Corn:
- Use a CLEAN shoe horn to remove corn kernels from the cob!
- A dampened paper towel will help remove the silks from an ear of corn.
- Frost cupcakes in half the time by dipping the top of the cupcake into soft frosting, twirling slightly, and then quickly turning right-side up.
- Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water when you poach eggs. It helps set the whites so they do not spread throughout the water.
- To prevent fat splashing when frying meat, sprinkle a little salt into the pan before putting the meat in.
- Soak bacon a few minutes in cold water before placing in skillet. This will lessen the tendency to shrink and curl.
- When you cut marshmallows, dip your scissors in a glass of confectioner's sugar or hot water to keep them from sticking.
- Use a fork for stirring small amounts of dry ingredients and a spoon for stirring liquid ingredients.
- heating milk, rinse the pan with cold water to prevent scorching and sticking.
- Muffins come out of the tins easily, if the hot pan is put straight from the oven onto a wet dish towel.
- You won't have as many tears when cutting onions, if you put the onions in the freezer for 4 to 5 minutes before slicing.
- Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake more rapidly.
- Sweet potatoes will not turn dark if put in salted water (5 teaspoons to a quart of water) immediately after peeling.
- A thin slice cut from each end of a potato will speed up baking time.
- A few drops of lemon juice added to a pot of simmering rice keeps the grains from sticking together.
- To make a small amount of shrimp go further in a casserole or other dish, split large, fat shrimp horizontally. The shrimp flavor permeates the mixture more thoroughly when you slice them this way.
