Handy tips and tricks

[caitlinmorton]

Squeezing 100% fruit juice: To be able to collect all a fruit’s juice, just pierce the fruit’s skin and subsequently put it in the microwave oven for 10 seconds, max power. You can then squeeze the fruit, you’ll get 100% of its juice!

This sounds amazing, I'm going to have to try this asap!

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Squeezing 100% fruit juice: To be able to collect all a fruit’s juice, just pierce the fruit’s skin and subsequently put it in the microwave oven for 10 seconds, max power. You can then squeeze the fruit, you’ll get 100% of its juice!

This sounds amazing, I'm going to have to try this asap!

LOVE this thread!

Ahh that's great Caitlin! Enjoy your fresh juice :)

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Salad dressing tip: This is a great tip to keep your oil-based salad dressings from pooling at the bottom of the bowl and keeping it on your greens! Take your dressing and heat it in the microwave for ten seconds before using.

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Getting your jumper back to it's normal size with softener: If your jumper has shrunk in the wash, all you need to do is pour a bottle of fabric softener into a bucket of water and leave your jumper in it all day. Rinse and then stretch it out to dry without spinning.

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Squeaking windscreen wipers: If your windscreen wipers squeak whilst being used, grease the bends.

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Cumin seeds for vomiting & nausea: Eat ½ teaspoon ground cumin seeds. The taste will stop the nausea.

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Softer body skin with sugar: Add a bit of sugar to your bathing soap and rub it all over your body. Sugar massage will improve blood circulation and it helps in removing the dead cells.

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Extracting a few drops of lemon juice: Do not cut a lemon in two if you just need a few drops of lemon juice! Simply pierce the lemon with a toothpick and gently squeeze to collect only the few necessary drops. Then, obdurate the hole with your toothpick.

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To clean badly burned pot: Half fill the pot with cold water, then cook in it one whole onion unpeeled until soft. After that wash as usual.

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Get permanent marker off stuff: To get permanent marker off stuff, rub it with hand sanitizer.