Household Hints.

New Zealand Tablet, 5 July 1917, Page 49

Household Hints.

Always pub tin things in a warm place to dry, otherwise they ire sure to, rust at the seams. When knitting stockings it is a good idea to pour boiling water over the yarn before using it, and the stocking will not shrink afterwards. Stains on crockery may be removed quickly and easily by rubbing with fine ashes moistened with vinegar.' ' - s

Suet puddings are lighter and more digestible if made of half flour and half breadcrumbs. It is a good way of using up stale bread and reduces the flour bill. Bread will remain fresh for several days if you soak a small new sponge in cold water and place it in a saucer in the bread-pan. To use up coal-dust economically take a shovelful and before placing it on the fire sprinkle a little fine soda on it. This causes it to burn well and brightly. Plants will grow more quickly if a few drops of ammonia be added once a week to the water with which they are watered. The water should be lukewarm, and the leaves of the plants should be kept free from dust by being sponged or syringed. ' If you possess a stone hot-water bottle that is cracked, fill it with sand then place it in the oven three hours before it is needed, and you will find it quite as useful for warming a bed as when it was new. The sand retains the heat longer than water.

To whiten handkerchiefs and delicate lingerie wash and dry in the usual manner, then to one pint of cold water add two tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar, stirring until thoroughly dissolved. Let handkerchiefs, etc., soak in this water one-half hour. Dry in the open air.