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Household Tips

A Spoonful of Sugar is a Miracle Cure.

Here are some unusual uses for sugar.

Keep cut flowers fresh, dissolve a spoonful of sugar in the vase water
Perk up a tomato based sauce by adding a pinch of sugar
Clean garden-soiled hands.
Simply pour olive oil and a little sugar onto your hands and rub well. This removes grime and softens your hands too. The same paste makes a good hand or facial scrub (avoid the delicate eye area).
Easily remove paint from your hands by combining equal parts sugar and olive oil. Rub your hands together until the paint residue disappears.
Bring out the natural sweetness of mielies, add a pinch of sugar to the boiling water
Keep biscuits fresh and crisp by sprinkling a thin layer of sugar on the bottom of the air-tight storage container before adding in the biscuits.
Keep cheese free of mould by placing the cheese and a tiny bowl of sugar into an airtight container.
Cook beetroots more quickly and make sure they retain their bright colour. Add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of sugar to the boiling water.