20 Uses for Salt
1. | Sprinkle salt onto shelves to keep away ants. | |
2. | Fish can be de-scaled easier if the fish has been soaked in salt water. | |
3. | Add a pinch of salt to egg whites to make them extra fluffy. | |
4. | Refresh wrinkly apples by soaking them in mild salt water. | |
5. | Use salt to remove stains from coffee pots. | |
6. | Use a paste of salt and vinegar to clean brass, copper and tin. | |
7. | Pour a heap of salt over an ink spill on a carpet. The salt will soak up the ink. | |
8. | Clean an iron by rubbing with a damp cloth sprinkled with salt. | |
9. | Add salt to water to bring it to the boil faster. | |
10. | A mixture of salt and lemon juice makes piano ivories snowy white. | |
11. | A small pinch of salt improves the flavour of tea, coffee and cocoa drinks. | |
12. | To prevent cane furniture from yellowing, rub with salt water. | |
13. | Gelatin sets faster if a pinch of salt is added. | |
14. | Milk stays fresh longer if a pinch of salt is added. | |
15. | Cream beats faster if a pinch of salt is added. | |
16. | To remove the smell of burnt milk, sprinkle salt over the pan. | |
17. | Salt and bicarbonate of soda removes smells from refrigerators. | |
18. | A mixture of salt and lemon juice can be used to remove mildew. | |
19. | Sprinkle salt between slabs of slate to prevent grass from growing between them. | |
20. | If a pie baking in the oven boils over, throw a handful of salt over the spilt liquid. The mixture won’t smell and will bake to a dry crust which can easily be removed once the oven cools. |
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