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From: MSN NicknameLynni1™♥  (Original Message)Sent: 3/29/2007 6:12 PM
More Helpful Hints..some maybe repeated..

Reheat Pizza - Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of
the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust
crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really
works.

Easy Deviled Eggs - Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash
till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep

mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze
mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting - When you buy a container of cake frosting from the
store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in
size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat
less sugar/calories per serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread. To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins
that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water.
The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat
faster.

Newspaper weeds away - Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients
in your soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping
as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get
through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet
newspapers.

Broken Glass - Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass
pieces of glass-the fibers catch ones you can't see!

No More Mosquitoes - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep
the mosquitoes away.

Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from e ating your plants sprinkle your
plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant
and the squirrels won't come near it.

Flexible vacuum - To get something out of a heat register or under the
fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your
vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. Also if its

something you don't want going into your vacuum..like a button,marble or a sock..put a piece of pantyhose over the end of the tube..as long as vacuum is on it will hold it til you can remove it from end of the tube.

  
Reducing Static Cling - Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip

and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with
slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks
and -- viola -- static is gone.

Measuring Cups - Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring
cup, fill it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the
cup.
Next,
add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it
comes right out.

F oggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and
keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with
the eraser!
Works better than a cloth!

Reopening envelope - If you seal an envelope and then realize you
forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in
the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

Conditioner - Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot
cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's
also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like
when you tried it in your hair...

Goodbye Fruit Flies - To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small
glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing
liqu id, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone
forever!

Get Rid of Ants - Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They
eat it, take it "home," can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a

week or so, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry
about pets or small children being harmed!

INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS - The heating unit went out on my dryer! The
guy that fixes things went in to the dryer pulled out the lint filter.
It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load

of clothes.
He told us that he wanted to show us something. He took the filter over

to the sink, ran hot water over it. Now, the lint filter is made of a
mesh material - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks
like.
WELL...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through
it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh
that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but
it's there. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire &
potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep
your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep your electric bill
lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an
old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that

makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?!
Learn something new everyday!

I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd
share!
Note: I went to my dryer & tested my screen by running water on it.
The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water
in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon brush &

I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right
through the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman
knew what he was talking about!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. NOT ONLY
COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.




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