ODDS AND ENDS

Evening Star, Issue 22572, 13 February 1937, Page 29

ODDS AND ENDS

To blacken tan shoes successfully, wipe them all over with warm water m which a small piece of washing soda has been dissolved. Allow to dry, then clean with ordinary shoo polish, and their tan will never show through. If wine is spilt on a tablecloth, sprinkle at once with powdered starch and leave it on for two hours. Shake the powder off, wash in cold water, then boil, and the stain will disappear. Always put a small piece of bread in the pan when frying fish. This prevents the fat from spluttering, and also shows by its colour when the fat is ready for the fish to he put in the pan. To make breadcrumbs quickly, cut the soft part from a stale loaf, and tie in a soft muslin bag. Then gently rub it with the hands for a few minutes. The crumbs will be quite fine enough for all requirements. If flower vases become stained, fill them with cold tea leaves, let stand for a few minutes, and rinse with warm water. If two tablespoons of milk arc added to the blueing water, the white clothes will not become marked, bub will blue evenly. . A teaspoon of melted butter, added to pancake mixture, just before cooking, will improve the colour, and also prevent the mixture from sticking to the pan. Before marking new linen of any kind, dip the portion to be marked into cold starch, and press it with a warm iron. The ink will not run, and the