USEFUL HINTS

Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 28 November 1928, Page 4

USEFUL HINTS

.Mildew a ins will disappear iL' soaked in sour milk. A law onion rubbed over an insert sling will relievo the pain. A teaspoonful of turpentine ttddei to starch makes I lie linen glossy and the iron run smoothly. Articles dyed black often have a greyish cast. To. avoid this add half a navy blue dye to one black dye. Before boiling a piece of bacon soak it for Id hours in cold water. I! this is done it will not waste in eookd'g. If the edges of the pastry of a fruit tart are damped with milk instead o' water the fruit juice will not render the pastry sodden. The taste of scorched milk can be taken away if the saucepan containing it is stood in cold salted ■water and left for a few minutes. Ivemove. imud from /patent loathe shoes while it is still we(. It you leave it until it is dry you are apt to scratch the leather when yon remove the imiil.