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SOME GOOD HINTS
Lettuce loves fat: Fat can be removed from hot soup by floating a large lettuce leaf on the surface. Remove and add more leaves if necessary.
Has the family outgrown baby spoons? Use them for jellies, jams and other condiments.
Hard butter? Place it in the microwave. A stick of butter will soften when microwaved at 20% power for one minute.
Strawberry aspirin? Next time you have a headache try eating some strawberries. They contain natural salicylates, an ingredient that's found in aspirin.
Fragrant towels: Place a spiced tea bag in a dish towel drawer. It adds a good smell.
Aromatic Barbecuing: Don't throw away peelings from onions. When using a grill, toss peels on hot coals while cooking. Wonderful smell.
Rice cleaner: To clean small-neck bottles or vases, place a little rice and warm soapy water inside and shake well. Rinse out and let drip dry.
After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual "food" out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking 30 or 40 postage stamps.
~Miss Piggy
"Cook's Illustrated" conducted blind taste testings of vanillas, and the staff was surprised to find that, in baked goods, expensive, aromatic vanillas performed almost exactly the same as the cheaper brands of real vanilla. The differences virtually disappeared during cooking.
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