Kitchen Tips | Household Tips That Save You Time And Money

Keep Ants Off Kitchen Counters To keep ants off of your kitchen counter, simply wash the counter top with white vinegar and then sprinkle baby powder along the edges. Splinters Try Scotch tape to remove a splinter before you reach for the tweezers.

*Brown Sugar* Soften brown sugar. Place sugar in oven-proof container and warm in 250°F oven until soft. OR, place in microwave container and heat on high, checking every 30 seconds. HINT: To keep it soft, put a piece of bread in the container before storing. Cake Mix Instead of Flour When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead-no white mess on the outside of the cake.
Cool Cookies As a rule, let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1 or 2 minutes, just long enough to firm them slightly and make it easier to slide them off the sheet and onto a rack Stained Tupperware To keep your plastic containers from getting stained from tomato based foods, rub the inside with vegetable oil before placing the food in the container.
Salt you napkin Sprinkle table salt on a napkin to keep a wet glass from sticking to it.