[BlindTlk] handy household hints

[Ericka]

Seen these often but always a good reminder. 

Most really do work! Never had

Ericka Nelson

> On Dec 2, 2020, at 12:46 PM, Madison Martin via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I got this from a monthly newsletter and thought I'd share.
> 
> Things your Mother should have, and many probably did tell you.
> 1. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them
> connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
> 2. Store your open chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much
> longer and not mold.
> 3. peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers
> with four bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
> 4. Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease
> away from the meat while cooking.
> 5. To really make scrambled eggs or omelets great add a couple of spoonful's of
> sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream then beat them up.
> 6. For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed, melt Andes Mints in a
> double boiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty
> frosting.
> 7. Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic or add
> it at the end of the recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic.
> 8. Leftover Snickers Bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop
> them up with a food chopper. Peel core and slice a few apples. Place them in a
> baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over them. Bake at 350 degrees
> for 15 minutes Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!
> 9. Reheat pizza. Preheat Leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the
> stove. Set heat to medium low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy.
> No soggy micro pizza. Also, as a side note, reheating leftover pizza in an air
> fryer works remarkably well.
> 10. Easy deviled eggs. Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag, seal and mash
> till they are all broken up. Add remaining ingredients, reseal and keep mashing
> it, mixing it up thoroughly. Cut the tip of the bag, squeeze mixture into the
> egg. No messy clean up, just throw the bag away.
> 11. Expanding the frosting. When you buy a can of frosting from the store, whip
> it with your mixer for a few minutes. It will double in size. You get to frost
> more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less calories and sugar
> per serving.
> 12. Reheating refrigerated bread. To warm pancakes, biscuits, or muffins that
> were refrigerated, place them in the microwave with a cup of water. The
> increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
> 13. Newspaper weeds away. Start putting in your plants and work the nutrients
> into the soil. Put wet newspapers around your plants, overlapping as you go.
> Cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening
> plastics; they will not get through the newspapers.
> 14. Broken glass. Use a wet cotton ball or q-tip to pick up small chards of
> glass you cannot see easily.
> 15. No more mosquitos. Keep a dryer sheet in your pocket, it will keep the
> mosquitos away.
> 16. Squirrel away. To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your
> plants with cayenne pepper. It does not hurt the plant and the squirrels won't
> come near it.
> 17. Flexible vacuum. To get something out of the heat register or under the
> refrigerator, put an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll onto the
> vacuum. It can be bent and flattened to get into narrow openings.
> 18. 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 with wearing pants with
> panty hose. Place a small safety pin in the seam, and guess what, static is
> gone.
> 19. Measuring cups. Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill
> 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. Or,
> spray the measuring cup or spoon with Pam before using.
> 20. Foggy windshield. Hate foggy windshields, buy a chalk board eraser and put
> it in the glove box of the car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser. Works
> better than a cloth (great idea for our drivers).
> 21. Reopening envelopes. If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to
> include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an
> hour or two, it unseals easily.
> 22. Conditioner. Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It is cheaper
> than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It is also a way to use
> up conditioner you bought but didn't like in your hair.
> 23. Goodbye Fruit flies. To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass,
> fill it half way with apple cider vinegar and two drops of dishwashing liquid
> and mix well. You will find those flies are drawn to the cup and gone forever.
> 24. 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,
> especially if it rains. It works and you don't have to worry about small
> children and pets being harmed.
> 25. Dryer filter. Even if you are very diligent about cleaning the lint filter
> in your dryer, it could still be a problem. If you use dryer sheets the waxy
> buildup can be accumulating on the filter and cause your dryer to overheat. The
> solution to this is to clean your filter with a toothbrush and hot soapy water
> every six months.
> 
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