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1. <\/span>Do not throw away hard pieces of stale bread. Dry them in the sun or on the tawa and grind and use as breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. <\/span>Add a little milk to the onions while frying. This will help to retain the rich color and prevent them from burning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. <\/span>While frying mushrooms, add a tsp of lemon juice to the butter. This will prevent them from breaking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. <\/span>When the sauce is almost over in the chilly sauce bottle. Add some limejuice and shake well and use as a salad dressing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5. <\/span>While cooking bitter gourd add a few pieces of raw mango to remove the bitterness and add a little tang to the curry<\/p>\n 6. <\/span>To prevent the ladyfingers from being sticky toss the chopped pieces in 1 tab of lemon juice before frying or cooking.<\/p>\n 7. <\/span>To get rid of the eggy smells in cakes add 1 tab of honey to the cake batter. 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