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Basin in Bathroom, to Repair Cracked.- (a) If not too badly cracked, take a strip of calico about an inch wide, spread on it a thin layer of white lead made into a paste with a little raw linseed oil. Stick it right down the crack and let it dry for a few days before using the basin. Put this on the outside of basin.

(b) Fill crack with mixture of plaster of Paris and white lead, equal parts.

(c) Fill the crack with Craven Burleigh Nu-Mould. Will set as part of the basin. Good.

Sounds more practical than using dried ramen noodles and super glue, even with the lead.

I tried to search for an image of Craven Burleigh Nu-Mould, but the only Craven Burleigh product I could find was a miracle hair grower.

Love that little "Good" tacked on the end there.

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I think I'm a little disappointed that such a well used book doesn't have someones personal notes in it

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Who is Aunt Daisy?

Aunt Daisy was a New Zealand radio personality. From 1936 until 1963 her daily radio show centred around domestic products, cookery and handy hints saw her popularity grow to her publishing cook books and handy guides, full of helpful hints and tips for any domestic cleaning needs, fix ups and mishaps.

Born Maud Ruby Taylor, married name Basham, she was usually know as Daisy Basham, professionally as Aunt Daisy she had other nicknames such as "New Zealand's First Lady of the Radio" and "Everybody's Aunt"

She lived from 30 Aug 1879–14 Jul 1963

For more information on Aunt Daisy please check out her wikipedia page

Aunt Daisy - Wikipedia

This blog?

I was given a well used Aunt Daisy's NEW Book of HANDY HINTS as a gift from my mother for my birthday and I fell in love with it.

The handy hints in it are old and very much outdated, often using products that are not available now days, but I do like the idea of knowing how to get boot polish out of a frock coat if I need to.

I will be sharing snippets from this book, and with any luck I will be able to find more Aunt Daisy books in the future.

"Good morning everyone"

Aunt Daisy - Wikipedia

Aunt Daisy - Wikipedia

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Soup.-Always add a little Marmite to vegetable soup, and a little chopped mint.

Soup Too Salty.-Put a piece of thick bread in for awhile ; and add a little sugar. Also put in raw potatoes for a while and remove afterwards.

For those who don't know what marmite is, it's a strong tasting yeast spread made from the by products of beer making.

Marmite (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

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My little mate Arlo wont be getting his Preschool blanket confused any longer 😉 Great thinking from this on-the-ball Mumma! #handyhints #tamworthnsw #quickstitchembroidery #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #giftinspo #giftideas #embroidery (at Tamworth, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJudbpdnB_b/?igshid=19d7bqo17jcyw

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#handyhints This little gem has made it so much easier for people to visualise their artwork when choosing a font. Im thinking we might do a colour one next, showcasing our rainbow of threads... What do you think? 😊 #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #embroidery #tamworthnsw #quickstitchembroidery #samplefont (at Tamworth, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CESbKY3H2ZB/?igshid=vias6zz18f67

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This handy hints from the Women’s Weekly April 8th 1970 may be of some use in today’s climate?🤔🧐. #wheniwasakidvintage #handyhints #covid_19 #womensweekly #vintage #ephemera (at When I Was A Kid Vintage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_WKIYNpv6J/?igshid=1kmiica019m19

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Christmas Pudding.-Prevent from going mouldy by untying the knots in the cloth and throughly drying it before re-tying and hanging up in a dry place.

I had a tin with Christmas cake in it sitting on my pantry for years. It must've been still good because after we had to abandon the house after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake some crack heads broke in and ate it