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· To banish ants from the kitchen, find out where they are coming in and cover the hole with petroleum jelly. <\/p>\n
Ants won't trek through the jelly. If they are coming under a door, draw a line on the floor with chalk. The little bugs
also won't cross a line of chalk . When storing empty airtight containers, throw in a pinch of salt to keep them from
getting stinky.<\/p>\n
· To clean an electric kettle with calcium build-up on the heating element, boil a mixture of half white vinegar and half
water, then empty.<\/p>\n
· For aluminium pans that are looking dull, just boil some apple peels in them. This will brighten up the aluminium and
make your house smell yummy.<\/p>\n
· Got a nasty invisible splinter from your kitchen tools? Put a piece of adhesive tapes on the area and then pull it off to
remove the splinter. <\/p>\n
To clean crevices and corners in vases and pitchers, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. The bubbles will
do the scrubbing.<\/p>\n
· After boiling pasta or potatoes, cool the water and use it to water your house plants. The water contains nutrients that your plants will love.<\/p>\n
· When you clean your Fish Tank, the water you drain can also be used to water your house plants. The nitrogen and phosphorus in fish droppings make aquarium water a great fertilizer.<\/p>\n
· When defrosting meat from the freezer, pour some vinegar over it. Not only does it tenderize the meat; it will also bring down the freezing temperature of the meat and cause it to thaw quicker.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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