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RitcheyRch
10-04-2006, 09:38 AM
Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it
With your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You
Get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per serving.
Reheating refrigerated bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place
Them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will
Keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
Newspaper weeds away
Start putting in your plants,work the nutrients in your soil. Wet
Newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.
Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of
Glass- the fibers catch ones you can't see!
No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with
Cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.
Easier thank you's
When you throw a bridal/baby shower, buy a pack of thank you cards for the guest of honor. During the party, pass out the envelopes and have everyone put their address on one. When the bride/new mom sends the thank you's, they're all addressed!
Stolen Bicycle
If you purchase a new bike for your child, place their picture
Inside the handle bar before placing the grips on. if the bike is
Stolen and later recovered, remove the grip and there is your proof
Who owns the bike.
Flexible vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an
Empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It
Can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not
Have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that
Cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and -
- static is gone.
Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with
Hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add
Your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it
Comes right out.
Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the
Glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser!
Works better than a cloth!
Reopening envelope
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include
Something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Voila! It unseals easily.
Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper
Than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a
Great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair...
Goodbye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2"
With Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid, mix
Well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it
"home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or>so, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about
Pets or small children being harmed!
Take baby powder to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When your
Ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder
and the sand will slide right off your skin

squirt'nmyload
10-04-2006, 09:44 AM
Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it
With your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You
Get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per serving
i could've tried this last night because i made a cake!!!

whiteworks
10-04-2006, 09:44 AM
you been watchin Martha Stewart again :)

RitcheyRch
10-04-2006, 10:08 AM
Was sent to me in an e-mail. They seemed interesting enough to post them here. :boxed: