Household > hints
Chewing
gum removal
Eucalyptus
oil is excellent for removing substances
like, glue, tar, chewing gum and other
unknown sticky substances - place a few
drops on the stained area, leave for 2 mins
or until the oil has evaporated, then wash.
It will also remove tar from shoes, apply
the oil, leave, then sponge with hot soapy
water
Writing ink,
carbon and other marks can be removed by a
cloth dipped in this oil, plastic surfaces
should first be tested in an unseen area to
ensure it won't be adversely affected
Cleaning your Washing Machine
Fill washing
machine with hot water and add 4cups chorine
bleach. Run through a long cycle. Do not add
any soap powder. When machine has finished
and while still wet inside fill again with
hot water and add 4 cups white vinegar and
run through another complete cycle. Do this
once every 6 months to clean out scum and
mineral deposits from the spin basket and
the hoses.
Cooking with
honey
When cooking
with honey, syrup or anything sticky, first
spray the spoon with cooking spray. The
honey etc will roll off the spoon like magic
& there will be less waste
Home-Made
Baking Powder
To replace 1
tsp baking powder, use 1/3 tsp baking soda,
1/2 tsp cream of tartar and 1/8 tsp of salt.
I keep the ingredients separate in my
pantry, and mix them as I'm making a recipe
and find this gives a better result than
purchased baking powder.
Painting
The deep
plastic trays that had fresh meat from the
supermarket are excellent as roller trays
for paints. The ripples on the base are a
bonus to wipe the roller
Tinned tomatoes
Great value
can be found in cans of CRUSHED tomato with
a 97% tomato content. Whole or diced
varieties usually contains only 60%. Crushed
make thicker, richer, better bolognaise
sauce. |
