Auntie tips (11)

Tip 1:
To create a natural air freshener : cut an orange in half, scoop out the pulp to form a cup and pour in a tablespoon of salt. Leave one on the sink or within the toilet area. When the smell is gone, you can just replace the orange cups with new ones.

Tip 2:
To sharpen scissors, simply stack three pieces of aluminium foil on top of one another and cut them a few times.

Tip 3:
Secret to deliciously fried and crisp fish : just immerse the fish in milk before you dip it in flour.

Tip 4:
To get rid of fruit flies, fill half a small cup with cider vinegar and two drops of dishwashing liquid. Mix well. The flies will be drawn to the solution and drown in the liquid.

Tip 5:
Keep those plastic egg trays you get from the supermarkets and use them as jelly moulds, or, kids can use them as paint palettes. Simply dump after use and save the hassle of washing.

Tip 6:
To keep flowers fresh in the vase for weeks, just add a few drops of bleach into the water.

Tip 7:
Used a permanent marker on a whiteboard by accident? Simply squeeze toothpaste onto a cloth and wipe the stain away.

From : Women's Weekly - April 2007; Simply Her - Dec 2006, Jan 2007