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Ingredients: To determine whether an egg is fresh without breaking the shell , immerse the egg in a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks to the bottom, it is fresh. If it rises to the surface, throw it away.
Vinegar brought to a boil in a new frying pan will prevent food from sticking.
When frying, turn a metal colander upside down over the skillet. This allows steam to escape, but keeps the fat from spattering.
Club Soda cleans and polishes kitchen appliances at the same time.
When a drain is clogged with grease, pour a cup of salt and a cup of baking soda into the drain followed by a kettle of boiling water. The grease will usually dissolve immediately and open the drain.
Rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid if rust marks appears. After the rust disappears ,wipe with your regular kitchen clean.
Once an onion has been cut in half, rub the leftover side with butter and it will keep fresh longer.
Popcorn: it should always be kept in the freezer. Not only will it stay fresh, but freezing helps eliminate "old maids". "Old Maids" can also be eliminated by running ice water over the kernels before throwing into the popper.
A pinch of rosemary in the water when cooking rice will add an interesting flavor.
Do you substitute ingredients? This is always risky---don't do it. For example: sifted flour is not interchangeable with unsifted flour.
Food will keep hot up to 1 hour if make to be taken somewhere , by wrapping hot food in double thickness of aluminum foil.
Garlic helps prevent cholesterol build up. and lowering It helps prevent heart disease by slashing cholesterol levels in the blood and lowering dangerous blood fat levels.
Shaving cream is one of the most useful upholstery cleaners.
To remove water rings and stains from inside small glasses or crystal vases, dampen the inside and add any toilet bowl cleaner. Let stand for 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
To clean and shine copper pots, rub with Worcestershire sauce or catsup. The tarnish will disappear.
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