Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 37, 22 March 1935, Page 58

Household Hints

INE black silk. stockings are. being worn with black-evening dresses, WHEN straining liquid through a cloth, pin the cloth to the sides of the basin with spring clothes pegs. "THE preparation of apple sauce will ‘be much simplified if the apples are grated instead of being cut. up in the usual manner. . [® a tea-cosy is lined with .chamois leather it will retain the heat for a considerable time. The lining should be detachable, so that it may -be washed. Rice lames and brocades and metal thread materials are used for nine out of ten of the new winter evening gowns. Lame blouses will again be worn under winter coats.

UT used lemons in the copper when boiling white clothes; they will whiten the garments and take away the ‘soapy smell, HEN washing out cupboards or shelves, use salted water to .which -a little camphor has been added, This will help to keep moths away. ~ O keep the hands in good condition, rub a little good nourishing cream into the hands,. then rub them for several minutes with a cube of ice. This does more to firm the hands and whiten them than anything else. F a washing basket is lined with white oilcloth, cut to fit, there will be no risk of silk garments and‘stockings catching on pieces of loose cane. The basket lining can be wiped. over with a damp cloth and thus kept spotlessly clean. OTATO salad can be made in this way for a change. Mash smoothly 1lb, of cold boiled potatoes with a little butter. Add a finely chopped onion and a tablespoonful of mayonnaise.’ Garnish with sliced beetroot, tomatoes and hard-boiled .eggs. AUMONDS skin more easily if boiling water is .poured over and drained away twice before attempting to peel them. When skinned, do not forget to put the almonds into cold water for a few minutes to make them crisp, and dry them thoroughly with a clean cloth,

HOPPED crystallised ‘fruits, sul-. tanas or, seeded .muscatels make ‘an unusual addition to. ice. cream, ‘ A GREEN powder used over-a green foundation. cream is a‘ ‘valuable beauty aid for red elbows, hands, and arms. O make butter-flakes quickly and easily for the festive table, draw the potato peeler across. the butter, when it will curl up in thin strips. HEN you put on your dress, be sure to put a setting net right over your face and hair, otherwise. both hair and make-up-and perhaps your dress, too -may be ruined, REAM goes much farther: if the . White of an egg is beaten into it. If it is forced through an icing tube into fancy designs,..this will prove economical and decorative. [FRESH fruit, salad is best made a -day beforehand: in: cold weather, so that the juices ‘mingle thoroughly, and a glass of sherry poured over just before serving improves it: ERE is a new way of serving bacon and eggs. Whip the: required number: of egg-whites © stiffly. Pile high on hot buttered toast, then drop a yolk into the centre of each. Arrange some raw rashers of bacon and potato crisps on a dish, place.the pieces of toast round them, and bake in a moderate oven. .