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Using And Storing Clarified Butter
By likekinds
I don't cook a lot of fried foods but awhile back, I asked for suggestions for a cooking fat that had little or no scent while cooking. I got some responses, and I went with the suggestion that I try ghee or 'clarified butter'.
By Jackie H.
I started making layered salads instead of tossing them. It avoids people from picking things out of the salad that they don't like.
Preserve Wooden Bowls with Mineral Oil
By Judy
Use food-grade mineral oil to keep your wooden bowls and spoons from drying out. This bowl is almost 40 years old and has no cracks or splinters. You can put a paper towel between tools if you stack them.
Corrugated Cardboard for Christmas Shipping and Wrapping
By s.wilton
If you want to help our environment as well as save money then stop using wasteful, polluting bubble wrap and tape for wrapping and posting your gifts. Look instead at using almost free and stylish products like corrugated card and old fashioned string. Corrugated cardboard can be found at any supermarket, where they throw their used packing materials.
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