Hints And Tips
Frozen Tights - 1982
If you keep tights in the fridge it will strengthen the fibres and help prevent ladders in them. Mrs G. Harrold, Caithness.
Economy Tip 1982
A tin of salmon will go further if you mix in a packet of crushed plain crisps.
Baked Potato Tip 1982
Soak potatoes in cold salted water for 15 minutes and they will bake in half the usual time. Mrs E. Hawthorne. Read more......
When Shoes are Muddy...
When Shoes are Muddy... -1908 Shoes when muddy and wet may be greatly preserves by the use of vaseline. Rub the shoes well with a soft cloth, after all the mud had been carefully removed, saturate a cloth with vaseline and rub it well into the shoes, place them on boot trees or stuff with newspaper, leaving them for twenty four hours. Read more......
Simple Remedies - 1933
Simple Remedies - 1933 Indigestion:- If occasionally you are worried about this complaint try half a teaspoonful of baking soda in a cupful of hot water. This will quickly effect a cure. Toothache:- to give immediate relief paint the gum round the tooth with a little tincture of iodine. Read more......
Bright Tips 1983
Shining Jewellery
Blackboard chalk, kept in your trinket box, will help to prevent tarnish on jewellery. Mrs Harold, Caithness. Read more......
Bright Tips
Bright Tips - 1984 Hot Feet - Feet hot and tired? Dissolve a teaspoonful alum in a cupful of hot water. Wash and dry feet then sponge with alum water and allow to dry in, this gives great relief. - Mrs Murray. Save Fuel - Put butter beans in a vacuum flask of boiling water and leave overnight. Read more......
Aunt Kate's Tips 1910
To Remove Tartar from Teeth
Tartar, one of the greatest enemies of the teeth, may be kept away by the daily brushing of the teeth and the use of a few drops of myrrh in a half-glass of water. Use a moderately stiff toothbrush. The teeth should be brushed after every meal but where this is not convenient brushed thoroughly every morning. Read more......
Weekly Tips 1910
Hemming Linen
When turning a hem on linen keep a glass of warm water at hand and dip the fingers into it frequently. The stiffness of the heavy linen will yield and the work may be accomplished much more quickly and accurately. Read more......
Thrifty Tips for the Housewife 1935
Grease Stains on Carpets
Did you know that turpentine is splendid for removing grease stains for carpets? Soak a cloth in it and rub over the stains till they disappear, changing to a fresh cloth when the first becomes soiled. Finish with a cloth wrung out in hot water and soap. Read more......