1,001 Tips & Tricks

Over 1,000 Tips for Gardening, Country Cooking, Saving Money, DIY Cleaning Solutions, Home Remedies, and More! This comprehensive collection of practical tips covers all aspects of keeping a country home, from painting a wall to removing wine stains, making perfect pastry to making your own window cleaner. In addition, find advice for cleaning carpets, making jam, wallpapering, knitting, sewing, and more! Woven throughout are poems and proverbs, legends and lore, making this an enjoyable read and a perfect housewarming gift. • Crisp limp lettuce and celery by placing in a pan of cold water for an hour with slices of raw potato. • If an aluminum pan has become discolored, boil some apple peel in it for a few minutes, then rinse and dry. • Tighten up sagging cane seats of chairs by scrubbing both the top and underside with hot soapy water. Rinse in cold salt water. • Sprinkle salt on paths and brickwork crevices to get rid of weeds and grass. • A needle can be threaded more easily if a little hairspray, starch, or beeswax is put on the end of the thread. • Sage tea is a valuable tonic that stimulates the circulation and soothes a persistent cough. Complete with lovely color illustrations throughout, this is a delightful and useful read.

Simple, practical, and inspiring wellness advice for every woman. Self-care can sometimes feel like an elusive concept. We all know we need to be better about prioritizing self-care, but what does that actually mean? This practical and inspiring little book offers over 1,000 wellness tips that range from natural remedies to ways to improve your memory to caring for hair and nails to reducing stress. • To relieve a dry, irritating cough: to 1/3 pt (200ml) boiling water, add the juice of 1 lemon, 2 tsp honey, ¼ tsp cinnamon, 1 clove garlic, and a sprig of rosemary. Stir well, cover and leave for 15 minutes. Strain and sip slowly. • Sit down at the dining table rather than in front of the television to eat; you will pay more attention to the plate of food. • Don't compete with your friends, neighbors or work-mates. Be your own person and live your life accordingly. • To relieve tension in the upper body, sit cross-legged, block the ears with your fingers. Breathe in, then breathe out making a humming sound to lengthen the exhalation. Repeat 10 times before going to bed. • To remove makeup, coat the fingers with almond, sunflower, or avocado oil and spread evenly over the face and neck. Remove the oil with tissues. • Saturate a black tea bag with warm water. Press over clean lips for 5 minutes. Repeat if desired. Black tea is high in tannic acid, retains moisture, and keeps lips smooth and taut. • To give hair a shine, mash an over-ripe banana; combine with 3 drops of almond oil. Massage into dry hair, leave on for 15 minutes. Shampoo as usual. Many of the hints found here are the product of tradition passed from one generation to another. They cover advice on care of the body from head to toe, beauty treatments, habit control, guidelines for diet and fitness, a common sense approach to first aid and using medicines, and a glossary of beauty terms. Complete with lovely color illustrations throughout, this book makes a lovely gift for any woman.

Simple, practical, and inspiring tips for cooking, baking, and cleaning! The kitchen is the "hub" of any house. With this compilation of helpful hints, you can keep it running smoothly. Find hacks for the care of kitchen appliances, utensils, and cooking equipment to extend their life span. Discover easy ways to improve and simplify your cooking and baking and advice for saving money and making your groceries last longer. Natural products are used wherever appropriate to encourage an environmentally friendly home. • Put a paper towel in with baked goods when freezing them. The paper absorbs the moisture and prevents freezer burns. • Place a wooden spoon across the pot when cooking pasta and it will not boil over. • For fluffier, whiter rice, add 1 teaspoon lemon juice per 2 pints water. To add extra flavor and nutrition to rice, cook it in liquid reserved from cooking vegetables. • When making soup stock add 1 tablespoon white vinegar to help extract all the calcium from the bones being used. There will be no vinegar taste. • Poke a hole in the middle of hamburgers while shaping them. The burgers will cook faster and the holes will disappear when done. • Instead of flouring the rolling pin, chill the rolling pin in the freezer and the dough will not stick. Many of the hints found here are the product of tradition passed from one generation to another. Interspersed throughout are poems and proverbs, as well as delightful illustrations.