Miscellaneous Tips

[Butterfly]

First Steps: Work from home, lose your money

It’s 5:30 on a Wednesday night. You sit bumper-to-bumper - yet again - on the way home from work. Suddenly, the infomercial you watched in a fit of insomnia the night before begins to replay in your head.

Work from home, the TV promised. Make tens of thousands of dollars a month, it promised.

Before quitting your real job, you need to know two things about virtually all of the work-from-home opportunities advertised on TV, the Web, newspaper classifieds and Craigslist.

A) The vast majority of people who sign up for these programs will lose money.

B) See A.

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[Guardian Angel]

Ways  to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity 

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write " For Smuggling Diamonds"

7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

8 . Dont use any punctuation

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme?

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.

15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.

16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling  "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......
Share this with someone to make them smile.  Its called ....... therapy

[Guardian Angel]

A Great Idea!!!
 
When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,
please include the following:
                     
A Recovering American soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical  Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

If you approve of the idea, please pass it on to everyone on your
e-mail list.

[Guardian Angel]

Hint 1:   

Apple Cider Vinegar can be used as a dandruff-stopper. Rinsing   
your hair with apple cider vinegar can help keep dandruff away.   


Hint 2:   

Next time you have to rip off a band-aid try rubbing a little   
bit of hair conditioner around the edges before removing. It   
will peel away painlessly.   

Hint 3:   

To remove rust from chrome, wipe it with aluminum foil   
dipped in Coca Cola. To polish chrome, use a crumbled up   
piece of aluminum foil and rub.
 
Hint 4:   

Here's a great tip for you guys. Never lose a button again   
by painting a drop of clear nail polish over the top of the   
button's thread. It will adhere and keep the button from   
falling off. How great is that?   
 
Hint 5:   

Another hint for onion smell on hands, is to place fingers   
on stainless steel knife blade a run under cold water for   
30 secs. or so.
 
Hint 6:   
   
Pour 1/2-cup vinegar in an ice cube tray. Fill the remainder   
with water and freeze. Once a week, grind the whole tray of   
"vinegar cubes" down the garbage disposal. The ice will   
sharpen the blades and the vinegar will clean and disinfect   
the disposal.   
 
Hint 7:

To kill weeds in your yard, use vinegar instead of weed   
killer.  It works great. Just pour it on and the weed is   
usually dead withing 24 hours.
 
 
Hint 8:   
   
Tired of retying your shoelaces? Spritz the tied laces   
with water and they'll stay tied longer.   

[Guardian Angel]

A friend sent me this tip.  I thought it was worth passing on....

Mosquito spray.....

I was at a outdoor party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine antiseptic mouth wash, and the little demons disappeared.

The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.
During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.
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OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS:
I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it  is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don' t spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house.

[Butterfly]

Amazing......and people gargle with this stuff.....  

[Guardian Angel]

Who ever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box?

I've been using aluminum foil for more years than I care to remember.

Great stuff, but sometimes it can be a pain.  You know, like when
you are in the middle of doing something and you try to pull some
foil out and the roll comes out of the box.

Well, right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in
place.  Written on the end it says, "Press here to lock end".

How long has this little locking tab been there?
   
Saran wrap and Glad Wrap has one too!  I can't count the number of
times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover
something up.

I'm sharing this with all my friends.  If you already know this,
don't make me feel dumber than I already feel.

[Butterfly]

OK.......

[Guardian Angel]

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it.  That's how the primates do it.
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
 
Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.  It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
 
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.  Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
 
To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
 
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownie  Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.
 
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and  at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.
 
Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert.
Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!!  Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Broken Glass
 
Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.
 
No More Mosquitoes
 
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket.  It will keep the mosquitoes away.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Foggy Windshield?

Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car . When the window s fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!
 
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.
 
Conditioner
 
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's 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.
 
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!
 
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 and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
 
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 and 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 potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at l east e very 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 and 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 and a nylon brush and 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!

[Guardian Angel]

WHO KNEW THIS???

I have been driving for over 50 years... I would think I should have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me in the face the whole time...I didn't...and I bet you didn't either...

Have you ever rented or borrowed a car and when arriving at the gas station wondered...mmm, which side is the gas filler cap?
My normal solution was to stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look, try to see in the side mirrors or even get out of the car!  Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.

If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump?  The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the gas pump?  If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left?  If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right.  It is that simple!

[Bingo]

unbelievable!!!

[Guardian Angel]

COFFEE FILTERS

Coffee filters ..who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for guess what?

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.
Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China. Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.

4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.

6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent
the soil from going through the drainage holes.

11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them.
Soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."

OH YEAH AND THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS
 
P.S  Buy them at the dollar store-they are cheaper!!!

[Guardian Angel]

I feel quite certain that I have posted this before but until I can find it, I am posting it again and IF I do find it I will delete one or the other......

GOOD FACTS TO KNOW:

1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair
2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes
4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair
5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any
6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea
7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water
8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste
9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too
11 Bee stings - meat tenderizer
12. Chigger bite - Preparation H
13. Puffy eyes - Preparation H
14. Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)
15. Stinky feet - Jello !
16. Athletes feet - cornstarch
17. Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub
18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet.. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)
19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!
20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper
21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray
22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby
23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls
24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on
25. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar !
26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food co lori ng. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!
27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak
28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia , soak for 20 min. And let dry, will last for many years!
29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!
30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste
31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.
32. To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.
33. Remove labels off glassware etc. Rub with Peanut butter!
34. Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets , soak overnight!
35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!
36. Dirty grout - Listerine
37. Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste
38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup
39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola , it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!
40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.
41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox , or 2 Bayer aspirin , or just use 7-up instead of water.
42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you 'squeeze' for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie.
Monday = Blue,
Tuesday = Green,
Thursday = Red
Friday = White
Saturday = Yellow.
So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie; not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping.

Don't forget Gatorade for Migraine Headaches. PowerAde won't work. Pass this information on to friends so they can be informed.

Also spraying Listerine Mouthwash outdoors in the area where you are sitting will deter the mosquitos and other pests.

[Guardian Angel]

I received this in an email and thought it was good enough to share:

Peroxide VS Bleach

This was written by Becky Ransey of Indiana (a doctor's wife), and I want to share it with you..  She was over recently for coffee and smelled the bleach I was using to clean my toilet and countertops.  This is what she told me:
 
"I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little ole bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for under $1.00 at any drug store.  What does bleach cost?  My husband has been in the medical field for over 36 years, and most doctors don't tell you about peroxide.>   "Have you ever smelled bleach in a doctor's office?  NO!!!  Why?  Because it smells, and it is not healthy!  Ask the nurses who work in the doctor's offices, and ask them if they use bleach at home.  They are wiser and know better!
"Did you also know bleach was invented in the late
40's?  It's chlorine, folks!  And it was used to kill our troops.

"Peroxide was invented during WWI.  It was used to save and help
cleanse the needs of our troops and hospitals.

Please think about this:

1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with
the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily,
then spit it out.  (I do it when I bathe.)  No more canker
sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive
pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash!
 
2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to
keep them free of germs.
 
3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to
kill germs and leave a fresh smell.  Simply put a little on
your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.
 
4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
 
5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a
50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the
toes) every night and let dry.
 
6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to
ten minutes several times a day.  My husband has seen
gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was
healed by soaking in peroxide.
 
7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide
and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without
harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
 
8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your
50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus.  It
will bubble and help to kill the bacteria.  Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
 
9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a
dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your
mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day.  The
pain will lessen greatly.
 
10. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections.
 
11. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach
to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them.  If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot.  Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water.  Repeat if necessary.
 
12. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors.  There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.
 
"I could go on and on...  It is a little brown bottle no home should be without!
 
"With prices of most necessities rising, I'm glad there's a way to save tons of money in such a simple, healthy manner!" This information really woke me up.  I hope you gain something from it, too.

[Guardian Angel]

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How many of these did YOU know about?   
 
   A sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a
   knife under the flap.  The envelope can then be resealed.  (hmmmmmm..)
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   Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords.  It keeps them
   neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.
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   For icy door steps in freezing temperatures:get warm water and put
   Dawn dish washing liquid in it.  Pour it all over the steps.  They wont
   refreeze. (wish I had known this for the last 40 years!)
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  To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for
  a few hours.  Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside down.
   The wax will fall out.
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  Crayon marks on walls?  This worked wonderfully!  A damp rag, dipped
  in baking soda.  Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is!).
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  Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt
  BLUE!) rubbing alcohol on paper towel.
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  Whenever I purchase a box of S.O.S Pads, I immediately take a pair of
  scissors and cut each pad into halves.  After years of having to throw
  away rusted and unused and smelly pads, I finally decided that this would
  be much more economical.  Now a box of S.O.S  pads last me indefinitely!
  In fact, I have noticed that the scissors get sharpened this way!
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  Blood stains on clothes?  Not to worry!  Just pour a little hydrogen     
  peroxide on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every drop of blood.  Works
  every time!  (Now, where to put the body?)    LOL
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  Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal
  for  inside  windows.  This way you can tell which side has the streaks.
  Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean.  Dont wash windows
  on a sunny day.  They will dry too quickly and will probably streak.
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  Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely
  light scent in each room when the light is turned on.
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  Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will smell
  freshly washed for weeks to come.  You can also do this with towels and linen.
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  Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3
  hours prior to burning.
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  To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the
  flowers.  Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt
  and leave your artificial flowers looking like new!   Works like a charm!
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  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.

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  Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring
  in tomato based sauces and there wont be any stains.

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  Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

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  When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the
  corns natural sweetness
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  Cure for headaches:  Take a lime, cut it in half, and rub it on your
  forehead.  The throbbing will go away.
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  Dont throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future
  use in casseroles and sauces ........  Left over wine?   Whats that?
                                             ============
  To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area
  and you will experience instant relief.
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  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.  See for yourself.
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  Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still,
  leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
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  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, and
  then  pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.
                                             ============
  Now 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     
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  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.
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  Polish jewelry.
  Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the
  jewelry for two minutes.
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  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).
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  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,
  and then run the hot water.
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