Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1916 — Household Hints [ARTICLE]

Household Hints

To prevent pie crust puffing up in the middle when baked, prick in several places with a fork before putting in the oven. A basin of cold water placed in an oven will soon lower the temperature. To clean enameled bathtubs rub with salt moistened with lemon juice. Then wash with hot water and soapsuds. Sprinkle carpets before sweeping with salt It keeps the dust down effectively, and the carpets will look fresher. Salt also prevents moths attacking carpets. Oil stains can be removed from linen and cotton goods by rubbing the material on both sides with talcum powder. The powder should be left on for a few hours and then brushed off. ‘ To clean wicker chairs wash with salt and water, then rub as dry as possible and place in the open air to finish drying. Holes in kid gloves can be mended by first buttonholing around the hole and then filling in with buttonhole stitch.