When boiling milk, first stir in a pinch of baking soda. This
will help keep the milk from curdling.
Add one teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart of water when
cooking rice, this will keep rice fluffy.
First rinse raisins, dates and figs in very cold water before
putting them through the food chopper. They will not form such
a gummy mass.
For crisper salads: Place a saucer upside down in the bottom
of the salad bowl before filling with salad. Excess moisture
will run underneath the saucer and this will help keep the salad
crisp and fresh.
Tasty flavored whipped cream: First whip cream then add 2 tablespoons
of flavored jello and continue beating on slow until the whipped
cream is right consistency.
Leftover ham: Lay ham slices in a baking dish then cover with
maple syrup. Refrigerate overnight then fry the ham in butter
the next morning.
Add a dash of lemon juice into meatballs before cooking them.
You can substitute crumbled cornflakes for bread crumbs when
making meatloaf.
When a recipe calls for butter the size of an egg, use four
tablespoons.
Cookie & Cake Decoration: Keep a small amount of sugar
in small glass jars, add a few drops of food coloring and shake
jar. Keep several colors on hand. You can also use this technique
on shredded coconut.
Pickle Juice uses: Use sweet pickle juice to thin salad dressing
or make French dressing with instead of vinegar, more delicious.
Cook vegetables with one or more bouillon cubes instead of
salt–improves flavor. Tossing in a few garlic cloves when
boiling vegetables makes things tastier too.
Salt added to flour used for thickening gravies, etc., will
help to prevent lumping.
Chilled evaporated milk, whipped until fluffy, may be used
as the base for several frozen desserts by the addition of different
flavors, fruits, nuts, instant coffee, cocoa, jello, and other
flavorings. Then add coconut, drained fruits, etc., as desired.
Use easy crusts such as crushed cereal or crackers such as graham.
After crimping the edge of the pie crust, lift the edge of
the crust gently all around with your fingers. This keeps the
dough from sticking to the dish while baking and makes it easier
to take out the pieces of pie.
