HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 January 1928, Page 9

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

THINGS USEFUL TO KNOW HOW TO "FRESHEN" SOUR .CREAM There arc\ many uses to which sour eream or milk may be put. It is delicious in salad dressing, and excelleut for cake making. But sometimes it is disappointing to find that the cream intended for morning coffee, or for fruit, has turned. It is not always possible to replace the cream, but the following simple method has been followed with complete success many times:— If the cream has only just turned, add a heaping teaspoonful of sugar and a pinch of salt to each half-pint. Beat briskly for a moment and serve as usual. The sour taste will be overcome, and the cream will be fit to use in hot coffee, or in tea. FURNITURE POLIBH RECIPE One pound of beeswax, 3oz of bicarbonate of potash, 9 cups of water, and a' quart of turpentine is required. Cut the beeswax into shreds, aud boil with the water and bicarbonate of potash until -melted. Take off the fire, and pour into a large basin, then add the turpentine, and stir until the mixture becomes like thick cream. This is also an excellent floor and tan boot polish. Use very little, and polish with coarse flannel.

MOTHS IN CARPETS Lift the carpet and wash the boards over with turpentine. This is a safeguard, as moths dislike the smell of turpentiue, and are not likejy to attack the carpets if the floor next them has been washed over with it. HICCOUGHS For hiccoughs try a teaspoonful of vinegar. This simply remedy as a cure for hiccoughs has never been known to fail. TREATMENT FOR ANTS A correspondent states that an exceedingly effective way of getting rid ,of ants was to place a piece of arsenic fly paper dipped in water and sprinkled Avith sugar in the places infested.

TAR AND PAINT STAINS The tnr stains can be removed with eucalyptus. If the staina are well damped with eucalyptus and then rubbed with a cloth dipped in eucalyptus they will disappear. Place a wad of old linen under the spots to absorb the eucalyptus and tar, and be careful liot to spread the stains about. , Turpentine, will generally remove paint stains. They should be soaked in it for some hours, and then rubbed with a cloth dipped in turpentine. All; other way recommended is to coat the stains thickly with soft soap, leave it on for two or three days, then scrape oil* a« much as can be removed with the blunt side of a knife, and wash out the remainder.