HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21185, 4 November 1938, Page 12

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To make old tinware look like new, sprinkle baking powder on a moistened newspaper, and rub over the tin. Polish with a dry piece of paper. Before cleaning copper kettles, fill them with boiling water and let them stand a while. Tire copper will polish more quickly, and the lustre will remain longer than otherwise. If powder puffs are washed in warm water to which a teaspoon of olive oil has been added, they will become softer than when new, also improving the application of powder. To boil milk without burning, before putting milk in the saucepan, boil a tablespoonful of water rapidly for a few minutes. Then pour out the water and put in the milk. It will never burn. Never iron shantung or tussore silk whilst wet, or it becomes hard. Wait until the article is quite dry and it will iron perfectly. Silk articles which are required slightly stiff should have a lump of sugar dissolved in the rinsing water. Milk is far better to use than water when mixing mustard. It improves the colour, and the mustard will not dry up as quickly as it does when made with water. A little salt added gives it a better flavour.