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Household Hints
- To clean crystal, soak in water, vinegar and a little salt.
- Frozen butter can be spread by slicing with a potato peeler.
- The interior of your microwave oven can be cleaned without scratching the finish by using a little baking soda on a wet cloth.
- To keep grease from splattering, sprinkle a little salt into the fat.
- Clean sticky oil bottles with 1/2 cup (125 ml) vinegar, 1 Tbsp. (7 ml) soda and 1 cup (250 ml) hot water. Shake well.
- Loosen grease or crust from boiled-over pies in the oven by placing a cloth saturated with washing ammonia in the oven and leaving for a few hours.
- Serve pineapple in any form when serving beans or cabbage to prevent bloating.
- To remove ballpoint ink from leather or vinyl, try rubbing with milk.
- Before working in the garden, rub your fingernails over a piece of soap. Dirt can't get in, and soap comes out easily when washing.
- The secret of all egg cooking is low temperature.
- Soak tired feet in hot water to which vinegar has been added.
- Prevent cooking odours by boiling a little water with vinegar on stove while cooking.
- Remove salt and sand stains easily by washing with water and a little vinegar.
- To clean windows, mix together 4 cups (1 L) lukewarm water and 1/4 cup (75 ml) cornstarch. This mixture is not to be heated. Apply with cloth and wipe dry quickly. Do this preferably on a cool and cloudy day.
- Juice of a lemon in your pastry will make the texture finer.
- A teaspoon (5 ml) of baking powder in your bread pudding mixture will make the pudding lighter and fluffy.
- Shake salt into the fat when frying fish. The fish will retain its shape and not break up.
- Apple pie has better flavor if a little salt is sprinkled over the apples before putting on the upper crust.
- Corduroys will stay brighter (and lint-free) if you add 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle.
- You don't have to spend a lot on gourmet coffees---you can make your inexpensive coffees by adding cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla or any other flavours your like.
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