Tips for everyday household...

Some Tips for everyday household problems!

1) Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of
a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.

2) To cure headaches: Take a lime, cut it in
half, and rub it on your forehead.
The throbbing feeling will go away.

3)To keep potatoes from budding,
place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
(I have not tried this yet!)

4) To prevent egg shells from cracking,
add a pinch of salt to the water before
hard-boiling.

5) Run your hands under cold water before
pressing Rice Krispie treats in the pan; the
marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.

6) To easily remove burnt-on food from your
skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap
and enoughwater to cover bottom of pan, and bring
to a boil on stove-top. Your skilletwill be much
easier to clean.

7) Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking
spray before pouring in tomato-based sauces. You
won't have any no more stains.

8)When a cake recipe calls for flouring the
baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead.
You won't have a white mess on the outside of the
cake.

9)If you accidentally over-salt a dish while
it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato. It
will absorb theexcess salt for an instant "fix me up".

10) Brush beaten egg white over pie crust before
baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

11) Place a slice of apple in hardened brown
sugar to soften it back up.

12) When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of
sugar to help bring out the corns natural
sweetness.

13) To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse
it in a pan of cool, salted water.If it sinks, it is
fresh. But if it rises to thesurface, throw it away.

14) When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch
tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle.
Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, then
pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters
painlessly and easily.

15) If you have a problem opening jars try using
latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip
grip that makes opening jars easy.

16) Potatoes will take food stains off your
fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the
stains and rinse with water.

17) To get rid of the itch from a mosquito bite
try applying soap on the area for instant relief.

18) Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they
are said to never cross a chalk line. So get
your chalk out and draw a line on the floor
or wherever ants tend to march. You'll see for
yourself they won't cross the line!

19) Use air-freshener to clean mirrors.
It does a good job and better still, leaves a
lovely smell to the shine.

20) NOW Look what you can do with Alka Seltzer:

a. Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer
tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush.
The citric acid and effervescent action cleans
vitreous china.
b. 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.
c. Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer
tablets into a glass of water and immerse the
jewelry for two minutes.
d. 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).
e. 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.

21) Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your
pancake batter onto the hot griddle
for perfectly shaped pancakes every time!


Compiled from the email of:



Sis. Mila Aldema-Ramos, PhD
School of Medicine
Tufts University, Boston
Email: mila.ramos@tufts.edu
Website: http://www.tufts.edu/med