HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 17, 2 November 1934, Page 63

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

STAINS cuused by fruit can often be removed from pudding-cloths if broken eggshelis are put into the water in which the cloths are boiled. & * oo OUR flowers will last longer if you dissolve an aspirin tablet in the water, A few drops of Condy’s fluid will answer the same purpose. ™ NO remove grease spots on thin fabrics. Saturate a piece of cotton wool with vil of eucalyptus, and dab the spot. Allow to dry, when spot will have disuppewred. ES % F TO find a leak in the gas pipe brush it over with a smalj] brusb and soup lather, aud bubbles will appear where the leak has sprung, Cover ‘t with dry soup until it can be repal red, * WHEN washing ordinary glass use . fairly hot soapy water to which a little blue bas been added. Glasses that have conta:ned milk should first be washed in cold water. Hot water makes a film appear. F beds are to be stored for any length of time, it is a good plen to. give the wire mattress a coat of aluminium paint. This not only improves the appearance, but helps Lo keep it free from rust. CARPETS which are too heavy to be , moved frequently. should at least be turued around so that they’ do net develop a well-worn pathway from door to door and table before their time. Rugs do not suffer this disad: vantage; they can be changed round frequeutly. EY * *% O ice the top of a cake evenly and prevent the icing from renning down, the sides, cut a piece .of stiff white kitchen paper, double it over, and pin closely round the cake with the foy edge stunding.up a little above ,the "ake, and spread the icing up. to, the paper: do not remove the paper until} the icing has set. :° SOMETIMES a’ small hoje ‘develops in 2’ water tank. rendering ‘it. useless, If the rest of the tank*is sound. cut two pieces of zinc. considetabls larger than the hole and make an opening in the centre of each; put one piece on the inside of the hole. thecother on the outside. and:run a nut and. bolt through them and wind up. tightly The tank will then last for several years more, . wd! SR ee oo : NVHEN ‘wishing to launder your cot: ton frocks, keeping their. origina) new freshness, use a bran bath. To prepare this. tie a quantity of bran in a porous cloth, and slowly bring to the boil in a large saucepan of water. . Allow to boil a few minutes, fhen stand aside to cool, when the bag should be * well, squeezed before discarding. | .This’ liquid takes. the place of soap and stareh, so should be divided and added to cold water. The garment should be steeped for a short time, then gently squeezed as for washing woollens, rubbing very dirty spots, until all the dirt is out. Then it should be rinsed in the remaining bath, and bung in the shade unti) nearly dry, when. it should -be ironed without dampng. The bath also ensures the colours remaining fast.

REEN vegetables and lettuces that ‘have lost their crispness should be soaked in cold water some time before use. Let the water be'as cold as possible, and dissolve in it a large tablespoonful of bicarbonate of soda. * * "THE cleaning of cooking utensils used for deep fat frying, such as codfish. balls and doughnuts, is always disagreeable. Here is. a labour-saying idea. As soon as the hot fat is poured out, sprinkle the pan thickly with flour and feed this mixture to your cickens or fowls. we * * HITE wicker-work chairs and work baskets can be beautfully reuewed thus: Make a solution of oxalie acid und water to the proportion of 1oz. of acid to two quarts of water., The acid is very strong. and if any. is allowed to remain on the wicker it will cause damage-so careful rinsing is required. Use cold water in the rinsing, with a little laundry blue added to preserve whiteness. Brown wicker-work furniture requires different treatment, and is hest cleaned with a cloth dipned in parafiin, Dry thoroughly, and then polish with furniture cream. =