{"id":442,"date":"2009-06-08T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T10:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/08\/handy-hints-and-tips-and-remedies\/"},"modified":"2009-06-08T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T10:54:42","slug":"handy-hints-and-tips-and-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/handy-hints-and-tips-and-remedies\/","title":{"rendered":"Handy hints and tips and remedies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\" style=\"font-size: 12px\">Place your newly bought pantyhose in the freezer\/fridge overnight. This strengthens the fibers and ensures a longer wear.&nbsp; Improve the flavour and thicken soup or gravies by adding coffee creamer.&nbsp; For fluffier rice add a tsp of lemon juice to the water.&nbsp; To keep the remaining half of an onion, smear with butter.&nbsp; To keep fish paste fresh for a little longer, store it upside down.<\/p>\n<p>Cream moisturizer: <br \/>&frac12; cup unscented aqueous cream<br \/>2 tblsp olive oil<br \/>Few drops of lavender essential oil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mix well together<br \/>For anti &ndash; fungal cream, add lavender and tea &ndash; tree oil.<br \/>For athlete&rsquo;s feet: soak a cotton wool swab in apple cider vinegar and dab on feet. When cleaning the freezer, after scraping the ice, wash and dry. Add glycerine to cloth and wipe the freezer to stop ice forming. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For mice, grow lavender in your garden, as they hate the smell.&nbsp; blocked drains or pipes: <br \/>1 tblsp of bicarbonate of soda.&frac12; cup to I cup warm vinegar Mix everything together and pour down drain pipes every 2 weeks.<br \/>A few drops of glycerine added to fresh creams whips cream more easily.<\/p>\n<p>To clean kidneys: place 1 tsp of honey in 1 cup boiling water and drink every morning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emergency diarrhoea medicine- corn flour and water.<br \/>Hiccups can be cured with a teaspoon of vinegar, or 1\/2 teaspoon of sugar dissolved in the mouth. You can also press the thumb of the right hand into the palm of the left hand and hold your breath for several seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make drinking glasses shine brightly by putting them into water to which you have added some baking-powder. Afterwards leave to dry.&nbsp; Use glycerine or Vaseline to oil kitchen appliances, this will ensure no unpleasant flavors leak though.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roast potatoes will look good if rolled into flour before roasting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Potato will remove food stains from your fingers and refresh that oil painting. Just rub a cut potato over it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Place your newly bought pantyhose in the freezer\/fridge overnight. 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