HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 10

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

THINGS USEFUL TO KNOW * STAINS ON TABLE LINEN Fpr removing stains from table linen, or from fragile materials such as georgette, glycerine is unequalled, iis/it may be used without fear of injuring the fabric. .Drop a few drops of glycerine on to the stain, arid after it has been allowed a minute or two to soak in the mark should be rinsed in cold water. Do not rub. With an obstinate stain it may be necessary to use warm glycerine. ICE CREAM STAINS;- '; Stains from ice cream have been successfully removed from navy crepe de chine by sponging with' a solution of liquid ammonia, and cold water. SOAP SCRAPS Scraps of soap should never be wasted however small they may be, for good use can be ■ made of them with very little trouble. Cut the soap into very small pieces and put them into,an old saucepan which you have given up using for other purposes, put a tiny drop of milk over the soap to keep it from burning. Stir the soap occasionally while it is dissolving, and when it is quile melted let it cool. Make the soap into balls and little cakes, and after it has been hardened in a cool place, you will find that it is very pleasant to use. TO CLEAN SAUCEPANS ' The easiest and'cleanest way to clean saucepans is to fill them with water as soon.as the food is taken out, put a largo lump of common soda into the water, and put the saucepan on to boil immediately. REJUVENATING LEMONS Place lemons that have become dry into « saucepan of hot, not boiling water. Leave, the saucepan at the .back of the stove for about two hours. Then wine the lemon.s and they will be found soft and full of juice. Leave until quite cold before using.