HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1928, Page 18

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

TO KEEP IRONS FROM RUSTING * Irons which are not wanted for a time should be wrapped up in brown paper and stored in a dry place. If they become at all rusty they can be made smooth by rubbing the irons on white sand and put on a smooth board. POTATOES FOR THE HANDS*. i To whiten , and soften the , skin, partboil a few medium-sized potatoes, remove. the skin, and use them as you would a piece of soap for washing tli» hands.: , WHEN MAKING JAM. To, prevent the trouble or skimming, and. consequent loss of jam, butter tho preserving pan before putting in the fruit. When the fruit is sufficiently cooked, add the sugar and put in a lump of butter the size of a walnut. The scum which forms will entirely disappear by the time the jam is done, and skimming will be unnecessary. WHEN IRONING. The height of the ironing table is important io the comfort of the ironer. The averags kitchen table is about right for an average woman, but the tall woman would find great relief by raising the table legs On wooden blocks so that the table is 36in from the floor. Ironing blankets should be thick, and firmly fastened to the table, for a blanket that wrinkles and moves easily makes great difficulties' for the ironer. SEWING ON CURTAIN RINGS. To sew curtain rings on casement curtains when machining the top hem, mark the intervals for the rings along the tacked hem with a pencil. When machining the hem take a ring and a small slip of tape about 1% inches long, and fold this through the ring, and tuck tho two ends under the hem at the pencil mark.' Continue the machining. This method is very quick and most secure. _ WHEN DYTNG GARMENTS. Whey dyeing garments or materials of any sort always put some darning wool and some cotton into the dye bath at the same time, so you will be prepared for sewing and mending. This involves no extra work, and saves the trouble and expense of matching colours in sewing materials. THE LEMON. Without doubt the praises of the lemon cannot be sung too loudly. Should your washing not be as white as usual, put a few drops of lemon juice into the rinsing water. A good cure for a cough is lemon juice and glycerine mixed together., This also makes'thc hands white if it is applied every night. Equal parts of lemon juice and soda water will soon cure a bilious attack. Should you feel your beauty needs a little aid take half a glass (without eugar) every morning. This will help to keep the. blood pure, and make the eyes bright and sparkling. Fair-haired people sbduld add a little lemon juice to the rinsing water, after shampooing; this will help to keep th# hair bright and make it fluffy, CURES FOR COLDS. As we have embarked on the time of the year when colds are unfortunately in season, it is just as well to know how to ward off or cure this very unnecessary evil. Ono of tlie first words of advice is take them in time. Don’t wait to see if it is going to be a bad one or not. If posible stay indoors in a warm (not stuffy) room. Take a hot bath before going to bed, put a few drops of eucalyptus oil into this, and have ready a hot drink of milk, lemonade or orangeade to drink in bed. For a sore throat -gargling -frith pure leinon juice is a very successful remedy. Gargling with water in which a teaspobn'ful of salt has been dissolved is also very good. # # * 0 If a few drops of vinegar and olive oil are beaten up with mutton dripping it can be used for baking purposes just as well as beef dripping. A dry comb should be used for very fine hair, but if the hair is inclined to be coarse the comb should be dipped in hot. water and shaken before using. “DOCTOR ORDERS EGGS." I And the doctor, good man, may be quite unaware that these orders will be taken very literally by the well-mean-ing but inexperienced home nurse! Eggs to he,;- often mean—just eggs! Served boiled, poached, scrambled, or in the form of egg-and-milk. The patient grows v.-eary of her everlasting egg diet and soon comes to dread meal tiipes instead of looking forward to them as pleasant breaks in a long day. If doctor orders eggs, why not serve them disguised as something more appetising? Introduce one occasionally into the invalid soup, for instance. Beaten in just before serving, it will make the soup all tho more nourishing and will be detected scarcely at all by the patignt. White sauce served with a light pudding might well have a well-beat-en egg added at the last moment; and even the pudding that does not necessarily call for an egg will be all the better for its addition. Beat an egg into mashed potatoes, or into a glass of lemonade—this, by the way, makes a delicious drink. Cover an egg with fritter batter, fry it very lightly and serve it as a savoury dish; or you might beat it up with grated cheese or tomato, pop it in the oven for a minute or two, trim it with parsley and send it up to the sick-room as a “special treat.” If thene few hints are followed, there will be fewer sighs when “doctor orders eggs.” It will be as well, however, to get the medical man’s permission so to camouflage the eggs, especially in the case of the fritters.