Glue Cork Pieces from bottle caps to bottoms of boxes,
vases, furniture, to keep them from scratching polished sur-
faces.
An Aluminum Clothes Sprinkler on the bottle of furniture
polish will spread polish evenly on dust mop or dust cloth.
Sew On Buttons with elasticized thread (the kind used for
shirring). Keeps buttons from tearing out the cloth.
Bird Cage Hooks, screwed to the wall of your small closet,
will create extra hanging space. A dozen or more hangers
can be hung from one hook. Hooks will fold flat against wall
when not in use.
Make Daughter A Holder for barrettes and hair bows by
tacking a short piece of white elastic flat across the inside of
her closet door. Hair fixings snap or clip right on, and are
easy to find. This type hanger keeps her hair ribbons from
getting wrinkled, too.
When Hard Boiling Eggs for later use, add a little food
coloring to the water. You can store with uncooked eggs in
the refrigerator, the tint tells the difference.
The Curtain Cleaning Attachment on your vacuum cleaner
makes a good catcher for mosquitoes, flies, and spiders
roosting on your walls.
Before Laundering Curtains, baste two lines on your iron-
ing board cover to mark curtain's width. When ironing, the
basted lines will help you iron curtain edges straight.
Use A Pipe Cleaner to hold you knitting stitches in place
when you have to remove knitting needles. Ends can be bent
back, so stitches won't slip off.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
To Put New Hooks on a bamboo rake, soak worn ends in
hot water until pliable. Turn ends down, let dry.
A Pair Of Tweezers makes a handy thread puller when
you're putting the finishing touches to a new garment.
When Painting Indoors slip a pair of old socks over your
shoes. If paint drops on flour, just "skate" it up. Saves
stooping.
Put A Clock's Face, in icing, on top of your child's birth-
day cake, with the hour hand pointing his age. Makes an
amusing substitute for candles. Cute with candles, too.
Build Canned Goods Shelves in "stairsteps", each shelf
wide enough for only one jar. Top portions of all the jars
will be seen at a glance, saves hunting.
A Large Scrap Book makes a handy file for your patterns.
Paste pages together in pairs, leaving tops open, to form
envelopes. Paste picture of pattern on the scrapbook envelope
in which it has been filed.
Use Hose Supporters to fasten baby's blanket at corners of
bed. Sew supporters to tape, tie tape to bed corners. Support-
ers will hold covering firmly, baby can't kick loose.
Mend A Ripped-Out Hem in a hurry, with Scotch tape.
Much neater than pinning. Tape will hold on most fabrics
for at least a day.
Don't Scratch Your Table with candlesticks or bookends.
Cut pieces of moleskin (from dime store) to fit bottom of
these objects. One side of the material is adhesive, makes
the job easy.
Turn A Colander upside down over frying meat or fish.
The small holes allow steam to escape, but grease can't
spatter about.
Paint A Gay Picture with that red medicine when applying
it to Sister's scratched knee. Tears stop flowing as a kitten
or dog takes shape, and the wound becomes something to
show off.
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Presented as published in 1950. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Glue Cork Pieces from bottle caps to bottoms of boxes, vases, furniture, to keep them from scratching polished surfaces.
An Aluminum Clothes Sprinkler on the bottle of furniture polish will spread polish evenly on dust mop or dust cloth.
Sew On Buttons with elasticized thread (the kind used for shirring). Keeps buttons from tearing out the cloth.
Bird Cage Hooks, screwed to the wall of your small closet, will create extra hanging space. A dozen or more hangers can be hung from one hook. Hooks will fold flat against wall when not in use.
Make Daughter A Holder for barrettes and hair bows by tacking a short piece of white elastic flat across the inside of her closet door. Hair fixings snap or clip right on, and are easy to find. This type hanger keeps her hair ribbons from getting wrinkled, too.
When Hard Boiling Eggs for later use, add a little food coloring to the water. You can store with uncooked eggs in the refrigerator, the tint tells the difference.
The Curtain Cleaning Attachment on your vacuum cleaner makes a good catcher for mosquitoes, flies, and spiders roosting on your walls.
Before Laundering Curtains, baste two lines on your ironing board cover to mark curtain's width. When ironing, the basted lines will help you iron curtain edges straight.
Use A Pipe Cleaner to hold you knitting stitches in place when you have to remove knitting needles. Ends can be bent back, so stitches won't slip off.
To Put New Hooks on a bamboo rake, soak worn ends in hot water until pliable. Turn ends down, let dry.
A Pair Of Tweezers makes a handy thread puller when you're putting the finishing touches to a new garment.
When Painting Indoors slip a pair of old socks over your shoes. If paint drops on flour, just "skate" it up. Saves stooping.
Put A Clock's Face, in icing, on top of your child's birthday cake, with the hour hand pointing his age. Makes an amusing substitute for candles. Cute with candles, too.
Build Canned Goods Shelves in "stairsteps", each shelf wide enough for only one jar. Top portions of all the jars will be seen at a glance, saves hunting.
A Large Scrap Book makes a handy file for your patterns. Paste pages together in pairs, leaving tops open, to form envelopes. Paste picture of pattern on the scrapbook envelope in which it has been filed.
Use Hose Supporters to fasten baby's blanket at corners of bed. Sew supporters to tape, tie tape to bed corners. Supporters will hold covering firmly, baby can't kick loose.
Mend A Ripped-Out Hem in a hurry, with Scotch tape. Much neater than pinning. Tape will hold on most fabrics for at least a day.
Don't Scratch Your Table with candlesticks or bookends. Cut pieces of moleskin (from dime store) to fit bottom of these objects. One side of the material is adhesive, makes the job easy.
Turn A Colander upside down over frying meat or fish. The small holes allow steam to escape, but grease can't spatter about.
Paint A Gay Picture with that red medicine when applying it to Sister's scratched knee. Tears stop flowing as a kitten or dog takes shape, and the wound becomes something to show off.