2. Use a meat
baster to “squeeze” your pancake batter onto the hot griddle and you’ll get
perfectly shaped pancakes every time....
3. To keep
potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
4. To prevent
eggshells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling.
5. Run your
hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan and the
marshmallow won’t stick to your fingers.
6. 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.
7. 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 the stovetop.
8. Spray your
Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato-based sauces
and there won’t be any stains.
9. 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 outside of the cake.
10. 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.”
11. Wrap
celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for
weeks.
13. Place a
slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.
14. When
boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn’s
natural sweetness.
15. 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.
16. Cure for
headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The
throbbing will go away.
17. Don’t
throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in
casseroles and sauces.
18. If you
have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a
non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
19. Potatoes
will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the
stains and rinse with water.
20. To get rid
of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will
experience instant relief.
21. 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.
22. 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.
