ODDS AND ENDS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18552, 26 April 1930, Page 10 (Supplement)

ODDS AND ENDS

BOTTLE THE STALE TEA. Cold, stale tea, bottled and kept handy on the kitchen shelf, is well worth trying as a work-saver. Half a cupful of cold tea and two tcaspoonfuls of vinegar added to the water when washing pots and pans will remove grease, brighten the china, and acts as a disinfectant. When cleaning a tfled floor first rub it over with a rag moistened in cold tea and a few drops of paraffin; then wash with soap and water. This method saves a great deal of hard work, as no scrubbing is necessary. Linoleum and oilcloth polish twice as easily if washed over with hot, stale tea instead of water. Add two lumps of sugar to each pint of the liquid, and proceed in the usual way, using soap and scrubbing brush if necessary. As the floor-covering dries a thin, glossy film is left on the surface. Window glass, table glass, mirrors, and marble all take on a brilliant and lasting polish when washed with cold tea. For windows, mirrors, and marble apply on flannel, and polish with a soft cloth. Wash table glass in equal parts of cold tea and water, stand on the draining board for a few minutes, dry, and polish with tissue paper. Stale tea will clean and polish varnished paint, especially if a lump of sugar be added to each cupful.