Heloise Hints

1. Wash them first. Then fill up a sink with cool water and add 1 cup of Epsom salts and stir until dissolved.
2. Immerse the curtains totally in the mixture for several minutes.
3. Hang to let drip dry, but don’t wring out or twist.

1. Remove the grime, then cover the surface with plastic wrap.
2. Or after cleaning, just cover the top with a towel. When dirty, just lift off.

1. To cut cakes, soak the knife blade in hot water for a couple of minutes and dry off just before cutting.
2. To slice pies, rub the blade with vegetable oil or butter.
3. To cut rolled-out cookie dough, use a pizza cutter that you spritz with nonstick vegetable spray.

1. Wild mushrooms, like morels and chanterelles, grow in fields and forests and die at the first frost. Picking wild mushrooms can be dangerous because some are poisonous. But packaged, dried ones are safe.
2. Cultivated mushrooms, such as white button or cap, are grown commercially year round.

1. To perk up tired eyes, put cold sliced cucumbers over closed eyes for 15 minutes.
2. To create a facial, use a lightly beaten egg, cover your face; just rinse off with cool water when dry.

* Paint or decorate it for the den or your children’s room.
* Use to store toys or athletic equipment.
* For an extra seat, put several attractive pillows on top.

* Use essential oils like peppermint, rose, or orange.
* Put a tad of your favorite oil on a cotton ball and dab ONLY on a cold light bulb.
* Turn on the light and scent will float through the room.

1. Put an adjustable tension curtain rod in the back of closet.
2. Fold nicely and place linens on hangers that you cover with garbage bags, so they don’t get dusty. Just pull them out and they are ready to use!

1. Chill the bowl (a metal one is best), beater and cream before whipping.
2. Add 7 drops of lemon juice to 2 cups of cream before whipping; it will whip up in less than half the time.
3. If that cream won’t whip, add 1 egg white to do the job!

1. Add a pinch of salt to the coffee grounds before brewing to reduce bitterness.
2. Use filtered or bottled water, if you have heavily chlorinated water, for a better outcome.