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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)

DO YOU KNOW—

After washing and drying glassware rub it lightly with tissue paper. The glass will take on a brilliant polish.

Fruit stains on linen can be taken out if powdered starch be applied at once. This should' be allowed to remain for several hours. Do not set a piano close up against a wall, but, if possible, some ten inches or so away, as its tone will then be more resonant. The difficulty of cutting new bread can be overcome. Simply warm the knife and the bread will cut as easily as though it were a week old. Black shoe polish that is too dry for use should be moistened with a little vinegar. Salt' sprinkled in the oven under baking-tins will prevent burning. To improve a curry add a little lemon juice and chutney. Tar stains can be removed from material by rubbing gently with benzine. When the darker stain has disappeared rub harder with a clean pad until all is removed. The water at the bottom of a baked custard is caused by mixing the eggs with cold milk. If the milk is slightly warmed there will be no water at the bottom of the pudding. Fruit cake will keep moist longer and have a delicious flavour if a teaspoonful of marmalade, preferably homemade, is used in place of candied peel. Pans which have been used for frying fish or onions frequently retain a slight odour. Swill them round with water and vinegar after scouring and the odour will disappear.