Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 18, 9 November 1934, Page 50

Household Hints

RDINARY, glass fruit. jars are splendid. substitutes for covereil refr.gerator dishes; and you can see their contents at a. glance, At a time when there is much mail ‘to be stamped and uo sponge is at hand, use a soap dish, wet a face cloth and foid it up to a small gquare Stamping: letters then becomes much easier. : ca x * . SE the rinds of lemons (from. which all juice has been extracted) to clean -copper or brass. Dip the rinds in salt and rub the metal surface. Rinse -in warm water and dry thoroughly. Dc not use on oxidised brass or copp:t. ‘PRE’S a tasty filling for pienic sandwiches. Peel and chop two apples finely. Mix with a pinch o/ chopped onion, half a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a peeled and sliced tomato, and seasoning, Bind with a iittle mayonnaise. © a . i a * ee HEN. darning fine wool garments do not use: wool that will shrink. Instead, use loosely twisted. knitting silk and darn very loosely. When washed, the new texture will have dlmost the same thickness as the knitted ar ticle. Sd 2 HEN ‘brushes are new,:.soak for several hours. in cold water, then thoroughly dry. This will preyent the bristles coming out. When-dirty, was: in soapy water, rinse, and dry. When not in‘use, hang up with a wite or string loop so that.the bristles do not rest ov the ground.’ @ * make raisin peel tywe lemons very thin and pour a ga:lon of boiling ‘water over’ the pee! When cool, add the strained juice oi the lemons, 1b. loaf sugar, and #1) raisins. Stand for five days. stirring daily, then strain :and bottle. ¥* WK Pod ° HEN your machine needle becomes blunt, or the end js turned-especi-ally if it is the last one in the house. and you want to sew something very impertant-just remove the needle and rub it « a smooth stone or ‘fine file, and you will find that your needle is as good as:ever. ™ ie * HE best way to keep spoons and . forks. from becoming discoloured is to wrap them in green felt. Each side of the felt should. be doubled to the middle, thus forming a long: pocket at each side. It should then be divided _into rows large enough to take spoons, forks, ete., and these should be slipped into the pockets. * _ = HE secret of making a good cup of tea.is thoroughly to dry the teapot after it has been heated: before putting in the leaves. Many make -the mistake ‘of leaving ‘a- small] drop of water ‘in the: pot when the water nsed to heat it-is poured away. The flavour of the .brew is then’ completely spoiled by saturating the leaves. with half-. tepid -water before the boiling water is poured in,