Held for Good Housewives

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 26, 4 January 1935, Page 47

Held for Good Housewives

[* fish falls to pieces after boiling it is because the water has been. allowed to boil too fast. It should be merely gently simmered for ‘about. 20 minutes. * * * To remove splashes of oil point from a Window pane, scrape off the paint marks with a.wooden paper, knife.or skewer (do not use a metal instrument or you Will scrateh the glass), after softening them’ by covering with a wad of cotton wool ‘soaked in turpentine. Ey T the bread crumbs do not adhere to fillets of fried fish it is either because you do not dry and flour the fish before dipping it into. beaten egg and then into the sieved breadcrumbs, or pecause the frying fat is not sufficiently 10%. * * * 'O keep the hands smooth and white, _ always lave the hands with olive oil before washing and after finishing the housework’ repeat the process immediately. Dry thoroughly and rub’ in a hand lotion. At night, apply. more oil after washing, and leave on. , % "THE following exercise, if practised regularly, will help to improve the shape of the arms: Stand erect, arms outstretched at shoulder level, palms down. Pulling strongly outward against the shoulder joints, ‘twirl the arms inwards and outwards. x, *k ‘VERY little can be done to clean a tarnished silyer lame dress beyond a slight freshening: Rub on a paste of methylated spirit and, powdered french chalk. Allow this to dry, then brush off the powder, and rub. the fabric with. a silk handkerchief. TPO clean a plack velour hat, stuff the crown of the hat with soft paper and sprinkle it thickly with dry bran made yery hot in the oven. Rub this into the velour, in one. direction, with a soft muslin. Shake and beat: well to remove all traces of powder, and smooth with a soft silk handkerchief to restore the sheen. . : x * * . O make pineapple cream, boil } pint milk with the rind of a Jemon and pour on to 8 egg yolks that have heen worked with 830z. castor sugar. Add joz. gelatine and thicken over the fire without boiling. © Strain, and, when cool, add 30z. chopped pineapple. 2 tablespoonfuls of the syrup from the tin. and 4 tablespoonfuls whipped cream. Pour into a wetted mould and turn, out when set.

-Always roll out pastry on a lightly floured: board, and. With a floured roll-ing-pin to prevent the paste sticking. * * * A LITTLE candied peel added to prunes when they are stewed gives’ them an original flavour. CJ * s [® piping eord is boiled before, it. is used ‘for loose covers it will not shrink asterward when the covers: are washed. : : * * = HEN mending the fingertips of gloves, drop a small marble inside the finger. This provides a firm surface on which to work. , Eo ~ * To pickle nasturtium seeds for use as capers, wasb the seeds and pack them into clean, dry bottles, and cover with seasoned vinegar. Seal and store for six months before using. * x * O prevent a ‘silk eiderdown from slipping off the bed put a frill along each side of the eiderdown and insert dressmakers’ lead weights in the corners and middle of the frills. % % mt To prevent the ribbed hems of woollen jumpers from stretching when washed, tack back and -front together witb three widely. spaced rows of tack.ing thread, drawing the stitches in slightly. Remove the stitches when. the jumper has been washed and ironed. ‘

To prevent the elbows of knitted coats and jumpers from wearing thin, stitch invisibly to the sleeves on the wrong sidé a small square of match- . ing silk. , * * RY this savoury: Stone some black plums: (bottled or tinned). Fill the cavities with chopped walnuts and a little mustard. Roil each. plum, in a rasher of bacon, fasten with a small skewer, and grill. * * = R rough elbows. soak them. o0ccasionally in warm olive oil, and every night give them a few moments’ massage with a good cold cream with whith you have carefully blended some olive oil. = a A STRIP of oiled silk, tacked to the back of an armchair or Chesterfield before the. loose cover is put on, will protect the permanent upholstery _ from possiblé.stains or grease marks, _