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Helpful Household Hints
Try these at your own risk
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 and you'll get perfectly 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 and the marshmallow won't stick to your
fingers.
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.
Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring
in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit
of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any 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 and it will absorb the excess salt for
an instant "fix me up."
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator
and it will keep for weeks.
Brush some 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.
When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring
out the corn's natural sweetness.
To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of
cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh, but if it rises to
the surface, throw it away.
Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes
for future use in casseroles and sauces.
If you have a 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 bites, try applying soap on the
area and you will experience instant relief.
To take the sting out of a bee sting cover the area with
mud...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, leaves 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.
Your kids colored on your wall? WD-40 takes it right off with
little or no elbow grease. Test for colorfastness on an
inconspicuous area first.
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 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.
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