Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 25, 28 December 1934, Page 45

Household Hints

HAaLtr an apple, placed in the cake tin, will keep cake fresh and moist. ONDENSED milk will pour more ; freely if two holes are punctured opposite each other on the top of the can. * ¥ Ed BEPoRE making buttonholes, machine-stitch the material, according to the size required, before cutting. This will prevent fraying. * WHEN washing socks and stockings use a rubber nailbrush to scrub the toes and heels. This will not catch or tear the threads. a Dd a To use up odd pieces of wool, cast on 14 or 16 stitches and knit a strip ubout 14 inches Jong in plain knitting. This makes an ideal non-slip cover for a coathanger. Pass the hook of the hanger through the centre of the strip and sew the edges all round together. 2% 4 % [* your face- becomes very greasy within an hour or so after powdering, trye using a liquid foundation: Pat the lotion on with the tips of the fingers, using it sparingly. Blot off any moisture with tissues and when the skin is quite dry, powder. . a i [® you walk into a house where cabbage is being cooked, the smell of the cabbage is at once apparent, To obviate the smell, put a sprig of mint in with the cabbage; mint gives a_ nice flavour as well. * * x O clean piano keys you can use a soft cloth dampened with a solution of warm water and a little common vinegar. Take care that the moisture does not get beyond the finished surface as dampness may affect the unfinished wood. * % * OU can use your vacuum cleaner to clean the floor mop. Place vacuum cleaner on a piece of newspaper with the suction side up, and as you take the dust off the floor, hold the mop over the vacuum. which sucks the dust and dirt from the mop. * * * HEN making marmalade. remove one cup of the water in which the fruit has been soaking and replace it with a cup of fresh water just before putting the jam on tocook. This will eliminate that bitterness which £0 often spoils this jam, * xt * N windy days the clothes-line pole will do better duty if, in addition {o the conventional notch in the top of the pole, a large nail is driven into the lower end. The nail stuck in the ground will help to hold the pole and line in place, and avoid trailing sheets and tablecloths. oo s . * * NSTEAD.of cutting several individual strips of pie crust, roll the crust as for a whole crust, fold it once, with a sharp knife make long slits on either side of the centre out as far as one inch from the edge. The crust is then held together by the outer rim and the centre, It, gives the appearance of Die crust in strips but. saves time and care in adjusting separate strips of pastry.