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Tips'n'Tricks 4 Vinegar,Lemon, Milk, Stain remover and Bathrooms

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  1. tejudatla

    tejudatla Bronze IL'ite

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    Lemon Uses

    Purchase lemons with the smoothest skin and the smallest points on each end. These will yield more juice and a better flavor.


    If only a few drops of lemon juice are needed, prick one end with a fork and squeeze the desired amount. Cover the holes with a bandage, and return the lemon to the refrigerator to preserve the flavor.

    Freeze lemon rinds and grate them when a recipe calls for zest.


    Keep mushrooms white and firm when sautéing them by adding a teaspoon of lemon juice to each quarter-pound of melted butter.


    Flavor tea by using sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon juice.


    Use leftover lemonade mixed with a little white wine to poach apple slices.


    Use a half lemon to clean the lime scale off a sink or faucet. Rub the cut end over the lime spot.


    Use lemon to freshen the air by making a mixture of equal parts lemon juice and water and putting it in a spray bottle.


    Lemon juice in the bottle has an expiration date posted. Do not use after the date has expired because the lemon juice may brown and the taste will deteriorate.


    To make a decorative lemon star, cut out five, evenly-sized wedges from a lemon, spaced evenly around the lemon. Slice the lemon into star slices.

    By TIPical Mary Ellen host Mary Ellen Pinkham ....
     
  2. tejudatla

    tejudatla Bronze IL'ite

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    Tips for Milk and Alternatives

    Tips for Milk and Alternatives

    Milk and Alternatives are easy to include at meals and snacks. Have milk or fortified soy beverages by the glass or use them in recipes. Find out more about how to choose milk and alternatives and great ways to enjoy them throughout the day

    Choosing Milk and Alternatives


    Drink skim, 1% or 2% milk each day.
    • Drink fortified soy beverages if you do not drink milk. Check the food label to see if your soy beverage is fortified with calcium and vitamin D.
    Select lower fat milk alternatives.

    Choose yogurt with 2% milk fat (M.F.) or less. Some varieties are higher in calories and sugar. Check the food label

    Look for reduced fat or lower fat cheeses. Lower fat cheeses generally have less than 20% milk fat (M.F.). You can also compare the Nutrition Facts tables to choose a lower fat cheese.

    Limit cream cheese, ice cream, coffee cream, whipping cream, and sour cream. These foods are high in fat and calories.


    Using Milk and Alternatives

    Prepare milk and alternatives to create tasty meals and snacks!

    Use milk or fortified soy beverages when preparing scrambled eggs, hot cereal, quiches, casseroles and soups.

    Create smoothies by blending lower fat milk or fortified soy beverage with a combination of fresh or frozen fruits.

    Try a latte made with low fat milk or fortified soy beverage.

    Add skim milk powder to smoothies or soups.

    Use milk or fortified soy beverages to replace some or all of the water when reconstituting canned tomato or cream soups.

    Serve vanilla or fruit-flavoured lower fat yogurt as a dip for fruit.

    Add great taste with small amounts of strong flavoured cheese such as old cheddar, feta or goat cheese. Toss in salads, pasta dishes, burritos, tacos or on pizza.


    Select lower fat milk and alternatives
    • Use low fat (skim, 1% or 2%) evaporated milk instead of cream in coffee or tea and in place of cream in soup recipes.
    • Enjoy lower fat yogurt on its own or mix with fruit and cereal.
    • Try a lower fat cheese such as reduced fat mozzarella, cottage or ricotta cheese in lasagnas and casseroles.
    • Use a "light" cheese in place of regular cheese in sandwiches, wraps and quesadillas.
     
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    Storing Milk and Alternatives

    Read Food Labels

    All the information on the Nutrition Facts table is based on a specific amount of food. This amount may be different than one Food Guide Serving.

    You can use the Nutrition Facts table to:
    • Compare products more easily;
    • Determine the nutritional value of foods; and
    • Help you choose a product with more or less of a particular nutrient.

    Compare the Nutrition Facts table on yogurts and cheeses to make wise choices.

    For example:

    <TABLE cellPadding=0 width=450><TH scope=col>Product 1
    Part Skim Cheese</TH><TH scope=col>Product 2
    Cheese</TH><TD class=align-center vAlign=top>[​IMG]<TD class=align-center vAlign=top>[​IMG]


    Product 1 is lower in fat. It has 6 g of fat whereas Product 2 has 8 g of fat.
    You can also use the % Daily Value to do a quick assessment of products.

    Product 1 has a 21 % Daily Value for saturated and trans fats while Product 2 has a 27 % Daily Value for saturated and trans fats.

    You can see that the lower fat version has fewer Calories and less fat.
    Decreasing the fat content does not decrease the calcium content in the cheese. In fact, the lower fat version has a little more calcium.

    You can also use the ingredient list to make informed food choices. For example, look at the ingredient list to see if your fortified soy beverage contains added sugar. Examples of sugars include corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, malt syrup, invert sugar and concentrated fruit juice.


    Keep milk and alternatives fresh and safe to eat

    Store milk products and cheeses in the refrigerator. Ensure milk products are well covered and the cheese is well wrapped.

    Check the "best before" date and use milk products before the date expires.

    Most processed cheeses and hard cheese can be kept for several months.

    By Health Canada....
     
  4. latamurali

    latamurali Gold IL'ite

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    Hai

    mine is newly built house and water is very salty, end result all my palces mainly bathroo,sinks,toilet floor, bathtub etc etc will look with salt deposits everywhere i.e. it looks with while patches everywhere and even dark coloured tiled bathroom look very abdi with those patches, i searched in GOOGLE andf got the tips by using VINEGAR ,v can solve the prob easily.

    But, all my efforts failed.
     
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    Shanvy IL Hall of Fame

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    Hi lata ,

    I also have salt water in the house. all the bathrooms looked like...when i came back from muscat....was told a man will come and clean for rs600..after seeing ours he asked for 1000rs..but my luck he did not turn up..so had done..first time used acid...the went...now a neighbour suggested a combination of harpic and sabena on the toilet and all..it is working. but use gloves to clean...

    And there home services people i saw in an ad recently...they clean a reasonable size toilet for rs200....but again i have not tried them..

    Which area of chennai you are in....
     
  6. sujakalyan

    sujakalyan Silver IL'ite

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    aiwa!!!(this is arab's appreciation like our hindi sabash!!):clap

    teju lata your are crowned as "tips ki rani teja":exactly:

    thanks for all the useful tips
     
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    Anandchitra IL Hall of Fame

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    Wonderful wonderful tips. thanks so much for sharing
    :thankyou2: :thankyou2: :thankyou2: :thankyou2:

    what is washing soda? where will i get lemon oil?
     
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    Use For Bathroom Cleaning
    All Working Woman Use Full This Trilp
    Ketal
     
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    Thanks for ur Vinegar tips....very helpful
     
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    Hi,
    Thanks for the very useful tips in cleaning the home
     

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