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Creative
Storage
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pop into the used wipe box.
Empty boxes make great storage containers:
A-disks, Sanitary pads,
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Set aside a drawer or box
for all those extra plug-in cords. Store each cord in a tube from the
cling wrap or toilet roll tube. Label each one. | |
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Wrap
celery in aluminum foil for longer storage.
Over-ripe bananas (in the skin) can be popped into the freezer, take
out as many as you need to mash for baking
Store garlic in paper bag or ceramic jar in cool, dry spot (not in the
fridge)
Store unwashed lettuce
in the fridge, in Tupperware lettuce keeper or plastic bowl
covered with plastic wrap and
it should keep longer (3-4 wks)
Frozen food thawed in the refrigerator takes longer to thaw but it is
safe to refreeze it without cooking.
Store
large bags of flour in your freezer to prevent bugs
Buy or pick berries in season and freeze on cookie trays, then put
frozen fruit into portion sized freezer bags , be sure to mark bags
with date and contents
Repackage meats before freezing, take out of original container and
wrap tightly with cling wrap then cover package with foil, label with
contents and date
Put
any leftovers in clean containers and refrigerate within two hours,
mark container with contents
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throw out citrus peel - shred with potato peeler and store in freezer,
add to drinks, cakes or muffins
Freeze the cooking water from potatoes and vegetables, use in soups and
stews
Use leftover rice in stirfrys or add to puddings for a quick rice
pudding dessert
Leftover coffee can be frozen in cubes and used as flavoring in baked
goods or as a base for a latte
Wrap left-over pancakes and waffles individually and freeze, pop into
toaster for quick snacks or breakfasts
Put leftover gravy into heavy ziplock bag and store flat in the
freezer. Easy to use reheat in the microwave or drop into boiling water
Sour
milk can be frozen and added to recipes that call for buttermilk
Leftovers should be used up within two or three days
Keep
one shelf in the fridge just for leftovers so they don't get lost
Fresh herbs will last longer if you put them into small tart/muffin
tins, add water and freeze, pop the frozen 'herb muffin' into your
soups or stews
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Thinly
slice a banana, beat with 1 egg white until stiff as a substitute for
whipped cream
Instead of using oil to fry hamburger, sprinkle the pan with salt
Use pureed
prunes or applesauce in place of the oil called for in recipest
Buy
day old bread and freeze extras
Mix 7/8 cup of vegie oil with 1/2 tsp salt to use for a cup of butter
3/4 cup of honey is the same as a cup of sugar
1 garlic clove = 1/8 tsp garlic powder
Save all bread crumbs, crusts and ends, cut into squares, toast in oven
and freeze to use in stuffings
Pulverize white suger in the blender to use if you run out of icing
sugar.
Use the inner side of a banana peel for a
quick shoe polish. | | Don't
ever give exact change, at the end of the day take all your change and
put it in a piggie bank or jar then roll up your coins when jar is full
and bank it.
Learn which cartons, cans and bottles are returnable for
cash,
always return them, save up until you have enough to bank it.
Small lottery winnings of a few dollars can add up, so bank all wins.
Use coupons, but pay for all your groceries so the cashier can refund
your coupon savings in change, then bank it.
Instead of buying them, borrow magazines, cd's/dvd's from the library.
Instead
of buying expensive drinks or snacks for the kids when you are out
shopping, pack a little cooler with individual juices and throw in a
few of their favorite snacks.Save money
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Cleaning
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Pour
half of every bottle of store bought cleaning solution into a clean
spray bottle, fill both bottles with water so you have twice as much
Place masking or duct tape over lipstick stain on fabrics, rip off, dab
off any residue with talcum powder
Wrap duct tape around your hand, sticky side out, wipe furniture and
clothing to remove pet hair
Pre-treat 'ring around the collar' by
rubbing shampoo into the stain before washing
Tie
the foot of old pantyhose over the end of a wet vac and remove the
water from the aquarium without picking up all the gravel
Use cardboard tubes from paper towels or wrapping paper on the end of
your vacuum cleaner's crevice tool to get into really hard to reach
spots.
Sprinkle baking soda over carpets before you
vacuum to freshen and deordorize them.
Fleas in your
carpet? Try a thorough sprinkle of 20 Mule Team Borax on the
rugs and give them a good vacuum cleaning. |
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your own baby wipes by cutting
paper towels
to fit an empty wipe container. Soak with equal parts of baby oil, baby
shampoo and a half cup, or so, of water
Cut an old shower curtain to fit over the car windshield, sew a few
flat magnets along the edge and corners so in freezing
weather
you can thow it over when parked outside to keep from having to scrape
the window
Cut the waistband off old panty hose and use as big elastic bands to
hold plastic kitchen garbage bag in place
Used leftover tea to water your plants
Use strong tea to dye light-colored nylons
Use net onion bags as scrub pads
Can't
bear to part with those outgrown, special, little kids clothes? Take a
picture
then use them as stuffing in pillows.
Make placemats
from the artwork your children bring home from school.
Laminate the pages and give away to relatives as unique gifts.
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