1. To sharpen your scissors cut a piece of sandpaper several times.
2. To clean burnt utensils rub them with salt.
3. If asafoetida [perungayam] gets hard, store it along with a few green chillies & it will become soft to handle.
4. When your sambar or dal is too salty, add a few pieces of potato and boil. The excess salt taste will go away.
5. Solution of used tea leaves boiled again can be used to clean glasses and mirrors.
6. Mix sodabicarbonate with a little water & apply this solution to outer side of the refrigerator & leave it for 20 mintues & then wipe with wet cloth for a good new sparkle.
7. Before grating cheese, apply a little oil to the grater. the cheese will not stick to grater & drop off easily.
8. If the rice gets over cooked ,don't worry just add some cold water & ghee to it, & let it stand for a few minutes. Then strain & spread it on a big plate, as it cools & dries, the grains will separate.
9. Pour in boiling salted water to open up a choked sink.
10. While using pressure cookers, put a small quantity [marble size] of tamarind [imali] in water which will prevent the inner side of the cooker getting a brownish colour.
11. If the gasket of your pressure cooker has become loose, do not despair, keep the gasket in the refrigerator for 2 days & observe it fit into the cooker lid as tight & firm as ever.
12. Sharpen the knives & scissors by rubbing them across the mouth of glass bottle.
13. Pods of Garlic can be peeled easily by warming them in a pan without oil for 2 mins.
14. To store semiya, roast lightly in a kadai & cool. It can be kept for months together without being attacked by insects.
15. Do not discard the water in which you have boiled potatoes. This water can be used for giving an extra sparkle to your silverware. Dip the silver into yhis liquid & rub thoroughly.
16. Defrosting the fridge is a cold & wet experience. Wipe the dry empty freezer with glycerin, so that when you defrost it the next time, ice will leave off easiily.
17. When brass & silverwares turned black, soak the vessels in the rice kanji for some time, & you will find that the vessels have brightened.
18. By placing corriander leaves in a kerchief & transfering them in a stainless steel container in a fridge, will keep them fresh for 10-15 days.
19. The burning sensation which you get on your hands after handling chillies can be removed with tamarind & sugar.
20. To remove oil stains from your vessels, pour little buttermilk before cleaning them.
21. For more juice, warm an orange or lemon in a bowl of hot water for 15 minutes before squeezing.
22. To stop vegetables from over boiling add a small knob of butter.
23. Lemons can be fresh for about six weekes if kept in the polethene bag in the fridge.
24. Rub a piece of cut onion on to the blade of a rusted table knife, & see the ugly brown spots disappear.
25. To ward off flies, hang a bunch of mint leaves near the windows & strew a few leaves on the table.
6. Mix sodabicarbonate with a little water & apply this solution to outer side of the refrigerator & leave it for 20 mintues & then wipe with wet cloth for a good new sparkle.
7. Before grating cheese, apply a little oil to the grater. the cheese will not stick to grater & drop off easily.
8. If the rice gets over cooked ,don't worry just add some cold water & ghee to it, & let it stand for a few minutes. Then strain & spread it on a big plate, as it cools & dries, the grains will separate.
9. Pour in boiling salted water to open up a choked sink.
10. While using pressure cookers, put a small quantity [marble size] of tamarind [imali] in water which will prevent the inner side of the cooker getting a brownish colour.
11. If the gasket of your pressure cooker has become loose, do not despair, keep the gasket in the refrigerator for 2 days & observe it fit into the cooker lid as tight & firm as ever.
12. Sharpen the knives & scissors by rubbing them across the mouth of glass bottle.
13. Pods of Garlic can be peeled easily by warming them in a pan without oil for 2 mins.
14. To store semiya, roast lightly in a kadai & cool. It can be kept for months together without being attacked by insects.
15. Do not discard the water in which you have boiled potatoes. This water can be used for giving an extra sparkle to your silverware. Dip the silver into yhis liquid & rub thoroughly.
16. Defrosting the fridge is a cold & wet experience. Wipe the dry empty freezer with glycerin, so that when you defrost it the next time, ice will leave off easiily.
17. When brass & silverwares turned black, soak the vessels in the rice kanji for some time, & you will find that the vessels have brightened.
18. By placing corriander leaves in a kerchief & transfering them in a stainless steel container in a fridge, will keep them fresh for 10-15 days.
19. The burning sensation which you get on your hands after handling chillies can be removed with tamarind & sugar.
20. To remove oil stains from your vessels, pour little buttermilk before cleaning them.
21. For more juice, warm an orange or lemon in a bowl of hot water for 15 minutes before squeezing.
22. To stop vegetables from over boiling add a small knob of butter.
23. Lemons can be fresh for about six weekes if kept in the polethene bag in the fridge.
24. Rub a piece of cut onion on to the blade of a rusted table knife, & see the ugly brown spots disappear.
25. To ward off flies, hang a bunch of mint leaves near the windows & strew a few leaves on the table.
