HOUSEHOLD TIPS + TRICKS
Add a second
shower curtain rod
(the screw-in type
works great) and
you’ll have plenty
of “out of the way”
room for more
towels.
Keep cut flowers alive longer
by cutting an inch off the bottom
of the stems and placing them
in water within 13 seconds to
prevent inhalation of air.
When taking distasteful
medicine first run an ice cube
over the tongue to temporarily
freeze taste buds.
Wrap cheese in aluminum foil to
keep fresh longer and avoid mould
(that’s why cheese triangles come
wrapped in foil, and cream cheese
comes with a foil top).
Bell peppers are much sweeter when they
have four bumps on the bottom (ie: for
salads and dips); crunchier and with less
seeds with three bumps (ie: or stir fries).
Broken glass? Use
a piece of bread to
pick up the smaller
fragments safely.
those pesky moths!
Repel pantry moths by keeping an open
packet of Epsom salts inside each shelf
and cupboard.
Mothproof clothing by
wrapping them in newspapers.
Moths dislike the taste of
printer’s ink.
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Whiten your
fingernail tips by
soaking nails in
lemon juice for
ten minutes.
Fill knee-high
stockings with
one or more of
the following
items, then tie a
knot: lavender,
clover, rosemary,
mint leaves,
thyme.