A HOUSEWIFE’S DIARY
HINTS ABOUT THE HOME Save Tea Newly-bought tea warmed on a piece of brown paper for a few minutes in the oven will make the tea last longer and improve its flavour. Stopped Drain If sink drain becomes stopped-up, flush with boiling water and then with a cup of paraffin. Leave for fifteen minutes; then pour down more boiling water. Powder Puff When requiring washing add a few drops of glycerine to the rinsing i water. This wonderfully revives the ; | puff. , Knife Handles j Stains can be removed from knife j handles by a thorough rubbing with ■ a piece of damped flannel dipped in table salt. Water Stains i To remove salt water stains from flannel trousers or skirts, cover the marks fairly thickly with a paste of Fuller's earth and leave until dry when take off with a stiff brush. Chromium Polish chromium fittings by rubbing with a damp washleather and, [ when dry, polish with tissue paper.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21096, 24 April 1940, Page 4
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161A HOUSEWIFE’S DIARY Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21096, 24 April 1940, Page 4
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