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Topic Started: Feb 22 2009, 07:28 PM (229 Views)
Jemila	Feb 22 2009, 07:28 PM Post #1
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Thanks for this, zealousforJesus!! DID YOU KNOW? 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 brownies. 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 for- get 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 nar- row 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 windows 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 fil- ter 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. I t'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 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 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! T hat repairman knew what he was talking about!



Amalthea	Feb 23 2009, 03:16 AM Post #2
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,953 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Those are cool! I'd always done the measuring cup one. I REALLY liked the mosquito/dryer sheet one and the lint trap one.



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 03:34 AM Post #3
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Aren't these great?



EastWind	Feb 23 2009, 07:19 AM Post #4
Birth Doula Posts: 3,870 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	I'm hoping to try putting cayenne on some plants, so maybe I can keep a few pots on the patio this spring!



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 06:08 PM Post #5
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Aww, the squirrels there are a favorite memory of mine, lol. Jonathan getting so excited about seeing squirrels. The other day they asked me if there are squirrels here. I said no, but we have snake-eating mongeese (? mongooses...) Not quite the same.



EastWind	Feb 23 2009, 08:04 PM Post #6
Birth Doula Posts: 3,870 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	Yes, we have squirrels and geese, I know, and Hawkwing tells me that we also have a variety of other varmints, too.



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 09:26 PM Post #7
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Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 09:37 PM Post #8
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Any of these running around there?



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 09:37 PM Post #9
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 09:40 PM Post #10
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Sorry.



Jemila	Feb 23 2009, 09:43 PM Post #11
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	We were told if you put bubble gum out, it will "get rid of" a mole or gopher. So does flooding their holes...` My Grandma used to put gallon jugs of water around the four corners of her yard. She said it was to keep animals out. It really works! However, she also told us that maybe if we planted a penny, a money tree would grow, or maybe if we planted an m&m, a candy tree would grow. Tried it: not so much.



Amalthea	Feb 24 2009, 02:50 AM Post #12
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,953 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Gee...there are a lot of helpful hints to get rid of critters... MY mother used to ENCOURAGE the visits of the local critters! We had a huge bullfrog that lived under our porch, squirrels by the dozens, and (my favorite) an albino skunk! He was unbelievably gorgeous...but still a skunk.



Gadget_Girl	Feb 24 2009, 04:37 PM Post #13
Resident Drama Queen Posts: 5,424 Group: Admins Member #33 Joined: Jul 23, 2008	In Pensacola there were quite a few albino squirrels. So unusual and so beautiful!



Jemila	Feb 25 2009, 03:01 AM Post #14
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	I know. Our neighbors used to feed the squirrels that ran through their trees, by hand. I really enjoyed watching that.



Amalthea	Feb 25 2009, 03:09 AM Post #15
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,953 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	One place Snowy and I lived, we had all of the neighborhood squirrels coming up to us. They were so friendly that we actually named a few of them! There was Mama, the matriarch, who always came to me; Peanut, who was shy and always flipped her tail over her face when she approached us, who adored Snowy; and Mort, who could stuff more nuts in his mouth than anyone, who went to ANYBODY. They were so used to approaching us that, as long as we were right there, they would approach strangers. The neighborhood kids got a kick out of that (but when the kids tried to feed the squirrels when we weren't there, they wouldn't go near them). Peanut even rode on Snowy's motorcycle with him, around the block!



Jemila	Feb 25 2009, 08:26 AM Post #16
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	ROFL!! Got any pictures?



Amalthea	Feb 25 2009, 09:12 AM Post #17
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,953 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Sadly, not of Peanut on the bike...but we DO have some pics of me feeding Mama:



Jemila	Feb 26 2009, 07:23 AM Post #18
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Oh my gosh!!!!!! That is awesome!!!!!!!!



EastWind	Feb 26 2009, 08:28 AM Post #19
Birth Doula Posts: 3,870 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	Great pics!!!



yngmom4	Feb 26 2009, 08:28 PM Post #20
Who's yours? Posts: 9,120 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	Man, I was hoping for a pic of the one riding the motorcycle with Snowy!



Jemila	Mar 8 2009, 06:31 AM Post #21
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,986 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Me too!! But those were great too!



yngmom4	Mar 9 2009, 05:48 PM Post #22
Who's yours? Posts: 9,120 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008



zealousforJesus	Mar 15 2009, 01:56 PM Post #23
Close Friend Posts: 68 Group: Members Member #30 Joined: Jul 17, 2008	I love the squirrels, but I also think we're supposed to have dominion over them like it says in the Bible and if they eat my tulips which I so worked to plant and keep and enjoy, then they are out of bounds and they will find a good helping of cayenne pepper. I mean I give them bread and I give them all the old apples, so I'm not a squirrel hater, but I just think when they're out of control, they need to realize that I will deal with them firmly. I don't let them eat the bird's food unless it's on the ground and I don't want my tulips eaten either. On another note, those pictures of the squirrels fighting with the Star Wars light swords were hilarious-very creative. Edited by zealousforJesus, Mar 15 2009, 02:00 PM.



Amalthea	Mar 15 2009, 06:27 PM Post #24
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,953 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Our squirrels were funny. They knew that we put peanuts out only at a certain time. However, one time we were a little late. We were sitting in our living room (our apartment was the 2nd floor of an old house) when we heard a tap-tap-tap on our window. We looked, and there was one of the squirrels, with a look like, "OK...where are the nuts?"



yngmom4	Mar 15 2009, 07:55 PM Post #25
Who's yours? Posts: 9,120 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	That had to be too funny! I wish you had a picture of that!



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