HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 May 1938, Page 5

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

WELL WORTH TRYING. Curdled egg custard may be restored by turning it into a clean, cold basin and stirring it one way until cold. Try steaming beetroot instead of boiling it. If the beetroot is very large, to save time cut it in half and singe the cut parts with a red-hot poker. Damp rooms—lf there is a fireplace in the rooms, put a bundle of shavings or straw occasionally into the grate, and burn it. This will draw the damp, stagnant air into the chimney. To prevent new kid gloves cracking, before trying on the first time, lay them in the folds of a damp towel. To clean white kid gloves, make a paste with zinc powder and petrol and apply with a clean flannel away from a light or fire.

You can renovate a black or dark skirt by sponging with strong blue water. This will freshen it and make it look like new.

To remove scratches from furniture, mix equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine and apply to the scratched parts with a flannel. Then polish with a soft duster, and you will find that the scratches will be almost invisible.