ALPHABET HINTS A is for aluminum foil. A piece of it with a knob of washing soda in a jar of water makes a silver dip cleaner.
B is for ball point ink which you can remove from vinyl by rubbing it with a slice of raw potato.
C is for camphorated oil. Applied with a soft cloth it will take white marks off furniture.
D is for drip dry. Shirts dry faster and smoother over a plastic bag put over the hanger.
E is for egg slicer. Use it for slicing mushrooms and beets as well as eggs.
F is for foam rubber. Rub it over upholstery to pick up dog and cat hairs.
G is for glycerine. Oil the mincer with it. It won't flavor the food.
H is for herbs. Keep them on the shelf in alphabetical order, so they're easy to find.
I is for icing. Add a pinch of baking soda to icing to keep moist and prevent cracking.
J is for jam. It takes less time to make if the sugar is warmed through in the oven.
K is for kneeling pad. Make it from an old hot water bottle stuffed with old nylons.
L is for lemon. A half dipped in salt cleans copper.
M is for magnet. Keep one in the sewing box to pick up pins and needles.
N is for newspapers. They make excellent window polishers.
O is for onion. Pierce it lengthwise with a skewer and it won't come to pieces when boiled.
P is for parsley. Seed watered with boiling water grows quicker.
Q is for quilt. Keep it from slipping by sewing matching material to one end and tucking it under the mattress.
R is for rubber gloves. When the right ones wear out, hang on to the left ones. Turn one inside out and you have a pair again.
S is for soap. Rubbed on the bottom edges of a drawer it'll make it run smoothly.
T is for tea leaves. Put them around lily of the valley for more flowers.
U is for undies. Put the fragile ones in a pillocase, tied around the top, and wash them with the rest of the washing in your machine.
V is for vinegar. Wiped over furniture before polishing gives an extra shine.
W is for window box. Put a layer of gravel over the earth, so the dirt doesn't spatter the windows.
X is for Xmas cake. The icing won't be ruined if the cake is put on the lid of the cake tin and the base over it.
Y is for yeast. It shouldn't be kept in the fridge or in a cold place, or it will die.
Z is for zipper. It it sticks, try running the lead of a pencil up and down the metal parts. It should then run smoothly.[/list]
Eta Sue - These alphabet hints are so interesting. Wish I had known the "W" hint before this. I have a window box under my bedroom window....and the window is always splattered with dirt!...LOL
Several of these are good ones for me to use. Thanks, Etta Sue!