Household Tips

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To help get us started, here are a few tips courtesy of Rural Family Living, LLC

To toast coconut for cakes, put in pie pan and place in
moderate oven. Stir often from edges to brown evenly.

Flour should be sifted once before measuring. Fill the
cup without packing.

When making cake icing or candy consisting is milk or
cream and sugar add one tsp of ordinary table syrup for
each cup of sugar used. Boil in the usual way. Your
finished product will be much smoother and not so apt
to become sugary.

To Soften an Avocado overnight, wash, dry well. Place
in flour cannister, being sure avocado is completely
covered, let stand overnight.

A piece of nylon net at the kitchen sink is great for
scrubbing vegetables.

Add a small amount of vinegar to water when washing
vegetables to freshen them.

Fresh tomatoes will keep longer if placed with stems
down.

Soak potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes before
baking in order to bake more rapidly. (does everyone
use the microwave now?)

Chewing gum while peeling onions helps prevent tears.

Limp celery may be crisped by placing in a pan of cold
water, adding a slice of potato and refrigerating for
several hours.

Bananas may be kept for several days in refrigerator
if individually wrapped in waxed paper.

Slice bananas with silver knife to prevent turning dark.

Add 2 tsp cooking oil to boiling water before adding
rice, noodles, macaroni and spaghetti to make foods
glisten and separate easily.

Place granulated sugar in blender, process until sugar
is powdered, 1/2 cup granulated makes almost 1 cup
powdered sugar.

Add 1/4 cup jam or jelly in prepared whip topping for
a delicious treat.

Place hand in sandwich bag, dip bag in shortening to
grease baking dishes. Store bag in shortening can to
use again.


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