Aunt Gladys..Recycled Recipes & Handy Home Hints

For Parents with babies that have a rash on the bottoms use “Baking soda” in the bath. Works wonders and is totally harmless. ( Works for adults too. )

Beetroot – clean beetroot and boil in salted water until tender. Heat oven to 100 degrees and pop jars in to heat through. Once tender place beetroot in a sink of cold water keeping the water. Using the measurements 1 cup water ( use the saved boiled juices alternately ) 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar. Place in saucepan and bring to boil dissolving the sugar. Using a sharp knife carefully peel beetroot skin off.

 Slice thinly and place in hot jars. Using the fluids as above pour over hot beetroot in jars making sure you go right to the top and beetroot is covered. Use a knife and gently run it down to the bottom inside the jar this releases the air bubbles. Top up with more water mixture. Place lids on hot jars and seal.

 

Icing Discoloured: To prevent white icing from absorbing colour from the cake, brush cake over first with white of an egg.

700 gms Sausage Mince

1 Small Chopped Onion

Parsley

Pineapple Rings

Method: Mix together the sausage mince, onion, parsley and season to taste. Shape into round cakes on a floured board. Fry until a golden brown. Serve on Pineapple rings which have been fried in a little butter. Top with a small fried tomato.

Place a sqaure of tin foil in kitchen sink. Place half a cup of washing soda in sink and quater fill with boiling water. Place silver in sink on the tin foil, or at least touching it. Leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm soapy water. For stuborn pieces with a bit of tarnish re-do above steps leaving a little longer.

If you have an ant problem smother them with salt. They will soon disappear, taking the dead ones with them.

4 oz (115 gms) Butter
4 oz (115) gms Sugar
2 Eggs
3 Tablespoons Milk
Rasberry Jam
8 oz (225 gms) Self Raising Flour
Walnut Crumbs
Walnut Halves

Method: Cream Butter and sugar. Add well beaten eggs, then flour and milk alternately. Half full greases patty tins with the mixture. Place half a teaspoon of jam on each and sprinkle with walnut crumbs. Place remainder of cake mixture on top of each patty cake and top with a walnut half. Bake at 200 degrees for 15 minutes, check to see if set and cooked.

Glass Cleaner – Fill a spray bottle with 2 cups of water and 1 cup white vinegar. Add a few drops of liquid detergent and a few drops of lavender oil. Spray windows. Whipe with a rag and finish with scrunched up newspaper.

 

 

Powder marks – powder marks round the necks of dark frocks or costumes may be cleaned off by rubbing with stale bread crumbs.