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More Helpful Tips

This was sent to my husband's email. Enjoy! Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. Squirrel Away ! To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. Flexible vacuum To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. Reducing Static Cling Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... ta da! .. static is gone. Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot

More Helpful Tips

This was sent to my husband's email. Enjoy! Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. Squirrel Away ! To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. Flexible vacuum To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. Reducing Static Cling Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... ta da! .. static is gone. Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot

Irish Recipe for Today

My family loves these cookies, especially right from the oven with a tall glass of cold milk. I love making these any time of the year. Enjoy! Irish Ginger Snaps 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar, egg, salt and shortening together. Add flour, baking soda and spices. Mix well. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and roll the balls in sugar. Bake at 350 for 5 to 6 minutes.

Irish Recipe for Today

My family loves these cookies, especially right from the oven with a tall glass of cold milk. I love making these any time of the year. Enjoy! Irish Ginger Snaps 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar, egg, salt and shortening together. Add flour, baking soda and spices. Mix well. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and roll the balls in sugar. Bake at 350 for 5 to 6 minutes.