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#168888 September 20th, 2006 at 09:54 PM
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I didn't, so I thought I would share these with you guys!

Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy Micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it Really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw Bag away when
done easy clean up. Janet, Killeen, TX

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!


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.


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 - voila - 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!


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!
Barbra, Birch Run, MI


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.

#168889 September 20th, 2006 at 10:00 PM
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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.
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I was trying to figure out yesterday how to vacuum up the crap that's between the stove and cabinet!

#168890 September 20th, 2006 at 10:05 PM
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I just have to figure out how to get the "hose" on my vacuum to work! :rolleyes:

#168891 September 20th, 2006 at 11:45 PM
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A lot of the vacuums automatically switch when you plug in the hose. Mine, however, has a dial that you have to turn...took a lot of head-scratching ("why won't this d@#$%n hose work?") before I actually LOOKED at the stupid machine!

#168892 September 21st, 2006 at 12:56 AM
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Mine has to be detached from the "beater" before it works, and I can't remember how to detatch it! nutz

#168893 March 11th, 2007 at 06:07 PM
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I can tell ya the cayenne pepper works to keep the squirrels away . I had planted a bunch of bulbs and then chased a squirrel off . I went inside , got the cayenne pepper , sprinkled it where the bulbs had been planted . That nasty little pest came back , he started to dig but got a snoot full . He jumped back , rubbed his nose and spitted and sputtered and ran off . I have not seen a squirrel in my bulb area again . LOL . Teach them little varmints a thing or two .


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