HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 30 September 1936, Page 12

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A little olive oil rubbed over your silver before putting it away will prevent it becoming tarnished. When required for use, wash in warm, soapy water and dry thoroughly. Mildew may be removed from leather goods first by rubbing with vaseline and then with a soft cloth. When making sponges, beat the bicarbonate of soda with the eggs till frothy, then add sugar and beat as usual. This makes them beautifully light. | To remove all traces of tar from either skin or clothing, rub with pure dripping before washing with soap and water. This will soften the tar, and it will come away in the wash. Ordinary flat bootlaces nre hollow, and make very neat coverings for the hooks of dress-hangers. Cut off the metal tags, and slip the hooks through the laces. A linen, traced supper-cloth, 36 inches square, worked in shades toning with a baby’s pram or cot, makes a nice cover. The best lining for tea-cosies is chamois leather, as it is a better retainer of heat than the materials usually used. Those who find suet too heavy in steamed puddings should substitute tapioca. Soak it in cold water overnight, and use in the same proportion as suet. Blotting-paper inserted in the tops of jars or tins will prevent boiled sweets from sticking together, and will keep biscuits crisp. When icing a cake, sprinkle a little flour on the top, and the icing will not run down the sides of the cake. Use white tissue paper for covering jam. Brush the paper over with milk, and it will dry stiff on the hot jam. No string or paste will be required. To ease insect bites, take a piece of soap, dip into cold water, then rub the wet surface lightly on the bite.