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Make Your Own Brown Sugar

Make your own brown sugar: Use a 1/2 cup of molasses per cup of sugar for dark or a 1/4 cup molasses for light.

For faster cooking, soak potatoes in saltwater before baking.

Keep a clean soft toothbrush around the kitchen to clean mushrooms, lemons, limes, and string beans.

Keep a clean soft toothbrush around the kitchen to clean mushrooms, lemons, limes, and string beans.

Onion breath? Chew on an orange rind or a sprig of parsley.

Add breadcrumbs to scrambled eggs. It will increase the volume and add flavor.

When picking sweet potatoes, choose the dark-skinned ones. They are known to be sweeter and more moist than the lighter-skinned variety.

Wrap lettuce in a brown paper bag before refrigerating to promote freshness.

Keep brown sugar soft by storing it in the refrigerator.

Tomatoes added to roasts will help to tenderize them naturally.