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If the kitchen happens to be on the “wrong” side of the house, then an electric fan for creating a current of air is a good investment.

When blowflies are troublesome, draw the blinds in the room and place small tins half filled with kerosene on the window-ledges. The flies are attracted by the light and fall into the tins and die immediately.

A teaspoon of sugar swallowed will often cure an attack of hiccoughs.

If fat is spilt on top of the oven or stove, sprinkle salt on it, and the smoke and odour will be minimised. In bad cases two or three applications may be necessary.

When rhubarb has been prepared for cooking, pour boiling water over it, leave it for a few seconds, then strain off and cook the rhubarb as usual. It will be more palatable, and people who usually cannot digest it will find it beneficial instead of injurious.