MORE OF PUMPKIN'S HELPFUL HINTS
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Val at the RT
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Some more good helpful hints!!
* Keep the linings from cereal boxes, they make great substitutes for waxed paper!
Tim says: fold and turn and store half-empty cereal bags SIDEWAYS in the box to help keep the bag from coming undone.
* Next time you need a quick ice pack, grab a bag of frozen vegetables out of your freezer, no watery leaks from a plastic baggie!
* When making bread, substitute non-dairy creamer for the dry milk, it works just as well!
* Rinse cooked, ground meat with water when draining off the fat, this
helps "wash away" even more fat!
* Slicing meat when partially frozen makes it easier to get thin slices.
* Instead of throwing away bread heels or leftover cornbread, use them to make bread crumbs. For use later, store them in the freezer.
* Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator, it will keep for weeks!
* Substitute half applesauce for the vegetable oil in your baking recipes, you'll greatly reduce the fat content! (Example: 1/2 cup vegetable oil = 1/4 cup applesauce + 1/4 cup oil)
* To ripen avocados and bananas, enclose them in a brown paper bag with
an apple for 2-3 days!
* Brush beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful, glossy finish!
* In recipes calling for margarine, substitute reduced-calorie margarine to help cut back on fat! (Same goes with sour cream, milk, cheese, cream
cheese, and cream soups)
* Place a slice of bread in hardened brown sugar to soften it back up!
* When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corns natural sweetness!
* When starting your garden seedlings indoors, plant the seeds in egg shell halves. Simply crack the shells around the roots of your plants and transplant them outdoors, the shell is a natural fertilizer!
* To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh; if it rises to the surface, throw it away.
* Use hollowed out orange, grapefruit or melon halves for perfect salad and dessert bowls!
* Quickly cut up pancakes using a pizza cutter!
Tim says: I use a pizza cutter for making hash browns and dicing onions and lots of other things.
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