off topic helpful hints

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

Haus's breeder sent me these:  I like #24 

11. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and
it will keep for weeks. 
12. Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a
beautiful glossy finish. 
13. Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it. 
14. When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring
out the corn's natural sweetness. 
15. To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool,
salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh, but if it rises to the surface,
throw it away. 
16. Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your
forehead. The throbbing will go away. 
17. Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for
future use in casseroles and sauces. 
18. If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing 
gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy. 
19. Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub
raw potato on the stains and rinse with water. 
20. To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the
area and you will experience instant relief. 
21. Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross
a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or 
wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself. 
22. Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better
still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine. 
23. When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting
to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter,
then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and 
easily. 
24. Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer. Clean a toilet. Drop in
two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The 
citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china. Clean a vase.
To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with
water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. Polish jewelry. Drop two
Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for
two minutes. Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop
in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if
necessary). Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three 
Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White
Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water. 
25. If your VCR has a year setting on it, which most do, you will not
be able to use the programmed recording feature after 12/31/99. Don't
throw it away. Instead, set it for the year 1972, as the days are the
same as 
the year 2000. The manufacturers won't tell you. They want you to buy a
new Y2K VCR. 

Julie Richards-Mostosky 
Home of the 1999 #1 Male GSD 
BIS Am/Can CH Tollhaus Tuscany TC 
http://www.24kgsd.com