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Rubbing alcohol will remove ball point pen ink marks.

Candles chilled for 24 hours in refrigerator will burn longer and not drip.

Baking soda on a damp cloth will remove grime and grease from glass on oven door.

Window cleaner will clean and polish exterior of appliances - stove, refrigerator - also small appliances, taps, etc.

Mixture of half salt and half hot vinegar rubbed on brass will clean and polish.

To re-smooth Teflon pans, boil for 5 to 10 minutes in the pan, a mixture of 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons baking soda, ½ cup liquid bleach. Wash in suds and rinse thoroughly. Then, before using, wipe the surface with salad oil.

To remove gum from the hair, rub a plain chocolate bar in hair - then wash.

A cloth rung out of a solution of 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 quart of water, will make windows and mirrors sparkle.

Cold tea, coffee grounds, or egg shells make a good fertilizer for house plants and act as insecticides also.

Try waxing your ashtrays. Ashes won't cling, odors won't linger and they can be wiped clean with a paper towel or disposable tissue. This saves daily washing.

Stamp a few moth balls into the ground near flower beds to keep dogs away.

To save mess in making bread or graham cracker crumbs, place in a plastic bag and roll with rolling pin.

Add a little salad oil in when you cook macaroni or spaghetti and it will not boil over or stick.

A bowl of vinegar placed in a stuffy or smokey room will absorb tobacco smoke or the smell of paint, and keep the air fresh.

Rinse pan with cold water before heating milk in it to prevent scorching and make cleaning easier.

To make sour milk from sweet milk, add 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup sweet milk.

When baking fruit pies, cut holes in the upper crust with a thimble, place crust on pie. The holes will become larger, then place the little round circles back in place. Makes pies very decorative and serves for the steam and juice openings.

Make your two-crust pies the night before you need them. Put in refrigerator overnight. In the morning take from refrigerator. Let pie warm to room temperature, if in glassware, so the glass won't break. Bake as usual.

Put cream or milk on top of two-crust pies for a nice brown pie.

Cut drinking straws into short lengths and insert through slits in pie crusts to prevent juice from running over in the oven and permit steam to escape.

Put a layer of marshmallows in the bottom of a pumpkin pie, then add the filling. You will have a nice topping as the marshmallows will come to the top.