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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23504, 15 November 1939, Page 4

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[ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JIV FKMIN A " L.C." (Reniuera) would like a recipe for making jam from tho raspberry pulp obtainable in tins. Preserving Beans " E.N." (Ponsonby) would he grateful for a reliable method of preserving runner beans in liquid. Mark on French Polish " K.U." (Auckland) writes to say that she has a French polished table which has become slightly chipped in one place due to a heavy ornament being knocked over on it. She would liko to know if there is any way of restaining the table. Removing Ink Stains Hub with a solution of oxalic acid on a cloth (one teaspoon to a cup of water) and if any still remains rub again with some solution of chloride of lime (one teaspoon to a cup of water). It. may,.however, be possible to remove the marks by rubbing with a little salt on a slice of lemon or by moistening with lemon juice and sprinkling with salt. Sponge clean when dry. Paint on Cloth " ALU." writes: Rubbing with a little chloroform on a cloth is one of I lie best and surest ways of treating delicate . materials. When using this moisten round the stain with a little of the remover first before rubbing tho actually stained part. A very strong remover is to rub with a mixture of equal parts of ether, ammonia and methylated spirits or equal parts of benzine and ammonia mixed. A Heelless Sock

" K.G." (Takapuna) has forwarded directions for knitting a. heelless sock, which can he worn baclc to front and so distribute the wear. The directions were issued by the official lied Cross (Queensland) during the Great War. Heavy wool. ]\o 12 needles. Cast on 21 stitches on three needles and knit in rib of .'1 plain, purl for Jive inches. Knit plain lor five or six inches according to length of leg, then knit rib of plain. .3 purl for seven inches. Divide stitches as follows: 36 on front needle, 18 on each back needle. Knit, plain for five or six inches, according to length of foot, and finish off the toe in the usual «nv.