Tips
Bed Sheets
After drying my sheets, put both sheets and one pillowcase in
the other pillow case. Fold neatly in a square. Next time you change
sheets, you just take the one pillow case and all the sheets and
pillow case are inside. No need to look for matches.
Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the
stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust
crispy. No soggy micro pizza.
I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.
Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they
are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing
it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture
into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store,
whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double
it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount.
You also eat less sugar/calories per serving.
Reheating refrigerated bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were
refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water.
The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it
reheat faster.
Newspaper Weeds-Away
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil.
Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you
go, cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through
some gardening plastic, they will not get through wet newspapers.
Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken pieces of glass - the
fibers catch ones you can't see!
No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the
mosquitoes away.
Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your
plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't
hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.
Easier thank you's
When you throw a bridal/baby shower, buy a pack
of thank youcards for the guest of honor. During the party,
pass out the envelopes and have everyone put their address on one.
When the bride/new mother sends the thank you's, they're all
addressed!
Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will
not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that
cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and
.....voila -- static is gone.
Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill
it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup.
Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily
it comes right out.
Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot
cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also
a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when
you tried it in your hair.
Good-bye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2"
with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid,
mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone
forever!
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it,
take it "home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a
week or so, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry
about pets or small children being harmed!
Sand Gone
Take baby powder to the beach . Keep a small bottle of baby
powder in your beach bag. When you're ready to leave the beach,
sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder and the sand will slide right
off your skin.
Posted: Sunday 27th May 2007, 3:17 PM
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