Little Secrets In Daily Life

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Keeping tofu firm
Soft tofu in the cooking process is very easy to break into pieces.
If you want to maintain the integrity of tofu, you can soak it in
salt water for about 30 minutes before cooking.

Soup is too salty
If this happens, the remedy is to add cooked potato pieces for few
minutes. The potato will absorb the salt. When soup is served, then
remove the potatoes.

Soak a little vinegar before cutting taros
Cutting taro can make your hands itchy. Soaking your hands in
vinegar before cutting taros will prevent your hands from itching.

How to remove the wax from an apple?
If you often eat apples with their skin, then you would need to
remove the wax first before eating ....
(a) place the apple into hot water, the apple's wax will vanish.
(b) Apply toothpaste on the apple to clean out the wax.

How to make good rice?
After washing rice in water, add a few drops of lemon juice,
(or a few drops of oil), cooked rice will turn out good and fragrant.

How to keep biscuits crispy?
When storing biscuits in a container, put a sugar cube in it at the
same time. As the sugar absorbs the moisture in the container,
biscuits or cookies can remain crispy and delicious.

What can be done if clothing stains with ink?
If ink gets on your clothing or fabric, you can use cooked rice or
paste with a little detergent to remove the stain. Use your fingers to
smear repeatedly on the spot, the stain can be removed quickly.
Then soak it into fresh water with ordinary cleaning agent for a
period of time before washing.

How to treat smelly shoes?
Put a small amount of baking soda directly into the boots, sneakers
or shoes, that are obviously smelly due to dampness. Baking soda
powder has the effect of absorbing moisture and odour.

Ring around the collar, or spotty under the armpit area of the clothing?
First brush some shampoo, shaving cream or lotion on the dirty area
for five minutes. Then wash off the stain.

How to keep flower fresh?
Adding a little beer in the vase can keep house flowers fresh for an
extended period of time. This is because beer contains alcohol which is
both an antiseptic and a disinfectant. Beer also contains sugar and other
nutrients for the leaves.

How to sharpen scissors?
Stacked three aluminum foil together, then cut them with the scissors to
be sharpen. You will see surprising result.

How to remove annoying gummed labels?
It is quite annoying when it comes to removing the price tags on
merchandise. To remove the gummed labels neatly, all you need is to
use a hair dryer to apply heat on the label before taking them off.

Remove crayon graffiti from wooden furniture.
If you have kids at home, wooden furniture is subjected to crayon graffiti.
Crayon stains cannot be removed with water. Although the use of paint
solvents can do the job, the paint on the surface could be damaged. The
most suitable method is to use toothpaste. Not only does it cleans, it also
does no harm to the furniture.

Use vinegar to help mop the kitchen floor.
The kitchen floor is often easy to get greasy. Before mopping the kitchen
floor, pour some vinegar on the mop. This will enable easy remove of
grease.

How to remove stains from tea cups?
Stained tea cups can affect their appearance. To clean up the stain with
a man-made loofah cloth, the cups would have scratches in the long run.
Just spread a little toothpaste and hand-wash the cups, the stain can be
removed easily. If the stain is too thick, wait a few minutes after applying
toothpaste before washing.

Improved floor sweeping
The unused stockings can be attached to a broom to clean the floor.
Stockings can help sweep up cotton, hair and other particles that are
difficult to sweep with an ordinary broom.