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Some Useful Hints

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Mar 9, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 10.

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Some Useful Hints

WHEN it is necessary to pour boiling water into a tumbler or glass cup, put in a teaspoon first, and there will be no danger of the glass cracking.
Borax in the water will make fine flannels look like new, and will not shrink them.
A paste of common baking-soda and water spread on a burn will stop the pain and inflammation almost immediately.
Salt in the oven under baking tins will prevent pastry from scorching on the bottom.
The water in which onions have been boiled is excellent for cleaning gilt frames.
A little alum added to the stove polish helps to keep the stove bright and shining.
The most soiled kitchen towels will become white and sweet with this treatment: Cover with cold water, put them at the back of the stove, add one tablespoonful of white soap shaved and the juice of half a lemon; let come to a boil gradually; rinse, first in tepid water, then in cold.
To give a pie a brown, flaky appearance: When the pie is ready to bake, put about one and a half teaspoonfuls of sweet milk on the top, and spread it over all the surface. No more white crusts if this is done.—Selected.