1. Too Sweet

Add some salt, or, if the recipe is a vegetable or main dish, a teaspoon of vinegar.

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2. Too Much Salt

If you've added too much salt to a recipe, there are several solutions, 1. add a little sugar and vinegar. 2. in soups or stews, a raw potato slice added to the mixture will absorb the salt, 3. Second batch can be made, omitting the salt, and...

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3. Dusting and Polish

Polishing your furniture once a week with a quality polish will also help protect a finish from damage. Slip an old woolen sock over your hand, spray with polish, and run you hand over furniture to dust easily. Be careful not to use a polish that...

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4. Removing Scratches

Tip1:  Shoe polish and felt tip pens work well in hiding small scratches in furniture. Shoe polish applicator bottles work well for furniture touch-ups, when filled with stain. Tip2: Rub mayonnaise into scratches on furniture with your finger, let...

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5. Cleaning the Grout

If a stubborn stain emerges in your grout, follow the same steps described in the procedure above to gently work the stain out. If a situation arises in which the stain cannot be removed, it might be necessary to replace that particular area of...

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6. Removing Stains from Tile

Some people complain about stains on their tile floors from kitchen mishaps. These stains can imbed themselves in the porous finish of some manufactured tile. Bleach can be used in most cases to remove some of the nastier, deeper stains, but where...

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7. Carpet Repair

carpet repair tips and techniques.

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8. Dusting Floors

Stretch a nylon stocking over the dust mop and discard when used.

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9. Spilled Nail Polish

Allow to almost dry, then peel off of waxed floors or tile.

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10. Gum and wax cleaning

Gum - Freeze gum with ice cubes and chip off what you can with the blunt side of a kitchen knife. DeSolveit removes the rest. Wax - Freeze with ice and chip off what you can with the blunt side of a knife. Wax needs heat for removal. Some of the...

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