HOUSEHOLD HINTS


I found an article with household hints that I thought would be very helpful to all of us. They use common ordinary products and common sense. Who among us can't use some time saving advice?
For dusting under furniture and hard-to-get-at places, slip an old sock onto a flyswatter and sew securely into place. It's very handy.
When defrosting your refrigerator, save time by placing several layers of newspaper on each shelf. These sop up the water and eliminate a lot of time consuming sponging later.
If you spill cooking oil on the floor, immediately pour salt over the spill. In a matter of minutes, you will be able to sweep away the salt and oil with no stain. It works well for eggs too.
Don't throw away lemon halves after squeezing out the juice. Dip them in salt and rub them on the bottom of a copper-bottom pan for a few minutes. The pan will shine like new. If you then scour the bottom of the pot with a soap-filled pad, this will help prevent further accumulation.
Instead of trying to press velvet, hang it in the bathroom with the hot shower running for about a half-hour. All of the wrinkles will be steamed out.
Wipe stubborn fingerprints off light switch plates by using a slightly dampened, soapy washcloth. Hand soap works best.
Next time a plastic bread wrapper melts on the toaster or coffeepot, try this. Rub some petroleum jelly on the spot. Reheat the appliance and use a paper towel to rub off the plastic and the printing.
To clean grease from the filter above the stove, put the filter in the dishwasher with an extra amount of detergent and run the full cycle. It comes out looking like new. If if hasn't been cleaned in a long time you may have to repeat the cycle.
Fingertips from old cotton gloves slipped over each side of clothespins will prevent snagging when hanging delicate hosiery on the line.
When silk flower arrangements look old and dusty, dip them gently and quickly into warm water with detergent in it. Then place them on a towel to dry. They come out looking new.
This laundry marking system is made-to-order for large families. One dot from a permanent felt-tip pen marks the oldest childs clothes; the fifth child has five dots, etc. When it's hand-me-down time, just add another dot. No color codes to change, no name tapes to sew and no shirts with a half-dozen confusing initials inside the collar.
Your bathroom mirror won't fog up if you clean it with canned shaving cream. It works well on eyeglasses too. (That means no more sudden blindness when you're unloading the dishwasher or checking the roast.)
If the window on your oven gets hopelessly spattered and yellowed from baking and broiling, you'll find that baking soda on a damp cloth cleans the window easily with no scratches.
A child's wagon can be a mini-moving van around the house. It's great for moving baskets of wet or dry clothes, heavy boxes and even small pieces of furniture.
For easy clean-up after a spill in the over, pour a small amount of water on the spill while the oven is still warm. After about 30 minutes or so, the spot will wipe up easily.
If you scorch a pan while cooking because you are on that darn computer (Not that any of us would do this) and loose allllll track of time and you want to throw that pan away but they are just to darn expensive, and you have to clean it, this makes life so much easier. Put water in pan to cover scorched, who am I kidding "burnt" area add a few tablespoons of baking soda, bring to a boil and let boil for about 10 minutes. You will be surprised how easy it will come out. Another hint... Make sure the computer is off while boiling water in the pan. *S* Hint sent in by Theresa Swiney of Just Us.

I hope you have found something here that you can utilize in your own home.

Tips are from a supplement pulled from the "Taste of Home" magazine.




The following amazing hints using common household products were submitted by Just Us Member, Theresa.

BOUNCE...the stuff you use in your dryer:


Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce.

Freshens the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet.

Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing.

Eliminates static cling from hose. Rub a damp, used sheet of Bounce over the hose.

Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.

Freshens the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.

Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food.

Eliminates odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.

Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminates static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resetting.

Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning.


And now, Coca-Cola:


To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coke-a-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

It will also clean road haze from your windshield. and...

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