used for ‘cleaning aluminium saucepans. A littlesfine sand or. salt applied with a damp cloth will keep them bright. To remove burnt par: ticles from a saucepan, fill it with water. add one or two pieces of raw onion, and simmer for a few minutes. This will remove.all particles, leaving the saucepan clean. In the event of an enamelled saucepan falling, care should be taken to avoid using it for some time afterwards, as the chipping con tinues for several hours after the acci, dent occurs. * _ % PPETISING potted meat can be. made from small pieces of cold cooked fowl. Scrape all the bits from the carease and add an equal quantity of rather fat cooked: ham. Mince well

and- pound together, with salt and pepper tu season, until it forms a paste. If you want to keep it for a few days, press the paste into small glass jars and steam for about half an hour. When cold put a layer of melted butter over the. top and seal the pots. Mx will keep fresh for some time if it is washed in cold water in which a little bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved. + & To ‘elarify fat pour boiling water over it-and heat it until melted. When cold, remove the solid cake of ¢ fat which will form on top, and scrape away any impurities on the underside.