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101 Tips for what to do with the salt you aren't going to eat (use at own risk!): #1 Fill your bath, add your salt, get in and see if you float as if you were in the Dead Sea! #2 Use it to de-ice a slippery path way! #3 Use it to kill slugs! #4 When someone does something silly and hurts themselves – literally rub salt into their wounds! #5 If someone spills their drink, e.g. red wine, on your carpet – pour on salt, let it absorb the liquid and hoover it up! #6 Make yourself a nativity set with salt-dough figures! #7 Use it to kill snails! #8 Sprinkle it onto a wet watercolour to give a “snow” effect! #9 Test your eggs for freshness – in a bowl of salt water good ones sink, bad ones float! #10 Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing! #11 Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away! #12 Mix salt and turpentine to whiten your bath, sink and toilet bowl! #13 Use salt to clean a discoloured coffee or tea pot! #14 Clean brass, copper and pewter with a paste made from vinegar, flour and salt! #15 Add a little salt to water for cut flowers to make them last longer! #16 Clean your iron by adding some salt to a damp cloth and wiping! #17 Clean your piano keys with a mixture of lemon juice and salt! #18 Use equal parts of salt and starch to make a putty for filling holes in walls! #19 Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water! #20 Gargle with salt water when you have a sore throat! #21 Swill round your mouth with salt water when you have a mouth ulcer! #22 Use salt for killing weeds in your back lawn! #23 Freshen a sponge by soaking it in salt water! #24 Soak enamel pans overnight in salt water, and boil salt water in them to remove burned on stains! #25 Fabric colours hold fast in a salty water wash! #26 Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean! #27 Remove mildew with lemon juice and salt! #28 If there are too many suds in your dishwater, add a little salt to reduce them! #29 For a clean chopping board, wet it, add a little salt and scrub! #30 If you spill some cooking fat on a worktop or hob, sprinkle a little salt on it to make it easier to clean! #31 Dilute a cup of salt to a gallon of water and soak shirts in it to remove perspiration stains! #32 Place salt in a paper bag and with your dusty artificial flowers, shake for a moment. The salt absorbs the dust! #33 Sprinkle salt on your carpet to kill fleas! #34 If you drop an egg, sprinkle salt on it, leave for 20 minutes, and it will be easy to wipe up! #35 Mix three pounds of salt with a gallon of soapy water and spray onto the leaves of poison ivy to kill it! #36 Kill grass growing in the cracks in patios by adding salt and then pouring in boiling water! #37 Dip a sponge into salt water and rub it on windows, and they won't frost up! #38 Put salt in a little bag made of cheesecloth, moisten it slightly and rub it on your car windscreen to stop it icing up! #39 Combat smelly drains by pouring really hot, salty water down them! #40 You can throw salt over your shoulder for good luck if you believe in that sort of rubbish! #41 If sooty footprints are left on your carpet, cover them with salt, leave for several hours and then hoover them up! #42 If there is a water stain on your dining room table, put cooking oil and salt on a rag and rub it away! #43 When you have new work clothes that are uncomfortable and stiff, put them in the washing machine with half a cup of salt and they’ll come out feeling good! #44 Fill your parasol base with salt instead of sand! #45 Put glue in a pattern on a piece of paper and add salt to make a “salt-picture”! #46 Get a piercing and keep it clean using salty water! #47 Clean discoloured glassware by soaking it in a solution of one part salt to eight parts of white vinegar! #48 Salt can also help nylon tights last longer. Mix together two cups of salt and a gallon of warm water. Let the nylons soak for a few hours. Then rinse them several times in cold water. #49 Dip the rim of a glass in some water and then into some salt to give a “frosted” effect for cocktails – remember to drink the cocktail through a straw! #50 Use salt for killing weeds in your front lawn! #51 Add salt to your final rinse to stop clothes freezing on the washing line! #52 Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing! #53 Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator! #54 Some people suggest putting a little salt into your goldfish tank to keep the fish healthy! #55 Remove onion or fish smells by rubbing salt onto your hands for a minute, and then washing with soap and water! #56 Make a “salt garden” - http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/2537.html #57 To remove bloodstains from material, sprinkle with salt and rinse with cold water! #58 If a pet urinates on your carpet add lots of salt to the damp patch, leave overnight, sweep up the excess and then hoover! #59 Apply lemon juice and salt to a rust stain on clothing, hang out in the sun to dry! #60 Dip a slice of lime into salt and rub onto a mosquito bite to relieve itching! #61 Use salt as an ingredient in home made whitewash - http://www.tipking.com/tip/2476.html #62 It stings, but grind salt, dip your finger into it, and apply to a cold sore for 30 seconds. Do this 3 times a day and the cold sore should dry up in a few days! #63 If you have added too much washing powder to your wash, add salt to limit the suds! #64 Mix a cup of salt water with 2 tablespoons of baking soda and one teaspoon of flour, dip in a rag and use for cleaning your leather upholstery! #65 Clean silver jewellery by heating salt water in an old aluminium pan – the silver tarnish will be removed from the jewellery and will stain the pan instead! #66 To strengthen and polish nails, mix 2 teaspoons of salt with 2 of castor oil and 1 of wheat-germ oil, rub onto finger nails and leave for 3-5 mins before wiping with a tissue! #67 Rubbing salt over calluses on your hands will make them go away! #68 Make removing a crease mark easier when ironing by rubbing it with salt on a damp cloth before pressing! #69 Rub stubborn warts with raw onion dipped in salt to make them go away! #70 Exfoliate your skin by mixing salt with olive oil, leaving on your face for 15-20 mins, and then rubbing off! #71 Make an all purpose cleaning solution by mixing 1 cup of water, 2 cups of vinegar, and half a cup of salt! #72 Try putting a bowl of salt next to your chopping board when slicing onions to stop crying eyes! #73 Keep a bag of salt in your car in case you get stuck in icy weather! #74 Clean your cutlery using a little salt with a damp cloth! #75 Salt and soda water mixed together is good for cleaning the inside of your fridge! #76 New brooms will last longer if soaked in salt water and dried before use! #77 Mix 1 teaspoon of salt in a pint of hot water and apply pads soaked in the solution to puffy eyes! #78 Soak aching feet in warm water to which a handful of salt has been added, then rinse in cool water! #79 Relieve bee stings by immediately wetting the spot and covering with salt! #80 Use salt to put out flaming fat! #81 Soak new candles in a strong salt solution for a few hours, then dry them well. When burned they will not drip! #82 Occasionally throw a handful of salt on the flames in your fireplace; it will help loosen soot from the chimney and salt makes a bright yellow flame! #83 Rub the inside of fish tanks with salt to remove hard water deposits, then rinse well before returning the fish to the tank! #84 To remove deposits caused by flowers and water, rub with salt; if you cannot reach the deposits to rub them, put a strong salt solution in the vase and shake, then wash the vase with soap and water! #85 Artificial flowers can be held in an artistic arrangement by pouring salt into the container, adding a little cold water and then arranging the flowers. The salt will solidify as it dries and hold the flowers in place! #86 Sprinkling a little salt in canvas shoes occasionally will take up the moisture and help remove odours! #87 Colour salt with chalk dust and place layers of different colours in a jar until it is full to make your very own work of art! #88 Make salt glitter by adding food colouring to salt and allowing to dry! #89 Use vinegar and salt water to remove stains from shoes and boots! #90 Place salt in an open container to help reduce damp! #91 Sprinkle salt on a drink mat to stop it sticking to the bottom of your glass! #92 Halve an orange, remove the pulp and fill with salt to make a useful air-freshner! #93 To clean crystal soak in water, vinegar and a little salt! #94 Clean burnt pans by heating vinegar, water and salt on a high heat! #95 Fill a vase with slightly moist salt. Flowers such as aconitums can be dried by plunging their stems into the salt! #96 Make a timer full of salt instead of sand! #97 Apply salt to a cut to draw out infection and promote healing (better still – take medical advice)! #98 Add a pinch of salt to water when boiling eggs to prevent cracking! #99 Instead of anti-dandruff shampoo, massage your scalp with a tablespoon of salt before using normal shampoo! #100 Recreate the infamous “Shake n Vac” commercial in your own home – but use salt to keep the budget down! #101 Fill a sugar bowl with salt and put it out for visiting guests as a hilarious practical joke! |
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