Helpful Hints & Tips Archive

Screw-top jar lids.

A rubber band wrapped several times around a stubborn screw-top jar lid provides a nonskid grip.

For no-mess baking, grease your measuring cups before pouring in honey, molasses, or corn syrup.

To prevent cracking, pick cherry tomatoes before they are completely ripe.

For sweeter sweet potatoes, choose ones with darker skins.

To keep your computer keyboard clean, lay a placemat over it when it’s not in use.

Use a dryer sheet to remove pet fur from furniture.

Tomato stains? Soak the spot in vinegar before washing.

A well-placed fan can make a room feel 10 degrees cooler a costs only 1¢ per hour to run.

To remove chlorine from hair, wash with a paste of baking soda and water.

Keep slugs off potted plants by rubbing petroleum jelly on the containers.