Ladies’ Column.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 33, 1 May 1917, Page 2

Ladies’ Column.

A BREAKFAST RELISH. Put a pound c sausage meat in a 1 jar, and stand it in a saucepan of ! boiling water. Let the contents 1 steam gently for two hours. When ' nearly cold, mash the meat well with I a knife, add a pinch of allspice, and i pot for use.

TO CLEAN STOVES. An efficient and simple method of cleaning a stove is to brush oft all the dust, etc, with a whisk broom; this done, put the right hand in a firm paper hag and grasp a piece of soft cloth, which dip lightly in melted fat of any kind. Rub it over the stove (avoiding the nickel parts) when the fire is just lighted, or when the stove is partly cooled. Two minutes spent daily in this operation will keep a stove in good condition. The greasy cloth will last several days without redipping in fat, after which more fat may be applied.

TO LOOSEN RUSTED SCREWS. Rusted or tight screws holding metal parts together can be loosened by holding a red-hot iron of the proper size on the head of the screw. After cooling the screws can be turned out easily.

TO CLEAN GREEN LINEN BLINDS Never wash linen blinds, because they will uot hang true, nor run up and down evenly. A good way is to carefully tack the blind down on paper on a clean floor, and rub vigorously with powdered hathbrick, stale bread, or starch. All are good and preferable to washing.

•TO REMOVE GREASE FROM SILK I Dark silk can be cleansed from grease spots by putting a layer of powdered magnesia over the spots. Iron with blotting paper put over the spot ; while still warm rub the spot with benzine, using a piece of the same material for rubbing. Never use the benzine near a light or fire. TO CLEAN CLOTHES BY THE DRY PROCESS. Take some fuller’s earth dried till it crumbles to powder, moisten it with the juice of lemon ; add a small quantity of pearl ash ; work and knead carefully together till it forms 'a thick paste, then make it into balls and dry them in the sun. Damp the clothes with water, then rub them with the ball. Wash after with clean water.

TO GET RID OF FLIES. To clear rooms of flies carbolic acid may be used as follows : Heat a shovel or any similar article and .drop thereon 20 drops of corbolic acid. The vapour kills the flies. A cheap and perfectly reliable fly poison one which is not dangerous to human life, is bichromate of potash in solution. Dissolve one dram in two ounces of water and add a little sugar. Put some of this solution in shallow dishes and distribute them about the house. To quickly clear the 'room where there are many flies burn pyrethrum powder in the room. This stupifies the fliea, and they may then be swept up and burned.

TO LIFT PICTURES DOWN. A great convenience in house cleaning is a stick with a notch in the end that will lift picture cords from the hooks without the labour of stepping up and down. TO RESTORE BLACK KID GLOVE BLACK KID GLOVES. If the finger-tips of black kid gloves have become rusty, they may be restored with a mixture of black ink and olive oil. SULPHUR FOR RHEUMATISM. If a spoonful of sulphur is put into shoes worn by a person who suffers from rheumatism it will give great relief. - TO REMOVE MUD SPOTS. All traces of mud spots may be banished from garments by rubbing the goods with a raw potato.

TO SET COLOURS

Blue, pink, lavender, green, red, and purple should be soaked in alum water, 2oz. to the tub ; grey, black, and dark blues in strong salt water. SALTY BACON, Put the slices in a pan, cover with water, and heat quickly. When the water boils, pour it off, dry the bacon by patting it with a cloth, and fry in the usual way. TO CLEAN OSTRICH FEATHER. Dissolve 4oz. of white soap in four pints of water. Whisk to a lather, then put the feather in, and rub well with the hands for five or six minutes, then rinse in clean, very hot water, and shake till dry. TO CLEAN ALUMINIUM. When aluminium cooking utensils become stained inside, boil a few ap-« pie peels in the stained articles. All the stains will be removed and they will look as bright as new. STICKING IRONS. Irons will never stick to clothes if one-half teaspoonful of either lard or kerosene is added to the starch while it is hot. BAKED POTATOES. When an oven is too full, or the heat is not right, to bake potatoes, try baking them on top of the stove. Lay the potatoes on an asbestos mat, and cover them with a pan that will fit the mat. Turn the potatoes occasionally. When stewing apples, add a few chopped dates ; they are a great improvement, 2049.