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Fun Food Facts (Plus a few others)

I found these online.  I think most of them were advertising products, but still they are fun to read.

Teach your guests this great way to keep young kids involved in the fun when ordering Chinese take-out: Give the kids the Bamboo Tongs to use as chopsticks!  Bamboo Tongs are easier for little hands to grasp and create less mess.

¨      Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

¨      Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

¨      A green bell pepper has 2 times as much Vitamin C as an orange, but red and yellow peppers have 4 times as much!

¨      Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.  Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

¨      Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.  It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.


Put an apple in the crisper bin with your potatoes, they won't sprout.

Peel from the bottom end, instead of the stem and all the white strips will come right off with the peel.

Don't throw away those limp vegetables. You can refresh wilted or limp raw celery, carrots, cucumbers, and radishes by placing them in the Classic Batter Bowl filled with ice water for about half an hour.

Refresh dried out muffins by brushing them lightly with milk using the Pastry Brush and placing them in a warm over for 5-7 minutes.

When stir-frying meats in your Stir-Fry Skillet, use partially frozen meats to make it easier to thinly slice into strips.

Sprinkle jello over APCS strips of apple skins and bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour. Result: GUMMI WORMS!

If you can't find a box of pound cake mix for the Strawberry Cheesecake Torte, here is a quick tip for you. Prepare one yellow or white cake mix as directed, then add 1 extra egg and 1 (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding.

Use Carbonated soda can be used instead of lemon juice to prevent fruit from browning.

For Apples: Look at the bottom of an apple, if the blossom is "tight" it is a fresh apple, if blossom is open it is too old, don't buy it!

Two pennies in the bottom of a vase will keep tulips from going limp

Eggs layed in the Styrofoam carton and placed on side overnight, then boiled for deviled eggs, will make a perfectly centered yolks.

Pinch a Banana from the Bottom, not top, it will peel perfectly (monkey's do this)

Cilantro in vase w/ plastic over top and secured with a rubber band will stay fresh for 1 month.

To seed a tomato, cut at the equator (across the middle), then squeeze, turn 1/4 turn, squeeze again.

Place your onion in the freezer 15 minutes before you chop. By doing this, you will be adding more flavor to your meals because the juice will stay within the onion.

The difference between a male and female pepper is the number of bumps on the bottom. A male has three and a female has four. When entertaining you want to purchase a female because "she sits pretty" which means when you use the V-Shaped Cutter to make a salsa container or condiment container, the pepper will more than likely sit up to hold the contents.

Have you ever had a chocolate craving? Well.....chocolate containschromium(spelling?). Women's bodies crave more chromium than men so therefore, next time you are passing Godiva and have a chocolate craving, you can tell your husband that it is a medical necessity.

To remove the smell of onion and garlic from your hands, run something made of stainless steel between your hands under running water. The smell will disappear! Our new Hand Soap works great as well!

To get the most juice from your citrus fruits, microwave for about 15 seconds, and then roll between your hands or along the countertop, squeezing or pushing gently.

When your kitchen scissors start to stick, spray the center with vegetable oil instead of a normal lubricant to keep the smell and taste off your food.

To drain frozen spinach, place 2 paper towels in the bottom of the Large Colander, then spinach. Place 2 more paper towels on top and place Small Colander in Large Colander and press.

Cook bacon in Stoneware Bar Pan at 375 for 20-25 minutes - no turning!

The Cheese Grater has so many uses besides cheese: Grate a fine layer of chocolate over desserts, frozen butter over waffles, apples into pancakes, zucchini for bread, carrots into salad or meat loaf; use to make bread crumbs
and bacon bits.

If one of your Pampered Chef cutting boards begins to get too many cuts in it, try smoothing it out with fine grade sandpaper.

To keep eggs from cracking when hard-boiling them, add a pinch of salt to the water. Add a few drops of vinegar to make them easy to peel.

To prevent your Tupperware from staining, try spraying with cooking spray before filling with tomato based foods.

Use Life Savers to hold birthday candles on cake.

Use the Pizza Cutter to cut foods into bite sized pieces for little fingers - it's quicker and easier than a knife!

Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to your dishwater. It cuts through grease and softens hands.

If your brown sugar is hard, place a slice of bread in container to soften.

Place a few grains of rice in your salt and sugar shakers to absorb moisture.

For a colorful centerpiece for your next barbecue, use the V-shaped cutter to cut tops off of a red, green, and yellow pepper, and then fill with catsup, relish and mustard.

When making corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to the water to bring out the corn's natural sweetness.

Add a small can of V-8 juice to chili to give it extra flavor.

Having trouble cleaning your blender? Try filling with hot water and dish soap and run it.

When baking a cake that needs the pan to be greased, save the bag from the mix and use that to grease the bottom. For adding flour, reserve a bit of the cake mix itself and sprinkle around instead of flour, it will not have your cake look white.

>* Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different colortwist tie. >*They are: Monday - Blue; Tuesday - Green; Thursday - Red; Friday - White; andSaturday - Yellow. So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie - notwhite (which is Friday's - almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically bycolor Blue - Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easyto remember. I >thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the breadwrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the one with the plastic clipshave different colors. You learn something new everyday!!! Enjoy fresh breadwhen you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping.

Make your own chicken nuggets by dipping 1-inch pieces of boneless chicken breast in milk and coatwith seasoned bread crumbs. Arrange in a single layer on Baking Stone and bake 425 for 10 minutes.

Make your own fruit syrup for pancakes or waffles by putting your favorite fruit jelly into the 1 Qt. Batter Bowl, adding a dab of butter and a little water. Heat it up and mix together.

My mail carrier told me that the US Postal service sent out a messageto all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pocketsto keep yellow jackets away.Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer.I use it when I am working outside. It really works.The yellow jackets just veer around you. And all this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer! It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.. spread them around foundation areas, or intrailers, cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering yourvehicle. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get openedtoo often. Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. Eliminates static electricity from your television (or computer) screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe yourtelevision screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust fromresettling. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce. Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in adrawer or hang in the closet. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce insideempty luggage before storing. Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the frontseat. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill withwater, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agentapparently weakens the bondBetween the food. Eliminate odors in waste baskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the waste basket. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds witha sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bouncewill collect sawdust like a tack cloth. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce atthe bottom of a laundry bag or hamper. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes orsneakers overnight. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. Keeps them smelling fresh.

Wrap your head of lettuce in aluminum foil and it will last THREE TIMES LONGER!!! 

I only got some of these read, but will come back to finish....looks very interesting!

T.D. - I agree with Sue....I must go back and read these again.  Sooo interesting...and I learned a lot of new tricks.

Many thanks!...so many good ideas!!

love these ideas

Did you mention --peanut butter to take out gum from hair

Get Creative with Family Favorites

Eating heart-healthy meals doesn't mean giving up some of those too-rich favorite family recipes.

With a few changes, you can keep the heart and add the health. Here's how:

For Breads


To make muffins, quick breads, and biscuits, use no more than 1 to 2 tablespoons of fat for each cup of flour.


When making muffins or quick breads, use three ripe, very well-mashed bananas, instead of 1/2 cup butter or oil.
Or, substitute a cup of applesauce for a cup of butter, margarine, oil, or shortening — you'll get less saturated fat and fewer calories.


For Desserts

To make a pie crust, use only 1/2 cup margarine for every 2 cups flour.


For chocolate desserts, use 3 tablespoons of cocoa, instead of 1 ounce of baking chocolate.

If you need to replace the fat in chocolate, add 1 tablespoon or less of vegetable oil.

To make cakes and soft-drop cookies, use no more than 2 tablespoons of fat for each cup of flour.