Some Useful Household Tips Recipe

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• 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. shopping list
• Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. shopping list
• Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold! shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking. shopping list
• To Reheat Pizza: shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Easy Deviled Eggs: shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Expanding Frosting: shopping list
• When buying a canned frosting, remove frosting to a mixing bowl and beat with your electric mixer. The amount will come close to doubling. shopping list
• Squirrel Away! shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Flexible Vacuum: shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Reducing Static Cling: shopping list
• 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 -- at DA! -- Static is gone. shopping list
• Measuring Cups: shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Foggy Windshield? shopping list
• 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! shopping list
• Reopening An Envelope: shopping list
• 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. shopping list
• Conditioner: shopping list
• 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 tried it in your hair... shopping list
• Goodbye fruit Flies: shopping list
• 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! shopping list
• Get Rid of Ants: shopping list
• 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 or small children being harmed! shopping list