HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 240, 7 October 1916, Page 17

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Meat that is to be grilled should never be salted, as this hardens the fibres and tends to extract the juices.

Enamelled saucepans should always be) hardened when new by being put into cold -water in a larger vessel, brought slowly to the boil, and boiled fast for a few minutes. Don't put cold water into boiling-hot enamelled pans.

Don't clam the oven door after cakes have once started to rise. A rush of cool air will cause them to sink and make the mixture heavy. All household pans should be.kept on shelves made of strips of wood, co that plenty of air can get to them. This keeps them sweet and fresh for use.

For cakes and puddings scald all the fruit iby pouring, boiling water right over it. This cleanses it thoroughly, and causes it to ewell and- became fresh and juicy. Do tins the night before cooking, co that the fruit is perfectly dry before being mixed with the other ingredients. If there is no time for this, put the fruit on a coarse sieve or colander, dredge some flour over it, and rub briskly. The flour and stalks fall through, leaving the fruit dry and clean.

One of the deepest trials of a housewife's temper occurs when an indispensable utensil spring a leak in the middle of a busy morning. An emergency cement is useful to know of in these cases. It is made by mixing the white of an egg with fine coal or -wood ashes until it forms a thick paste. Plaster this over the hole in the saucepan or kettle and then hold the vessel over the fire until the cement hardens. Another emergency prate, to be used when a water pipe leaks and no plumber is at hand, is made by mixing yellow kitchen soap and whiting into a thick paste.

To Clean Velveteen.—Wash it in cold ■water, and do not wring; shake thoroughly, and spTead-on/-'live as much-as possible. When partly "Bry take down and ehake again.