TRICKS

I found the most amazing 50's styley household tricks book that I bought cause I thought it looked cool. Turns out it was super handy. I love finding little tricks to make life easier in the kitchen or otherwise.

Sugar Cube
My personal favorite is the sugar cube. If you burn food into the bottom of your pots and pans grab a couple of sugar cubes and rub it over the blackened mess and it will dissolve almost instantly without ruining the surface. Regular sugar also works, however the sugar cube is easier to rub on the bottom of the pan. This also works on ceramics and glass. Takes away tea and coffee stains in mugs too.

Okay if you leave your pan on the oven for an hour burning a 1/4 inch layer then you'll need more than a sugar cube. In this instance I scrape away what I can with the sugar cube and then let the sugar soak over night. Repeating until I reach the bottom.

Corn Starch to cure bee stings.

This is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cure for bee stings. It works magic. refuse to use anything else. You add a bit of water to corn starch until it becomes a paste and apply it over the sting. You want just enough water so it is soft, but doesn't run off the sting rather makes a crust. It will suck the poison right out and 5 mins later you won't even know you had been stung. Just take a small baggy with you in your back pack when your out with the kids or on hike. Haven't tried in on mosquito's however, you usually don't know you have been stung until long after the fact.

Corn starch has unusual properties so when you add water it will give the appearance of being hard when poked, but will eventually give way and become liquid. It's also fun to add food coloring and let the kids play with it. Has an interesting textural feel.



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