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PRINTRecycling Tips for the Kitchen
Cereal Boxes~
From an empty box of cereal come two very useful things. The waxy paper bag lining the box makes a great freezer bag. I use them often to store homemade bread in, freezing the abundance until needed.
The cereal box, once empty can be used to store newsletters or magazines. To transform the box into a file, using scissors remove the lid and cut down one narrow side of the box only, stopping 4” up from the bottom. Spray paint if desired.
Egg Cartons~
Empty egg cartons are the ideal storage compartment for cake decorating tips and other small items housed in the kitchen. It can also be used as a palate to hold your little artist’s paints. And egg cartons can be used to line a box when packing or shipping fragile items.
By Deborah Tukua, author of Pearls of Country Wisdom and Pearls of Kitchen Wisdom.
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February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
- Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
- Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.