Did you know?

1. You can remove water marks from wood with salt?
Mix 1 teaspoon salt with a few drops of water to form a paste. Gently rub the paste onto the ring with a soft cloth and work until spot disappears!

2. You can soothe and prevent diaper rash with shortening?

3. You can wipe soap scum from shower doors with a used fabric softener sheet?

4. You can keep cut flowers fresh with a bit of sugar?
Dissolve 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons white vinegar per quart of warm water. The sugar nourishes the plants while the vinegar inhibits bacterial growth.

5. You can keep leftover onion fresh by rubbing butter on the cut side?

6. You can soothe an insect bite with alka-seltzer?
Dissolve two alka-seltzer tablets in half a glass of warm water and use a cotton ball to apply to bite.

7. You can line a pot with a disposable diaper, before potting a new plant, to keep the plant from drying out too fast?

8. You can use egg whites as paper glue?

9. You can repair a scratched CD with just a bit of car wax?

10. You can rejuvenate old books, that smell musty, by sealing them overnight in a can with clean cat litter.

11. You can remove tar from your car with baking soda?
Make a soft paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water and apply to the tar spot with a damp cloth. Let it dry, for five minutes, then rinse clean.

12. You can soothe nipples, sore from nursing, with an ice-cold bag of tea?

13. You can make a face mask with a yogurt parfait?
Mash up a medium sized, ripe banana, and mix with 1/4 cup plain yogurt and 2 tablespoons honey. Gently apply to face and neck. Let it set for 15-20 minutes, then rinse off with cold water. Yummy!!

(extraordinary uses for everyday things - Reader's Digest)