Everyone can use helpful household tips. We’d like to share some we have come across:
- Apply a top coat of shaving cream to the bathroom mirror. This practice keeps mirrors from steaming up.
- Use fabric sheets to pick up that unsightly dust on the TV, end tables and other areas.
- Toothpaste applied to a wet washcloth is a good ink remover, especially on walls and wallpaper. But, be careful with wallpaper. It will still work, but don’t press too hard or you’ll rub the wallpaper finish off, as well.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and cayenne pepper along house exterior to prevent ants from entering your home. Ants will not come across the line.
- Cola poured on a car battery will eat away corrosion.
- Pour any type of beer onto a plate and leave it in the garden. It will attract slugs.
- Place a slice of white bread or an apple slice in a cookie jar to keep bookies soft.
- Use old crumpled newspaper and vinegar to wash windows, but be careful around light colored paint on windowsills.
- Marigolds planted in your garden help keep bugs away.
- Place fruit in a brown paper bag with a ripe banana for quicker ripening.
- Never cut lettuce with a metal blade-it will turn the edges brown-use a plastic knife or tear the lettuce leaves off of the head. The tearing method is preferable.
- Use applesauce in place of oil when baking. This will cut down on the fat content.
