HELPFUL HINTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 3239, 6 December 1930, Page 7

HELPFUL HINTS.

That Second-Hand Joint. —When reheating yesterday's joint, let the tap run on it until it is thoroughly wet before placing it in the oven. It will then be as good as a fresh one. Jellied Bananas. —Peel eight or ten bananas, cut each lengthwise, then across, and lay on a flat dish. Have ready some melted jelly, pour over bananas so as all slices are just covered. When cold and stiff cut out each slice with a border of jelly and pile on a glass dish. Garnish with, coconut.

Jam .Gems. —Two cups self-raising flour, threequarter cup sugar, half cup butter (or butter and dripping mixed), one egg. Beat the butter and sugar together, add the egg, well beaten. Then add the flour, and make dough into round balls the size of a walnut. Press a hole in the top of each, and fill with jam. Bake in a quick oven. Relieves Burning Feet. Bathe burning feet every night in liquid camphor. Wipe the soles of the feet with a damp cloth in the mornings. Wear white stockings and sift talcum powder in the stocking feet. Worth Trying.—When making porridge put some butter in the pot. The porridge will not stick to the pot, while the utensils is easier to clean and the porridge enriched in flavour.

Give 'Em a Pull.—To stretch curtains, sheets and tablecloths singlehanded try shutting them one at a time in the window. By this method it is possible to get a good pull without damaging the material. That Sagging Door.—lf a door sags and will not lock, lift it from its hinges, unscrew the lower hinge from the framework, and insert behind it one or more layers of cardboard as needed. In this way the lower part of the door is pushed out and raised at the latch.

When Bottling Fruit. Heat the jars very slowly in the oven, letting them stand on an old piece of bagging. When thoroughly heated and the

jelly is ready to pour out, stand jars on a large folded towel on the table. This will in a measure prevent breakages, and should a jar overflow the table will not be stained.