Fleas - fleas hate mint. Placing mint under pet mattresses, mats & carpets helps keep the fleas away. Replace often.
Baby oil will remove paint from your skin, and you'll do double duty by not only removing the paint; you'll also soften your skin. Store tomatoes with the stems pointing downward and they will stay fresher longer. Brighten laundry whites. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice to the wash cycle of a normal-size load. Relieve a sore throat. Cut a lemon in half. Skewer one half over a medium flame on a gas stove or an electric burner set on high and roast until the peel turns golden brown. Let cool slightly, then mix the juice with 1 teaspoon of honey. Swallow the mixture. For washing up, fill the bowl with hot water, a dash of soap-powder and half a lemon. Wash in this solution and rinse with clean water. This will clean the dishes much better than any branded washing-up liquid, and makes glass gleam! To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
