odd things everyone should know

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  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    To keep your lunchtime salad from getting soggy, place a paper towel in the top of the container, put lid on and store upside down. All the extra moisture goes into the paper towel.

    Love the tip about separating banana's to keep them ripe longer, works like a charm
  • ZambiNan
    ZambiNan Posts: 61 Member
    Rinse berries in a vinegar/water solution as soon as you get home from the grocery store; they stay good MUCH longer.
  • Tx_Ambrosia
    Tx_Ambrosia Posts: 4
    Dawn dish soap kills fleas instantly.

    Cheap aerosol hairspray gets anything out of clothes. I've gotten permanent marker out ;)
  • beskimoosh
    beskimoosh Posts: 375 Member
    Egg whites for a skin burn. Helps soothe the pain and heal the area faster with less scarring.

    I've never heard this before, but I'm a nurse and we are always told you don't put anything on a burn, you just cool it down as much as possible. I'd be careful sticking food on burns, can't end well!
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Defrosting your car windows in the winter....Mix 2/3 Vinegar & 1/3 water. Spray on windows and the ice will melt away.
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
    Put some orange juice inside an empty soda bottle, put the cover on, and cut a few holes in the side. Bees will be attracted to the orange juice, so they will fly in, and wont be able to escape. Bee trap!

    Why would you want to trap bees?
  • robmcd88
    robmcd88 Posts: 85 Member
    Always keep a lighter in your pocket just in case you really like a song.
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
    If your cell phone or MP3 gets wet cover it in a cup or bowl of uncooked rice for 24 hours and it will pull out the moisture and may just save it
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
    pure vanilla extract applied to a bruise will make it fade faster

    ultrasounds break up deep bruises and make them heal MUCH faster.

    Tomatoes lose their flavour when stored in the fridge, store them on the counter like you would bananas!
  • DaraEden
    DaraEden Posts: 68 Member
    Bump!
  • JEG2012
    JEG2012 Posts: 158
    A pant hanger is great to use as a cookbook holder. Open the cookbook to your recipe, clip each side, hang from kitchen cabinet door handle. Saves the counter space and cookbook doesn't get cooking splatters.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    A pant hanger is great to use as a cookbook holder. Open the cookbook to your recipe, clip each side, hang from kitchen cabinet door handle. Saves the counter space and cookbook doesn't get cooking splatters.

    Clip it with what? I'd love to use this one!
  • AliciaStinger
    AliciaStinger Posts: 402 Member
    If your cell phone or MP3 gets wet cover it in a cup or bowl of uncooked rice for 24 hours and it will pull out the moisture and may just save it

    This worked for my mom...
  • SuperstarDJ
    SuperstarDJ Posts: 442 Member
    Bump. These are really interesting :)
  • EmmaJade706
    EmmaJade706 Posts: 39 Member
    bumpity bump bummp
  • AliciaStinger
    AliciaStinger Posts: 402 Member
    A pant hanger is great to use as a cookbook holder. Open the cookbook to your recipe, clip each side, hang from kitchen cabinet door handle. Saves the counter space and cookbook doesn't get cooking splatters.

    The way I cook, NOTHING is safe from cooking splatters! :blushing: :laugh:
  • AliciaStinger
    AliciaStinger Posts: 402 Member
    A pant hanger is great to use as a cookbook holder. Open the cookbook to your recipe, clip each side, hang from kitchen cabinet door handle. Saves the counter space and cookbook doesn't get cooking splatters.

    Clip it with what? I'd love to use this one!

    Hold the book open using the clips on the pant hanger.
  • thecazstewart
    thecazstewart Posts: 131 Member
    If your cell phone or MP3 gets wet cover it in a cup or bowl of uncooked rice for 24 hours and it will pull out the moisture and may just save it

    How weird...l have never heard of this solution before until today, when two colleagues mentioned how well this works.
  • heidimaggott78
    heidimaggott78 Posts: 203
    Dishwasher got a bit of a funky smell? Add a thick slice of lemon to the next cycle and let the citric acid do its thing
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    here are some you can find a use for this week.

    http://thechive.com/2012/10/10/a-few-pointers-to-make-pumpkin-carvingdesign-a-cinch-14-photos-video/

    e.g., for easier scraping... cut it open like this on the back side:

    pumpkin-carving-tips-pointers-0.jpg
  • Katbody10
    Katbody10 Posts: 369 Member
    Great Thread! .. keeping it up top for now :-)
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    18 tips here:

    http://thechive.com/2012/07/26/a-few-clever-household-tips-you-should-be-trying-18-photos/

    some are very clever, like these:

    clever-household-tips-2.jpg

    clever-household-tips-7.jpg

    clever-household-tips-9.jpg
  • happypath101
    happypath101 Posts: 534
    Thanks for the tip on shower curtain rings on a hanger (page 1).

    I took this tip and got all my scarves on a hanger. PERFECT!!! Next up? Belts. Thanks for the tip. I'm loving this solution. My belts will no longer be curled up and I won't be digging through a box (as pretty as my fabric box is) for my scarves.

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