Posted by Marla on 3/1/2002, 7:51 am ~*~ Heal paper cuts with chapstick. Rub original chapstick on cut, ~*~ Strengthen fingernails with strawberry flavored Jell-O. Mix with ~*~ Soothe a burned tongue with Domino sugar. Just a few granules on ~*~ Dye your hair with Folgers' instant coffee. Add a packet with ~*~ Remove grass stains from clothing with Karo syrup. Rub it into ~*~ Pretreat oil and grease stains with East Off oven cleaner. ~*~ Keep ants out of a pet food dish by applying Vaseline to the ~*~ Polish shoes with Pledge furniture polish. Pledge also helps ~*~ Flies or bees bothering you? Spray them with hairspray and they ~*~ Sealed envelope? Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a ~*~ Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps ~*~ For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and ~*~ Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, ~*~ Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt ~*~ Whenever I purchase a box of S.O.S Pads, I immediately take a ~*~ Open brand new jars with a nutcracker. It adjusts to the size of ~*~ Blood stains on clothes? Pour a little peroxide on a cloth and ~*~ Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal ~*~ Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean. Don't ~*~ Spray a bit of perfume on the lightbulb in any room to create a ~*~ Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes ~*~ Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at ~*~ To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and ~*~ To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a ~*~ Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring ~*~ When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit ~*~ Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and ~*~ When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring ~*~ Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on ~*~ Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for ~*~ To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the ~*~ Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never ~*~ Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better ~*~ When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before ~*~ Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer: * Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or * Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water * Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four * Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer
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Posted by Marla on 2/28/2002, 8:59 pm
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stops
pain immediately and heals the cut.
~*~ Relieve insect bites with ban deodorant.
just
enough water to make a paste, paint on fingernails, the gelatin will
make
you nails grow longer and stronger. The strawberry powder stains your
fingernails so no need to polish.
the
tongue will soothe the pain.
your
regular conditioner and mix well. Apply to hair, let set for one
minute,
then rinse clean and you have brown hair.
the
stain and wash normal. Grass stains disappear completely.
bottom
edges of the bowl.
shoes
repel water stains in winter.
will
take a quick dive.
knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed.
them
neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.
put
Dawn dishwashing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't
refreeze.
dipped in
baking soda. Comes off with little effort.
BLUE!)
rubbing alcohol on paper towel.
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. And now a box of S.O.S pads last me
indefinitely! In fact, I have noticed that the scissors get sharpened
this way!
the
jar and I simply give it a good twist and off pops the lid!
wipe
off blood. Works every time!
for
inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks.
wash
windows on a sunny day. They will dry too quickly and will probably
streak.
lovely
light scent in each room when the light is turned on.
will
smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with
towels
and linen.
least 3
hours prior to burning.
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!
drop or
two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring
to a
boil on stovetop.
in
tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.
of the
dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside
of
the cake.
it
will keep for weeks.
out
the corn's natural sweetness.
your
forehead. The throbbing will go away.
future use in casseroles and sauces.
area
and you will experience instant relief.
cross a
chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or
wherever
ants tend to march.
still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
resorting to
tweezers or a needle. Put the scotch tape over the splinter, then
pull it
off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.
* Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty
minutes,
brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean
vitreous
China.
cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.
and
immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Alka
Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait
a
few minutes, then run the hot water.
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