Useful to Know

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 66, 20 March 1935, Page 2

Useful to Know

Before squeezing lemons, drop thorn into boiling water for a minute. They will then render more juice.

A piece of rubber (part of an old inner tube or an oid hot-water bottle will do) tacked ou to each foot of your step-ladder will save you many a risk of falling, caused by the ladder slipping on a polished floor. Cutting soap with a knife spoils both the blade and the edge. To prevent this place the wrapper over Ihe soap and press the knife through. The wrapper goes through the soap with the knife, thus keeping'the'knife clean. Many puddings and flans look more decorative if I hey are topped with meringue. "Whip the while of an egg to a. very stiff froth and then fold in lightly a. level tablespoonful of sieved icing sugar. Pile unevenly ou top of the puddings, dredge with more iino icing sugar, and put in the oven until the top of the meringue is a golden brown. Brown meringue on a pudding in the oven very slowly, or it will not become crisp. Mincing machines can be kept clean and in good running order by occasionally washing all 'the parts in hot soda water and drying in a warm oven. Then smear a little intro glycerine over ail the working parts. This will not affectthe flavour of the food.