HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 4 February 1928, Page 9

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

THINGS USEFUL TO KNOW Before applying polish to a grate or stove that has been burned red on top through overheating, rub well with a cut lemon. Varnished paper on - walla, can be cleaned with a flannel dipped in weak tea and polished with a dry cloth. For bee stings rub the part affected with sweet oil, the juice of an onion, or a blue bag, slightly moistened. Pencil marks on paint or woodwork can be removed by rubbing them with a freshly cut lemon and afterwards with whitening and a soft cloth. Wine stains can be removed by holding the stained jiortion 'of the doth in boiling milkT Mildew stains will disappear quickly if soaked in i sour milk. To remove grease from leather, ap- i ply white of an egg to the spot, and dry it in the sun. Repeat the application until all marks have disappeared. Vinegar added to the cleaning water i will help to keep flies off windows, ■ mirrors, pictures, etc. If when cleaning silver you moisten ; the powder with methylated spirit, it 1 will not tarnish so quickly. ( When bacon has rather too strong a ; salt taste, pour a little cold water over I it and allow it to simmer for a few i minutes. Then pour off the water, dry 1 the bacon, and cook it in the usual 1 way. ’ Sandpaper the soles of children’s 1 new shoes before they are worn. This i prevents them slipping on polished ] floors. i A simple method of making, the ] doorstep white is too keep handy a ; jar with a supply of whitening in it. 1 Add sufficient water to make a paste, { and then apply to the step with a flat ■, brush. i Bronze ornaments must never be ; washed. Dust with a silk duster, and use a soft brush for any ornamental parts. Ventilation is a necessity for stored potatoes to keep them in good con- ; dition. Stale bread is excellent for cleaning £ light-coloured suede gloves. ( Do not use baking powder in pastry ( that has to be kept for any length of £ time, but increase the quantity of fat, t which will prevent it becoming too dry. J If stains on spoons and forks won’t , yield to ordinary cleaning with whiting and methylated, mix a little whiting and salad oil into a paste, and rub it over every part, and into every j crevice, of silver or plated articles, j Then leave them for a few hours, after ( which wash them with hot soapsuds. } After removing marks from a fabric j with ammonia, you may find that the j colour has suffered. Apply a weak solution of vinegar and water; this * often serves to bring back the original “ colour. When stewing apples, figs or prunes for children, add a tablespoonful of golden syrup instead of white sugar, and the juice will be thick and sweet.