From:
edw3qc@comcast.net
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. Nosoggy 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 i! t up& lt; BR>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 m icrowave 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 no t 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 p lants 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 skir t 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. Whe n 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 tr ied it in your hair...
15. GOODBYE FRUIT FLIES
To g e t 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 about pets o r 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 and 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 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 and tested my screen by running
water on it. The water ran through a little bit bu t mostly collected
all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and
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!