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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23758, 11 September 1940, Page 15

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [ BY FEMINA ; "Spring Clean" (Helensville) would like to know how to clean Venetian blinds. Wine Recipe "M.1.H." (Bayswater) would like a recipe for a good wine made from poorman oranges and lemons which includes the goodness from the skins. New Furniture "Mover" (Te Kauwhata) asks if there is any treatment for new wooden furniture, such as polishing or rubbing, to keep it in good order from the outset. Exterminating Silverflsh "Enquirer" (Auckland) would like to know how to exterminate silver fish which have eaten holes through the wallpaper. She asks whether, if renewing the wallpaper, something could be applied to the walls or mixed in the paste to prevent the insects returning. Cleaning a Bath "Ida." To clean the stains, which are not caused by paint, wash the bath thoroughly in hot soda water and rinse in clean water. sprinkle salt on the pulp of a lemon from which the yellow rind and juice have been removed and rub with tin's. For the paint stains try benzine. " , Oream Cheese "G.W," (Three Kings). No recipe has been received in answer to your inquiry. The only one in Femina's possession is as follows:—Put some cream into a damp cloth and hang for a week in a cool place. Then place it in a mould lined with a cloth and press lightly. Turn the cheese twice a day and it will soon be ready for use. Nicotine on Fingers "Cigarette" (Remuera). Stains such as these can be removed with a mixture of salt and lemon juice. Strain the juice of a lemon into a saucer and stir into it sufficient common salt to make a paste. Rub this over the stain, theo wash off with warm water, and rub over with & little • rose-water and glycerine.