Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 9, 11 September 1936, Page 57

Household Hints

PELFORE washing new curtains, soak "~ them ‘overnight in cold water in ‘which a good packet of salt has been added. This will be found a great advantage, as it takes out most of the lime and dressing in them. This applies to new cotton materials also. PASTRY for meat or fruit pies will not become sodden with grayy or juice if two ordinary wooden skewers aie placed across the piedish before putting on the crust. JF the milk used for bread-and-butter ' pudding is first boiled instead of being ysed cold, and poured over the Sugared slices, when cooked the misxture will adhere as if an egg had beep used." Sour milk is an excellent substitute ' for floor polish. Apply to linoleum: ‘or a painted oor in the Sdme way as floor polish, and. polish with a soft duster. This produces a brilliant shine. i "WHEN filling jam tarts a little hot water added to the jam before putting it in the tart will make them ‘nicer; as the jam will not get hard ‘and lumpy. Putting the jam in when the tarts are half-cooked is the better "way. ; ‘QNCH a pumpkin has been cut it must quickly be used, otherwise it becomes soft and nasty. To avoid this," remove all seeds and dust the inside and the cut edges with flour. This will preserve the vegetable for several. days, and the flour-can easily be washed off before cooking the pumpkin. Marrow should be treated in the same way. WHEN cooked fryit marks g frock, ‘first damp the affected part and Tub borax well into it before rinstng with boiling water poyred throygh the material. If stains caused by fresh fruit -do not yield to. this treatment, rub well with lemon juice and bleach in strong sunshine. A NIGHT light: Fine salt, sprinkied . On @ Candle all round the top, up to the wick, makes a good night light, especially for invalids, as it will give a dull light, and will last through the night. (KAKE tins will never need greusing for large cakes if they are put in the oven and made really hot first. Then put the mixture straight into tin and return to the ovep. When turned out the cake will haye a smooth ‘Sppearance and wil) never burn or stick, , T° Mend Broken China: Crush un.slaked lime very finely and sift ‘it through muslin, Rub the edges’ of ithe china with egg-white, dust quickly with the lime and press ‘the pieces together. It will soon dry dnd the bréak will be imperceptible. oS , WHEN shitring on the sewing machine, always leave double the usual distance between rows or stitching. Then pull the threads and sew .again where the second row should be. This gives the shirring strength and prevents the pulled threads from breaking.