HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 290, 5 November 1938, Page 13

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Screw a cotton-reel on the end of your wooden jam spoon, then it will rest on the side of your jam pan.

To remove the odour from a fryingpan, after it has been used for fish or onions, put a handful of salt in it, and return to the stove till the salt is well heated.

A cork mat placed under the bedroom clock will lessen the noise of the ticking. When wine or fruit juice is spilt on the table-cloth, cover at once with salt from the cru6t. The stain will come out easily when the cloth is washed. Calf-bound books 'which have become spotted with mildew should be well dusted and then rubbed with the slightest smear of vaseline.

Chamois leather gloves which have shrunk after being washed can be restored by inserting a pair of curling tongs into the fingers of each glove and then stretching them gently by opening the handles of the tongs. When mixing flour for thickening, put the water into the cup first, then the flour. Beat with a fork and the lumps will come out quickly.