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 A great use for those teeny tasting spoons
 I keep one of those little tasting spoons in my margarine tub. I ...
 Alternative to the 'Chip Clip'
 I find it more convenient to use a clothes pin as a clip for snack ...
 Always have cooked and ready to use side bacon
 To always have cooked and ready to use side bacon on hand... Bake ...
 Apple stops potatoes from sprouting
 Place an old apple in with your potatoes and they will last twice as ...
 Beans stains in pans
 Cooking beans even in a non-stick pot can cause stains that will not
...
 Beater Licker
 If you have a small extra spatula and are tired of awkwardly cleaning ...
 Bicarb for all green vegatables
 1/2 teasp bicarb to a pan of boiling water, add any green veg, they ...
 Buy large yogurt and split into small containers
 I've always been tempted by large (32-oz.) yogurt tubs, because they ...
 Chocolate Alternative
 Mix pure cocoa powder (not the sweetened variety) with pure organic ...
 Clean crumbs off counter over dishwasher
 When cleaning my counter, I open the door of my dishwasher. Then I ...
 Clean those coffee thermos
 You can clean those coffee thermos's fast using a wire brush, just ...
 Cleaning clouded crystal in dishwasher
 I always keep a spray bottle of 3/4 vinegar 1/4 water in my kitchen ...
 Cleaning thermos bottles - carafes - etc
 Re: cleaning thermos bottles/carafes/etc, I just use a measure of ...
 Cleaning your oven
 To remove grease from inside an oven, put a small pan of ammonia in ...
 Cook vegetable quicker
 If you are going to have creamed or mashed vegetables eg. potatoes, ...
 Cooking all kinds of noodles
 Place water in pan. When the water is boiling shut the burner off. ...
 Cooking Oil tips
 If you are like me and like to use a small amount of oil when you ...
 Crystallized Honey
 Make certain that the lid is secure on the jar and place on the top ...
 Cupcake holder
 To transport cupcakes I use the cardboard container from a case of ...
 Dealing with an over saltted stew or soup
 If you have added too much salt to your soup or stew, simply place a ...
 Dealing with an upright freezer gasket leak
 If the gasket is complete, but will not hold the door closed, put 2 ...
 Defrost your freezer
 If you have a refrigerator or freezer that isn't frost free and you ...
 Deodorize your refrigerator
 Set a paper plate covered with fresh coffee grounds for a day or two ...
 Dish cloths
 after soaking your dish cloths in solution of soap powder and bleach ...
 Do you really need to preheat your oven?
 Most things you bake don't really need a preheated oven. Save money ...
 Dried on food
 Remove dried on food from plates pans and dishes. If the food is ...
 Easy Garlic Peeler
 I read about a rubber tube garlic clove peeler selling for $8.00 on ...
 Easy pan spraying
 Put baking pans to be sprayed on open door of dishwasher. No counter ...
 Easy peeling hard boil eggs
 For easy peeling hard boil eggs...place the cooked eggs in a bowl of ...
 Easy way to open a jar.
 This is how I open all of my pickle jars, or any jar lid etc. Take a ...
 Extra measuring spoons and cups
 I buy cheap measuring spoon and cup sets and just leave them where I ...
 Filling Thermos bottles
 Always put your pre-heated or cooled Thermos bottle in the sink: ...
 Fluffier rice
 Add a teaspoon white vinegar to the boiling water you are going
to ...
 For greasing pots and pans
 For greasing pots and pans I use muffin tin papers, small and ...
 For smelly refrigerators
 The problem may lie with the aroma of, for example, spoiled or ...
 Freeze Grapes when they are inexpensive
 Freeze grapes, particularly when they are inexpensive. Eat them ...
 Freezer filler
 Collect plastic bottle tops and tie loosely in clear plastic bags. ...
 Fresh milk stored in freezer
 I buy plastic 4pint cartons of milk which I store in the freezer, ...
 Freshen up your waste disposal
 Sprinkle baking soda in it along with a few drops dish-washing ...
 Frost free freezers use more energy
 Frost free freezers use more energy than the kind you have to ...
 Frozen concentrated juices ready to drink in seconds
 Why wait to thaw, or stir until your arm falls off, frozen ...
 Garlic Scent Remover
 Hi Josette Lager here.
If you can't remove
the scent or garlic ...
 Garlicky fingers
 There's noyhing worse than slicing garlic and having the smell ...
 Gas stove top cleaning
 I have a propane kitchen stove. The burner grills and those ...
 Getting rid of the fish smell after cooking
 After cooking seafood take a lemon and thickly slice, place in a ...
 Ginger that is frozen can be easily grated
 Ginger that is frozen can be easily grated. This stops all of those ...
 Grating cheese
 Don't like messy grated cheese on your work counter?
Place your ...
 Greasing baking pans
 When you open a package of butter or margarine, take the wrapper and ...
 Hard Boiled Eggs
 The Best Way to Cut Hard Boiled Eggs is with a piece of string.
 Hard brown sugar
 Put a slice of fresh white bread in an air tight container of ...
 Hard cookies
 If cookies or other baked items become hard, place a piece of fresh ...
 Homemade chocolates
 When you are melting chocolates to put into the mold making candy, ...
 Homemade ginger beer
 Save some money and treat the family to extra special homemade ...
 How to prevent watery eyes while cutting an onion
 If you suffer with water eyes when cutting an onion here are 3 things ...
 How to remove stubborn coffee stains
 Frustrated to remove the tea and coffee stains from your cups? Simply ...
 Impove the digestibility of beans
 This tried and true family method of cooking dried beans. Put a ...
 Keeping avocados or guacamole from darkening
 After cutting the avocado keep the pit in container with it until ...
 Keeping Onions fresh
 If you have some onion left over that you would like to save for ...
 Leftover egg whites?
 Use them for a facial mask, or put them in a meatloaf. They break ...
 Leftover juice or tea
 Just a little bit of tea or juice left in the pitcher? Freeze it in ...
 Make sugar cookies more interesting
 If you make sugar cookies and you want to make them more interesting ...
 Microwave oven magic
 Rather than spend an age scouring off those dried, cooked on food ...
 No more sticking when putting your rubber gloves on
 If you are fed up with your rubber gloves always sticking when you ...
 Onion tears?
 Before you start to cut up your onions, light a scented candle close ...
 Onions
 To prevent onions from tearing up your eyes, you can either light a ...
 Onions without tears
 To avoid tears when chopping and onion, cut stem or top off the onion ...
 Opening jars
 If you are having a hard time opening your jar cap, here's a tip to ...
 Opening jars
 If you have a problem opening a jar, just smack the bottom of it ...
 Other uses for ketchup bottles
 Don't throw away finished ketch up bottles. After cleaning, you can ...
 Oven Cleaning Prevention.
 Put a sheet of aluminum foil on the floor of the oven, underneath but ...
 Oven cleaning with Baking Soda
 Baking Soda and Very Fine Steel Wool. Sprinkle water followed by a ...
 Oven cleaning with salt
 While the oven is still warm, sprinkle salt on the spill. If the ...
 Preserving fresh corriander leaves
 First clean them & wash then let the water drain then cut them & wrap ...
 Problem opening jars?
 Ninety nine percent of jars can be opened with ease, once you release ...
 Remove odor from fridge
 To remove odor from fridge that was accidently turned off I was ...
 Remove stains from your coffee pot
 To remove stains from your coffee pot, fill it with 1/2 cup of baking ...
 Revive your veggies
 If some of your veggies are getting a little wilted in the
fridge, ...
 Rusty cast iron skillets
 If your cast iron skillets ever rust, here is a way to "cure" them. ...
 Smelly dishcloths?
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