Food Tips One way to keep mushrooms longer is to put them in a brown paper bag and store in the refrigerator. Use up those stale buns! Make some garlic bread....just butter and sprinkle garlic powder on them. Brown in the oven. Store your recipes easily by putting them in a photo album, its great for those hand written or clipped recipes. Can wipe off! Scale fish easily by scaling them in a pan of water. Less mess. Use disposable gloves while kneading dough. It does not stick to the gloves and cleanup is a breeze. Put one stick of chewing gum with the outside wrapper removed into an opened box of flour or oatmeal to keep it free of bugs. Thriftiest use of leftover tea, coffee and soda: make ice cubes to put in cool drinks without watering them down. Simplest way to soften rock-hard brown sugar: Put a piece of cut apple or bread in the canister and wait a day or so. Most popular way to keep from snacking as you cook: sip water or chew gum. Easiest technique for removing fat from soup: Refrigerate the soup until the fat rises to the top and solidifies. Then lift it off with a spatula. While cooking strong-smelling vegetables, such as cabbage, sauerkraut, or cauliflower, lay a layer of celery leaves on top of the vegetables to prevent odors. Or, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water to help cut the odor.

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