Grandma always said: (If you would like to add to Grandma's hints please feel free to do so at the bottom of the page, once you submit it I will credit you for providing the information)
"A small quantity of green sage placed in the pantry will keep out ants".
"To dry Parsley, place it into paper bags and hang it in a dry place".
"Keep a glass jar in your kitchen and when you have small pieces of soap, drop them into it, cover with water, use the jellied product to wash dishes or add a tablespoon of Borax to one cup of soap and use it to wash clothes".
"To much flour will make a cake dry".
"To remove the odor of onions from hands, wash them in cold water".
"To get rid of diaper rash, put pure corn starch on their bottoms, it will not sting and the starch will absorb the moisture".
"To get rid of indigestion, put one teaspoon of baking soda into one cup of water and drink it".
"Soak blood stains in cold salt water immediately, then wash".
"If a fish bone gets caught in the throat, eat a dry piece of bread to remove it".
"To keep ants from entering a house spread coffee grounds around the outside
parameter". Submitted by Dena Carlson
"When bread is baking, a small dish of water in the oven will help to keep the crust from getting too hard".
"To keep nuts from sinking to the bottom of cake or bread batter, shake them in a paper bag with a pinch or two of flour". Submitted by Jan Krueger
"Do not discard worn pillow slips. Cut a small hole in the seamed end and slip it over a hanger as protection for clothes".
"Use cotton swabs dipped in lukewarm soap or detergent suds to clean the grooves of carved furniture".
"Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake more rapidly".
"A pie crust will be more easily made and better if all the ingredients are cool".
"To cut fresh bread easily, cut with a hot knife".
"Tablecloths and sheets should be folded crosswise occasionally. It will make them last longer".
"To prevent the iron from sticking, add a little salt to the starch".
"To remove iodine stains from linens rub the stained area with a slice of lemon".
"Fruit stains may be removed with a strong solution of borax, or the stain moistened with water, rubbed with borax, and boiling water poured
through".
"Measure a cupful of whipped cream after it is whipped. Submitted by Lisa Crumpett
"To avoid lumps in batter, add a pinch of salt to the flour before it is wet".
" To cream butter and sugar, warm a bowl, put the butter in, then sieve the sugar on top. Beat until the mixture is like whipped cream".
"To improve the flavor of old potatoes, add a little sugar to the water in which they are boiled".
"To keep lint from clinging to blue jeans and corduroys, add a half cup of vinegar to each wash load".
"Bury the yeast cake in salt and it will keep for some time". Submitted by Mary Anderson
"Heat lemons well before using and there will be twice as much juice".
"To prevent cakes from burning, sprinkle salt in the oven under the baking pans".
"Never beat egg-whites in an aluminum pan, it is sure to darken them".
"If egg yolks become stringy after being added to hot puddings, especially tapioca, use a beater; the lumps will adhere to the beater, and leave the pudding smooth". Submitted by Emily Jackson
"When baking a milk pudding, place the dish in a pan of water in the oven. This prevents the pudding from burning or boiling over".
"A well-beaten white of egg added to mashed potatoes will add to the looks and taste of the dish".
"A small quantity of green sage placed in the pantry will keep out ants".
"To dry Parsley, place it into paper bags and hang it in a dry place".
"Keep a glass jar in your kitchen and when you have small pieces of soap, drop them into it, cover with water, use the jellied product to wash dishes or add a tablespoon of Borax to one cup of soap and use it to wash clothes".
"To much flour will make a cake dry".
"To remove the odor of onions from hands, wash them in cold water".
"To get rid of diaper rash, put pure corn starch on their bottoms, it will not sting and the starch will absorb the moisture".
"To get rid of indigestion, put one teaspoon of baking soda into one cup of water and drink it".
"Soak blood stains in cold salt water immediately, then wash".
"If a fish bone gets caught in the throat, eat a dry piece of bread to remove it".
"To keep ants from entering a house spread coffee grounds around the outside
parameter". Submitted by Dena Carlson
"When bread is baking, a small dish of water in the oven will help to keep the crust from getting too hard".
"To keep nuts from sinking to the bottom of cake or bread batter, shake them in a paper bag with a pinch or two of flour". Submitted by Jan Krueger
"Do not discard worn pillow slips. Cut a small hole in the seamed end and slip it over a hanger as protection for clothes".
"Use cotton swabs dipped in lukewarm soap or detergent suds to clean the grooves of carved furniture".
"Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake more rapidly".
"A pie crust will be more easily made and better if all the ingredients are cool".
"To cut fresh bread easily, cut with a hot knife".
"Tablecloths and sheets should be folded crosswise occasionally. It will make them last longer".
"To prevent the iron from sticking, add a little salt to the starch".
"To remove iodine stains from linens rub the stained area with a slice of lemon".
"Fruit stains may be removed with a strong solution of borax, or the stain moistened with water, rubbed with borax, and boiling water poured
through".
"Measure a cupful of whipped cream after it is whipped. Submitted by Lisa Crumpett
"To avoid lumps in batter, add a pinch of salt to the flour before it is wet".
" To cream butter and sugar, warm a bowl, put the butter in, then sieve the sugar on top. Beat until the mixture is like whipped cream".
"To improve the flavor of old potatoes, add a little sugar to the water in which they are boiled".
"To keep lint from clinging to blue jeans and corduroys, add a half cup of vinegar to each wash load".
"Bury the yeast cake in salt and it will keep for some time". Submitted by Mary Anderson
"Heat lemons well before using and there will be twice as much juice".
"To prevent cakes from burning, sprinkle salt in the oven under the baking pans".
"Never beat egg-whites in an aluminum pan, it is sure to darken them".
"If egg yolks become stringy after being added to hot puddings, especially tapioca, use a beater; the lumps will adhere to the beater, and leave the pudding smooth". Submitted by Emily Jackson
"When baking a milk pudding, place the dish in a pan of water in the oven. This prevents the pudding from burning or boiling over".
"A well-beaten white of egg added to mashed potatoes will add to the looks and taste of the dish".