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Whenever you add lemon juice to a recipe, better to add after cooking. Just before serving. Because Vitamin C evaporates If added when the food is boiling and on the fire.- Chakkus |
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Mix dry ginger powder,elaichi powder,cloves powder and dried chammomile in an air tight box.chammomile leaves are available in any american grocery store in the spices section.add a pinch of the mixture to your boiling tea and drink it.it is healthy as well as flavourful.people will be flooding to your house for your special tea.try it and enjoy it.- priya |
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If you have extremely dry skin add few drops of baby oil or liquid paraffin to ur body lotion and apply to your skin .It will not make the skin chaffy for a long time.- priya |
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Utilise the peels of the vegetables like pumpkin peel, watermelon peel etc as they are more nutritious ,by cooking tasty dishes.- chakkus |
Drain cleaner: Use a plunger or plumber's snake.
Oven cleaner: Clean spills as soon as the oven cools using steel wool and baking soda; for tough
stains, add salt (do not use this method in self-cleaning or continuous-cleaning
ovens).
Glass cleaner: Mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in 1 quart of water. Spray on and use
newspaper to wipe dry.
Toilet bowl cleaner: Use a toilet brush and baking soda or vinegar. (This will clean but not disinfect.)
Furniture polish: Mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice in 1 pint of mineral or vegetable oil, and wipe
furniture.
Rug deodorizer: Deodorize dry carpets by sprinkling liberally with baking soda. Wait at least 15
minutes and vacuum. Repeat if necessary.
Silver polish: Boil 2 to 3 inches of water in a shallow pan with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of
baking soda, and a sheet of aluminum foil. Totally submerge silver and boil for 2 to
3 more minutes. Wipe away tarnish. Repeat if necessary. (Do not use this method
on antique silver knives. The blade will separate from the handle.) Another
alternative is to use nonabrasive toothpaste.
Plant sprays: Wipe leaves with mild soap and water; rinse.
Mothballs: Use cedar chips, lavender flowers, rosemary, mint, or white peppercorns.
Flea and tick products: Put brewer's yeast or garlic in your pet's food; sprinkle fennel, rue, rosemary, or eucalyptus seeds or leaves around animal sleeping areas.
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To make soft idlis add i okra while grinding the batter.slime is very important for soft texture.skin of urad dhal and okra has slime.try it for urself.- priya |
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IF WE FEEL STRAIN ON EYES, CUT POTATO'S LIKE THIN SLICES, PUT ON THE EYES UPTO 20 TO 30 MINUTES WE WILL FEEL RELAX.- ANURADHA |
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Cutting onions - before cutting onions, dip in cold water for 10 mins, your eyes would not water so much!! :) happy cutting....- suvi |
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For clogged drain pour half a cup of baking soda followed by cup of white vinegar.- Jay |
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To reduce tears when you cut onions, place an open salt container beside the cutting board when you cut the onions.- Anil |
