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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24102, 22 October 1941, Page 11

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY FEMINA P.F.E. (Hamilton) would be grateful for a simple but reliable method of frosting glass. Repairing a Basin. Y.M.C. (Frankton Junction) would like to know how to mend a bathroom basin which is cracked. Removing Iron Mould "Perplexed" (Tamaki) would like to know how to remove iron mould stains from a white linen tablecloth. Cooking Problem "Amateur" (Tauranga) wonders if anyone can tell her why it is that her cakes nearly always crack on top instead of having a smooth surface. Polishing Range "Grateful" (Cambridge) would like a simple method of polishing the black top of an enamelled range so that it can bo wiped each day and still retain its polish. ' Making Starch "Newly Wed" (Ponsonby).—Use one tablespoonful starch; 2 tablespoonsful cold water and 1 pint boiling water. Put the starch into a basin and add the cold water. Mix to a smooth paste with a wooden spoon,_ then pour over the boiling water quickly, stirring all the time. W.A.P. (Epsom) states that "Newly Wed's" trouble probably arises from mixing the starch with too much cold water. Wet the starch with only a dash of cold water—just sufficient to dissolve it —then, while stirring, pour on boiling water till mixture thickens and turns blue. Thin with cold water to desired strength and coolness. The quantity of cold water originally used governs the mixture. Orange Substitute F.C. (Auckland) sends the following suggestion for using raisin and carrot juice for babies in place of oranges, which are so dear at present: Scrape, scald and grate a piece of carrot into a soup plate and pour over it some warm boiled water. At the same time chop up a teaspoonful of raisins and put in a plate with some warmed boiled water also. When baby wakes from his morning. sleep give him the raisin juice, about an hour before the feed is due, and in the middle of the afternoon give him the carrot juice.