ODDS AND ENDS

Evening Star, Issue 22881, 12 February 1938, Page 26

ODDS AND ENDS

To take dressing out of tea towels, glass cloths, etc., add a teaspoon of Epsom salts to a pint of water, soak articles in solution for an hour, then rinse and dry in the sun. Lead is an excellent lubricator. Try the tip of a lead pencil on a squeaking door hinge, and notice the result. When the mincer needs oiling, use glycerine instead of machine oil. This will prevent the food being tainted. If knitting a bed wrap for an invalid with throat or chest trouble, do not use swansdowu for edging. It is so fluffy that pieces may be swallowed by the patient. If meat has to be pickled, and you are in doubt as to the quantity of salt to use, place a medium-sized peeled potato in the water and add salt till the potato floats on the brine. Cooked green peas, mashed with butter into a smooth paste, will make a “ different ” sandwich filling. Add cayenne and curry powder to taste. _ A sour cask that has held pickles, vinegar, or wine can be sweetened by washing with lime water or throwing in hot charcoal. Later fill the cask with water and let it soak.

If you are about to renew a ribbon watch strap, cut the ends of the ribbon diagonally, and it will .then be able to

slip more easily into, the clips. Before stitching the ribbon ends into place, straighten them. If you have malted milk which has hardened in the tin, break out the pieces and either grate them on a nutmeg grater or crush with a rolling-pin. If your woollen jumper has scorchmarks upon it they can easily he removed by soaking the marked portions in glycerine. Let them dry, then wash in a lather of warm water and soap. Finally, rinse in warm water. After having washed a pair of men’s pants, hang them on the line hy the •waist and insert wire presses in both legs whilst they are still wet. The pants will be quite easy to press when dry.