HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 3126, 8 March 1930, Page 7

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Corned-beef sandwiches are much more economical and palatable if the meat is put through a coarse mincer after cooking. Add a little of the fat, moisten with some of the liquid and work the whole into paste.

Re-heat fried fish or veal cutlets in a paper bag, closing the end to keep in the steam. Leave the bag in the oven until heated through. Fish thus treated will taste as if newly fried.

Amateur photographers who develop their own films will find an electric torch handy in the darkroom. It can be made to show a red light by covering the globe with a piece of red cloth, which should be tied on securely.

To remove rust from steel irons, cover for two days, then with unslaked lime rub the irons until they are bright again.

If you throw a sheep and have nothing to tie its legs, with, place your hat over its eyes, and it will stay there as long as you like.

Mustard mixed with milk to which has been added a pinch of salt will not harden in the pot.

The lids of screw-top preserving jars will never stick if the lids are well greased on the inside with unsalted lard before being screwed on.

To make a simple polish for finger nails, mix one part of lemon-juice with two parts of olive oil. Rub on the nails when dry polish with a soft buffer.

Jelly cut into slices or beaten to a cream just before it sets makes a delicious filling for a sponge cake in cool weather.

To remove grease and other marks from wallpapers, dab the spots lightly with a cloth dipped in benzine. Where the colours of the pattern are light, a dusting with fuller's earth after the cleaning will have an excellent effect.

Keep a bathing cap in the bathroom to slip on when having a shower. It keeps the hair dry.

Neglected brass which will not yield to ordinary treatment should be rubhed with a paste made from paraffin and powdered rottenstone. This paste quickly removes stains and restores lost brightness.

Just a few drops of glycerine will oil your mincing machine and make it work smoothly without leaving behind any unpleasant taste to effect the food.

To polish a cloudy mirror, rub a moist cake of soap over it to form a film, then rub it off with a soft, dry cloth.

The grounds remaining after coffee has been drained off can be used to remove "shine" marks from navy and black serge garments. Pour some hot water over the grounds, then dip a soft cloth into the liquid and use it to sponge the material.

Here is a simple home remedy for burns. Just paint them with white of egg." This soothes as well as heals, even when the skin is slightly broken.

Water in which rice has been boiled makes excellent starch if two or three drops of turpentine :\\e added to it.

Do-not apply furniture polish to an ebony of rosewood piano '»ase, as it cracks the veneer. Use a few oops of paraffin on a clean duster instead.