4 Teaspoonful Carbonate Soda mix in a little Milk✪ Ginger Biscuits Mrs. KInG, King Street ~ OATMEAL BISCUITS. 6 Tablespoons Flour 3oz. Fat 5 Tablespoon Oatmea! 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder✪ Oatmeal Biscuits Bok. Sugar. - |) Egg ANON Cs ke ONAPS. 6ozs. Flour 2 Tablespoonsful Honey or 2oz. Butter 13 Tablespoonsful Golden Syrup 2ozs. Castor Sugar 1 Teaspoonful of Ground Ginger © 1 Teaspoonful of Carbonate of Soda Pinch of Salt✪ Cake Knaps Metuap—Cream butter and sugar, warm syrup, make into a stiff dough. Dissolve bi-carbonate in a dessertspoonful of hot water. Pull off pieces of dough size of a walnut. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes. . SCHOLEFIELD, Gregory Springs, Road Pee GER. BISCUITS. 1lb. Flour 2 Teaspoons Ginger 4)b. Margarine 2 Teaspoons Bicarb. Soda 6ozs. Sugar 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 5lb. Treacle Pinch Salt Boil margarine, sugar, treacle together in a pan, pour into flour and the other ingredients. Mix altogether. Mix the bi-carb. in a little milk before mixing into the flour. Roll into balls with the palm of the hand and place on a greased tin and bake quickly. Half quantities can make about 25 biscuits. Mrs. Gro, R, CasrLe, Gregory Springs Road 18 2: eg Cee z ; a ~ HOUSEHOLD HINTS. TO USE LESS SUGAR WITH RHUBARB. ; When cooking rhubarb it is helpful to know that less sugar will be required if first of all you put your rhubarb in a jug and cover with boiling water. Allow it to stand for 20 minutes in a warm place and then throw the water away. After this you can cook the rhubarb in the usual way and you will find that the extreme tartness has been taken away. _ Mrs. BuaMrres, Bradley Loage Seek When stewing rhubarb, add a good pinch of galt, when less sugar will be required. DIRTY FURNITURE. Housewives, who have had to return to homes after many months of absence, have found their: furniture very dirty and neglected-looking. ‘hey are anxious to know of a good way of cleaning and polishing the wood. The usual methods are not successful and something more like washing is needed. Yes, the dirt on the surface of the wood must be removed before they really begin polishing. So take half a pint of luke- warm water and stir into this two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. “ Mrs. ATKINSON, 6, Gregory Springs Road — Then damp a duster—an old worn-out rayon stocking is excellent — for this purpose-—with the mixture and rub the furniture all - over. When the wood is dry again it can be polished in the usual way and a fine glow will result. irs. R. MARTINDALE, Boat House Lane CLOTHES RATIONING HINT. Here is an idea to freshen dark coloured frocks and coats. Mix together one tablespoon ammonia with } pint lukewarm water. Shake and brush thoroughly the See to be cleaned, then with a pad of the same material or an old dark sock rub the ammonia water over shiny, greasy soiled parts. Rinse with some clean ammonia and water. Finally press on the wrong side over a fine damp cloth. ANON, Soe * es dee Tie Seog tes ae ‘ee taney A Ge on ~ re hae < c See fay a ee tala bk ae Asam mee ; at ek oy Mes ay mf ' ae : ’ a v . a 73 Ke z pe . : Phas oa . ees SOAP FOR BLEACHING WHITE CLOTHES. - $lb. Soap loz. Borax 2 qts. Cold Water Shred ‘the soap, put into a pan with the water and borax. Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Pour into jars to set. Put S a little into the water in which the clothes or handkerchiefs are _ to be boiled. Mrs. Gro. R. CastLe, Gregory Springs Road Pal ; FUEL HINT. If you are the fortunate possesser cf a thermos flask stand it by your cooker. Pour into it any surplus boiling water from your kettle for use when required, perhaps to fill your hot water bottle. In the same way save any coffee or tea left over for use later _ in the day. ANON. .TO PREVENT WOOLLEN SOCKS FROM SHRINKING.

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4 Teaspoonful Carbonate Soda mix in a little Milk Mrs. KInG, King Street ~ OATMEAL BISCUITS. 6 Tablespoons Flour 3oz. Fat 5 Tablespoon Oatmea! 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder Bok. Sugar. - |) Egg ANON Cs ke ONAPS. 6ozs. Flour 2 Tablespoonsful Honey or 2oz. Butter 13 Tablespoonsful Golden Syrup 2ozs. Castor Sugar 1 Teaspoonful of Ground Ginger © 1 Teaspoonful of Carbonate of Soda Pinch of Salt Metuap—Cream butter and sugar, warm syrup, make into a stiff dough. Dissolve bi-carbonate in a dessertspoonful of hot water. Pull off pieces of dough size of a walnut. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes. . SCHOLEFIELD, Gregory Springs, Road Pee GER. BISCUITS. 1lb. Flour 2 Teaspoons Ginger 4)b. Margarine 2 Teaspoons Bicarb. Soda 6ozs. Sugar 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 5lb. Treacle Pinch Salt Boil margarine, sugar, treacle together in a pan, pour into flour and the other ingredients. Mix altogether. Mix the bi-carb. in a little milk before mixing into the flour. Roll into balls with the palm of the hand and place on a greased tin and bake quickly. Half quantities can make about 25 biscuits. Mrs. Gro, R, CasrLe, Gregory Springs Road 18 2: eg Cee z ; a ~ HOUSEHOLD HINTS. TO USE LESS SUGAR WITH RHUBARB. ; When cooking rhubarb it is helpful to know that less sugar will be required if first of all you put your rhubarb in a jug and cover with boiling water. Allow it to stand for 20 minutes in a warm place and then throw the water away. After this you can cook the rhubarb in the usual way and you will find that the extreme tartness has been taken away. _ Mrs. BuaMrres, Bradley Loage Seek When stewing rhubarb, add a good pinch of galt, when less sugar will be required. DIRTY FURNITURE. Housewives, who have had to return to homes after many months of absence, have found their: furniture very dirty and neglected-looking. ‘hey are anxious to know of a good way of cleaning and polishing the wood. The usual methods are not successful and something more like washing is needed. Yes, the dirt on the surface of the wood must be removed before they really begin polishing. So take half a pint of luke- warm water and stir into this two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. “ Mrs. ATKINSON, 6, Gregory Springs Road — Then damp a duster—an old worn-out rayon stocking is excellent — for this purpose-—with the mixture and rub the furniture all - over. When the wood is dry again it can be polished in the usual way and a fine glow will result. irs. R. MARTINDALE, Boat House Lane CLOTHES RATIONING HINT. Here is an idea to freshen dark coloured frocks and coats. Mix together one tablespoon ammonia with } pint lukewarm water. Shake and brush thoroughly the See to be cleaned, then with a pad of the same material or an old dark sock rub the ammonia water over shiny, greasy soiled parts. Rinse with some clean ammonia and water. Finally press on the wrong side over a fine damp cloth. ANON, Soe * es dee Tie Seog tes ae ‘ee taney A Ge on ~ re hae < c See fay a ee tala bk ae Asam mee ; at ek oy Mes ay mf ' ae : ’ a v . a 73 Ke z pe . : Phas oa . ees SOAP FOR BLEACHING WHITE CLOTHES. - $lb. Soap loz. Borax 2 qts. Cold Water Shred ‘the soap, put into a pan with the water and borax. Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Pour into jars to set. Put S a little into the water in which the clothes or handkerchiefs are _ to be boiled. Mrs. Gro. R. CastLe, Gregory Springs Road Pal ; FUEL HINT. If you are the fortunate possesser cf a thermos flask stand it by your cooker. Pour into it any surplus boiling water from your kettle for use when required, perhaps to fill your hot water bottle. In the same way save any coffee or tea left over for use later _ in the day. ANON. .TO PREVENT WOOLLEN SOCKS FROM SHRINKING.

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