While going thru the computer files today, i stumbled upon an article which was published in Women's Era in 2000, that magazine is not with me anymore, I am blogging it here.
In those(year 2000) days I was haunted by the ghost of Millennium, I wrote many articles, for example --- Millennium House Hold Hints, Millennium Jam Making, Millennium Mat Making, Millennium Chocolate Making etc.
they were also published in different magazines.
The
third millennium is full of challenges for the millennium housewives.
Millennium household hints will surely help them to met the challenges of house
hold small problems. The readers of Women’s Era can get rid
of their some of the problems by following the hints that that
fallows:
Metallic Embroidery
To clean metallic embroidery on a satin or other dress, dip a soft baby
brush in ordinary bicarbonate of soda, brush into the embroidery, leave for a
few minutes, then remove with a second soft , clean brush. Cream of tarter or powdered magnesia may be
used in the same way.
Leather jacket
Leather jacket which are labelled washable can be laundered in warm
water using good quality soap or soapflakes.
The water should be comfortable to the hands and a rich lather should be
made before the leather garment is immersed in suds. When the leather is hard, add enough soap
flacks to ¼ litre of hot water to make
rich lather, stir in a table spoonful of olive oil or glycerine, pour into a
saucepan. Heat and boil for one minute.
Add sufficient cold water to make a cool, rich lather and wash leather
garment in this. Rinse in clear warm
water.
Ties
Silk ties should never be worn day after day but rested between
wear. Never wash, always send for dry
cleaning.
Velvet
To remove dust , fluff and hair from velvet, damp the brushes of a
clothes brush with a few drops of surgical or methylated spirit and lightly
brush the velvet at once. This method is
effective on a dark suit also.
Front door
If strong sunlight shines directly on to a front door, blistering the
paint work, once every 2 or 3 weeks moisten a cloth with olive and rub the door
thoroughly with this. Leave for a few
minutes, then polish with a clean dry duster to remove surplus oil. An alternative is to use a sun blind or
curtain.
Vases
If vases are filled with sand when they are being used for table
decoration or as ornaments they will be less likely to be knocked over and
broken. To stop dust collecting in narrow, long-necked vases which are
difficult to clean, plug the neck with cotton wool, pushed down just for enough
to be out of sight. Dust will collect on
the top of the wool only the cotton wool plugs can be replaced quickly whenever
the vases are washed.
Vacuum flask
To remove taint & stain in vacuum flask pour a teaspoonful of
vinegar into the bottom of the flask and add the broken shell of an egg and
half a teaspoonful of warm water ; shake thoroughly, leave to stand as long as
possible, then shake again and rinse well.
Kitchen surfaces
According to statistics, half a litre of grease is vaporised on to
kitchen surfaces everyday. This means
that enamel, plastics, chrome tiles & paint work gradually become dulled
with film of grease and dirt and this applies particularly to white and pastel
surfaces. Hot synthetic detergent suds
will remove the grease and a white silicone cream or wax will protect the
surfaces afterwards. Alternatively use a combination cleaner-polish such as
Mello, this will dissolve grease and dust and leave a film of wax behind. Apply it with a damp cloth, rub gently and
then wipe off.
Kitchen tools
when a kitchen is redecorated, it is a quite a simple matter to change
the colours of the handles of kitchen tools so that they match the new colour
scheme. Wash the handles first in
synthetic detergent to remove any grease, allow to dry and then rub lightly
with fine glass paper to remove gloss. A
strong heat resisting enamel is the best choice for kitchen tools and this is
easy to apply and will dry quickly. Let
the tools dry thoroughly before using them and avoid very hot strong detergent
until the enamel is well hardened.
Dust bin
Sprinkle the dust bin with a disinfectant powder daily to deter flies
and decay; or, if this is not available, try sprinkling the dustbin with
powdered borax instead, it is effective even in hot weather. During warm
weather, paint the inside of the dust bin lid with creosol. This will keep the dust bin clean and deter
flies and blue bottles from hovering around. A deodorant block, specially made
to be stuck to the inside of the dustbin lid, can be used to prevent unpleasant
odours. It should be, replaced when it
has finally worn away. Another way to freshening a dustbin is to burn a sheet
of news paper in it once or twice a week.
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