HOUSEHOLD LORE

NZ Truth, Issue 1168, 19 April 1928, Page 13

HOUSEHOLD LORE

NEW LACES FOR OLD TO make new laces look like old, get some weak coffee and add a little soot — a teaspoonful to a pail of liquid — and boil for five minutes. Strain through muslin. Dip the lace several times and keep moving so that it maydye evenly. * * # TO tighten scissors, press a red-hot * poker on each side of the rivet. The heat causes the rivet to expand and so tighten the scissors. ** • * AFTER using starch, if allowed to •**■ settle, the moisture drained off and the sediment dried m the oven, it can be placed m a tin and used again with good results. * * * TO clean and revive colored blinds, * rub the faded parts over with linseed oil. * # • BOTTLED FRUITS TO make corks for bottled fruits, 1 etc., air-tight, dip them m a mixture of mutton suet and white wax. Fix into the bottles and leave to harden. #. # * BROOMS which hava been soaked m *-* strong salt and water before uaing will last much longer. * # # THE water m which mutton, pork or corned beef has boon boiled makes an excellent foundation for many vegetable soups. * # * TO make strong tea, put a teaspoon * of sugar m the teapot m iieu of oxtra tea. The sugar opens the tea leaves and makes the brew stronger. * # # CPONGE cakes, to be really successful, should be mixed continuously for not less than 15 minutes. * * # W7HEN boiling an egg, never allow the "'' water to bubble hard, otherwise the white of the egg will lose Its milkiness and become indigestible. * # # R/JIX cakes, scones, etc., with sour *" milk m preference to sweet. * * • A PINCH of sugar counteracts the ** effect of salt if too much of the latter has been added to soup.