HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 20

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

.. j Hiccough can 2oncrallv be stopped at c oik c by sucking a knob of sugar soaked ' i. in vinegar. | "» Oatmeal should not be bought in lsrgcj t '• quantities, as it quickly becomes stale 1 I 7 and sour. An air-tight jar is the best' 1 c receptacle. j | ' To prevent the juice from oor.'ng! ' 5 throttgii the crust of a tart, brush the- ' umder side o: the crust with the white ' •of an egg. ; ' The juice of a lemon placed in the' water when boiling white <luthcs re-1 ■ moves sjtains and makes the clothes |" beautifully white. ; I Vinegar addled to ihe water in which ' \ , .fish is boiled will make the fish firm '• | and add to its flavour. It will also make "l . tough meat more tender. | 6 ■ A tried recipe for a streugt'.ien'ng hair i i wash is sent by a correspondent as foil- ' . ]ows:—One cup sage leaves, put in a i i pan with one quart of cold water and ] i boiled down to one pint, then add a i - ' piece of borax about the sizo of a hens : ego; and when cold add a Oil bottle -of i ; ; cantharides, which -must he procured i i j from a chemist. I