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If you have been preparing onions and want to remove the odour from your hands, Mrs. Holly suggests rubbing them with salt.
 
Alan Hutchins serves cinnamon sticks in coffee to add a little extra flavour.
 
To make baked potatoes look more attractive, Jo Mair sprinkles paprika over them.
 
To make a cold drink more interesting, Paddy Cole put a small pieces of fruit in her ice cube trays then fills with water before freezing, she has a friend that does this with edible flowers.
 
Joyce Smith makes her own sour cream by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to a 300ml bottle of cream.
 
To prevent potatoes from boiling over, Mabel Wright greases the rim of the pot with butter.
 
If you have a problem opening jars , try using rubber/ latex dish wash gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easier.
 
Delia Smith says to stop potatoes from sprouting, put an apple in the bag with the potatoes, and also from Delia, if you accidentally over salt a dish while it is still cooking drop in a potato slice to absorb the excess salt.
 
Kay Sorkin told us, to use Dishwash liquid more economically put it in a Hand wash dispenser with a spout. Just 2 taps on the spout gives enough dishwash for a bowl. She also recommends to clean silver when you have no Silvo use toothpaste (Very Sparingly) and then buff up.
 
Maureen Holden says a pot of chicken soup will not boil over if you add a teaspoon of cooking oil while cooking.
 
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