Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 29, 25 January 1935, Page 47

Household Hints

a prevent mould on pickles put in a small piece of horseradish when making them, This also makes them taste much better. % x * HOSE troubled by mosquito bites may be glad to learn. that stypic pencil, procurable at all chemists for a few pence gives great relief.. [* you have any paste left over after your baking, wrap it up-in grease proof or slightly puttered paper, and keep in a cool place. To clean decanters, cruet bottles, and _ other glassware, cut up a raw potato and place in a bottle half filled with water. Shake well, rinse, and the polish is excellent, | SCREW into a cout-hangér eight cuphooks, and kee» this handy when’ undressing baby. You’ will be surprised how useful you will find this for ‘putting baby’s clothes on and in keeping them nice and fresh. = ue * F you are wearing. one of the new season’s low-crowned hats that nersists in slipping, buy a quarter of a yard of narrow velvet ribbon, and sew it Just inside round the base and sides. You won’t have any more trouble, * * OU can improve your double chin by splashing iit well night and morning with cold water and then dabhing on a skin tonic. After this. pat it smartly with the back of the hand a number of times, untii the skin tingles. Do this twice-a day regularly, and IJ feel sure you will soon see an improvement. 2% * ae HERES a hint to clean the kitchen ; " walls-but only if they are paintPut a kettle of water on the fire and let it boil until it creates a moisture all over the walls; then dip a mop into a bucket of hot soapsuds containing a tablespoon of ammonia, atid wash the walls in the usual manner, starting at the ton and working downwards. This mnethod leaves no srreaks on the walls. A LUKEWARM bath, to which a generous ‘sprinkling of bath salts is added, foliowed by a caid Shower and a brisk rub down, after indulging in any strenuous exercise over the weekend will refresh’ and rejuvenate, eliminate.stiffness, and prevent that tired "Monday" feeling. % : Ed % O change the neckline of a stitched collarless tweed cardigan coat, make a detachable collar with revers of contrasting linen, finishing at waist. and wear a blouse to’match. me a ia ERD is a simple home treatment for toning up the muscles of the neck Apply some nourishing -cream to the neck. Then take a rubber nailbrusb and work up a:good lather with warm water and soap. Starting from the hase of the neck, work upwards towards the jaw line with small circular movements. Remove ‘surplus. cream with a pad.of cotton wool wrung out in skin tonic, Finish by splashing the neck in cold water. with a few drops of eau de Cologne added.

MBERGENCY coat and frock hangers can be made at a moment’s notice ‘by rolling tightly an ordinary. newspaper, tying it securely in middle, leaving a loop by which to hang it. Bend the newspaper slightly at both ends, This is an excellent idea on a holiday if- the everyday coathanger is forgotten in the last moment rush. * a * Few people realise that while a thermos flask will keep tea, coffee, and milk, ete., practically boiling hot for many hours, it will kéep them equally as eold. For picnics, iced fruit drinks ‘or soft drinks carried in a thermos flask are always a success. % Ds ™ O remove iodine stains from linen, saturate the stains with lukewarm water and sprinkle. thickly with carbonate of soda. They should then wash out without any trouble. * tite y OULD on chutney is caused either _ because of the use o£ inferior vinegar or bottles that are not perfectly clean. and air tight, or because the chutney has been ‘stored in too warm an atmosphere. ws By O save time, cut pineapple slices for fruit salad before removing from the can. Insert a sharp knife down the _ centre of‘ slices, and cut toward. the can through all slices at once.