Instructions: Cottage cheese will remain fresher longer if you store it upside down in the refrigerator. This slows the effects of oxidation.

To keep milk past its expiration date add salt. A pinch of salt in a gallon will do it. The salt slows the rate of bacteria growth.

Brown sugar will not harden if stored in the freezer.

If you freeze wild rice, it will last 3-4 months compared to a week in the refrigerator.

A good trick when you go away on vacation is to place a baggie with a few ice cubes in the freezer. If a power failure occurs while you are gone and the food thaws and then refreezes you will know about it when you get home.

Ice cream container sealed in a plastic bag will stop ice crystals from forming when it is in the freezer.

Potato chip bag open again and theyre all stale and yucky?? Pop them in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds, let stand for two minutes and theyll be crispy again.

Regarding tomato paste, it seems a whole can of tomato paste is many times too much for some recipes. Suggestion: take a piece of waxed paper, putting it on a cookie sheet and putting teaspoonfuls of the leftover paste on the paper - another sheet on top and freeze this. When frozen just peel them off and put them in a baggie and when you need a tsp. or tb. of paste you have it without opening a whole can and there is no waste. OR, put small amounts in an ice tray and then just pop them out when I need them.

Quick Whipping - A teaspoonful of cold water added to the white of an egg causes it to whip more quickly while increasing the quantity.

Moldy Fruit - What should you do with fruit with mold? Throw it away rather than simply cutting off the mold since mold on fruit goes much deeper than what appears on the fruit.

Broccoli Stalks - Dont discard the tough ends of broccoli stalks. Use them for making soups.

Measuring Honey - Measuring honey with a spoon is easy but getting it all off the spoon is another matter-so first rub the spoon with margarine or give it a quick spritz of nonstick spray.

Dropping Cookie Dough - To get cookie dough to drop without sticking dip the spoon in milk first.

Storing Cake - If you store half and apple in the container which you are storing a cake, the cake will retain its freshness.

Sticking Cake Layers - Cake layers sticking to the bottom of the pans?

Put them back in a warm oven for a short time. The layers will then come out without a problem. Or, try lining the bottom of your pans with waxed paper.

Outdoor cooking - Fast Starter - Stuff a crumbled sheet of newspaper under your coals, then roll another sheet of news paper into a cone and poke it through the coals to the paper to form a chimney. Ignite the paper. It will carry the fire into your charcoal.

Make cleaning easier - To make cookout cleanups easier, take a preventive step and spray the cooking grill with nonstick spray before placing the grid over the coals. Food wont stick nearly as much as it does on an untreated grid.

Juicy News - Always use tongs when turning meat on the grill. This way, youll avoid piercing the meat, which causes it to lose its natural juices.

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