- Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent ice cream drips.
- Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake
batter onto the hot griddle- perfect shaped pancakes
every time.
- To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with
the potatoes.
- To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt
to the water before hard-boiling.
- Run your hands under cold water before
pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan-the
marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.
- To get the most juice out of fresh lemons,bring them to
room temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen
counter before squeezing.
- To easily remove burnt on food from your
skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap
and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove-top-skillet will be much easier
to clean now.
- Spray your Tupperware with nonstick
cooking spray before pouring in
tomato-based sauces-no more stains.
- When a cake recipe calls for flouring the
baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead-no
white mess on the outside of the cake.
- If you accidentally over-salt a dish while
it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato-it
absorbs the excess salt for an instant "fix me up".
- Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the
refrigerator-it will keep for weeks.
- Brush beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to
yield a beautiful glossy finish.
- Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it
back up.
- When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help
bring out the corns natural sweetness.
- To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of
cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh-if it rises to the
surface, throw it away.
- Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it
in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
- Don't throw out all that leftover
wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
- If you have problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip
grip that makes opening jars easy.
- Potatoes will take food stains off your
fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the
stains and rinse with water.
- To get rid of itch from mosquito bite: try applying soap
on the area for instant relief.
- Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they
are said to never cross a chalk line. So get
your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march - see for yourself.
- Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does
a good job and better still, leave a lovely
smell to the shine.
- When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a
needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter,then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters
painlessly and easily.
- NOW Look what you can do with Alka Seltzer: Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty
minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean
vitreous china. Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets
into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes. Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four
Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if
necessary). Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain
followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar wait
a few minutes, then run the hot water.
- If your VCR has a year setting on it, which
most do, you may not be able to use the programmed
recording feature after 12/31/99. Don't
throw it away. Instead set it for the year 1972
as the days are the same as the year 2000. The
manufacturers won't tell you. They want
you to buy a new Y2k VCR.
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