Hacks

In the back of my mother's cookbook I found a couple of cards with hacks.  Just because this might be useful.  Here you go, if you try one of these and find it helpful please let me know.  

1. Finely chopped onions-  Run over sliced onions with a pizza cutter.  

2. To remove fat from soup -  Layer a piece of wax paper on the soup before it is refrigerated. 

3. Painting around door handles - To easily and cleanly navigate painting around door handles, simply wrap the handle in aluminum foil.  

4. Grating-  Before using the grater for carrots, cheese and onions, simply spray the grater with vegetable oil.  

5. In a rush for dinner, to reduce time for potatoes - soak the potatoes in some salt water before you  bake.  

6.  Paint stains on windows? - Hot vinegar will quickly clean up paint stains. 

7. Ice trays - Can be used as a  biscuit cutter

8. Grease - Use a leaf of lettuce to soak up the grease.  

9. To get rid of rust stains on clothes - 1 tsp of cream of tartar in wash/rinse.

10. Wall Paper remover spray - 2/3 cup Hot water, 1/3 cup liquid fabric softener, spray on wall wait for 20 minutes and peel off.  

11. Brother Fat - Drain through a paper towel. 

12.  To eliminate grass between bricks on a patio -  sprinkle salt in crevices 

13.  Ring around the collar - use oily hair shampoo as a Pre-wash

14. Lint clinging on dark clothing - Add a cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle.