HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 226, 24 September 1927, Page 24

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Velvet can be cleaned by rtMlff** a cloth dipped in powdeied ■«*■'. Before washing ebony "or™***** -p, should be rubbed with vent the soda or aminwriaM ing spoiling the ebony. When washing coloured ■ lu ** i * fl l a pinch of ealt to «» water «"*2~ fl »J find, however delicate the enewirg will retain it much longer ■Uβ* ***** in plain water. Stains on copper and *5J^ a J removed by rubbing lemon juice. Remove all trae»»_ by rubbing with soap and warm water. Dry well befeei Do remember that mflkj"•**£?! a thiret-quencher. A "«»* TZ* often a thirsty baby. Tty ™2lfl a teaspoonf ul of water—-net the Up—and you will very ""vTbbbT that thirst and thirst •!»«■■■■*-?? peevish. ;'."'<:-S^ "When making cakes i» *sitflp| peel is required, cut the peel *2*ijJ and boil it in half a cupful fifteen minutes. Then mix •"S^* (water included). The cakes w * 1 3| mnch nicer, ae when the p*» the full flavour of the inat ».«l-. : - To tell the age of egg*, salt in a pint of water. V»*». *£5 laid t-gg is placed in thk descend to the bottom of while one that has been I*»* * S»» previous will not quite reaea *f*J"3| If the egg be three days in the liqnid, and if it is days old it will fl.-at on tks project above tbe latter WHl*of*f in proportion ai it is old^A