HINTS AND IDEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 29, 4 February 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

HINTS AND IDEAS.

THE LARDER,

IN HOT WEATHER.

The warm weather ushers in all sortE of perplexing problems for the housewife. Daring a hot spell, when no ice is obtainable, as so frequently happens in the country, she is often confronted with the question of keeping her meat and fish fresh. It will be simplified, if she takes some precautions.

A joint of meat which has to hang for any length of time should be wiped with a clean cloth and washed with a I weak solution of vinegar. The meat or poultry should then be hung in a dry, cool place in a muslin bag.

A wrapping of cabbage leaves or wet grass will keep fish fresh almost as well' as ice. All green vegetables should be cooked as soon as possible, but if they must be kept, the floor of a dark cellar or a cool pantry is the best place. Lettuce, beetroot, and carrots will keep for a considerable time if their roots are immersed in a couple of inches of water in a shallow dish and the water renewed every day. Peas and French beans keep fairly well after cooking, but if they are left over they will probably be unfit for use after one day's keeping, even in a cool place.