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Luvdawgs Pioneer100© Member
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Posted: 12:59 am |
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1. Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick 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. 2. Easy 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. 3. 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 and calories per serving. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6 Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. 7. No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. 8. 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. 9. Flexible vacuum To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. 10. 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 -- ta da! -- static is gone. 11. Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out. 12. Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth! 13. Reopening envelope 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. Viola! It unseals easily 14. 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... 15. Goodbye 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 dish washing liquid , mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever! 16. 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 , but it works & you don't have the worry aboutpets or small children being harmed! 17. INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. WELL...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film , but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free - that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box, well this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?! Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So , I thought I'd share! Note: I went to my dryer & tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon brush & I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right Thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about!
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Mercurynut Guest
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Posted: 01:31 am |
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I will testify to #15. I have done that a couple of times and it wrks well.
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Marie5656 Forum-Blogger© Original500© Member Just hanging out
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Posted: 01:35 am |
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Here is one I use..I grind up orange or lemon rinds in the garbage disposal. Freshens the kitchen as well as the disposal. Especially after I cook fish.
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Luvdawgs Pioneer100© Member
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Posted: 01:38 am |
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I am definitely going to try #8 because the squirrels eat our tomatoes before we can get to them every year.
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librtyhead Original500© Member
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Posted: 01:41 am |
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#8 will be tried this year.........Thanks
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Luvdawgs Pioneer100© Member
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Posted: 01:47 am |
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I bought a green pepper plant to add to my tomatoes plants for the garden today, Librtyhead.
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Outré Original500© Member Red-headed stepchild
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Posted: 01:55 am |
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Really good tips, thanks for posting them! Outré
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CARLA Original500© Member Aloha San Diego is Paradise.!!
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Posted: 05:15 am |
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I like this one, now where do you get an eraser these days??
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shimmy Original500© Member
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Posted: 10:12 am |
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Here is one that I love. Cooking fish = smelly as hell... What you do to eliminate 90% of the smell. Get any container and add about a 1/2" of MILK. add the fish, let it sit for approx. 5 min turn and let the fish sit again. Then cook.... works GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Marie5656 Forum-Blogger© Original500© Member Just hanging out
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Posted: 01:49 pm |
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shimmy wrote: Here is one that I love. Never heard that one. Will have to try it next time I do fish.
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Blacksheep Pioneer100© Member
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Posted: 02:56 pm |
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Thanks Lady,...I'll try to check 'em all out.
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Luvdawgs Pioneer100© Member
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Posted: 06:25 pm |
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You're very welcome, Blacksheep. Thanks for that tip, shimmy! I'll try that one definitely!
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Madeddie Original500© Member
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Posted: 08:01 pm |
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Excellent Ideas!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Saint Forum-Blogger© Pioneer100© Member Polymath
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Posted: 08:10 pm |
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1. Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick 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. Right out of the "Why didn't I think of that?!!!! category!! Awesome!!!
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Twitchin Kitten Pioneer100© Member Don't Dream It ~ Be It
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Posted: 09:37 pm |
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This is brilliant! You all know that new product that is out there where you put this little bag in your microwave, run it on high for a minute and then it bursts open, leave it a few mins more and wipe out your microwave to clean it? Well, you don't have to spend that kind of money on this stuff any more! I use Simple Green for 99% of my cleaning supplies. So I get this bright idea and try this:Spray the inside of your microwave oven with the Simple Green.(not full strength, but the one kept in a spray bottle for every day use as per Simple Green directions). Run the machine for one minute and let sit for another 15 seconds. Take a damp rag (I use those Handi Wipes) and wipe down the inside. You won't believe how clean this makes your microwave oven! Just don't have your face too close to the door when you open it because of the fumes. There's the same fume danger from the store bought product too. Store product cost: package of 4 or 5 (i forget) wipes = $5.00 or so. Homemade: about 3 cents per use!
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