Kitchen tips
Last Updated on 5/30/2012
Published on 5/13/2008
* 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 stovetop -- skillet will be much easier to clean.
* 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 oversalt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato -- it absorbs the excess salt for an instant "fix me up."
* 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 corn's natural sweetness (ah, an old 1940s Fannie Farmer trick!).
* 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 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.
17. To get rid of itch from mosquito bite: try applying soap on the area, instant relief.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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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