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Show Before washing scrim curtains fold each curtain down the center cen-ter and baste the edges together. This will keep the edges straight. If your small throw rugs wrinkle lip under the cleaning, try using the vacuum crosswise instead of lengthwise. : Slip oil silk covers over the bottoms bot-toms of hanging plant pots to prevent pre-vent water from dripping out. Protein foods, such as ham, fish or eggs, lose their food value when allowed to boil at high temperatures. Simmer them. Use a two-inch paint brush for dusting grooves and corners in furniture. . Removing rust spots on refrigerator: refrig-erator: Sandpaper until the metal is bright. Wipe with turpentine and apply coat of red lead paint. When this is dry apply an undercoat under-coat of enamel, then a good grade of surface enamel. Seams can be ripped out more easily if you use a pair of tweezers and save your finger-nails. Tweezers Tweez-ers hold a firm grip on the long threads and pick out small ones easily. - y Brushes which have been used for shellac should be cleaned with denatured alcohol and not turpentine. turpen-tine. - ' If a porcelain teakettle or coffee pot becomes stained, rub the stained portion with a cloth dipped in baking soda until discoloration is removed. Then wash thoroughly. thor-oughly. Remove onion odor from a knife by drawing the blade through a raw carrot two or three times. I |
