Monday 16 January 2012

Household tips

To clean cane  articles, mix table salt and borax in a little water  and apply with a sponge. The salt will strengthen the cane and the borax will clean it.

 Honey has a natural laxative property. Mix one tsp. of honey with one tsp. of amla "gooseberry" powder and take it every day at bed time. It is a time tested medicine for chronic constipation.

 Give children suffering from worms, 20drops of juice of raw turmeric mixed with a pinch of salt first thing in the morning daily.

 If the back screw of a ear ring is lost, cut half inch thick slice of eraser and use it to hold the earring in place of the screw instead.
 
 While trying out new recipes, place the recipe book or paper in a transparent polythene bag to avoid staining or damage of any kind.
 
 Empty lipstick cases come in handy for storing needles, pins etc.
 
 Improve your digestion by eating an over ripe banana and then drink half a glass of hot water.

 If you want to get rid of cock roaches mix some flour, sugar and boric powder with a little water and roll into small balls, keep the balls on shelves or in cupboards where cockroaches run about. 

Biscuits will remain crisp for a long time if you keep a piece of  blotting paper in the box in which the biscuits are kept or stored.

Cigarette odour vanishes from a room, if you burn a candle.

Before boiling the egg prick both the ends with a needle to prevent the yolk from leaking out.

If you do not have a refrigerator, pack the left over chutney in a green banana leaf, it won't get spoil ed.








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