To pare pineapple easily cut into rings and peel each slice
separately.
Add a slice of lemon to peeled sweet potatoes while cooking.
The lemon will help them clear and free of discoloration.
A tablespoon of minute tapioca sprinkled in apple pie will
absorb excess juice while baking.
Add one teaspoon baking powder to mashed potatoes to make them
fluffy.
Dip the blades of shears in hot water before cutting marshmallows,
they won’t stick.
Have a small bowl of melted butter and just brush on corn on
the cob with a pastry brush. If you have a metal bowl you can
put a chunk of butter in the bowl and set on grill to melt while
meal is grilling.
For bananas that are ripe and ready to eat but you have too
many, peel the bananas and freeze them then dip in melted chocolate
and freeze again, these make a nice treat.
Fill a large hole or sugar shaker with flour and use that when
needing to dust surfaces with flour or just pour out a tablespoon
as you need it, this is handy way to keep a bit of flour on
hand instead of digging in the flour bin.
Use pastry wheel to cut rolled cookie dough in squares or diamonds,
much less rolling and very pretty.
Rinse measuring cup in hot water before using syrup, oil, etc.
Will pour out clean and not stick to cup.
Canned fruit is much better if opened and removed from the
can an hour or two before using to restore the oxygen.
When making popcorn balls, slip plastic bags on your hands
when shaping them, won’t stick or burn your hands.
A wire cheese cutter is ideal for cutting chilled refrigerator
cookie dough.
To liven up day old bread or rolls you can put the bread in
a large bowl and place in a pot with a shallow level of boiling
water. Remove from heat and cover the pot to steam the bread
briefly. The bread will be warm and soft in a couple minutes.
You can also use stale breads to make big batches of breadcrumbs
and delicious homemade croutons.
An ordinary funnel makes the best cooling rack for your tube
cake pans.
