More from Old Friend Bill V.- "Household Hints Dept."

Wish I could remember these!

 

    INGENIOUS IDEAS!

 

The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomato

sis to sandwich them between two plastic lids

and run a long knife through all of them at once!

 

Keep brown sugar soft by storing with a couple of marshmallows. 

Install a regular coat rack low down the wall 

to store shoes safely off the floor.

 

Create a thrifty watering can by puncturing 

holes in the top of a used milk bottle.

GOOD ONE

 

Remove pet hair Sent from alkjr iPhone 6 Plus

with a squeegee.

 

Flip a toaster on its side to make grill cheese.

INGENIOUS!!

 

Water straight from the tap becomes cloudy when frozen.

To make ice cubes crystal clear, allow a kettle of 

boiled water to cool slightly

and use this to fill your ice cube trays.

 

Use a large muffin tin to cook stuffed peppers 

in the oven it will help keep them upright. 

To prevent potatoes budding, add an apple in the bag.

REALLY? 

Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water 

when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly 

easy to peel off.

 

WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface!

Cool!

 

To tell if eggs are fresh, immerse them in a bowl of water.

Fresh eggs will lie on the bottom, while stale eggs will float 

to the surface.

 

To clean a wooden chopping board, sprinkle on a handful of 

Kosher salt and rub with half a lemon.Rinse with clean water 

and dry to ensure it is clean and germ-free. 

Use ice-cubes to lift out indentations made by furniture on your carpets. 

Prevent soil from escaping through the holes in the base

of flowerpots by lining with large coffee filters.

 

To sharpen scissors, simply cut through sandpaper.

ANOTHER GOOD ONE

 

Use rubber bands to help open a jar easily:

place one around the jar lid and another around the 

middle of the glass. The rubber provides friction to 

prevent your hands from slipping.

 

To prevent your eyes watering while chopping onions,

wipe the chopping board with white vinegar

(which won't affect the taste of the onions).

 

Store bed sheets inside their pillowcases for easy 

storage and access.

 

Drop a couple of denture cleaning tablets into the

toilet bowl at night to clean off stubborn stains.

 

Use cupcake cases to cover drinks glasses in the summer

and prevent flies from dropping in.

GOOD ONE

Use egg boxes to store delicate Christmas tree decorations.

 

This has to be the simplest way to open those 

annoying blister packs!  TERRIFIC

 

Use a cut potato to easily remove a broken light bulb.