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When traveling without an iron, use a mister to spray out wrinkles. Spray clothes, lightly smooth fold lines out with your hand, and hang overnight. By morning, your clothes will be dry and wrinkle-free. This method also works wonders for the bubbles that hangers leave in the shoulders of sweaters!

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Vivian
Harlingen, TX

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Dollars & Sense - At Home

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Saving Money/Leftovers

If you have a baby, take your left over vegetables, potatoes, gravy or anything you had for dinner and put it your blender; pulse and then freeze in ice cube trays. A lot cheaper than baby food. One ice cube is enough for a baby that is just starting out on food. You can increase the amount as they get older and won't have to puree it as much.

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Marsha
Freeport, IL

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Neat & Clean - Kitchen & Bath

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Shiny Stainless Steel Cookware

When the bottom of your stainless cookware gets cloudy (like when you cook pasta), don't use a cleanser or products made for cleaning stainless steel cookware. Take your green bottle of Real Lemon or Lime 100% Juice and squirt it in the bottom of the pan. Take a SCOTT® Towel and swish it around to cover the bottom of the pan and let it sit for one or two mintues. Take the Towel and wipe the pan clean, then rinse. Shiny as new! Someone told me about this, and I only tried it because I just knew it wouldn't work -- but was I ever surprised!

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Patricia
Newburgh, IN

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