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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24132, 26 November 1941, Page 11

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY FEMINA E.M.B. (Wharepoa) would like to know of any preparation for restoring seagrass mats that are quite good but very faded. Bottled Fruit Failures "Grateful" wonders if anyone could tell her why her bottled fruit, especially pears, becomes tainted witlj the taste of the rubber ring. She uses the method of pouring the syrup on the fruit and then finishing off in the oven. Washing Chamois Gloves W.M.H. (Castor Bay) sends the following method which she has found most successful: Make a good lather with soap powder and wash the gloves while on the hand. Do not squeeze or rinse, but hang on the line with the water in the gloves. This will help to keep the gloves in shape while drying. Bottling Vegetables 8.8.C. (Epsom) would like to know a good tried method of bottling peas, beans and sweet corn, last season the inquirer tried boiling 1 dessertspoon of salt with 1 quart of water, into which she placed the vegetables for about 5 minutes. She then filled the bottles (previously heated), overflowing the bottles with the boiling liquid and fastening down immediately. They all fermented in about a week with the exception of one bottle of beans, which kept well. Nest Tea Cosy "Remuera" sends the following pattern:—Knit in any colour, say striped of 1-inch wide, making the cosy Bin. wide and 25in. long. Use stocking stitch. First make an oval Bin. long and 6in. wide at the widest part. Pad one side with cotton wool and cover all (both sides with any kind of material). Then make a bolster of legs of woollen stockings, one over the other, and keep stitching here and there till it is quite an inch thick arid very firm. Cover this with the knitting and neatly top sew it on the bottom which you have already covered. When well sewn turn inside out and the cosy is complete. The oval with padded sides is for under the teapot and helps to keep it very warm.