Things your mother may or may not have told you:
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Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent ice cream drips.
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Use a meat baser to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot
griddle and you'll get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.
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To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with
the
potatoes.
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To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the
water
before hard-boiling.
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Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies
treats
in the pan and the marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.
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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.
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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.
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Spray your Tupperware with non-stick cooking spray before
pouring in
tomato-based sauces and there won't be any stains.
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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.
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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."
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Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator
and
it will keep for weeks.
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Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to
yield a
beautiful glossy finish.
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Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.
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When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help
bring out
the corn's natural sweetness.
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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.
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Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on
your
forehead. The throbbing will go away.
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Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes
for
future use in casseroles and sauces.
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If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex
dishwashing
gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
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Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice
and rub
raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.
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To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on
the
area and you will experience instant relief.
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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.
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Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and
better
still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
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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.
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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.
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If your VCR has a year setting on it, which most do, you will
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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