Post by Yuk YuK on Mar 26, 2006 5:09:37 GMT -5
Martha's Way: My Way:
Martha's Way:
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent ice cream drips.
My Way:
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone for Pete's
sake, you are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it
anyway.
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Martha's Way:
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the
potatoes.
My Way:
Buy Hungry Jack Mash Potato Mix and keep it in the pantry for up to
a year.
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Martha's Way:
Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in
tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.
My Way:
Feed your garbage disposal and there won't be any leftovers.
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Martha's Way:
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of
the dry cake mix instead & there won't be any white mess on the outside of
the cake.
My Way:
Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate it for you.
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Martha's Way:
If you accidentally over-salt a dish, drop in a peeled potato and it
will absorb the excess salt.
My Way:
If you over-salt a dish while you're cooking that's too darn bad. My
motto is: I made it, you will eat it, I don't care how bad it tastes!
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Martha's Way:
To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool,
salted water. It sinks, it's fresh, but if it rises to the surface, throw
it away.
My Way:
Eat, cook or use the egg anyway. If you feel bad later, you will
know it wasn't fresh.
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Martha's Way:
To cure a headache, take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your
forehead. The throbbing will go away.
My Way:
Martha, dear, the only reason this works is because you can't rub a
lime on your forehead without getting lime juice in your eye, and then the
problem isn't the headache anymore; it is because you are now blind.
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Martha's Way:
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for
future use in casseroles and sauces.
My Way:
What leftover wine?
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Martha's Way:
Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub
raw potatoes on the stains and rinse with water.
My Way:
Mashed potatoes will now be replacing the anti-bacterial soap in the
handy dispenser next to my sink.
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Martha's Way:
Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.
My Way:
Brown sugar is supposed to be "soft"?
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Martha's Way:
Now look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer: To clean a toilet, drop
two tablets in, wait 20 min, brush and flush. To remove a stain from a vase
or glass cruet, fill with water and drop in two tablets. To polish jewelry,
drop two Alka-Seltzer tabs into a glass of water and immerse jewelry for
two minutes. To clean a thermos bottle, fill with water and drop in four tabs
and let sit for an hour or more (if necessary).
My Way:(a real time saver)
Put your jewelry, vases and thermos in the toilet. Add a bottle of
Alka-Seltzer tabs and you have solved a whole bunch of problems at once.
For the really bold......drop in your dentures too
Martha's Way:
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent ice cream drips.
My Way:
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone for Pete's
sake, you are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it
anyway.
=============
Martha's Way:
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the
potatoes.
My Way:
Buy Hungry Jack Mash Potato Mix and keep it in the pantry for up to
a year.
=============
Martha's Way:
Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in
tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.
My Way:
Feed your garbage disposal and there won't be any leftovers.
=============
Martha's Way:
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of
the dry cake mix instead & there won't be any white mess on the outside of
the cake.
My Way:
Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate it for you.
=============
Martha's Way:
If you accidentally over-salt a dish, drop in a peeled potato and it
will absorb the excess salt.
My Way:
If you over-salt a dish while you're cooking that's too darn bad. My
motto is: I made it, you will eat it, I don't care how bad it tastes!
=============
Martha's Way:
To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool,
salted water. It sinks, it's fresh, but if it rises to the surface, throw
it away.
My Way:
Eat, cook or use the egg anyway. If you feel bad later, you will
know it wasn't fresh.
=============
Martha's Way:
To cure a headache, take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your
forehead. The throbbing will go away.
My Way:
Martha, dear, the only reason this works is because you can't rub a
lime on your forehead without getting lime juice in your eye, and then the
problem isn't the headache anymore; it is because you are now blind.
=============
Martha's Way:
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for
future use in casseroles and sauces.
My Way:
What leftover wine?
=============
Martha's Way:
Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub
raw potatoes on the stains and rinse with water.
My Way:
Mashed potatoes will now be replacing the anti-bacterial soap in the
handy dispenser next to my sink.
=============
Martha's Way:
Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.
My Way:
Brown sugar is supposed to be "soft"?
=============
Martha's Way:
Now look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer: To clean a toilet, drop
two tablets in, wait 20 min, brush and flush. To remove a stain from a vase
or glass cruet, fill with water and drop in two tablets. To polish jewelry,
drop two Alka-Seltzer tabs into a glass of water and immerse jewelry for
two minutes. To clean a thermos bottle, fill with water and drop in four tabs
and let sit for an hour or more (if necessary).
My Way:(a real time saver)
Put your jewelry, vases and thermos in the toilet. Add a bottle of
Alka-Seltzer tabs and you have solved a whole bunch of problems at once.
For the really bold......drop in your dentures too
