Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 24, 21 December 1934, Page 49

Household Hints

ARNISH -remover, combined with ! brass polish, will make like new the most hopelessly soiled and -marred brass. articles, * [ a-piece of: orris root is tied in a muslin bag and put in with handkerchiefs while they are boiling, when ironed they will give out a faint violet fragrance. * a 3 = QHREDDED or minced corned beef mixed with salad and- sprinkled with mayonnaise will make a meal, especially if served with hard-boiled eggs and brown bread and butter = + + PRES a hot-weather hint: to keep lard fresh for several dgys, heat it to boiling point in the oven, pour into a wide-mouthed earthenware jar, and store in a cool place. s * * ¥ you wish to prevent citron, raisins or currants from sinking .to the bottom of your cake, warm them in the oven before adding them to the batter. * * x iO make good use of an, old discarded mackintosh, cut it up into squares and. make waterproof covers for garden or beach cushions, Close the hems with a rubber solution instead of stitching. * # * AND lotion or. a little hand creant should be applied after washing your hands morning and. night; and if you are wise you will smear on plenty of grease and sleep in: gloves at "Toast twice a week. * * * .) UNKET prepared in this way will look and taste unusually good, Add: gooseberry puree to the milk, colour with spinach juice, and make the junket in the usual manner. Top with whipped cream and crushed pistachio nuts. s Ea Po UTTERSCOTCH sauce can be made in this way:-Dissolve 40%. brown sugar in } pint water, add 4oz. butter, and boil together for five minutes. Mix a teaspoonful of cornflour smooth in a dessertspoonful of cold water and add to the sauce with a few drops of vanilla. Stir over the fire until thick.