FACTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.
; That parsley eaten with vinegar will re--5' move the unpleasant effects of eating onions. '. , .That cakes, puddings, &c, are improved . by making the currants, sugar, and flour hot > before using them. That lamp shades "of ground glass should i be cleaned with soap or pearl ash; these . will not injure or discolour them. That gold lace may be cleaned by rubbing • it with a soft brush, dipped in roche alum, t burnt, and'sifted to a very fine powder. > That earthy mould should never be washed i from potatoes, carrots, or other roots, iintil immediately before they are cooked. i That white satin shoes may be cleaned by I rubbing them with blue and stone flannel, and afterwards cleaning them with bread. That cold boiled potatoes used as soap i will clean the liauds, and keep the skin soft E and healthy. Those not overboiled are the » best. .-...■ i That charcoal powder is good for polishing 5 knives without destroying the blades. It is ; also a good tooth powder when finely puli verised. i That potato water in which potatoes have i been scraped, the water being allowed to f settle, and afterwards strained, is good for f sponging dirt out of silk. I. That straw matting may be cleaned with a ; large coarse cloth, dipped in salt and water, ; and then wiped dry. The salt prevents the ■ straw from turning yellow. : That tea-leaves, used forieepingdown the I dust when sweeping carpets, are apt to stain ■ light colours ; salt is best in the winter, and i new-mown hay in the summer. That buttermilk is excellent for cleaning ; sponges.- Steep the sponge in the milk for i some hours, then squeeze it out, and wash it i in cold water. Lime juice is also good. ■ . That a piece of linen cloth dipped in turi pontine and wrapped round the toe on which i a soft'corn is situated will give relief, and after a few days the corn will disappear. That rusty black Itab'an crape may be restored by dipping in skimmed milk and water, with a bit of fine glue dissolved in it, : and made scalding het. It should be clapped i and pulled dry, like muslin. i That steak should be broiled without salt. -, Salt draws the juices in cooking; it is i desirable to keep these if possible. Cook > over a. hot fire, turning frequently, searing i both sides. Place ou a platter ; salt, and f pepper to taste. That the white of an egg, into which a i piece of alum about the size of a walnut has • been stewed until it forms a jelly, is a i capital remedy for sprains. It should be ; laid over the sprain upon a piece of lint, and ! be changed as often as it becomes dry. That a lump of fresh quicklime the size of , a walnut dropped into a pint of water aud - allowed to stand all night, the water then i being poured off from the sediment and mixed with a quarter of a pint of the best . vinegar, forms a good wash for scurf in the i head. It is to be applied to the roots of the r hair.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6069, 30 April 1881, Page 3
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