1) Sesame/Gingely Oil (Nallennai):First thing in the morning, before brushing your teeth, gargle your mouth thoroughly (at least 5 minutes) with 2 tablespoons of sesame oil.(Do not swallow!) Spit it out and all the microbe infested goo gets out of your mouth! Then brush as usual!
2) Baking Soda/Peroxide toothpaste:
Speaking of brushing your teeth, you can put your toothpaste to other uses!a) Brush your finger nails with it to give a manicured polished look! b) Spread abundantly on silver lamps/utensils and work it to a good lather with a sponge and water..Silver gets cleaned wonderfully!
c) To give your stainless steel sink a polished look, scrub it with some toothpaste!
d) To clean music/data CDs that skip, use a small amount of toothpaste on a piece of terry cloth and buff the CD.
3) (Unglazed) Ceramic/teracotta plates:
These are the inexpensive (unglazed and unpainted) plates you normally use under garden pots.
a) Heat a clean plate in your convection oven to 450 deg F. Now you can prepare tandoor style rotis and naans over this hot-tandoor home-made oven! (courtesy Manjula's Kitchen)
b) The plates can also be used in the microwave to roast peanuts, cashews, chana dal ect (remember, no oil needed!) It is ergonomic and healthy!(courtesy Chandri Chitti)
4) Newsprint:
a) Damp newsprint cleans glass doors and window panes wonderfully!
b) If your hubby is like mine who buys fruits in wholesale quantities, wrap the unused fruits in the newspaper and store in the refrigerator. They will not over ripe or rot for at least a week.(courtesy Achu Mama)
5) Pesky Sticker removal:Do you have brand new (stainless steel) utensils or pressure cookers that have those pesky stickers that never peel off? Warm the vessel gently on the stove. The glue will loosen up and you can peel it easily.(courtesy my friend, Subha)
6) Carpet Grippers
:Cut out a 5 inch by 5 inch piece of carpet gripper and use it to open jelly bottles, pickle bottles with ease!
7) Gallon-Bells:
For a low-budget workout, fill up 2 gallon jugs with water, and use as a pair of dumbells.
5 comments:
Nos: 1,3 and 7 are new ideas to me - great stuff madam and after a long time tooo....
Quite interesting, Mini. Let me add one or two of my own
1. To polish your silver trinkets (which I have many), put them in a glass of hot water with salt and aluminium foil (the cooking variety)- your silver ornaments will look new.
2. Keep those curry leaves (which costs equal to their weight in gold in the Indian grocery shops), wash them, dry them and put them in a jar and store in the freezer. Lasts really long.
3. Easy way of making lots of yoghurt for the curry (here we dont get yoghurt in local shops, will have to haul ourselves to the bigger supermarkets - 5-6 miles just for a pot of yoghurt in the winter - think of it) - heat fresh milk off the fridge in microwave for a minute and add 2-3 tablespoons of available yoghurt. (see no boiling the traditional way. You will have your curry-friendly yoghurt ready the next morning.
Hey Mini,
I am horrified that you can even consider gargling with nallennai, first thing in the morning. Scary, man what are you? hehe
But great ideas otherwise - am definitely going to try the toothpaste manicure and the terracota tandoor!
Keep the good work going!
Mini,
I am Anil, Santosh's (and Madhu's too) friend. We spent 3 eventful years together at Christ College Main hostel. Could you kindly tell Santa to drop a line to anilaup@hotmail.com, please?
Is Madhu here too?
Thanks
Anil
Chechi this is cool informative stuff. Not only for those who work in kitchens but for someone like me who might get in some day :D
I have forwarded to all frnds like me and my mom too.
I agree with 'Shrimathi' getting nallenna into the mouth is bit scary.
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