Make a Homemade Salt Substitute - Tips & tricks

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Make a Homemade Salt Substitute

• Mix 5 teaspoons of onion powder, 1 tablespoon EACH of paprika, dry mustard and garlic powder, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper and 1/2 teaspoon celery seed. Combine and keep in a spice jar.

Making Quiche More Interesting - Tips & tricks

Making Quiche More Interesting - Tips & tricks

• Tired of making the same old quiche? Give it a new zip by adding chopped almonds, ground pecans or grated cheese to the crust.

Fire Safety at Home - Tips

 
Fire Safety at Home

• Draw a plan of your home and mark the fire-escape routes. Then teach your children about the exits and how to get out in case of a fire or disaster. Be sure to hold fire drills for the entire family twice a year to make sure everyone knows the importance of what to do in a fire emergency.

Easy Way to Wash Your Dog - tips

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Easy Way to Wash Your Dog
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• Put your pooch into your children's plastic wading pool. This will contain it while you use the hose to clean off and the feet will be soaked while standing during the cleaning.

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Refrigerator Smelly?

 
Refrigerator Smelly?

• First, throw out any outdated products! Then take two or three charcoal briquettes and put into an open margarine tub. Place in the refrigerator to help absorb odors. Check under the refrigerator too!

Preventing Paint from Getting on Windowpanes

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Preventing Paint from Getting on Windowpanes

• Before you start to paint windowsills, smear petroleum jelly on the windowpane. It will make it easier to remove any paint that accidentally splashes onto the glass.

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Need Self-Rising Flour For A Recipe?

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Need Self-Rising Flour For A Recipe?

• If you are making a dish and discover it calls for self-rising flour and you don't have any, make your own simply by adding 1 tablespoon baking powder to 1 cup of regular flour.

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Reviving Darkened Aluminum Pots

 
Reviving Darkened Aluminum Pots

• If these cooking pots have turned a color you don't like looking at or cooking in, you can remove it simply by boiling 1 to 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar in the water.