WASHING DAY
Your washing will not dry stiff on the coldest day if you put a little salt in the rinsing water.' A good way to brighten up chintz curtains, of which the light ground has faded, is to dip them in a cream dye. It does not interfere with the floral design, but makes them look quite new. , Also, cretonne curtains and covers will be slightly stiff and look very fresh if when they are rinsed a loosely filled bag of bran is immersed in the water.
To sweeten rancid butter, melt and skim the butter and put into the fat a piece of toast, free from burn. In a few moments the butter will lose its offensive taste and smell, ,jand.can_:be! "left to-£et firm again.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 97, 21 October 1936, Page 17
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127WASHING DAY Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 97, 21 October 1936, Page 17
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