| 1. |
When in a restaurant, sprinkle salt over your
beverage napkin to prevent your glass from -sticking to the
napkin when you pick it up. |
| 2. |
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple
in the bag with the potatoes. |
| 3. |
For easy mealloaf mixing, combine the ingredients
with a potato masher. |
| 4. |
Place coarse methi leaves, salt or neem leaves
in the wheat container. The grain will be free from insects
and worms. |
| 5. |
In order to avoid tears when you cut onions, you
have to cut them either under cold water or wet, rinsing several
times with cold water the knife you are using. |
| 6. |
If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's
still cooking, drop in a peeled potato. It absorbs the excess
salt. |
| 7. |
Slicing meat when partially fro/en makes it easier
to get thin slices. |
| 8. |
When starting your garden seedlings indoors, plant
the seeds in egg shell halves. Simply crack the shells around
the roots of your plants and transplant them outdoors. The shell
is a natural fertilizer. |
| 9. |
A mixture of pepper and salt is an excellent dentifrice.
It prevents bad breath, cavities and toothache. |
| 10. |
The most common cause of insomnia is caffeine.
If you have problem sleeping, avoid tea. coffee and cola drinks
after 4 pm. |
| 11. |
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of
a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. |
| 12. |
To prevent eggshells from cracking, add a pinch
of salt to the water before hard-boiling. |
| 13. |
After purchasing or catching fish, immediately
place in a double plastic bag filled with water and place near
the freezer wall. Fish should never be frozen. |
| 14. |
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. |
| 15. |
For asthma, mix 1 tsp. honey with half tsp. cinnamon
and take it at night before going to bed. |
| 16. |
Avoid caffeine, artificial sweeteners and sugary
foods if you are overworked. |
| 17. |
Mix 3 tbls.of honey in boiled water and drink.
Honey has natural pain-relieving powers. |
| 18. |
If mosquito bites, apply lime juice diluted with
water on bites with cotton ball. |
| 19. |
Effective at getting rid offal, drink up to 3
cups of green lea daily. Regular tea can also be used with a
lesser effect. |
| 20. |
To remove the stickers and glue from furniture,
glass, plastic etc saturate with vegetable oil and rub off. |
| 21. |
In case of blood stains on clothes, pour peroxide
on blood and rinse with cold water, if some blood remains, repeat. |
| 22. |
In order to peal easier tomatoes and carrots,
just introduce them in boiling water for a few seconds As soon
as they are out you can peal the tomatoes with your hands and
the carrots with a kitchen rag. |
| 23. |
Rub iron with aluminum foil to remove burnt on
starch, etc. |
| 24. |
Use egg whites to remove gum on clothing. Brush
egg white onto gum with a toothbrush. Wait for 15 minutes and
then launder on the items normally. |
| 25. |
Use petroleum jelly for removing lipstick stains. |
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