HOUSEHOLD ABC

Evening Star, Issue 21689, 7 April 1934, Page 22

HOUSEHOLD ABC

A LITTLE salt placed in the bottom of the bread tin will help to keep the bread from drying. BRONZE ornaments should be preserved by wiping over with a little oil, aftenvar'ds polishing with a soft cloth. COPPER preserving 'pans can be thoroughly cleaned by rubbing with a mixture of vinegar (two tablespoons) and salt (one tablespoon) and wash tog with hot water.

BUSTERS are more satisfactory for woodwoi-k if moistened with kerosene, and left to dry in the sun before using. EGGS, if fresh, should have a tiny air space at either end between the shell and the lining. FISH,' to be fresh, should have (1) bright red or pink gjlls, (2) eyes plump and bright as if still alive, (3) flesh, which when pressed with the fingertip does not retain the imprint. GLOVES of dank suede do not clean satisfactorily with petrol. They should be brushed with a velvet pad and hung out in the air.

HOT soapsuds is one of the best agents for cleaning the surface of a dining room table, Ring put a flannel in the suds. Wipe a portion at a time, drying quickly with another flannel. Polish with a silk duster. IN choosing green vegetables (cabbages, etc.) favour those which are dark green in colour in preference to the light. JELLIED apples make an attractive summer sweet for children. Boil small apples whole, and set in cups with pink jelly, using the apple syrup. KITCHEN utensils used for starchy foods can' be cleaned more quickly if washed in cold water.LACE when laundered should be pulled out carefully with the fingers after ironing. MATCH marks on wooden benches and tables can be removed by rubbing with lemon followed bv soap, and water. NEVER leave milk or butter uncovered in the ice chest or refrigerator ; both are liable to taint of other foods. OLD sheets can be utilised by making sleeping bags for a child’s cot. Shaped like large pillow cases these bags envelop the bed clothes and prevent uncovering at night. PREVENT collars being marked by pegs by threading a piece of tape through the buttonholes. QUALITY and health value of. milk cannot always be judged by the depth of cream at the top of the bottle. Cream does not always separate perfectly and rise to the top. A laboratory test is the only sure method of discerning the percentage of butter fat. . ROSES and other flowers which have started to droop will revive if cut off close to the head and placed in a low bond with plenty of water. SUGAR sprinkled at the bottom of a biscuit tin will help to keep the contents crisp.' TARNISH can be removed from silver by applying whiting dissolved in methylated spirit. ■ USE the green tops of beet and turnips as vegetable, and cook the same as spinach. VARNISH’ applied from time to time to the solos of shoes will give them a longer lease of life. WHEN washing delicate woollens / (particularly if white) dry between tlve leaves of a newspaper. This method preserves the shape and good colour.