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Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:06 PM PST Although you may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of uses other than simply seasoning your food. The following list will give you sixty uses of salt, many of which you probably didn't realize: * Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing. * Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away. * Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier. * Put a few grains of rice in your salt shaker for easier pouring. * Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.. * Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float. * Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way. * A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier. * Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up. * Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick. * Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer. * Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot. * Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl. * Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily. * Boil clothespins in salt water before using them and they will last longer. * Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour * Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life. * Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain. * Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface. * Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster. * Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys. * To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make a stiff putty. * Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water. * Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle. * Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher. * Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn. * Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt. * A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage. * Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for awhile. * A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea. ? * Salt improves the taste of cooking apples. * Soak your clothes line in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing. * Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing. * Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water. * Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty. * Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains. * Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt. * Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added. * Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor. * Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.. * Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added. * Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth. * Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean. * Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.. * Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt. * Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs. * Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly. * Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odor. * A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.. * Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched. * Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator. * Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later. * Remove offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon. * A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa. * To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol. * Salt and lemon juice? Removes mildew. * Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing. * Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a better look. * Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water. * If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled. DISCLAIMER: Notice : This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential to the addressee and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message, and deleting the original and any printout thereof. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. 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