Great Tips... one liners

Marigold123

Also, if you have a very sour fruit to cook with, and don't want to add TOO much sugar, you can add a little bicarbonate of soda to reduce the acidity and reduce the need for so much sugar. (It can also be helpful if you're making tomato soup, apparently.)

Of course it probably plays hell with the vitamin C levels, because vitamin C (ascorbic acid) will be partially neutralised by the alkali too, but it depends what your priorities are. There are other nutrients in fruit as well as vitamin C, and you can always eat an orange later.

chinagirl

Need a big rubber band? Just cut a strip off the cuff end of an old rubber glove and heh presto!

Lydia.42

Fold a duvet cover/sheet and lay on top of your ironing board. That way as you do the rest of the ironing, you are ironing the sheet/duvet cover at the same time - saves time and energy.

KK

Little net bags for washing tablets are good for washing tiny baby socks, pairs of tights etc in the machine.

apprentice_tycoon

It's easier to cut corned beef if it's chilled before opening the tin, the hardest part of this is thinking ahead and remembering to put it in the fridge, so now I put it in the fridge as soon as it's bought then it's always ready to go

squeaky

When peeling/scrubbing potatoes always start with the smallest. That way the job gets easier as you go along! And you're not tempted to just bin the tiddlers.

Bogof_Babe

Don't add salt to your vegetable cooking water. It just gets poured away, people can add their own, and also it is healthier to cut down on it.


Don't get the vacuum cleaner out for a few crumbs, use a dustpan and brush.


When eating out or in a cafe, take the amount of sauce or sugar sachets that you might reasonably have used, and if you don't use them all, take them home. Better be a bit discreet with this one though

Bogof_Babe

Thought of another one...

Buy the biggest freezer you can afford/accommodate. Oh the frustration of not being able to squeeze in those bargain buys or donated home-grown veg.

sooz

brown sugar lasts forever if kept in the freezer, and never sticks together

culpepper

when you want to coat liver in flour and seasoning,put all in a plastic bag and shake up and down then just empty into the pan.