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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).
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 withdrawal 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.
Always spray your grill with non-stick cooking spray before grilling to avoid sticking!
Use a pastry blender to cut ground beef into small pieces after browning!
To easily remove honey from a measuring spoon, first coat the spoon with nonstick cooking spray!
Did you know? Burning a candle when you're chopping onions absorbs the fumes that make your eyes water?
Put one cup of vinegar in the final rinse when doing laundry. This will take all the soap out and leave your wash nice and clean. There is no residual vinegar smell. She do this periodically with her dark loads and towels mostly. She finds the soap residue builds up in these types of loads.
To remove grease from blue jeans: Pour some Pine-sol cleaner into the wash and let the load agitate for a minute or so. Turn washer off and let load soak for about 15 minutes, then turn washer back on. Although this may not remove all of the stain, I have had some success with this.
To help keep your eyes from watering when cutting an onion: Light a match, wait a few seconds and blow out. Put unburned end in your mouth and keep it there while you are slicing the onion. This works for me!
Fresh lemon juice will take away onion scent from hands.
Soak colored cottons overnight in strong salt water and they will not fade. (Haven't tried this one)
Use greased muffin tins as molds when baking stuffed green peppers.
Burned food can be removed from an enamel saucepan by filling the pan with cold water containing 2-3 Tbsp. salt, and allowing to stand overnight. The next day cover and bring water to a boil.
If you are short 1 egg while making a box cake, reach for the mayonnaise jar. Use a scant 1/4 c. mayonnaise for the missing egg. Follow pkg. directions and the cake will be delicious.
Beckie, from my home-town, sent me these hints...
To prevent browing on apples, pears and potatoes, drop them in cold, lightly salted water as they are peeled; this will retain their color. For formula and other hard stains, mix 1/2 cup of Whisk liquid detergent and 1/2 cup amonia. Put on stains and let sit a few minutes; then wash like you normally would. Beckie puts this solution in a spray bottle and sprays her husbands clothes (he's a mechanic) as she puts them in the wash. Let the washer fill up, turn it off, let sit a few minutes, then wash. If you aren't fond of the smell of amonia, wash a second time. She swears by this. Thanks, Beckie!!
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To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with them.
To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling!
Sweeten whipped cream with confectioners' sugar instead of granulated sugar~it will stay fluffy and hold it's shape better!
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!
Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan~the marshmallow won't stick to your fingers!
Mash and freeze ripe bananas in one-cup portions for use in later baking~~no wasted bananas. (You can freeze them whole, peeled, in plastic baggies.)
To clean up spills in the oven, sprinkle table salt immediately on the spill. When oven has cooled, brush away the burnt-on food with a damp sponge. The salt will make the spill much easier to clean up, saving time and money, since you won't have to buy oven cleaner as often!
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Plant a few sprigs of dill near your tomato plants to prevent tomato worms on your plants.
Dip a new broom in hot salt water before using. This will toughen the bristles and make it last longer.
When cooking cabbage, place a small tin cup or can half full of vinegar on the stove near the cabbage, it will absorb all odor from it.
For quick and handy seasoning while cooking, keep on hand a large shaker containing six parts salt to one part pepper.
When bread is baking, a small dish of water in the oven will help keep the crust from getting hard.
Try using a thread instead of a knife when a cake is to be cut while hot.
To remove "scuff" marks from your linoleum floor, simply erase them with an eraser.
Scorched rice can be helped by placing a piece of fresh white bread crust over the rice and covering the pot. Within a few mintues, remove the bread and the scorched taste will have disappeared.
Dress up plain chicken or seafood salad by serving it in a fruit or vegetable cup for company. A shell made from tomato, green pepper, avocado, melon or pineapple makes an attractive presentation.
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