HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 25, Issue 40, 26 May 1914, Page 8

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

1 Candles burn better and more slow ly if they have been stored in a drj place six or seven weeks before the: are used. 'lf grease is spilt on the kitcher table, cover the spot at once witl salt, which will prevent the greas' soaking into the wood. To prevent a stove from rusting as they will do if care Is not taken rub the entire inside with a flanne cloth which has been saturated witl sweet oil. To keep sandwitch cakes from ris ing in the centre, spread the mixtun away from the centre of the tin to wards the sides, and the cake wil come out of the oven beautifullj light and quite even. To make Venetian blinds like new first take them to pieces, wash then well, and dry thoroughly. Rub we? with a cloth dipped In linseed oil and polish ; they will look as frest as when new. To clean a fryiag-pan after fish 01 onions boil out the pan with soda water, wash it clean, then put on th( fire, and shake a little oatmeal in ; leave this to brown ; after, wipe out with a dishcloth; all unpleasant taste or smell will have vanished. When we put new oilcloth on the table in less than a week the corners are cut, and therefore makes the cloth look shabby. Now, to prevent this just a piece of new calicc under the corners of the cloth, and you will find in six months later your cloth will be no worse. To remove the deposit from the inside of tea-kettles, fill the kettle with water, and add to it a dram ol sal-ammoniac. Let it boil for an hour, when the fur, or petrified substance found on the metal, will be dissolved, and can be easily removed. Rinse the kettle out well, then boil out one or twice before using the contents.

Celery should always be allowed to lie in cold water to which a 1 tile salt must be added for an hour before it is required for the table. This will make it very crisp. When peeling onions begin at'the root end and peel upwards, and they will scarcely affect your eyes. Always put th& sugar used in a pie in the centre of the fruit, not at the top, as this makes the pie sadden.