String it Up!

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18587, 12 October 1928, Page 13

Strin g it Up!

ornng iTr up: An ordinary tin funnel makes a splendid holder for a ball of string. You simply draw the end of the string through the funnel and hang in a suitable position. Makeshifts. When the new-bread grater is not at hand, place the crusts in the oven on baking day, and leave until they become nice and crisp, then crush them with a rolling-pin. These crumbs may be sifted -upon fish, bacon, fritter?, etc., and are delicious.’ When r making pu# pastry, a really cold, rolling-pin j$ - required, so look among the empty bottles and fill an old bottle with really cold water. tJsed as a r rolling-pin, the bottle of water makes the lightest pastry imaginable. If the flour dredger has gone the way of all flour dredgers, bore some holes in an empty round tin, such as is used for cocoa. This makes an excellent dredger.

In these days of high cost of living substantial relief in gas bills is being secured by users of Osborne Gas Cookers, which will cut the gas account in half, due to its special patented features. Osbornes are obtainable from £lO on easy terms from the Christchurch Gas Co. and the New Scott Range Mfg Co., and from hardware and plumbers' merchants. 729