Handy Hints Recipe
Yield: 1 HintRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
4 dash: cornflour,
1/2 cup: cloudy ammonia,
1/2 cup: brown vinegar,
Directions:
Household hints were part of every home-makers fund of knowledge of
the past. Some are still useful, while others simply make fascinating
reading.
To Clean Smokey Lamp Glasses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To clean
smokey lamp glasses easily, plunge the lamp glass into warm vinegar
and water to which a little salt has been added. Polish with tissue
paper.
An Old Time Window Cleaner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mix together, shaking will to mix cornflour. Apply with damp cloth.
Rub over with crunched up newspaper or soft dry cloth.
To Cool an Oven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Put a large basin of cold water into
over-hot oven and it will instantly cool.
To Prevent Silver from Tarnishing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Olice oil rubbed over silver before it is put away will prevent it
from tarnishing. When required, wash in warm soapy water and dry
thoroughly.
To Keep Flies Away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A fresh bunch of stinging
nettles hung up in the window of a room will prevent the entrance of
flies.
To Firm Up Over-ripe Tomatoes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To firm up
over-ripe tomatoes, place them in a bowl of icy cold water with 1
teaspoon of salt.
Coating Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A teaspoon of ground ginger added to the
flour when coating fish gives a piquant flavour.
From " A Taste of the Past - Some Pioneer Cooks of Happy Valley and
the Southern Hills" - South Australia
Typed by Vicki Crawford
Source from luhu.jp
the past. Some are still useful, while others simply make fascinating
reading.
To Clean Smokey Lamp Glasses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To clean
smokey lamp glasses easily, plunge the lamp glass into warm vinegar
and water to which a little salt has been added. Polish with tissue
paper.
An Old Time Window Cleaner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mix together, shaking will to mix cornflour. Apply with damp cloth.
Rub over with crunched up newspaper or soft dry cloth.
To Cool an Oven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Put a large basin of cold water into
over-hot oven and it will instantly cool.
To Prevent Silver from Tarnishing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Olice oil rubbed over silver before it is put away will prevent it
from tarnishing. When required, wash in warm soapy water and dry
thoroughly.
To Keep Flies Away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A fresh bunch of stinging
nettles hung up in the window of a room will prevent the entrance of
flies.
To Firm Up Over-ripe Tomatoes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To firm up
over-ripe tomatoes, place them in a bowl of icy cold water with 1
teaspoon of salt.
Coating Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A teaspoon of ground ginger added to the
flour when coating fish gives a piquant flavour.
From " A Taste of the Past - Some Pioneer Cooks of Happy Valley and
the Southern Hills" - South Australia
Typed by Vicki Crawford
Source from luhu.jp