HouseHold-Kitchen tips

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Too Much Salt

  

If you've added too much salt to a recipe, there are several solutions, 1) add a little sugar. 2) in soups or stews, a raw potato slice added to the mixture will absorb the salt, and 3) a second batch can be made, omitting the salt, and added to the first batch. Combine the two mixtures and freeze half for later.

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Caked Salt

Tightly wrap a piece of aluminum foil around the salt shaker. This will keep the dampness out of the salt.

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Hurry-Up Baked Potatoes

Boil potatoes in salted water for 10 minutes, then place in a very hot oven.

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Chopped Onions

Peel and quarter. Place one layer deep in a small pan and freeze. Quickly pack in bags or containers while frozen Use as needed, chopping onions while frozen, with a sharp knife.

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Pancake Syrup

To make an inexpensive syrup for pancakes, save small amounts of leftover jams and jellies in a jar. Or fruit flavored syrup can be made by adding 2 cups of sugar to one cup of any kind of fruit juice and cooking until it boils.

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Easy Topping

A good topping for gingerbread, coffee cake, etc. can easily be made by freezing the syrup from canned fruit and adding 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 2 cups of syrup. Heat until bubbly, and thicken with 2 tablespoons of flour

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All Purpose Relish

Mix together mayonnaise, mustard, leftover relish, catsup, and chopped pickles and onions to make an easy relish for the whole family.

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Tasty Cheese Sandwiches

Toast cheese sandwiches in a frying pan lightly greased with bacon fat for a delightful new flavor.

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Jelly Jars

Before discarding jam and jelly jars, fill with hot water and shake. Use the water when making gelatin desserts.

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No Spattering

 Another way to keep frying food from spattering is to invert a metal colander over the pan, allowing steam to escape.

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Coffee Tip

Before adding ground coffee to the percolator, drop a thimble over the center tube in the top-this prevents the coffee from spilling into the water.