Home Tips
  • Clean the gas burner with petrol to get a clear blue flame.

  • In winter, soda bicarbonate can be used as a dry shampoo and dog deodorant.

  • Mice are allergic to mint. Put a few drops of essence of peppermint on cotton wool and leave it near mouse holes. Alternatively, keep bunches of watercress near food in a pantry.

  • After defrosting a refrigerator or freezer, wipe round the insides with a rag soaked in glycerine. This will speed up the defrosting process next time.

  • You can lose weight by regularly taking a teaspoonful of honey in warm water every morning on an empty stomach When small babies cry continuously, give them one or two drops of honey in a spoonful of warm water. They will stop crying and doze off to sleep.

  • Take one teaspoon of sugar and heat it for a few minutes. When it turns brown in colour, mix it into the cake batter quickly. This will give the cake a rich colour.

  • For popcorns to pop more easily, sprinkle them with warm water, an hour before popping.

  • For slippery fish, rub your fingers first with salt. Handling fish gets a lot easier.

  • To remove oil stains from woolen clothes, apply a little curd over the area and wash them after sometime. The stains will vanish after awhile.

  • To clean coffee stains, dip a white cloth in beaten egg yolk and rub the yolk into the stain. Then rinse with clear water.

  • For gastric trouble, take a tablespoon of ajwain along with ¼ tsp. Of black salt. Just swallow the mixture with a glass of water and you will feel better within a few minutes.

  • Your toothbrush will be bacteria free if you soak it in hot salt water, once a week.

  • For headaches caused by bright sunlight, here's quick remedy. Add limejuice and a little ginger paste to warm water and drink it. It brings instant relief.

  • If curd is prepared in a casserole, curd will be thick and tasty.

  • To prevent the tools from rusting, put a piece of charcoal with them in the toolbox.

  • Keep a piece of jiggery in your ghee jar to prevent it from becoming rancid.

  • If asafetida has turned very hard, store it along with a few green chilies. It will soften.

  • Coconut oil can be kept fresh and clean by placing a few camphor pieces in it. Also, it will be more cool and fragrant.

  • To keep bananas fresh for a longer period, wrap them neatly and tightly in newspapers and keep them in a refrigerator.

  • Add a few peppercorns to the camphor box. The camphor will last longer and won't evaporate.

  • To get rid of cockroaches, put a little stale beer in a narrow mouthed bottle and leave it uncorked in the kitchen, overnight. In the morning, the bottle will be full of dead cockroaches.

  • To reduce the bitterness of methi leaves, sprinkle some salt and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Then squeeze the leaves tightly and chop them. All the bitterness will vanish.

  • To make the gravy thick and tasty, roast one tablespoon of gram flour (besan) and sprinkle it immediately in boiling gravy.

  • To protect sugar from ants, put few cloves in the sugar container.

  • To clean the oven and remove the odour from it, keep four teaspoons of ammonia in a bowl on the lower shelf, keep a bowl of the oven for a few minutes. Keep the door of the oven closed for the whole nigh
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