Showing posts with label practical solutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label practical solutions. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems! Please pass it on!

  • Ants Problem: Ants hate cucumbers. Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant hole.
  • To get pure and clean ice: Boil water first before freezing.
  • To make the mirror shine: Clean with spirit
  • To remove chewing gum from clothes: Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour.
  • To whiten white clothes:
  • Soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for 10 minutes
  • To give a shine to hair: Add one teaspoon of vinegar to hair, then wash hair.
  • To get maximum juice out of lemons: Soak lemons in hot water for one hour, and then juice them.
  • To avoid smell of cabbage while cooking:  Keep a piece of bread on the cabbage in the vessel while cooking.
  • To avoid tears while cutting onions: Chew gum. (Use can also bite on a spoon!)
  • To boil potatoes quickly: Skin one potato from one side only before boiling.
  • To remove ink from clothes: Put toothpaste on the ink spots generously and let it dry completely, then wash.
  • To skin sweet potatoes quickly: Soak in cold water immediately after boiling.
  • To get rid of mice or rats: sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run  away!

Chinese Proverb: "When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others."