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After polishing brassware with brasso, apply tamarind paste to the vessel , rub and then wash. This will make the shine last longer.
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Pot-plants - The next time you boil eggs, use the cooled water, which is now filled with minerals from the eggs, to give your pot-plants a good, nourishing drink.
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Tomatoes can be kept longer if kept in the freezer, this also helps, when the skins of the tomatoes have to be peeled, as it comes off naturally when the tomatoes thaw.
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Lime peels dipped in salt can be used to make coppers-bottoms sparkle. Rub with salt dipped peel. Leave for a minute. Scub with soap and wash.
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Soak almonds, pistachios, etc. in water for and hour or two, to ease slicing them. Drain and dab dry with a thick kitchen towel or clean cloth, before cutting.
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Always use a clean pair of kitchen scissors to trim edges of bread. Much neater and less messy edges as compared to those trimmed with a knife.
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Skillet
Heat used lemon peels in heavy iron skillets with some water and salt. Cover and allow to stand for an hour, before scouring gently with a soft steel scrubber and some dishwashinh soap. The skillet will come out very clean.
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Always mash potatoes when they are still quite hot. They mash more easily and can be finely mashed too.
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Place candles in a dish of water while burning. They will last longer.
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Any mashed potato stuffings, etc. tend to have water crystals on thawing after removing from the freezer. After thawing take in a heavy pan, and cook on medium flame, stirring all the time, till the water evaporates. The texture, on cooling a bit will come back to the original.
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For apt usage of a microwave, compliment microwave cooking with traditional forms. Do the boiling, frying and seasoning part on a gas stove. While leaving the baking, sauteeing, cooking, melting, etc. to a microwave.
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If curds is too sour tie for 10 minutes in a muslin cloth, to remove the sour whey. Use the residual curds to proceed after adding a little milk. Do not throw away the whey. Use to knead dough for paratbas, or soak silver trinkets and brush with soap water to clean them. Or scrub copper of copper bottom vessels to make them sparkling clean.
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Boil onion peels with a little water and vinegar in burnt and greasy pans. Simmer covered for 3-4 minutes. Wash with washing powder and scrubber. They will come out clean easily.
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To slice vegetables with smooth skins like capsicum, tomatoes, remove a thin sliver of skin Vertically. Place knife over this strip while making the slices. This will cut much easier, neater, And quicker.
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Crush chikki coarsely and use as nougat over cakes and icecreams. Use nuts of your choice.
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Mix together a big pinch of salt in any cold cream or even plain white petroleum jelly and Apply on face. Scrub smoothly with palms for about 3 minutes, to exfoliate skin, and remove Dead cells. Wash off with mild soap, and warm water, to leave a fresh, clean, tinglin skin.
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To make aluminium vessels look good again, rub them with emery paper. Mere
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A pinch of turmeric powder and a teaspoon full of ghee added to dal before pressure-cooking it will give it a better flavour.
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A clove and a cardamom kept in the mouth while travelling, brings relief to those suffering from motion sickness.
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Always keep cut or slit brinjals soaking in salt water, to avoid their becoming discoloured.
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