HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 May 1930, Page 12

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

THINGS USEFUL TO KNOW MUSTY TEAPOT To make a teapot sweet after it has become musty, fill it with very hot water and drop into it a small red cinder. Close the lid.at once, fake out the cinder, and pour out the water after waiting a few minutes, and the pot should be all right.

SPRING CLEANING BOOKS

All the books h\ the bookcase should

be inspected at least once a year, and cleaned if they are dirty. Soiled morocco covers may be cleaned with white of egg applied with soft white, rag. Afterwards remove the egg with a sponge and polish the cover with a washleather. For calf skins use white of egg with which a few drops white furniture polish'has been mixed. A DAMP ROOM OR CUPBOARD Dampness in a. room or cupboard may be cured by keeping in it a jar containing quicklime. The lime will absorb the damp and keep the air dry and pure. It must lie frequently renewed, as it lose* its power. TO CLEAN A TWEED SUIT First lay the suit on a fable and brush it well. Mix some breadcrumbs with ;i pennyworth of magnesia, and with a piece of flannel rub the mixture over the suit., rubbing always in the sitinc direction. Place a damp doth over the suit and press with a warm iron. GENERAL Silk stockings will last longer if bicarbonate of soda is sprinkled into (Item before they are worn. The backs of silver or nickel brushes may be kept bright by rubbing them with a llu unci dipped in ammonia. Don't put hot pastry into a cold pantry, but allow it to cool slowly in a warm kitchen. Vinegar water will remove the shine from serge. Use a tablespoonful of vinegar to a tiimberful of water. To prevent a mustard plaster from' blistering, grease the skin before applying 'tUse a small paint brush for greasing cake tins. This is better than using odd scraps of paper. Before adding raisins and currants to the mixture for cakes and puddings, pour boiling water over them. This will cause them to swell. Make a point of using currants as often as possible on account of the iron they contain. To clean a sponge, soak it for a day in a solution of 3oz bicarbonate of soda dissolved in two pints of water. Rinse Well in cold water, and expose to the sun for a few hours. When, cooking rice, milk custard or macaroni, grease the bottom' of the pan with butter—this prevents burning. After removing marks from a fabric with ammonia you may find that the colour has suffered. Apply a weak.solution of. vinegar and water; this often serves to bring back the original colour.