I got this email forwarded to me by my wife and I believed many of you did received this as well. So, for the shake of "Sharing Spirit" & continue to "spam" my "Goodies" tagged column to those that did not get this, I decided to "paste" it here. Do go down the list & explore... and remember to keep salt with you during traveling/backpacking or at home... who knows you might get to impress some chicks/gents out there ;) . The one that i "surprise" the most: #50. What about yours? :)
1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the
egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up,
without all that mess. Contributed by Ms. Jerry McGinnis.
2. Soak stained
hankies in salt water before washing.
3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to
keep ants away.
4. Soak fish in salt water before decaling; the scales will
come off easier.
5. Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier
pouring.
6. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.
7. Test the
freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.
8. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg
will stay in its shell this way.
9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites
makes them beat up fluffier.
10. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted
water solution to perk them up.
11. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and
your flapjacks won't stick.
12. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you
first use them; they will last longer.
13. Use salt to clean your discolored
coffee pot.
14. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet
bowl.
15. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of
their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open
easily.
16. Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will
last longer.
17. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and
vinegar, thickened with flour
18. Add a little salt to the water your cut
flowers will stand in for a longer life.
19. Pour a mound of salt on an ink
spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.
20. Clean your iron by
rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.
21. Adding a
little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the
food cook faster.
22. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano
keys.
23. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and
starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.
24. Rinse a sore eye
with a little salt water.
25. Mildly salted water makes an effective
mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.
26. Dry salt sprinkled on
your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.
27. Use salt for killing weeds
in your lawn.
28. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
29. A
dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.
30. Before using
new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while.
31. A dash of salt
enhances the taste of tea.
32. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.
33. Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from
freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the
clothes from freezing.
34. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt
water to prevent yellowing.
35. Fresh sponges by soaking them in salt water.
36. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
37. Soak
enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in the next day to
remove burned-on stains.
38. Clean your greens in salt water for easier
removal of dirt.
39. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
40. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.
41. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.
42. Milk stays fresh
longer when a little salt is added.
43. Use equal parts of salt and soda for
brushing your teeth.
44. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
45. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.
46. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.
47. Salty water boils
faster when cooking eggs.
48. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make
it whip more quickly.
49. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove
odor.
50. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.
51. Boil
mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
52. Salt and
soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
53. Cover wine-stained
fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later.
54. Remove offensive odors from
stove with salt and cinnamon.
55. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of
cocoa.
56. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four
parts alcohol.
57. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.
58. Sprinkle
salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
59. Polish
your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look. Remove odors from sink
drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.
60. If a pie bubbles
over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess
won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily
when the oven has cooled.
