Genie's Southern Kitchen

Use Salt to:

1. Make eggs or cream whip up faster and higher. Add a pinch of salt before beating.

2. De-ice sidewalks. In a pinch, it can be used as a substitute for rock salt.

3. Keep chicken or turkey moist. Rub salt in the cavity of the bird before cooking.

4. Prevent sautés made with eggplant or zucchini from getting watery. Sprinkle salt on these vegetables before cooking.

5. Eliminate sticky residue from an iron. Run the hot iron (no steam) over plain paper sprinkled with salt.

6. Clean drains. Pour a hot, strong solution (1/2 cup salt for every quart of water) down the drain.

7. Remove dirt from leafy vegetables, such as spinach. Wash the vegetables in a bath of salt water.

8. Prevent frost from accumulating inside car windows. Rub the glass with a solution of 2 teaspoons of salt in 1 gallon of hot water. Wipe dry.

9. Remove sangria and red-wine stains from your washables. Stretch the fabric over a bowl, cover the stain with salt, and carefully pour boiling water over it.

10. Keep shells from cracking when boiling eggs. Add a few pinches of salt to the water.

11. Chill a bottle of bubbly �?fast. Place ice around its base in an ice bucket; sprinkle with a few tablespoons of salt. Layer salt and ice until they reach the neck. Fill with water. Wait 10 minutes; serve.

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