kmg67
Clintonville
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mrsgeedeck said:
Toss 3/4 cup of vinegar in your laundry in place of fabric softener. Its cheaper, better for the environment, and better for your health than other detergents and dryer sheets.
Vinegar can also be an option besides Jet Dry in the rinse aid dispenser of the dishwasher.
Mercurius
First Avenue
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Mason jars fit the threaded base of your blender. Use mason jars to avoid a mess, create powders, etc.
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tip_blender_and_mason_jar/
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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I just now realized that THESE do THIS, allowing room for more condiment goodness.
mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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Mercurius said:
Mason jars fit the threaded base of your blender. Use mason jars to avoid a mess, create powders, etc.
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tip_blender_and_mason_jar/
Love it! I might get rid of our food processor with this tip.
To add a tip...use toothpaste to clean silver by smearing it on the surface and scrubbing it off with a dry cloth, this will also get water marks out of wooden furniture.
melikecheese
Merion Village
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SusanB
Hungarian Village, Columbus' fastest growing Gayborhood!
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We use wood pellets (for pellet burning stoves) instead of cat litter. Cheaper, biodegradable, and no dust. We add a little baking soda to combat odors. We get ours at Lowes.
http://lifehacker.com/5826250/use-wood-pellets-for-inexpensive-biodegradable-cat-litter
Rockmastermike
The Bacon District
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alexs said:
I wish there were some local maker of those wood pellets, to receive the honeysuckle we chip out of the parks.
Manatee said:
+1 for God's sake let's do something with it!
A discussion with Mike Minnix at Eartha might be a good first step in consideration of this idea. Making those might be somewhat energy intensive (shredding and compressing), but it is good product useful for all sorts of things. I imagine all you need is the compressing machine and a really good wood-chipper.
If you're interested let me know I can get you his email addy.
Rockmastermike
The Bacon District
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My tip for the month is to freeze individual shots of espresso in a silicon ice tray. Then when you want a tasty beverage just pop an espresso cube and about 4-5 oz of snowville whole milk (really, you need the UN-homogenized whole milk for this to work right!) into a small blender (like the 'magic bullet thing).
You end up with a delicious iced-cappuccino with a bit of really nice creamy/icey "foam" on top. If you use homogenized milk you get less 'foam'.
You can make iced-cap with ice...But, doing this eliminates the need for ice and prevents dilution.
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Oh joy, I can remove dried latex paint after all. I tried goof-off type stuff, meh. So I looked it up and saw recommendations for rubbing alcohol. That worked, but I only have a tiny bit of it left. I also saw mention of denatured alcohol, then I thought, what about vodka? I folded half of a paper towel into a pad, then moistened it - wow, it'll take little dried paint dabs right off the dark wood trim with just a few swipes.
misskitty
Columbus
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When patching holes and sanding walls I have always been on the search to find a way to do this with limited dust. It is a mess to clean up and I hate that stuff getting in my lungs. Anyway, I found a way to do it.
Mr. Clean Magic eraser
Dampen the sponge squeeze the water out and sand the walls. It smoothes it down and eliminates almost all of the dust and clean up that comes with it. The sponge absorbs the dust when you feel the sponge getting dry rinse it in a bucket and the dust will end up in the water. There will be a little dust left on the wall so I wipe it down with a damp cloth no mess
Best thing ever.
Patch
Schumacher Place
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misskitty said:
When patching holes and sanding walls I have always been on the search to find a way to do this with limited dust. It is a mess to clean up and I hate that stuff getting in my lungs. Anyway, I found a way to do it.Mr. Clean Magic eraser
Dampen the sponge squeeze the water out and sand the walls. It smoothes it down and eliminates almost all of the dust and clean up that comes with it. The sponge absorbs the dust when you feel the sponge getting dry rinse it in a bucket and the dust will end up in the water. There will be a little dust left on the wall so I wipe it down with a damp cloth no mess
Best thing ever.
I am so using this technique on Saturday.
Thanks!
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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