SOME USEFUL HINTS.
When the knob wears off a kettle lid insert, a cork tightly in the hole. The steam soon swells it, keeping it in place Give it a coat of black enamel and you have a knob that never becomes hot. . I To keep .a plate of food hot for some time, place it upon a soup-plate half full of hot water,, then put an inverted plate over the food. If when baking large potatoes the centres do not «ook quickly enougih, pierce them with a fork and baste with dripping and they will cook in a feiw minutes. Satin shoes/will keep their new appearance if eleaued by wiping with a soft cloth dipped in eucalyptus. A little mashed"*p»tato will thicken gravy and is less fcroiubl© than mixing flour and water. Chewed chewing-gum is a good emergency substitute for putty in glazingwindows. '
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Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 30, 18 December 1930, Page 10
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