ABOUT THE HOUSE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12732, 24 August 1934, Page 2

ABOUT THE HOUSE.

HINTS WORTH KNOWING. Place bits of soap into a muslin bag or wire container. They can bo used in washing-up water to make a good lather. No sauce containing flour is ready as soon as it comes to boil. At least five minutes’ simmering is necessary to remove the raw taste of the flour. ***** To reiilace the tips on shoe-laces, dip the end of the lace in melted sealing-wax of the same colour. Shape to a point with the fingers while it is still warm. Do not use soda to clean aluminium. A little pumice on a, damp cloth is very effective.

Before using a brass kettle which has been put away for any length of time, the interior should be cleaned with salt and vinegar ***** To keep lemons fresh for a long time, place them in a bowl of cold water and change the water every day. A chamois leather can be freshened and renewed if wet with tepid rain water, then sprinkled with powdered borax, which is well rubbed in. When it is clean, rinse in three waters of the same temperature as the first, and dry slowly. The copper will not rust if, while it is still warm after washing is over, a little soft soap is rubbed well round it. Any rust will disappear and the soap makes suds for the next washing day.

Copper articles should be cleaned by rubbing them with a piece oF lemon dipped in salt. If lacquer-work is marked with finger-prints, rub it lightly with a very wet. soapy piece oi flannel, then dry quickly. Should the stains persist, use a little turpentine, but l>e careful to rub very lightly. The hot-plate of the kitchen stove may be cracked when very hot by cold water benig upset on it when a. heavy saucepan is being placed on the stove.