HELPFUL HINTS:
Drop an egg in a pan of cool, salted water to tell if it's fresh or not. If the egg sinks - it's fresh, if it floats to the surface - throw it away.
Cooking steaks & chops - Slash the edges of fat on steaks & chops at 1 inch intervals to keep the meat from curling while it's cooking.
To keep celery at it's freshest: wrap in aluminum foil before putting it in the refrigerator.
Magazine recycling - take the magazines you've already read to a local nursing home for the residents to read and use for crafts. Often mens magazines are in high demand as well as ones by the Reiman Publications (Birds & Blooms, Taste of Home, Reminiscing etc).
Boiling eggs: Add a tsp of salt to the water before hard boiling eggs to help prevent cracked shells.
Like to try new recipes? - keep 2 recipe box's. One for "tried & true favorites" and one for "recipes to try". This helps to keep your recipes more organized.
Candles - your candles will burn longer if you store them in the refrigerator prior to using them. To make cleaning the wax out of candleholders easier try putting them in the freezer an hour before cleaning. (Party-Lite candles leave very little wax in the holders, they may cost a little more but they last longer, smell better and the entire candle burns!)
To make your whole house smell good - pour some vanilla & water in a saucepan. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, & fruit peelings (or dried oranges, grapefruit etc). Bring to a boil then turn down to low & let it simmer. You can also add other favorite spices to this to add a little variety to the scent.
Dropping a peeled potato into a dish that you have over-salted will help to absorb some of the excess salt.
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