HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 162, 10 July 1926, Page 26

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Whitewash marks on furniture or windows can be removed by rubbing with a paraffin rag. When soaking a cauliflower don't add salt to the water. It kills the insects, and they are left in the vegetable. A few drops of ammonia added to the water when washing flannel and woollen garments will make them soft and help to keep them a good colour. Never keep vinegar in a stone jar. the acid affects the glazing, and renders the vinegar unwholesome. Glass jars are the best. It is a good plan occasionally to oil the castors of tables and heavy chairs, for by so doing their easy running is assured and consequently much wear on carpets prevented. A little cold tea mixed with cold water and applied with a soft woollen cloth will make stained woodwork look bright and fresh. To remove fat from soup or gravy, strain through a cloth that "has been soaked in cold water. Keep a lump of beeswax in your workbag, and rub your thread along it before sewing on buttons. Add a handful of salt to the water in which pocket handkerchiefs are soaked. It makes the washing easier. Iron mould is very obstinate usually, but can be got out in a short time if soaked in a little sour milk or wetted with lemon juice. ■ Rinse in warm water. Sometimes patent shoes get cracked across the front, but if they are brushed with varnish and left to dry they look like new again. To remove spots from eerge, wool, or silk materials, nothing is better than soap and water. The material should be dried immediately with a hot iron, otherwise a ring or stain shows when the fabric hae been washed. When you find that the sink is etoppeJ up, turn on the tap until the sink is three-quarters full; then turn it off. Put the palm of your hand flat over the hole, and lift your hand up and down very quickly. This will soon make the water run away.