HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Northern Advocate, 13 October 1928, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If there is any difficulty in turning out a hot pudding, wrap a cloth round it that has been wrung out in cold water for a minute or two and the pudding will slip out quite easily. For jellies and cold puddings let the cloth be wrung out in hot water.

Sausages are improved by being baked in the oven instead of being fried. Prick them, put them on* a shallow tin or fire-proof dish, and bake in moderate heat for 20 minutes.

If washed in hot water instead of cold, rice will have a better flavour.

Linseed oil makes an excellent polish for tortoiseshell. Rub with the finger or palm until the oil is well dried in and the shell becomes warm. If the article has been dull for some time it will need rub ( bing for some time.

White fur can be cleaned at home by rubbing it with equal quantities of whiting and powdered lump ammonia mixed together. Leave the powder in for a day, and after shaking it out rub the fur with hot bran and shake again.

If you want to dye your white curtains a pretty cream, you can dp so quite successfully by using a weak solution of tea or coffee. Test the colour of an old strip of lace until you obtain the shade you wish, then dip the curtains, and leave them to dry before pressing.

To Clean a Cloth Coat. —First brush the coat to remove all loose dust, then remove any stains or marks by means of petrol—applied on a clean cloth. Petrol should never be used in a room in which there is a fire or light. It is safest to use it in the open air. One way to clean the coat is to take a clean clothes brush, dip lightly into petrol, then brush the garment well all over. A clean cloth, used with petrol in the same way as the brush, would be quite effective. Another method is to. sponge over the coat with ‘ diluted ‘liquid ammonia.' In each case, Jiang the coat in the open air to dry, then press well with a putting a square of material between the iron and the material. Then brush the coat again, to bring up the surface of the clpth.