Wednesday, December 23, 2009

MORE HELPFUL HINTS AND SOME ODD ONES

Awhile back I did a post of helpful hints. I'm always intrigued by such and especially the helpful hints of different eras. The following come from a book published in 1979.

  • How to preserve a newspaper clipping: dissolve a milk of magnesia tablet in a quart of club soda overnight. Pour into a pan large enough to accommodate the flattened newspaper. Soak clipping for one hour, remove and pat dry. Do not move until completely dry. Estimated life: 200 years. (I have a newspaper clipping from my Grandmother's wedding which took place in England in 1918! I don't think it was treated, though.)
  • Store out-of-season-clothes in large plastic lidded trash cans. Not only will your clothes be moth-proof, they will stay dry in damp basements.
  • Keeping Jack Frost off windows: It gives several options and the last one is "head south."
  • Here's a good one I have used. How to hide nail holes from the landlady: rub toothpaste into the hole and smooth with a damp sponge.
  • If salad greens are wet and you need them right away, place in a pillow case and spin dry in your washing machine for a few seconds. This hint is especially good to know if you are serving salad to a large crowd. (Yeah, I'll get right on that...)

and last but not least I'll leave you with this helpful hint:

  • Whispering works wonders when a child is angry. Simply whisper gentle words into his ear. He will stop crying so he can hear what you're saying. And, 100% effective on husbands!

(Mary Ellen's BEST of helpful hints, Special Edition, Mary Ellen Pinkham and Pearl Higginbotham, Warner/B. Lansky Books, Revised Edition copyright 1979.)


4 comments:

  1. Great tips, Nancy! How times have changed. I'm off to try that new technique on my Christmas dinner salad! I'll let you know how it goes ....
    Trudy

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  2. Please do, and be sure to tell your guests how you prepared their salad, LOL! :-)

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  3. The salad turned out quite well, but my washer doesn't have just a "spin" cycle, so I had to put it through the entire wash cycle. Next time, I don't think I'dd add the detergent, and maybe use cold water instead of hot.

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  4. You crack me up! Too funny, made me laugh and I needed that today, Trudy!

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