Of ever-flowing OJ & trash-can racoons
Volume III, No. 21 (January 8, 2006))
Copyright © Deborah Michelle Sanders 2006
My heart is steadfast, O G-d,
My heart is steadfast.
I will sing & raise a psalm;
Awake, my spirit.
I will awake at dawn of day.
I will confess Thee, O L-rd, among the peoples,
Among the nations I will raise a psalm to Thee;
For Thy unfailing love is wider than the heavens
And Thy truth reaches to the skies.
Show Thyself, O G-d, high above the heavens;
Let Thy glory shine over all the earth.
-- From Psalm 108
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
Herewith, the (nearly) ever-flowing orange juice pitcher. First, blend a 12-oz can of concentrate as usual. Drink 1 glass (8 oz) from it. Replace with 8 oz of water. Repeat. Stop when there are just 2 cups left. Fill the pitcher completely & blend. Depending upon your taste, you can either make 2 or 3 pitchers of juice this way.
When your car’s windshield wipers wear out, they will still be of use within your home as squeezes.
If you are on a diet – or just want to avoid unnecessary calories, put your Smart Balance (or butter, if you must) on your toast only after the bread has cooled down, not when it is still hot. You’ll save half the calories!
Here are some hints for touching up scuff marks. Touch up white appliance paint with a correction fluid used as an office supply. Touch up white athletic shoes with white shoe polish. Touch up black rubber or plastic decorations on your car with black shoe polish.
There is no mechanical or electronic reason to purchase a color TV any sooner than 12 years after you bought it. It will continue to work just fine., Of course, there is always keeping up with the Jones’s. But you wouldn’t do anything like that!
If you like deep-fried food, at least you can save some money when you drain it. Instead of using about ½ of a roll of paper towels, use just one towel, placed atop a pile of newspaper.
To blot your lipstick, use a square of toilet paper instead of the much larger facial tissue. Indeed, I keep 2 squares in a small plastic glass, & reuse it until it is nearly covered with color.
If you plan to cook stuffed cabbage, make it easier on yourself. Freeze the outer leaves of the cabbage for an hour. Once defrosted, the leaves will be soft, making it easy to roll them up.
For sourdough bread without the trouble of keeping a starter going, try this (an accidental discovery). Using 1 cup of milk in your bread recipe (in place of any other called-for 1 cup of liquid in the recipe), add 1-3/4 T of cream of tartar. That means that you use 1 T + 2 tsp – that’s close enough, but to be perfect on this, I add a smidgman more. Luscious!
Is it ever worthwhile to spring for the brand-name when there is a generic substitute? As an example, it IS in the case of hoses for washing machines. (Yes, we cover everything in this blog.) The low-priced hoses are subject to heating loss, &, as well, they resist pressure. The best vendor for a new hose is the manufacturer of the washer itself.
Wet your dental floss thoroughly before using it. You’ll see that it is much easier to thrust it between tight gaps that way.
Here’s a great way to show people who give you or your child gifts, to demonstrate to them how much the gift means to you or your child. Take a picture of the gift being used, & enclose it with your thank-you note (or send it as an attachment online).
Fussing 3-year-old’s disturbing you as you try to cook or sew? Just give them a plastic plate of frozen peas to eat &/or throw. (Be sure to take a gander at them every minute or so. And don’t do this with a younger child.)
If your car has an apparent future life of only 2 years or so, buy any replacement parts that you need at a junkyard instead of at an auto supply store to save BIG!
Most folks own a sofa. Here’s how to keep its upholstery in best shape. Turn its cushions often to reduce obvious wear-&-tear. Exchange the cushions at each side arm, then exchange the 2 or 3 back pillows so that all surfaces wear evenly. (If the pattern is the same back & front, be sure to switch these regularly, too.)
Keep raccoons & other critters out of your outdoors trash barrels! Just pour ¼ c of household ammonia into the bottom of each can.
Copyright © Deborah Michelle Sanders 2006
My heart is steadfast, O G-d,
My heart is steadfast.
I will sing & raise a psalm;
Awake, my spirit.
I will awake at dawn of day.
I will confess Thee, O L-rd, among the peoples,
Among the nations I will raise a psalm to Thee;
For Thy unfailing love is wider than the heavens
And Thy truth reaches to the skies.
Show Thyself, O G-d, high above the heavens;
Let Thy glory shine over all the earth.
-- From Psalm 108
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
Herewith, the (nearly) ever-flowing orange juice pitcher. First, blend a 12-oz can of concentrate as usual. Drink 1 glass (8 oz) from it. Replace with 8 oz of water. Repeat. Stop when there are just 2 cups left. Fill the pitcher completely & blend. Depending upon your taste, you can either make 2 or 3 pitchers of juice this way.
When your car’s windshield wipers wear out, they will still be of use within your home as squeezes.
If you are on a diet – or just want to avoid unnecessary calories, put your Smart Balance (or butter, if you must) on your toast only after the bread has cooled down, not when it is still hot. You’ll save half the calories!
Here are some hints for touching up scuff marks. Touch up white appliance paint with a correction fluid used as an office supply. Touch up white athletic shoes with white shoe polish. Touch up black rubber or plastic decorations on your car with black shoe polish.
There is no mechanical or electronic reason to purchase a color TV any sooner than 12 years after you bought it. It will continue to work just fine., Of course, there is always keeping up with the Jones’s. But you wouldn’t do anything like that!
If you like deep-fried food, at least you can save some money when you drain it. Instead of using about ½ of a roll of paper towels, use just one towel, placed atop a pile of newspaper.
To blot your lipstick, use a square of toilet paper instead of the much larger facial tissue. Indeed, I keep 2 squares in a small plastic glass, & reuse it until it is nearly covered with color.
If you plan to cook stuffed cabbage, make it easier on yourself. Freeze the outer leaves of the cabbage for an hour. Once defrosted, the leaves will be soft, making it easy to roll them up.
For sourdough bread without the trouble of keeping a starter going, try this (an accidental discovery). Using 1 cup of milk in your bread recipe (in place of any other called-for 1 cup of liquid in the recipe), add 1-3/4 T of cream of tartar. That means that you use 1 T + 2 tsp – that’s close enough, but to be perfect on this, I add a smidgman more. Luscious!
Is it ever worthwhile to spring for the brand-name when there is a generic substitute? As an example, it IS in the case of hoses for washing machines. (Yes, we cover everything in this blog.) The low-priced hoses are subject to heating loss, &, as well, they resist pressure. The best vendor for a new hose is the manufacturer of the washer itself.
Wet your dental floss thoroughly before using it. You’ll see that it is much easier to thrust it between tight gaps that way.
Here’s a great way to show people who give you or your child gifts, to demonstrate to them how much the gift means to you or your child. Take a picture of the gift being used, & enclose it with your thank-you note (or send it as an attachment online).
Fussing 3-year-old’s disturbing you as you try to cook or sew? Just give them a plastic plate of frozen peas to eat &/or throw. (Be sure to take a gander at them every minute or so. And don’t do this with a younger child.)
If your car has an apparent future life of only 2 years or so, buy any replacement parts that you need at a junkyard instead of at an auto supply store to save BIG!
Most folks own a sofa. Here’s how to keep its upholstery in best shape. Turn its cushions often to reduce obvious wear-&-tear. Exchange the cushions at each side arm, then exchange the 2 or 3 back pillows so that all surfaces wear evenly. (If the pattern is the same back & front, be sure to switch these regularly, too.)
Keep raccoons & other critters out of your outdoors trash barrels! Just pour ¼ c of household ammonia into the bottom of each can.
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