HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 July 1916, Page 17

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Jf a little ammonia is added to the water in which silver or glass ware is washed it brightens it -wonderfully. Ammonia is good for removing grease from dishes too. When washing windows Slways use lukewarm water, and add a little starch to it instead of soap. The result is beautfully clear windows, without as much work on them. Rusty irons can ibe made beautifully smooth by rubbing them when hot upon a piece of beeswax tied in a cloth and then upon a cloth sprinkled with salt. There is no simpler way to clarify lar.l for frying purposes than by heating it thoroughly with several slices of ra.\v potato and straining. Why not tack white oilcloth on your kitchen cupboard shelves in place of always having to replace clean papers? Try using a small paint brush for greasing cake, bread, or gem pans. It is a great help and can be easily cleansed in warm soapsuds. A tablespoon of cornstarch may be used in place of one egg in baking. If a recipe calls for four eggs, use three eggs and a tablespoon of cornstarch. In cooked salad dressing one egg and a spoonful of cornstarch have produced good Tesults. It is not so good as the egg except in cake, but is to be commended when eggs are not to be had. We are asked to print this receipt for removing mildew from white clothes. Put about a tablespoonful of chloride of lime in a wooden pail, or in an earthenware jar, and add four quarts of cold water. Stir until all the lime is dissolved, using a wooden spoon or paddle. Let the stained article lie in the water until all the mildew has disappeared, then throw into a tub of fresh water. Wash well in this and throw into a second tub of water, and wring out dry. I have used peroxide successfully to remove stains from lunch cloths, etc., writes a practical housewife in an exchange. One time when cocoa had been spilled, and several other things had failed to remove it, peroxide did the work. I placed the stained portion in an earthen bowl with sufficient water to cover it, and added the peroxide generously. It did not injure the fabric. The subject of blanket washing is always of interest: and, although there are several ways of washing blankets, this is the ordinary method: — Shako them well, out of doors if convenient; melt some , soap, cut small, in the washing boiler, and when quite melted fill the tub with some of this boiling lather, adding enough cold water until you can bear to put your hands into it. If the blankets are small, put two into the tub, into which you have also stirred a tahlespoonful or two of ammonia. Press and' stir the blankets about for several minutes : put them into more clean soapy water from the boiler, and finish washir.2 them. You must keep up the supply of'boiling water. When the blankets are clean, rinse them in tepid water, with a little cloudy ammonia added to it. This will make the blankets soft and fleecy. Fold them evenly, pass them through the wringer, and' shake well, with the aid of another person. Han<» them evenly over the line, securing with pegs, at ehort distances. When partly dry, it is as well to change the position. Blankets should be folded loosely or rolled before bsing put away. If a blanket is very dirty or is a had colour it should steep for some hours in cold water with some ammonia.