HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 156, 1 July 1916, Page 17

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A bit-of-eoap rubbed on the tinge of ioors will prevent them from creaking. Before boiling a cracked egg, rob salt over the shell. Ttria prevents the ■white from boiling out. To clean copper, rub it with, lemon dipped~in s»lt. Rinse in clear lot water and polish with a. soft cloth. A lath£r made of white soap and muk is said to be excellent for cleansing children's white kid shoes. To remove the rusty appearance from black suede shoos rub with equal quantity of olive oil and black ink. Vinegar will remove flyapecks from almost anything — windows, picture frames, woodwork, etc. The white of an ogg applied to a burn is a. more efficacious remedy than carron oil or collodion. To clean silver or plated ware that is very dirty, rub it trith salad oil, csing 2. soft flannel cloth. This removes dark stains from sil7er. To remove finger-marks from wallpaper, take three capfub of flour, one cupful - and a half of water, and three tablespoonfub of ammounia; mis to a stiff paste, then rub the walls and the paper will look like new. The most difficult of all stains to take out are those made by coffee. With care, however, the stain can be removed from the most delicate silk or woollen fabrics. Rub the mark gently with a little pure glycerine, then rinse it in lukewarm water, lay a cloth over the damp part on the trrong side, and press with a cool iron until dry. Do not wet more of the material than id absolutely necessary. Delicious Fig Pudding.—Mince very fine half a poun'i of suet and the samf quantity of fisw. then mix them with hali p pound of fiiipiy-srrated breadcrumbs. .1 little sugtfr and enough golden syrup tr reakp a nice paste. Butter a mould, SI it with the rnLsturc. und boil or stea.Ec tor one h-our and a-half. Then turn out and serve plain or with whipped cream or -nrith treacle-sauce. The latter is made by flavouring a iittlc white saucwith lemon rind and a teaspoonful o golden syrup. To freshen a shabby damp th< carpet, a small portion at a time, witr a cloth wrung out in strongly-s&ltec water. Then rub dry with a clean dus ter. This will revive the colour wonder fully. In order to prevent lamps from smok ing, soak the lamp wick in strong vine gar and dry thoroughly before using. Ii will then burn freely and give much bet ter satisfaction tor the trouble taken. Cayenne pepper is excellent to rid cup boards of mice. The floor should h< gone over carefully, ami each hol< stopped up with a piece of rag dipped it water and then in cayenne pepper. A good many people hive lately beei making slipper soles out of carpet, wit! the pile side down. The edges neet close oversewing, with strong thread, 0 binding with furniture binding. An in sole of soft, warm, fleecy material cai be bought from any shoemaker, and, i 1 placed inside the slipper, will increase its comfort. With a last, a fine puncl and a sharp knife, leather soles can h made. The father of a family wouL and these a very profitable investment If hands are very grimy through dotn: house work or kitchen work, before yo , wash them rub them over with a bi of dripping or oil of some kind. The wash them in warm water, and «bey wi; not harden, as one's hands so often d( and the greale will also keep the hand whiter.