Household Hints.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 12 June 1912, Page 2

Household Hints.

When cooking turnips drop a small lump of sugar among them. It improves them wonderfully.

To prevent the contents of a pie from running over, wet the edges of the lower crust with white of egg-

To make faded cotton goods per- ' fectly white, boil them in water to which *a little cream of tartar has been added. 1 An empty cotton real, covered with serge pr cloth, and nailed on to the floor, makes an excellent door stop to protect the wall.

Clothes should never hang longer in the kitchen than is necessary for airing them, for unpleasant odours of cooking will get into them, an<J cannot be got rid of without washing, i If the washing is done at home, ~a great deal of labor may be saved by fitting a piece of jindiarubber piping to the tap. Witih it the copper tubs, etc., can be filled without any lifting of pails.

Scratches on taibdes are very an-' noying. Keep a supply, of rounds of ' dark -green felt, on which to stand china jars, flower vases, and soon. ' These will not be noticable, and will vastiy save polished' surfaces. Instead of having an iron stand on which to rest your irons, use an ordinary brick for the purpose. The brick being a good non-conductor,' the irons will retain their heat long-' er than if placed on an open stand. ' The pockets of kitchen aprons are continually catching on door-hand-les, nails, etc. Try putting the pockets in the centre of the apron. The pocket can be reached by either hand, and cannot catch on anything and tear. i An inexpensive filling for an infant's bed is freshly cut chaff, which 1C pipon CW«>f_cmQlllnnr cnft n-r\A

An inexpensive filling for an infant's bed is freshly cut chaff, which is clean, sweet-smelling, soft and springy, and so inexpensive that it' can be renewed as soon as it be-! comes unpleasant, and ati the cost of a few pence.

A slice of raw potato is excellent for removing stains from the hands. It is a good plan to keep a bowl of cold water at hand, in which too dip the fingers when working with fruit of any kind, as this helps to rinse off the stains.

When making toast, ft improves • it both in taste and digestibility if the slices of bread are laid in the open oven for a little while beforetoasting- them. They will toast bettler and more evenly for this advance treatment.

It is often difficult to use up the remains of a cold rice pudding. Try this method: Remove the brown skin, beat up the mixture with a beaten egg, and a little milk. Put into a clean pie dish with a little butter on the top and bake.

To soften a paint brush in which the paint has been allowed to dry, heat some vinegar to the boiling point, and allow the brush to simmer in it a few minutes. Remove, and wash well in strong soapsuds, and the brush will be like new.

To make a jelly-bag, take a yard of heavy weight flannel, fold together the two opposite sides,-and stitch the edges; sides s and bottom together. Bind the top with tape, and fasten on the upper side strong loops by which it may be swung.

Gold jewellery can be, cleaned beautifully in the following way: Wash it first of all in warm soapsuds to which a few drops of cloudj ammonia have been added, shake ofl

the water, and' lay the jewellery in a box of sawdust. This method

leaves no marks or scratches

Sometimes oil lamps give very' poor light. When this is the case,' try placing a small lump of camphor in the oil vessel, and you will find that in a very short time the light} will become quite bright. If no1

camphor is at hand use a few drops of vinegar instead, it is most effective.

Labor-Saving Kitchen Hints:— If worried with many pans and much preparation, place a iarge, clean, white marble in those pans containing mttk, porridge, custard, stews, or anything requiring constant stirring. The marble will roll about with the boiling1, and so automatically keeps the liquid constantly stirring. ,All chance of burning will be prevented, and the .fatigue of constant stirring and bending over a stove will be avoided. '

Good Ironing Wrinkles,— To a quart of cold starch add the following ingredients: Half a gill of boiling water, one'teaspoonful of twrpentine, one teaspoonful of glycerine, one lump of sugar, and brie teaspoonful of powdered borax; stir thoroughly: Dip each piece of linen in the starch, then lay them flat on a piece of clean cloth, roll tightly up, and lay on one'side for an hour or two. When ready to iron rub lightly over with a piece of white soap or glaring block, and the result will be satisfactory.