Home hints

Georgina Bitcon tackles washing dilemmas, diamond cleaning and more, plus there’s a prize hint.

PRIZE HINT To grease the pan when making pikelets or pancakes, use butter for the first greasing, then stick a fork in a halved potato and run the flat side round the hot pan as needed. Much less mess and bother. N. Coleman, Nerang, Qld. Tissue box trick When you have a runny cold, use large rubber bands to attach an empty tissue box side-by-side to the full one – now you have a place to neatly dispose of your constant supply of used tissues. Ribbon storage Store rolls of ribbon in empty CD or DVD containers – the spindle holds multiple spools and the transparent case makes them easy to see. Sheet success When laundering flannelette sheets the first couple of times, add half a cup of vinegar to…

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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2015

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