o wow you didnt even invite me over hahahaha glad you liked the tips that is so good to no ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sugarsyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 11:14 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: HELPFUL HINTS
> > My, Delma, I just finished copying and pasting to my tib bit folder along > with the tips from Steve, and I did use the one where it said to let the > potato sit in cold water, for the crispiness....and yep, it did work, and > we > had Turkey burgers with crispy french fries!! > Yumnmmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmmy!! > Thanks > Sugar > (Syl) > > > "The happiest people don't have the best of everything. > They just make the best of everything." > ~Sugar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 6:03 PM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] HELPFUL HINTS > > >> >> >> HELPFUL HINTS >> >> (Some of these are wonderful!) >> >> 1. When your hands are badly stained from gardening, add a teaspoon of >> sugar >> to the soapy lather you wash them in. >> >> 2. Before emptying the bag of your vacuum cleaner, sprinkle water on the >> newspaper into which it is emptied, and there will be no scattering of >> dust. >> >> 3. To whiten laces, wash them in sour milk. >> >> 4. Dip a new broom in hot salt water before using. This will toughen the >> bristles and make it last longer. >> >> 5. Try waxing your ashtrays. Ashes won't cling, odors won't linger and >> they >> can be wiped clean with a paper towel or disposable tissue. This saves >> daily >> washing. >> >> 6. Plant a few sprigs of dill near your tomato plants to prevent tomato >> worms on your plants. >> >> 7. Marigolds will prevent rodents. >> >> 8. Spray garbage sacks with ammonia to prevent dogs from tearing the bags >> before picked up. >> >> 9. You can clean darkened aluminum pans easily by boiling in them two (2) >> teaspoons of cream of tartar mixed in a quart of water. Ten (10) minutes >> >> will do it. >> >> 10. Soak colored cottons overnight in strong salt water and they will not >> >> fade. >> >> 11. To dry drip-dry garments faster and with few wrinkles, hang garment >> over >> the top of a dry cleaner's bag. >> >> 12. If a cracked dish is boiled for 45 minutes in sweet milk, the crack >> will >> be so welded together that it will hardly be visible, and will be so >> strong >> it will stand the same usage as before. >> >> 13. Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake >> more rapidly. >> >> 14. Sweet potatoes will not turn dark if put in salted water (5 teaspoons >> to >> 1 quart of water) immediately after peeling. >> >> 15. Let raw potatoes stand in cold water for at least 1/2 hour before >> frying >> to improve the crispness of French fried potatoes. >> >> 16. A few drips of lemon juice in the water will whiten boiled potatoes. >> Delma >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - Release Date: 4/21/2007 > 11:56 AM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
