THE HOUSEKEEPER

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 13

THE HOUSEKEEPER

HOME HINTS. Grease Spots.— Hot water and soap generally remove grease spots. If fiv«d by long standing, use ether, chloroform, or naphtha. All three of these must be used away from either fire or artificial light. Another Recipe. —To remove pitch, wheel grease, tar stains, soften the stains with lard then soak in turpentine. Scrape off carefully with a knife all the loose surface dirt, sponge clean with turpentine, and rub gently till dry. Gold Jewellery.— To clean gold jewellery, wash it in tepid water in soap lather, to which a few drops of -ammonia have been added. Rinso off with clean water, and, without wiping, put the article into a box of beechwood 6awdust until dry; then brush off the sawdust with a very soft plate brush. A Dishcloth Hint. — A buttonhole worked in the corner of a dishcloth will be found better than a loop by which to hang it up, because a buttonhole will last as long as the cloth itself, whereaß a loop often gets pulled off. To Whiten Clothes.- -It is not generally known that cream of tartar will whiten clothes which have become yellow. After tho clothes have been washed, allow them to steep all night in .water to which cream of tartar has boon mixed in the proportion of ono teaspoonful to a quart of water. Ink Stains. — A weak solution of carbolic acid applied carefully to ink stains on carpots will remove them. If this changes tho colour, it maiybe restored by ammonia water. ' ' '' '{, Patent Leather. — Patent leather and kid boots will take on a brightor polish if they are first wiped over with a sponge dipped ih milk; let dry and apply blacking. To Clean Decanters. — A very quick and effectual way to olean decanters and bottles that have got badly stained is to out up a stale lemon into small pieces, to which a little Rait and water should be added to three parts fill the vessel. Allow this to remain some time, and then thoroughly 6hake. All bad stains will be removed, and fresh water Blushings will finish it offi - A Picnic Hint. — When boiling water in a vessel without a lid, bo as to keep the smoke out place a piece of wire just across tho top. This catches tho steam and keeps tho smoke out of the water, and your tea will taste nice made in an open billy.