Page 49 - Woman's Weekly - New Zealand (January 2020)

READER LETTER OF THE WEEK

Dear Wendyl, your hands with some fresh
I recently inherited some breadcrumbs to make it shine.
jewellery from my mother, Or you can soak jewellery in
and some of it I would love a cup of warm water to which
to wear but it is very dirty. you have added 1 tsp baking
I don’t want to go to the soda. Leave to soak for 30 How was the party?
expense of getting it minutes, then rub gently with
cleaned at the jeweller, a toothbrush before rinsing. Today 9:14AM
but I do know there are Diamonds and gold respond But…
some ways you can clean well to a bit of toothpaste
up jewellery at home. Do gently rubbed over the Today 10:59AM
you have any tips? jewellery with a toothbrush,
Prue then rinsed. Pearls must be What?
Dear Prue, treated very cautiously. Instead Today 11:05AM
Here are some lovely tips of the above, immerse them Everyone got
I found in my old books. For in a tub of rice, give it a good
gold jewellery, rub it between shake, then polish them. Today 11:07AM

Do you have a question or a tip for Wendyl? Email her at No!
nzww@bauermedia.co.nz with the subject line “Wendyl”. Today 11:08AM

TRY THIS So embarrassed

USE CORKS FROM YOUR WINE Today 11:08AM
BOTTLES TO CLEAN GLASS Should’ve…

AND MIRRORS. SIMPLY WIPE Today 11:09AM
OVER YOUR WINDOW OR

MIRROR AND USE A SOFT

CLOTH TO POLISH. THERE’S Today 11:09AM
NO NEED

TO USE ANY
WINDOW

CLEANING
LIQUID. Don’t get sick
this summer

BLUEING POWDER Remember to:

The best thing about summer
is the long, hot, sunny days
when you can get your sheets Clean Wash hands, chopping boards, utensils
out and give them a good and surfaces before and after handling
blueing. In the old days, blue raw meat.
dye was widely available but Cook Cook meat and poultry thoroughly,
these days you can’t get it. You until juices run clear.
add it to the nal rinse and the
blue pigment swaps out the Chill Cover, separate (cooked and raw meat)
yellow or grey pigment that and chill in the fridge. Don’t leave food
sheets get after time. This works out for more than two hours. If in doubt
so well, you’ll be amazed. – chuck it out.
Mix 3 cups baking soda with
½ tsp Prussian blue pigment
(available at art stores). For
one set of sheets, dissolve foodsafety.govt.nzI ccc
2 tsp of this in a cup of warm
water, then add it to your nal
rinse, making sure the bowl
is full before adding. For best
results, dry in direct sunlight.

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