Evergreen old-school charms

 

                                    Evergreen old-school charms

•        Rub a potato on rusty knives.
•        Rub a candle on sticky drawers.
•       Pick up glass pieces with a loaf of bread.
•       Freeze gum to remove it.
•      Apply salt and lemon on cutting boards.
•      Rub garlic on mosquito bites.
•     Rub bread loaf on crayon marks.
•      Slip socks over chair legs.
•      Soak smelly sponges in salt water.
•     Unclog Sink with salt and boiling water.

                some tips for baking

•        Chill the dough atleast 30 mnts before baking.
•         Let cookies cool in the tray for 5 mnts before transferring.

Onion -- From grandma's diary

                                Onion from grandma’s diary

    

•          Rubbing a piece of onion on the affected tooth, relieves tooth pain.
•          An onion kept under the pillow during hot summer months prevents sunstroke .
•          To get rid of allergy, apply onion juice before bath.
•        For prevention of hair fall applying onion juice on the hair before shampoo helps.
•        Rubbing a piece of onion on the face helps to remove black spots.
•        Rubbing a piece of onion on teeth imparts whiteness.
•       For fat belly reduce - drink a mixture of little onion juice+ lemon juice + ginger juice + one spoonful honey.
• Small onion with little honey helps in reducing BP, belching and gas.       

 

          

Vegetable-remedies for some common ailments

          

                                   Vegetable- remedies for some common ailments

•        Beetroot juice with lemon juice for stomach ailments.
•        Juice of cabbage for stomach ulcer.
•        Eating carrot after lunch cleans teeth.
•         Daily taking two small cucumbers takes care of constipation.
•         Tomato juice with honey is for blood purification.

Simple tips

    

                                     Simple tips

•             Apply a little salt to the tip of the wick in the candle. The wick will last longer.
•            In the box of needles, hooks, apply a little talcum powder to prevent rust. Even a piece of chalk piece will also do the same.
•       If you soak garlic in water for sometime, you can peel easily.
•      Ghee, honey when solidifies, keeping  the bottle in a bowl of hot water will melt.

Saunf or Fennel seeds- A friend from the kitchen-shelf

   

                                 Saunf or Fennel seeds- A friend from the kitchen-shelf

 

          1  - Saunf taken after a meal whether heavy or unhealthy, or normal aids in digestion, cures gastric pain, and acidity. It’s customary to take with little sugar candy or rock sugar after a feast.

        2    -  If you chew little fennel seeds just in the mouth, it will cure heart-burning.

       3    -  1 glass of milk, boil it with 3 teaspoons of fennel for 10 minutes, cool it , and drinking it will drive away the abdominal pain.

       4  -  1 teaspoon of ginger paste +2 teaspoons of fennel seeds + 2 teaspoons of honey will cure loose motion.

       5  -   Fennel seeds powder+ dry ginger powder + pink salt ( rock salt ) — 1 teaspoon of this taken with water before bed will help in curing constipation.

      6   —6 teaspoons powdered fennel seeds, put it in a cup of water, add real rose petals, boil and drink it once or twice a day to overcome anemia.

     7    — Fennel water ( water boiled with fennel ) is good for cold, fever, and dry cough.

      8  - It’s believed if you eat little fennel, it’ll induce hunger.

    

        Fennel is added to ease indigestible food, non-vegetarian items.               

    

Some observations

                                         Some observations 

•     To remove the strong odor of onions and garlic from your hands after cutting, rub them ( your hands with salt or a lemon peel.
• To get rid of the eggy smell in cakes, add 1 tablespoon of honey to the cake batter while beating it. The cake will taste better too.
• When grinding cardamom, add a small quantity of sugar along with it in mortar pestle. Not only is it easier, it also gives a uniform cardamom flavor.
• To prevent lumps from forming while dissolving custard powder, dissolve a little sugar in water and add it to the custard powder.
• Green vegetables will retain their color if you sprinkle some sugar on them while cooking. Taste will also be better.
• Over-ripe tomatoes can be put to use by dipping in salty cold water. Leave them overnight and they will be firm and fresh, the next day.

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small kitchen tips

      

                                            Small kitchen tips

•  To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature if stored in the fridge roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.
• While boiling potatoes add a little salt to prevent its breaking.
• After frying cheese cubes, put them in hot water for some time. cheese will remain soft.
• To preserve the softness of cheese cubes while storing in the fridge, spread a little sugar on them.
• If tomatoes are over ripe, store them in a polythene bag in the freezer. Take out, peel and use them as and when needed.
• Store coriander leaves with stems in a polythene bag tied or in an airtight box in the fridge.