THE HOME CORNER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19502, 4 December 1926, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE HOME CORNER.

Dip a straw broom into hot soap suds after using and will last . twice as long. A little ammonia in a pail of moderatelywarm water is the best thing for cleaning windows. To freshen stale vegetables,, soak for an hour in cold water 4 - which 'the juice of a lemon has been,. added. White stockings should bo dried at night if they are made of silk or imitation silk, as sun and strong light will turn them yellow. Two ounces of fuller's earth boiled in half a pint of vinegar and the juice of three onions is splendid for removing scorch marks from linen. ' '' ' When grating nutmeg the tips of , the fingers often get a nasty scratch, especially if the nutmeg is, worn down... To avoid this hold it with an old pair of sugar tongs when grating. i Tan shoes often become discoloured with dark spots, which are easily removed by cleaning them with a little raw milk and turpentine. When dry, polish in the ordinary way. When about to store silver for any length of time, clean it well with silver polish, put on a good thick coat of vaseline and wrap in tissue paper. It will later come out without a tarnish mark. To make caramel for colouring,, put a heaped tablespoonful of sugar into a frying pan and heat with constant stirring until the sugar has turned to .a clear brown liquid. Use at once before it hardens in the pan. Burns from handles of aluminium saucepan lids are frequently experienced by the housewife. Try binding the handles with stout cord and fasten the ends securely with- a few stitches.. This saves many burnt fingers.