If you have to take a V C R or some electronic item in for repair. Put an address sticker on it. These get moved around so much, and they end up losing the paper work on it.
Spray your grater with a vegetable spray. Then grate your cheese. Easy clean up.
Spray your measuring cups with vegetable spray, before filling with syrups. It will come out easy.
Remember a pinch of something is 1/8 tsp.
Fill ice cube trays with hot water. They’ll freeze faster.
Always remember these words when working around the house. RIGHTY TIGHTY. LEFTY LUCY. Then you will know which way to loosen or tighten a nut.
If you have a bandage on a finger, and need to wash dishes. Just slide a small inflateable balloon over it.
Remove grass stains with alcohol.
Keep an address sticker on your glass case, in case you lose them.
Wipe candles with rubbing alcohol to clean them.
Brighten outdoor lighting, by placing aluminum foil behind the lamp. Maybe at a campsite, or even a back yard.
For winter protection. Cover the vents on your air conditioner with aluminum foil.
When working on crafts, remember aluminum foil can be spray painted.
Keep animals out of your garbage. Soak a sock in ammonia, and tie it to a handle on thecan, or lid.
Shower door scum, remove with baby oil on a rag.
Warm up a few tbsp of baby oil and soak your brittle nails in it for 10 mins. This helps make them more flexible.
Use baby powder as an emergency face powder, when traveling.
Guys you can use peanut butter to shave with, in a pinch.
Ladies you can use hair conditioner on your legs, when you shave.
You can use fabric softener and water for a hair rinse.
To untangle a small chain, dust it with powder to make it easier.
You can sprinkle powder all over men’s white shirts, before or after ironing. This will keep the material from absorbing oil and grime during wear.
You can keep baby wipes in the car to use after pumping gas.
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When cutting hedges outside. Take an put down an old sheet to catch the clippings. Later drag it to the disposing area.
You can clean your phone with alcohol.
If you freeze your meat for about 20 – 25 minutes, you will be able slice really thin slices.
The junk mail that we all hate.Take the envelopes apart. Now turn them inside out, and seal them with a glue stick. Now mail them back out.
Cut the fronts off from X mas cards. Now use the backs for post cards.
Smaller cards. Cut the fronts off, and use for name tags on gifts.
Use pretty colored tissue paper to wrap gifts. Just attach a pretty ribbon.
Now boys like their gifts wrapped up in the funnies. Get them out of the Sunday paper.
Kids sneakers wont stay tied. Then wet the laces first, then tie them.
Kids basketball in the house. Roll up a pair of kids socks. Now put the waste paper can on the dresser. Toss away.
Dust the inside of your shoes with baby powder. Keeps them dry, and comfortable.
You can use a dampened bag as an emergency damping cloth for ironing.
Shine bathroom fixtures with alcohol.
Now lets save some time from scraping snow and ice ,off our car’s windshield when parked outside. I want you to place a ripped paper bag, beneath the wipers when you park the car. Then in the morning just peel it off.
Those that crochet. Take bread wrappers and cut them into long strips. Now tie them together. Grease up a crochet hook really good, and crochet a round or oval rug. Put this outside the door. Spray it off as it gets dirty from feet being wiped off.
String up pretty colored Xmas lights. Take 12 small juice bottles. With the lids. Now cut an x in the lids. Nexttake a small string of lights, and insert one down into each lid. Now string these up across a front porch, balcony etc.
You can take a nice filled out branch and spray it white or silver. Now insert it into a pot of sand, or plaster paris. Something tall and secure it. Now hang ornaments or lights on this. Maybe for a sunporch, or a balcony with outdoor furniture. You decide.
When traveling keep a stain stick in your purse. When ever you spill something you can treat it right away.
When traveling put your shoes into an old pair of socks. Then if the bottoms are a little dirty, your clothes won’t be.
You can place a rolled up mesh bag, in the bottom of a flower vase.It will help hold the flowers in place.
Take a mesh bag to the beach to hold all the toys. When you leave dunk the whole bag to remove sand.
So you can see your recipe card. when cooking.Invert a fork into a tall glass. Now stick the card between the tines in the fork. There nice clear instructions.
Store small amounts of food in zip lock bags. Then you will have room for other things. Containers take up too much space.
Freeze a cookie sheet of grapes. When frozen put in individual zip lock bags. Give to the children as snacks.
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Hairspray. Boil 2 cups of water. Fine chop 2 lemons and add. Simmer on low until the lemons are soft. Now cool and strain. Then put it in a pray bottle. If too sticky add more water. Now you can add 1 tbsp of vodka, or witch hazel, or rubbing alcohol for a preservative.Keep in refrigerator for about a week. O.k. just spray at the roots only for an uplift.
If your hair is thinning, eat foods with iodine. Or drink buttermilk.
Spray on conditioner.Take 1 part conditioner, and 5 parts of water. Put it in a spray bottle, and shake it up. Spray on hair.
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Frizzies. Switch to a satin pillow case and frizzies with disappear.
Eat molasses. You’ll have nice healthy hair.
Remember this. Hair is the richest thing on a woman.
Bananas will help lubricate the hair. They will also make the hair softer.If the hair has beenover processed eat bananas it will come back.Bananas will also help with elasticity of the hair. Bananas will even strengthen the hair.
Eat coconutgreatfor your skin.
Perming, coloring, and bleaching willpromote graying.
If you must dye your hair, drink a lot of vegetable juices after.
Let’s do a double twist. Sweep half of your hair to the side. Now take the other half and
make a twist Secure with pins.Last take the hair that was swept aside, and wrap it over the first twist. Secure that with pins Remember you need tostart rolling at the nap of the neck, and go up. There ya go. Cute to.
Spray gel for the hair. Take 1 cup of hot water and mix in 3 tbsp of gel. Put this in a spray bottle, and shake it up. Spray on the hair. Now roll it up.
Distilled water is wonderful for rinsing hair. Good for it to.
Biotin is good for the hair, nails, and the skin. Will help prevent hair loss, breakage, and it will thicken the cuticle.
Salmon is the highest concentration of heart protective Omega 3.
If you’ve got a cold, then vicks the bottom of your feet to.
You can wash car windows with club soda.
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Enjoy a cold drink outdoors by covering your glass tightly, with a piece of aluminum foil and sticking, a straw through it to keep insects out.
Now gals if you’re in a painting project, and you want to take a break, just pop the brush in the freezer. Just stick it in a plastic bag and wrap it up first. Thaw it out a bit, and continue. Now if you don’t finish the room in that color, you can pop the brush in the freezer, thaw in out in the morning, and be on your way, once again. I love this trick.
O.k. when your applyingan iron on patch, put a piece of aluminum foil under the hole in the garment. Now the patch won’t stick to the ironing board.
You can add a little baby oil to the water, when washing rubber pants. This will keep them soft.
You can get rid of shower door scum and build up, by applying oil to a moist cloth oncea week.
You can mix about ¼ cup baby oil, with a few drops perfume, or cologne for the scented bath oil.
To get your rubber gloves to slip on easier, sprinkle them with baby powder.
To cure squeaky floor boards , try dusting powder along the edges.
Clean baby shoes, with baby wipes.
Let your toddler use baby wipes for toilet paper. They easier to use, and will help save laundry.
You can tie a large brown paper bag, over the head of a dust mop. Then shake off the dust in the house.
Give your dog a plastic soda bottle to play with.
You can tie a mesh bag from the tub faucet, or shower head to hold bathtub toys, and allow them to dry easily.
Need to waterproof a mattress? Simply tear open a trash bag, and place it under the sheet.
Play time.”Hawaiian skirt. “Cut narrow strips to within a few inches, on one long side of a green garbage bag.
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If you’re making a cakeor cookies with dried fruits in them, coat the fruits with flour and they won’t sink to the bottom of your batter.
Use a salt shaker filled with powered or colored sugar, for sprinkling candies and cookies.
When making sugar cookies, you can sprinkle on colored sugars before baking.
A handy little shaker filled ¾ full of salt and ¼ full of pepper, comes in handy next to the stove.
Here’s a great trick. When you want to put a design on the top of a cake., take a toothpick and trace the design first. Then sprinkle on the topping.
Take fresh bread and wrap it in wax paper. Now place it in the refrigerator. It won’t get moldy as fast.
Vanilla extract can be substituted for sugar. Just use 5 drops to replace ¼ cup of granulated.
If your having a problem keeping your soft cookies soft and keeping the moisture in the cakes and pan cakes , just add a tsp of jelly to the batter. Any jelly will work.
Next time you cut a cake, try cutting it from the center out. This way you can move the pieces, closer together and it will keep the edges moist.
When using cookie cutters, dip you cutters in oil, every once it the while. It will keep them from sticking.
If you want chocolate slivers, then use your potato peeler on a chocolate bar.
Chill your dough for easier rolling of cookies.
Spray your cheese grater with vegetable spray. Now clean up will be a breeze.
Spray your measuring cups with vegetable spray, now no gooey substance will stick.
Cookie jars should have a loose fitting lid, if you want cookies to stay crisp.
This will allow air to circulate around the cookies.
If a recipe calls for a greased pan, always use unsalted butter. Salted has a tendency to cause food to stick to the pan.
Now if you want your sugarcookies toremain a little soft, then roll the dough out in granulated sugar instead of flour.
Never stretch your pie dough when placing it in the pan. Stretched dough will usually shrink away from the sides.
When your mixing a batter, spray the beaters with a vegetable spray. Now the batter won’t climb up the beaters.
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It’s best to use an electric knife on small finger sandwiches , that have a filling that will easily run out.
You can hollow out a green, red, or yellow pepper. Fill it with a dip.
You can also scoop out a cucumber or small squash for dips also.
If your having wine and cheese, figure 4 oz of cheese per person.
A quart of dip willtake care of 150 – 170 cracker size servings.
If your having a picnic figure on 3 beers, or soft drinks per person.
If making a pizza it is wise to add, the cheese before the sauce. This will prevent the crust from getting soggy.
Now if your worried about your ice cubes melting for drinks, just place a larger under the ice cubes with dry ice in it. They will last through the entire party.
Got left over wine coolers. Try freezing them in ice cube trays. Now use them in anything that calls for wine.
Don’t forget. You can add food coloring to cream cheese for your rolled sandwiches. You can even use a different color for each layer.
For adult drinks freeze some olives in ice cubes.
For children’s drinks freeze some red cherries inice cubes.
Now lets keep that large punch bowl cold. Take an make some large ice cubes, using milk cartons.The larger the cube, the slower it will melt.
The rule of thumb is 1 lb of ice cubes per person. The average person will go through 10 – 15 cubes for his drinks. Depending on the type of drink. Now you’ll need 2 lbs for the big boozers. Or better yet, don’t invite them.
A great dip is to just puree 1 cup of white beans drained, with a package of any herb – flavored soft cheese.
Kids love those animal sandwiches. So just get out your cookie cutters.
If serving meats, keep a damp paper towel over them. Then they won’t dry out.
Stop that fizzing. When you get ready to pour soda in a glass, place the ice cubes in first. Now rinse them for a few seconds, and pour the water out. Last pour the soda in. You just changed the tension of the ice.
Fill ice cube trays with hot water. They will freeze faster.
Need chocolate for recipes. Wait until after Easter. Now go buy some solid chocolate rabbits, and shave them with a potato peeler.
Now if you’d like to serve some fancy butter- Just take and squeeze some butter on a cookie sheet, and chill until it hardens.
Dishes placed out on a buffet like to move.So just slide a damp cloth napkin
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The average person consumes over 15,000 gallons of water if they live to age 68.
Water must be filtered if you want clear ice cubes.
However if you boil the water before placing it into trays, this will allow a number of minerals that cause the cloudiness to dissipate into the air.
If you are thirsty, remember that the body prefers, a cool supply of water, which it can absorb easily. Hot water in the form of tea or coffee, is not absorbed as well and may act as a diuretic ,and actually cause the body to excrete more water.
About 70 % of the human body is water. If you weigh 150 lbs, your body contains about 90 lbs of water.
If you suffer from any form of Cardiovascular disease, it would be best not to drink ice cold water. The cold may cause a sudden drop in tissue temperature, and may cause unnecessary shock to the system. Also the digestive system will function more efficiently if you drink tepid water. However it is best if we don’t drink any water with our meals, since water will dilute stomach acids and digestive enzymes.
There is a higher risk of contaminants, in hot tap water, than cold tap water. The heat tends to hold the contaminants better. Boiling hot tap water, tends to release contaminants.
Many people ask if it is best to drink ice water or room temperature water when thirsty. The answer is drink ice water which will quench your thirst faster, because it will cause the stomach to constrict, thereby forcing the water into the small intestine, where it will be absorbed into the bloodstream faster.
Home filtered systems are only capable of removing larger particulate matter, which leaves a good percentage of the small ones, such as bacteria and viruses. One out of 12 homes in America use bottled water, as their main source of drinking water.
Best to get rid of ice cubes in a few days. If ice cubes sit in trays for more than a few days, they tend to pick up freezer odor, and a degree of contamination from the air, when the freezer is frequently opened. It would be wise to wash the cubes before using them.
Let the tap water run for23minutes in the morning. This is in case any contaminants have seeped in over night.
The ocean contains 97 % of the earth’s water as salt water.
All alcoholic drinks require one cup of water per drink to metabolize the alcohol.
If water is called for in a recipe, than it should be between 6080 degrees . allow the water you are going to use to stand, at room temperature for 30 minutes before using.
When you drink a non diet soft drink, the sugar must be broken down by the body. This process is normally conducted in the small intestine, which requires water to break down the sugar. This may cause you to be, thirstier than before you tried to quench, your thirst with the soft drink. If you are really thirsty, the best drink is water.
Brain contains 76 % water
Kidneys contain 83 % water
Heart contains 74 % water
Bone contains 22 % water
Muscle contains 75 % water
Blood contains 82 % water
Lungs contain 86 % water
Saliva contains 94 % water
Liver contains 86 % water
Perspiration contains 95 % water
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Not to worry. Take and drive a stake into the ground at each end of your garden. Now stretch a rope or wire between them. If frost is in the forecast just place an old sheet,over the wire like a tent. This will protect your plants.
Small plants around your house, you can just cover with a newspaper.
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You can remove white rings and spots on wood furniture with mayonnaise. Just wipe on some mayonnaise, let stand for an hour an wipe off.
Stubborn spots rub gently with mayonnaise to which some fine wood ashes have been added
Use mayonnaiseas a soothing cream for skin that has been over – exposed to sun, wind, or cold.
Apply mayonnaise to dry brittle hair once a week, as a conditioner. Leave for 30 minutes. Then shampoo.
Mayonnaise will remove tar.
Spread a small amount into the tar, rub gently and wipe away.
You can use mayonnaise on dry elbows.
You can put mayonnaise on French fries, on mashed potatoes, or baked potatoes.
You can put mayonnaise on sandwiches.
If you don’t have enough mayonnaise for sandwiches or things like egg salads, then add some chili sauce, or ketchup.
Mayonnaise must contain at least 65 % oil by weight. Any less and it must be called salad dressing.
Most fat free mayonnaise contains more sodium than real mayonnaise. A tablespoon of mayonnaise contains only 5 – 10 mg of cholesterol, since very little eggyolk is really used.
If you plan on making your own mayonnaise make sure the weather report is clear. If the temperature or humidity is too high , it will come out heavier and greasier than normal.
Mayonnaise – one tablespoon has 100 calories,11 grams of fat and 80 mg of sodium.
When you make a turkey or chicken salad be sure that the meat has been cooked to 180 degrees farenheight. Then allow the meat to cool in the refrigerator before adding any mayonnaise.
If you come up one eggshort when baking a cake, you can substitute two tablespoons of mayonnaise.This will only work for one egg.
Too much mayonnaise can ruin a dish. So to fix the problem try adding bread crumbs to absorb the excess.
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Cannedtomatoes sometimes get unpleasantly acidic in taste. So you can add a teaspoon of sugar to a 2 pound can or so to combat this.
Too Bland
Often in the winter time canned tomatoes will have more taste than fresh in the supermarkets.
Cooked
Thesetomatoes go nicely with basil, celery, ground cloves, oregano, or sage.
Green
These will ripen off the vine when wrapped in newspapers, and stored in a cool place.
But they will ripen fairly slowly. It will take 4 or 5 days from green to red. Be patient.
Hard To Peel
Pour boiling water over them, and let sit for 3 minutes.Or hold them over an open flameskewed on a long fork, until the skin breaks.
Have One Kind, Need Another
In cooking one can of canned tomatoes is equivalent to 1 ½cups fresh tomatoes, chopped, then simmered for 10 minutes.
Old
Next time store them stem side down. They’ll keep longer.
Seeds
These can make sauces and soups bitter. So cut the tomatoes in half, and flick the seeds out with the point of a small knife. Or use a food mill.
Plum tomatoes
Cut off the stem end and squeeze . the seeds should shoot out.
Too Many
You could make a tomatoomelettefor breakfast. Or a Blood Mary, Or even a nightcap with one tomato, one shot of vodka, and 1 /8 tsp of Worcestershire sauce in a blender for one minute.
Freeze
Never freeze tomatoes, they turn to mush. Unless your only going to use them for cooking.
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Now Got to Get this joke In Here Last. It's great for our sanity once in the while. It was sent to me. Enjoy!
The Perfect Husband
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
Man: "Hello."
Woman: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club"?
Man: "Yes."
Woman: "I am at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only £1,000. Is it okay if I buy it"?
Man: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
Woman: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2006 models. I saw one that I really liked."
Man: "How much"?
Woman: "£90,000."
Man: "Okay, but for that price, I want it with all the options."
Woman: "Great! Oh, and one more thing. The house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking £950,000."
Man: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer of £900,000. They will probably take it. If not, we can go the extra 50 thousand. It's really a pretty good price."
Woman: "Okay. I'll see you later! I love you so much!"
Man: "Bye! I love you, too."
The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths agape.
He smiles and asks, "Anyone know who this phone belongs to"?
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