WOMAN TO WOMAN

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 34, 3 November 1934, Page 17

WOMAN TO WOMAN

For Mutual Help

AR those readers tcho require help in any matter of household management, cookery, dress, etiquette, or needleicork, are invited to put their problems before us, tvhen every effort will be made to assist them, free of charge, the only condition being that the full name and address is given. This is not for publication, but for record purposes only. Those requiring a reply by post are asked to send a stamped and addressed envelope. A prize of half-a-crown is given each week for the best housewifery hint received for this column by “Woman’s World Competition.”

The prize of 2/0 goes this week to Airs. D„ Petone. who sent the folowing hint".

Bright Silver. A simple way to brighten table silver is to put a handful, of washing soda into an empty preserved fruit tin, pour boiling water over the soda, dip in the forks, etc., and polish at once with a dry cloth. The soda, mixed with th<» chemicals used to line the tin. makes a silver polishing agent.—Mrs. I).. I’etone.

An Idea For the Kitchen. Line a kerosene tin with strong paper and clamp it to the edge of the kitchen table. When . peeling vege tables, the parings can be swept off the table into the tin and can be emptied when dinner has eventually been prepared. This saves many trips to the garbage bin. When not in use, keep bin in sunshine. —Mrs. S., Carterton.

A Bleach for Lacc. M.L.B. inquires whether any reader can tell her how to restore pale cream silk lace, which has become discoloured, to its original shade. To Pickle Butter.

This recipe for pickling butter has been sent in answer to Mrs. H.’s request: Boil some water and strain through a cloth into an earthenware vessel when quite cold. Wash but do not ]>eel a medium-sized potato, put it into the water, and add enough salt to make the potato float. The butter can then be put into this either in butter paper or in the lump, washing it before using.—Mrs. 11., Carterton Instead of Coffee.

When you have no coffee, try this instead: Three cups of bran, 1 cup of dark brown sugar, mix together and put in a fairly hot oven till dry and brown. When cool, roll the mixture finely with a rolling pin. and boil as when making coffee. —Mrs. IL, Carterton.

About Porridge. Before serving porridge,- whisk it with tlie egg-beater well, and add a little milk. This makes it delightfully light and creamy. If the porridge becomes stuck to the bottom of the saucepan in which it has been cooked, after emptying the saucepan, fill it with cold water, stand for one hour, then use a broken clothes peg to scrape it. This leaves no scratch marks. —“Mum’s the Word.”

Utilising Old Sheets. If you have a single sheet that is too worn "for further use, cut three pillow-slips from it. Two small pieces will bo left which can be made into covers for a bedroom table, useful for a boy’s or a schoolgirl’s room. — “Nancy,” Napier.

Away With Moths. Here is an excellent plan to keep moths from winter coats and frocks. Make some small bags of thin material and fill with napthalene crystals, which can be bought very cheaply. Hang a bag on each coat-hanger and also put some in the drawers where woollies are stored. —K.M.8., Otane.

A Jam-making Hint. When, making jam, instead of using one pound of sugar to a pound of fruit, allow three-quarters of a pound and make up the extra four ounces byadding a teaspoon of glycerine. This sweetens and clears the jam. When filling your jam jars, use a large jug; fill this from the pan, and your jars will- be easily, cleanly, and quickly filled.—Mrs. D., Wanganui.