Ice cubes for a punch will stay clear and transparent if made with boiled water.

Hardening of salt can be prevented by adding a few grains of rice to the salt-cellar.

Latex paint stains on clothes are removed easily with a pine-based cleanser (Pine-sol type) if applied directly and rinced.

Cut flowers can stay fresh longer if you add a few drops of bleach to the water. Like salt and aspirin, bleach prevents the formation of bacteria. Your roses will last longer, mums will have brighter colors and asters will not droop so quickly.

Seasoning herbs If you have too much dill or chives, dry them. After washing and blotting the excess water, place the herbs between some paper towels and heat at "medium" for about 10 minutes in the microwave oven. Crumble them with your hands or a blender and keep in a tightly covered jar.

White potatoes To prevent the potatoes getting that grey tinge, always leave the skin on whether you boil or bake them. When cool and peeled they will stay very white.

Egg shell To prevent egg shell from cracking while boiling, add a good pinch of salt to the water.

White wine If you want to cool a bottle quickly, add a fistful of salt to icy cold water in the bucket.

Leather furniture The shine will be restored if buffed with a cloth dipped in well-beaten egg white.

Fruit salad A few dashes of pepper will make your fruit salad even tastier.

Rust on cutlery Rub with a cork dipped in olive oil.

Cold compress Take a bag of frozen peas (the pea soup kind) and use as a compress. This can be done repeatedly as long as you dont intend to cook them after.

Hard brown sugar A slice of fresh bread in the container will soften hardened brown sugar.

Cabbage smell A few drops of vanilla in the cooking water will eliminate the bad smell (Works also in the microwave and with broccoli and cauliflower).

Cold remedy Cut a thin slice of a fresh onion, drop in a glass of hot water for a few seconds and remove it immediatly. Sip the water all through the day by mouthful. The results might surprise you.