HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7569, 29 November 1902, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Paint Spdashes on, <xLa93 may easily be rubbed off with lihe edge of ia penny, dipped m cold water. Veils should eitiher he washed! or thrown away -wtheni soiled, for the dusiJ whioh collects in taem is very bid for the complexion.. Washleather and not flannel should be used sfoxr ndadlewodik, ac the sulphur used in. the man-ufac'tare of the taitber causes steel to rust. A Cemenrfi for Stone and lion, as well as other liard BabstiJanoes, is made by mixing pure oxid« of lead, litharge acad glycerine to * ■past*. H hardens rapidly, and is neither xtteoted by acids nor by Jiefa't. Raspberry Pudding.— Half a pound of flour, Jib of suet finely chopped, one teaspoonful of baking fpowdsr, four tablespoonfuls of raspberry jam; mix all together with a gill of milk, and boil in. a basin for two hours. Crullers.— One Egg, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sour creaim, l small teaapooai soda, 1 small piitdh of salt arud spioe t» soiifc the taate. Mix soft, roil nearly -an. inch thick, cut out -with a cake cutter tihat lias a hole in the cenitie. Firy in hot laird. The Latest Stain Remover— To take oufc fruit stains from cabbon, muslin or-iauy flight aiitaaLe, take the stained -article and daonp it. Than burn a little sulphur, holding it. under tiho damp portion, of the clottli, and the stain will vanish. . ■Coffee *nd Milk Stains on woollm malterial may be removed with glycerine. Paint oyer tiha spat with glyoerine, and then wash with pure lukewarm water applied on, the wrong aid-e with a wa<rm iron. Delicate colours are uninjured by this treatment. Savoury Sandwiches.— Skin a couple of good home-made biaok puddings, set them in a stewpan -witQi loz of birrtcr; when <alll is m&sifoed and hot, add a tab'ospocvn.ful of wat-er, and Biimmar for five inintuas till there is a paste. When, oold, spread on w'hi-be bread and butter. . , , To Boil a Ham. — Sonk overnight; put it in cold water, and let ifc simmer for six or eight hours, 'acoording to weight; a quarter of an hour for every pound is usual. Take off 'tha skin oaarafuliy, amd strew over the ham raspings. Fix round the knuckle a fringe of white paper. For tho PaiQourmaad. — To keep a cloth on a dining-table from slipping about, get a piece ot -unbleached oalioo (or aai old ok«h would "do), cut ifc a little larger than the table, put tapes at eaoh corner, and tie it firmly Ho the tabl* legs; llien put the cloth over, and ilfc will mats move when anyone brushes past it. Orange Dessert. — Cut a stale sponge cake into cubes, dip them into orange jxiice. arrange in a glaes dish, and cover with a sauca made as follows: — Bring half a pint of milk to boil, stir into it the yoiks of three eggs mixed with half a cupful of sugar; when cool, flavour with vanilla, and add the beaten whites of tbe eggs. To ißamove Seordh Marks. — Try rubbing with dry borax, or damp with cold water and put out of doore in the sun to dry ; repeating,

if necessary. By the ""T' before ironing starched things, rub. the flat iron wx\h a little beeswax wrapped in a piece of muslin. This clcaraa it, 'and makes is slip easily over the thing- to bo droned. Fl-annels and other "woolies" should be washed in -a, lajuher of boiled soap and water, just as -hot as tihe 'hand oam 'bear comfortably, rmaed in one or two clear waiters of the same temperature, and hung out in the shade to dry. If dried in the house never put them near enough, to ■Che fire for steam to rise in the process of drying. Verity Tart. — Line the edges of a pie disfh with paltry. Have ready some prunes stewed ■wiih an equal quamltity of apple. Flavour all ■with a. Sitdle cinnamon, -some win* and sugar to tasie. Fill in tha pie dish with this, then makß -a lattice acro99 ib of strips of pastry. Bake im a sharp oven, till tihe crust is done, and eorve with sugar aifl-ed over. How to Tell 'Coition' from Linen. — Cotton may be distinguished from linen whan one ia buying "handkerchiefs by moistening the tip of ■tie finger and pressing it on the "handkerchief. If it wets through at once it is linen, while if any cotton enters into its manufacture it -will •tmko several seconds to wet through tihe threads. In linen the threads are more even thatu in cotton. Oriental Cake. — One pound of flour, Jib of I sugar, six eggs, Jib of butter, one f easpoonful of baking powder, and Jib each of currants, j preserved ginger, almonds, peel, dates, figs, and prunes. Cream Ilhe butter and add I sugar; beat them; add one egg and beat, and i so on, until alt six' are in. Then add baking powder with flour, then the fruit. Bake in a moderate oven for two hours. Vegetable Balls. — These are a delicious addition to stews, and are prepared as follows: — Mash Jib eaoh of cooked carrots, turnips, lentil's, harioot ibeana, and potatoes, adding at the last a few green peas and some vegetable marrow, if dn season. Season all with pepper, aalt, and mixed herbs. Bind together with beaten egg dipped into , frying batter, and- fry in deep fat till a golden colour. For polishing stoves and cleaning windows the newspaper baa no equal', and! saves the trouble of keeping cl«aio, soflb cflofchs for the windows. The nentb time you wash windows crumple up a handful of soft paper, and see ■What » shine you oan give ■tfhem. On baking day a few pwpecs -spread around Uhe table will keep tihe" floor clean if you are unfortunate enough to be on© of the cook* who " scantier." A chocolate and bread pudding oan bo made aa follows:— To two" cups of fine bread crumbs add *wo taible3poKMi'fu& of sugar, imiix thoroughly aaid pour into a well-buttered 1 mould. Melt an ounce of grated dhoool'aite ovar hot waiter, adi carefully two tablcepooiifuls ' of sugar, a scant cupful of hot milk, "two bea/ten «gga and half * taaapoanful of vaniH'a flavouring. Pour tihis over "the crumbs slowly, let) it soak in for ten. minutes, place in a pan partly filled with hot water, aaid oook until the canttre is set. Serve with cream. To Rid 'Cupboards of Mice and 'Amis stop the m»U3e holes with corks dipped in carbolic acid and scrub floor amd shelves with diluted carboflio add. 'A iablesipoonful to ihe backet of water will be right, but it must be hot watef, and the carbolic must be stirred in with a stick till incorporated with the waiter, for carbolio is a powerful corrosive, aaid, therefore, great car* is needed in handling it. This method has been, successful wheal oayemn-e iand other remedies have failed. Some Made VioJelb Peirfume.— Half a pound of orris root. Cut up into small pieces, amd place in a bottle, wi'lh loz of alcohol. Cork it up for about a week. A few drops of 'this on a handkerchief will smell like the freshest violets. Seorelb o* a Good _ Figure.— Women who wish to pre-serve the •slimness and coraiour of itfheir figure must be^in by learning to stand wed. That is explained to mean the throwing forward and upward of the chest, the flattening of the back, and ihe shoulder blades held in their proper places, amd the definite curving 'in 1 of the email of the baok, thus throwing the whole weigh* of , lih« body upon the hips. This, in a gnraufc measure, preserves the figure, because it keeps the anusQios firm and well strung, and prevents the sinking down of the flesh round the waist, so common in women over thirty, whioh ie perf&ctfly easy to escape. Another thing to avoid is a bad habit of going upstairs, as most women do, benit forward, with, the chest contracted, which, as well as 'being an indolent, slouching manner of walking, is injurious to the heart and lungs. The Best Hair Tamo. — It is said tha* feeauent sun baths ere the be^b known tonios fox a -womaoi's hair. The Greek maidens of old who sat on the walls of the' city and oomlbed their hair owed tbe beauty of their tresses to the sun's rays. When the hair is washed aJK beside ai lowered window, as the sun Chines stronger through glass, and allow the hair to day as it is being brushed. No bleach has been found 90 successful as the 1 Bun, Whioh strengthens and bewntdfiea generally. When the hair elhows a -tendency to fall out the veiy best thing to stop its coming oulfc and promote its growth, tis the abundant use of genuine olive "oil. Saiturato the hair thoroughly, and keep it -saturated for a week until the dry ecaflp has absorbed" all it will, then wash with pure soap aaid water. If this operation is repeated every two or ilhree months the effect is said to be marvellous.