Spray your tupperware with non-stick cooking spray before pouring in tomato-based sauces~no more stains!
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes!
To keep carrots and celery fresh, wrap them in tinfoil and place in fridge. They stay crispy for WEEKS
Use lifesavers candy to hold candles in place on your next birthday cake! Kids love 'em!
Poke an egg with a small sewing needle before hard-boiling, and the egg will peel with ease! And hold that needle in place with a magnet refrigerator clip!
Always spray your grill with non-stick cooking spray before grilling to avoid sticking!
To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling!
Use a pastry blender to cut ground beef into small pieces after browning!
For easy "meatloaf mixing", combine the ingredients with a potato masher!
If you don't have enough batter to fill all cupcake tins, pour 1 tablespoon of water into the unfilled spots...this helps preserve the life of your pans!
To easily remove honey from a measuring spoon, first coat the spoon with nonstick cooking spray!
Mash and freeze ripe bananas, in one-cup portions, for use in later baking~no wasted bananas (or you can freeze them whole, peeled, in plastic baggies)
To quickly use that frozen juice concentrate, simply mash it with a potato masher~no need to wait for it to thaw!
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!
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 stove-top~skillet will be much easier to clean now!
Transfer your jelly to a small plastic squeeze bottle~no more messy, sticky jars or knives! This also works well for homemade salad dressing!
To aid in washing dishes, add a tablespoon of baking soda to your soapy water~it softens hands while cutting through grease!
Save your store-bought-bread bags and ties~they make perfect storage bags for homemade bread!
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 over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato~it absorbs the excess salt for an instant "fix me up"!
Next time you need a quick ice pack, grab a bag of frozen vegetables out of your freezer~no watery leaks from a plastic baggie!
When making bread, substitute non-dairy creamer for the dry milk~it works just as well!
Instead of throwing away bread heels or leftover cornbread, use them to make bread crumbs. For use later, store them in the freezer.
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator~ it will keep for weeks!
Substitute half applesauce for the vegetable oil in your baking recipes~ you'll greatly reduce the fat content! (Example: 1/2 cup vegetable oil = 1/4 cup applesauce + 1/4 cup oil)
To ripen avocados and bananas, enclose them in a brown paper bag with an apple for 2-3 days!
Place a slice of bread 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 corns natural sweetness!
When starting your garden seedlings indoors, plant the seeds in egg shell halves. Simply crack the shells around the roots of your plants and transplant them outdoors~the shell is a natural fertilizer!
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.
Keep the linings from cereal boxes~they make great substitutes for waxed paper!
NOW Look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer........
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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).
Remove burned-on grease from a pot or pan. Fill the pot or pan with water, drop in six Alka-Seltzer tablets, let soak for one hour, then scrub as usual.
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.
Get short-term relief from nicotine withdrawl symptoms. As long as you're not on a low-sodium diet or have peptic ulcers, drink two Alka-Seltzer tablets dissolved in a glass of water at every meal.
Soothe insect bites. Dissolve two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of water, dip a cloth into the solution, and place the cloth on the bite for twenty minutes.
USES FOR COCA-COLA
To clean a toilet bowl: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then brush and flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of carbonated Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in a carbonated soda to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy work clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular wash cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease
Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water
Ants, ants, everywhere: they are said never to cross a chalk line. Draw a line whereever they tend to march and see for yourself.
