A PINCH OF SALT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22823, 2 September 1937, Page 3

A PINCH OF SALT

HOUSEHOLD USES Salt is among tho most useful things which your cupboard contains. To freshen tired feet, add a handful to a bowl of water, then batho the feet for a few minutes. Salt should be added when washing lettuce, celery and most green vegetables; it will kill the insects and make them easier to remove.

Never forget salt when cooking potatoes, whether they are being baked or boiled. Add a teaspoonful of salt to the water if tho egg is cracked to prevent the white from running. To clean glass decanters and vases put in soino salt, then pour over a little vinegar, and shake well. Leave for an hour, shake again and rinse. To remove obstinate marks on cups and jugs, cover them with a salt paste •and leavo for an hour. To make the paste, add a littlo boiling water to salt and mix well.

To prevent the oven burning throw a littlo salt along the oven shelves. No more damp salt if it is mixed with a littlo cornflour.

A hot salt bag will often cure earache. Fill an oblong calico bag with salt, stitch up tho top, and place in a warm oven until hot through (or the salt can bo heated before putting into the bag). Place tho hot bag on tho affected part, and thero will be almost instant relief.