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MADE MOSQUITO REPELLENT -
Like enjoy the outdoors in summer, but find that pesky
mosquitoes like munching on your sweet skin too much? Here's
a very simple solution that works well. Get a white plate,
put some water in it, add a couple of drops of LEMON Joy
dishwashing soap and place the plate near where you'll be
sitting. The mosquitoes will be attracted to the plate, and
will drop dead in the plate or nearby!
Used
dryer sheets are great to dust off your computer and TV
screens. Not only do
they clean, the antistatic property will treat the screen to
repel rather than attract dust
Give the
gift that pampers. Go to
a craft store and find an inexpensive basket and colored
cellophane or tissue. Then go to the Dollar Store and buy
products to pamper with... bath gels, scented soaps,
loofahs, bath brushes etc., Then add a coffee cup with a tin
of flavored coffee.
Wrinkle
Releaser: To make that
new wrinkle releaser-use 1 part fabric softener to 15 parts
water. Put in a spray bottle.
Build
the perfect charcoal fire for
your barbecue grill with no lighter fluid or expensive
charcoal: Get two or more, (depending on the size of your
grill) empty CARDBOARD egg cartons and fill each slot with
charcoal briquettes. Place them in the grill, light the
cartons, and you will have the perfect charcoal
arrangement.
Remove
soap scum from shower doors quickly and
easily. Wipe with a used
dryer sheet such as Bounce. For maximum effectiveness,
shower doors and dryer sheet should be dry. Scum comes right
off with little effort on your part!
Perfectly
Grilled Meat - Are you
tired of eating ribs or chicken from the grill that are
wonderful on the inside and charcoal black on the outside?
Precook your meat for a few minutes in the microwave. Then
put it on the grill and it will be done on the inside before
it gets black on the outside.
Treating
a Sunburn - Apply Witch
Hazel to the sunburned areas liberally with a cotton ball.
Do this several times a day. You can also put the Witch
Hazel in a spray bottle straight, or diluted with a little
water and spray the burned areas. It will cool, soothe, and
speed up the recovery time....
Uses for
Salt
Get rid of tea
and coffee stains easily. Wet th ecup or glass sprinkle with
salt and rub away with the dish cloth.
For new panty hose, mix 1/2 cup of salt and 2
cupsof water; soak your panty hose in the solution for two
hours; Rinse and drip dry. The fibers in the panty hose will
toughen up and they will be protected from snags and
running
Pre-Treat for Mildew - To
prevent mildew from growing on your new shower curtain, try
this simple trick: Before you put it up for the first time,
soak it in a bath of salt water, then hang it up
immediately.
To
keep potatoes from budding,
place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
If
you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still
cooking, drop in a
peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an
instant fix up.
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