Important information not taught in schools

Greetings my friends,

I snarfed these tidbits up from one of those eternal email chains.  They are actually good tips (especially the dryer ones).

Take your bananas apart when you get home  from the store.
If you leave them  connected at the stem, they ripen faster..

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.  (I usually just eat it with a spoon right out of the tub…now I can lick the beaters too)

You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per  serving.

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

Again, my favorite way to eat extra chunky is with a bowl – half strawberry jam, half peanut butter.  Large spoon, a scoop of each.  Downright tasty!

 

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

(I don’t endorse this one.  Too many conflicting stories.  I’m a mosquito magnet so I’ll let you know if it works here in Swamp East, Missouri)

Also, speaking of dryer sheets, they have a waxy feel right?  Well, that stuff gunks up the filter so even if you empty the filter of lint everytime you still need to clean the trap with soap and a little scrub brush every six months.  To check for buildup just see if your lint trap holds water.

If it doesn’t run right through then you better clean it.  This can extend dryer life by double and your own life (since a clean trip can help prevent motor fires) indefinitely.

Like I tell my boys, “Keep it safe, keep it clean”.

XOXO

Citymom