15 HOME Handy Hints

Remove the wrappers and let them dry under the hot sun for a

few days before using them.

HINT 1 Making cakes of soap last longerHINT 1 Making cakes of soap last longer

HINT 2 Getting more juice from your Lemons and Limes

Before squeezing them, immerse in hot water for about

15 minutes.

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HINT 3 Getting ketchup out of

a fresh bottle.

Sometimes you find ketchup won’t flow out of a fresh bottle despite some shaking.

Insert a drinking straw and push it to the bottom. Enough air will be admitted to start even

flow.

HINT 4 Easing drawers that stick

Rub the runners with candle wax

or soap.The drawers will

then run smoothly.

HINT 5 Separating stuck postage stamps

When postage stamps are stuck together, place them in the freezer of

the refrigerator. They will usually come apart and the glue can still be used again.

HINT 6 Making candles burn longer

Put your candles for a few hours in the freezing compartment of your

refrigerator before using them. They will then burn

longer and better.

HINT 7 Scraping new potatoes

Add a little bicarbonate of soda into hot water. Stir.

Then soak the potatoes for a few minutes. They will

now be much easier to scrape.

HINT 8 Peeling soft oranges

Sometimes you have difficulty doing so.

Put the soft oranges into your refrigerator

for a few hours.Peeling is now much

easier.

HINT 9 Preventing egg white leaking out when boiling eggs

Add a little vinegar to the water when boiling your eggs.

HINT 10 Removing blood stains on fabric

Soak the clothes in cold salted water. Change the water

regularly and then wash as usual.

HINT 11 Preventing cut apples and pears from

turning darkDip the cut pieces into some

lemon or lime juice.They can now keep longer

without turning dark.

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HINT 12 Removing deposit HINT 12 Removing deposit from kettlesfrom kettles

Make a mixture of equal amounts of

vinegar and water.Boil the mixture in the

kettle and then let it cool.Empty and rinse well with water.

HINT 13 Peeling onions without tears

Peel the onions under cold running water or chill the onions in the refrigerator

first before peeling.

HINT 14 Keeping biscuits crisp

Put a cube of sugar into the tin in which you keep your

biscuits.

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HINT 15 Cleaning glass windowsand mirrors

The printing ink that is used in newspapers has a wonderful effect on glass.

Wash the dirt off first. Then damp a pieceof newspaper and use it to clean your

glass windows and mirrors.

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With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin

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