KITCHEN ECONOMIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18832, 21 March 1931, Page 15 (Supplement)

KITCHEN ECONOMIES

FOR THE THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE. The following hints on how to use up scrape may prevent needless waste in the kitchen. How to Utilise Stale Bread.—A loaf may be freshened by moistening with, water and baking in a moderate oven for about ten minutes—for puddings, forcemeats, rusks and breadcrumbs. Dry Cheese.—May be grated and used on bread or biscuits or for cheesestraws. Lemon and Orange Peel.—For jam or flavouring could be candied or dried. Other dry peelings make good fire kindling. Bacon Rind.—As flavourings for soups, gravy; add to curry and stews, etc. Sour Milk.—Use in scone-making. Fish or Meat Water.—Makes a good foundation for soup, being almost equal to stock. Fresh Fat.—Should be rendered down for dripping. Refuse fat can be saved for soap-making. Soap.—Use .scraps for making soap jelly. Tea Leaves.—Wash and keep for sweeping carpets, etc. Paper.—White for cooking purposes, brown for parcels, newspapers for dirty work, such as rubbing up stoves, etc.

BATHING HINTS. Salt water is very injurious to the hair. It also tends to make a thin, sensitive skin harsh and coarse. If yours belonged to that type, dab a little rosewater on your face before you bathe. When you leave the water bathe face and neck with some more rosewater, and dry with a soft towel. A small bottle of rosewater can easily be taken down to the beach with the bathing suit, and will save much discomfort later on. Once a week while at the sea massage a little oil well into the roots of the hair. Exposure to brilliant sunshine and sea air tends to dry out the natural oil in the hair, making it harsh. An occasional oil massage counteracts this and preserves its softness and sheen.

See that the bathing cap fits securely. so that the sea water cannot penetrate to the hair. After leaving the water remove the cap and comb the hair through. This gives ventilation, which the rubber cap prevented, and ventilation is essential to the beauty of the hair. Should the hair get wet with salt water, give it a rinse in lukewarm water, to which a pinch of borax has "been added, at the first opportunity. Salt water should never be allowed to dry on the hair. If you are one of those who wish to acquire a deep tan, rub some olive oil over the face, neck, and arms, and the hands, and take a sunbath. But be sure that yours is not a skin that burns and blisters, or you will suffer much discomfort from the process of “tanning.” JEWELLERY HINT. Valuable jewellery should always be sent to an expert for cleaning and repairing. Never attempt to wash pendants, rings and brooches set with precious stones yourself. If, however, you are very careful you can clean diamonds and sapphires by brushing them very gently with a camel’s hair brush dipped in eau de Cologne. For emeralds and rubies use alcohol instead of eau de Cologne. Dry them by placing them in a box filled with boxwood sawdust, as this absorbs the damp. Finally polish very gently with a little jeweller’s rogue and a soft chamois leather. The cleaning of pearls should net be attempted at home. Paste ornaments can be cleaned by washing them in warm, soapy water, then rinsing them in cold water, dipping them for a moment into methylated spirit and drying them in the open air. Plain gold jewellery is best washed in warm water to which a few drops of ammonia have been added and dried with a chamois leather. Amber and jet that have become dull may be covered with olive oil, which is left on for a time, and then polished with a soft cloth.