Handy Hints
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Barbara Smith says that to prolong the life of fresh flowers put a match heads into the water, and the sharp taste of rhubarb can be reduced by cooking it in cold tea. |
|
Handy Hints
|
When travelling by plane Joan Arnold ties a bright scarf or piece of rag to the handle of her suitcase. That way when it comes into the baggage claim area it is easy to spot and for easy movement of zips of pants T-shirts and Bags etc., or any zips, rub the candle on both sides of the zip teeth.
|
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Nicole Hirini sent these tips she uses for her glasses - Clean lenses with soapy water or a drop of vinegar, vodka or surgical spirit. To prevent scratches, do not rub plastic lenses until you've rinsed off all the dirt. If your glasses fog up when you come in from the cold, just rub a thin coat of soap on the lenses. Then polish them until clear. This technique provides instant waterproofing. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
George Mills wrote- to restore the fizz in a flat bottle of soft drink or wine, drop a raisin into it |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Did you know that 1litre of milk makes about 40 cups of white tea or coffee. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
To get into hard to reach places with her vacuum cleaner, Joyce Old uses an empty paper towel roll as an extension. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Occasionally we have people ring who have a specific problem they need a solution for, this happened two weeks ago where Karla wanted to know how to get tar off her shoes. Barbra Hickey phoned to say Jeyes fluid will remove this. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Did you know peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating, peppers with four bumps and firmer and better for cooking. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
Ingrid Lambie sent in a few hints this week. Peel a banana from the bottom and you wont get the stringy bits left on it. |
|
Handy Hints
|
|
John phoned with a great hint to prevent electric shocks when you get out of a car. Hold on to a metal part of the car before you put your foot on the ground and you wont get a shock |
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 4 of 8 |
|
Handy Hints
Every week several newspapers through out the Manawatu, Wanganui and Kapiti Coast feature our popular handy hints column. Most of these hints are sent to us from readers of the columns. The hints are collated on this page.
|
Handy Hints