1. When stir-frying, do not add cold water. Cold water will make the vegetables old and hard and unpalatable, while adding boiling water will make the vegetables crispy and tender.
2. When frying shredded lotus roots, add some water while frying to prevent the lotus roots from turning black.
3. When scrambling eggs, add one tablespoon of warm water to one egg and stir well. This will prevent the eggs from becoming overcooked and produce more eggs that are soft and delicious.
4. Before putting the tofu in the pot, soak it in boiling water for a quarter of an hour to remove the swill smell.
5. There is no fishy smell when stewing fish in cold water, and enough water should be added at one time. If water is added midway, the flavor of the original juice will be diluted.
6. When steaming fish or meat, wait until the water in the steamer boils before putting it on the drawer. This will cause the outside of the fish or meat to shrink immediately when it suddenly encounters high-temperature steam, and the fresh juice inside will not flow out. Delicious and shiny.
7. When making bone soup, do not add raw water in the middle, otherwise the temperature of the soup will suddenly drop and the protein and fat will solidify quickly, affecting the nutrition and taste.
8. When frying poached eggs, when the yolk is about to solidify, you can pour a tablespoon of cold water on it, which will make the eggs yellow and tender, with good color and taste.
9. When boiling lard, first put a small amount of water in the pot, and then add the cut lard. The oil cooked in this way will be bright in color and free of impurities.
How to use vinegar in daily life
1. It is easy to get motion sickness when going out. Drinking vinegar water that is not very sour can refresh your mind and reduce the symptoms of motion sickness.
2. If you have insomnia, you can pour a tablespoon of vinegar into cold boiled water, stir well and drink it to fall asleep quickly. If you add the same amount of honey, the effect will be better.
3. If someone faints, you can soak a handkerchief in vinegar and put it on the nose of the person who faints to stimulate the patient to wake up.
4. Boil newly purchased porcelain tableware, tea sets, and wine sets in 10% vinegar water for two to three hours before use. This can remove the trace amounts of aluminum contained in the new porcelain and avoid aluminum damage. Poison harms the body.
5. When cooking crabs, jellyfish, and jellyfish, soak them in 1% vinegar for one hour to prevent food poisoning caused by Halobacteria.
6. Peanuts or soybeans boiled in vinegar are delicacies for patients with hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, and coronary heart disease. They have the effects of fat augmentation and pressure augmentation.
7. If you feel full and bloated after eating at a banquet, you can dilute 50 ml of vinegar with water to 100 ml and take it to increase gastric acid and promote digestion.
8. Those who have drunk too much and are already drunk can take 100 to 200 ml of 50% vinegar to detoxify the body and nourish the liver and kidneys.
9. If the tableware after meals is boiled and disinfected with 1% vinegar, it can prevent viral hepatitis, dysentery and other infectious diseases.
The wonderful uses of vinegar
1. Vinegar is an essential condiment for home cooking. Add two drops of white wine and a pinch of salt to the vinegar to make balsamic vinegar. When cooking meat or potatoes, add a small amount of vinegar to stew them easily and taste better. Adding some vinegar when cooking sweet porridge can make the sweet porridge sweeter.
2. When polishing leather shoes, a drop of vinegar can make the leather shoes bright and lasting: if the copper and aluminum utensils are used, they can be restored to luster by rubbing them with vinegar and cleaning them; 20 minutes before slaughtering chickens and ducks , add a tablespoon of vinegar to the chickens and ducks, and plucking the feathers will become a breeze.
3. Soak the paint on the glass with vinegar and then wipe it off; after washing the silk, soak it in clean water with a small amount of vinegar for a few minutes. After drying, it will be as shiny as new: Wool Apply 50% concentrated vinegar and water to the polished areas of the clothes, then use a damp cloth to pad and iron, and the bright spots will disappear.
4. Vinegar also has a disinfecting and sterilizing effect. Cold dishes mixed with vinegar are hygienic and refreshing; steaming and fumigating the room with vinegar can sterilize and prevent influenza; use 40% vinegar water solution every day and wash your hair after heating to prevent hair loss and excessive dandruff; mix lime powder with vinegar and apply it on the armpits , twice a day can treat body odor.
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The wonderful uses of residual tea
1. Wet tea leaves can remove the fishy smell and green onion smell in the container.
2. You can boil tea eggs, which are fragrant and very delicious.
3. Use residual tea leaves to scrub greasy pots and bowls, wood, bamboo tables and chairs to make them smoother.
4. Dry the remaining tea leaves and spread them in moist places to remove moisture.
5. After the remaining tea leaves are dried, you can also put them into pillowcases to serve as pillow cores. The pillows are very soft.
6. Sprinkle the tea leaves on the carpet or road rug, and then brush it away with a broom. The tea leaves can take away all the dust.
7. Soak the remaining tea leaves in water for a few days and then pour them on the roots of the plants to promote plant growth.
8. The remaining tea leaves can also be used to feed newly hatched silkworms.
9. Dry the remaining tea leaves and put them in toilets or ditches to burn and smoke. This can eliminate the odor and has the function of repelling mosquitoes.
The wonderful uses of watermelon rind
1. Peel off the green skin, cut it into small cubes or thin strips, add salt, soy sauce, sugar and other condiments, and stir-fry with chili peppers , crisp, sweet and delicious.
2. Peel and cut the melon into small pieces or strips, boil it in water, then add tomatoes, eggs and some soup.
3. Cut the peeled melon rind into long and thin strips, marinate it with salt for 2 to 3 hours, drain out the brine, and stir it with seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar or sesame oil, that is, Edible.
4. Peel the melon, cut it into thin slices, put it in a bowl, put ham slices on top, add seasonings, and steam it in a pot. It will be delicious and fragrant.
The wonderful uses of rice water
1. Washing light-colored clothes with rice water is easy to remove stains and the colors are bright.
2. The precipitated rice water can be used to starch clothes by adding hot water.
3. Wash your hands with rice water, which can moisturize the skin.
4. Gargling with rice water can treat bad breath or oral ulcers.
5. Put the fishy-smelling vegetables into salted rice water and wash them, then rinse them with clean water to remove the fishy smell.
6. Soak the bacon in rice washing water for half a day to remove some of the saltiness.
7. Washing bacon with rice washing water is cleaner than washing it with clean water.
8. Washing pork belly with rice washing water is more labor-intensive, trouble-free, cleaner and more economical than washing it with salt or alum.
9. Kitchen knives commonly washed and soaked in rice washing water are not easy to rust. Rusty kitchen knives can be easily wiped clean after being soaked in rice water for several hours.
10. Watering flowers, trees or vegetables with rice water can make them grow stronger.
11. The painted furniture will be brighter after being scrubbed with rice water.
12. Use rice water to wipe new lacquerware. After 4 to 5 times, the odor can be removed.
The wonderful uses of salt
1. If you want the flowers to bloom more vividly, just pour a little salt water in the flower pot.
2. Washing chilblains with salt water can relieve itching.
3. Drink a cup of light salt water in the morning to help smooth bowel movements.
4. Apply salt water to the skin that has been burned by boiling water to relieve pain.
5. Use salt to erase black spots on copperware.
6. When taking a bath, put some salt in the water to treat skin diseases.
7. When frying food, put a little salt into the oil pan so that the oil will not splash out.
8. When boiling eggs with cracked shells, put some salt in the water so that the protein will not flow out.
9. Mash the carrots and mix some salt to wipe off the blood stains on the clothes.
10. To prevent clothes from fading when washing, you can put some salt in the water.
11. Put a bottle of light salt water in your mouth every morning to clean your mouth, eliminate bad breath, reduce gum swelling, pain and bleeding, and help treat periodontitis.
12. When washing fruits, first rub away the stains on the surface of the fruits, then soak the fruits in salt water, rinse them after half an hour, and you can eat them safely.
13. When the uvula in the throat is red, swollen and drooping, use salt powder to treat it, which can relieve throat discomfort.
14. Washing the eyes with light salt water and green tea or chrysanthemum can quickly improve the redness, heat and pain of acute conjunctivitis.
15. Boil water with salt and pepper or eggplant roots, and soak your feet. It can treat beriberi. It can also reduce swelling and relieve itching of frostbite on hands and feet. 16. Soak your feet in hot salt soup, or apply fried salt to your lower back. It has a certain analgesic effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
17. Although insect-infested vegetables are not contaminated by pesticides, the insects on the leaves are very difficult to wash. As long as the vegetables are removed and soaked in light salt water for 3-5 minutes, the insects will automatically fall into the water.
18. When cleaning the sticky matter on the surface of the oyster mushrooms, soak the oyster mushrooms in light salt water for about 5 minutes, and then gently scrub along the mushroom lines with a soft clean cloth.
19. It is difficult to preserve tofu in summer, but it can be preserved for a long time by dissolving salt in water and boiling it. After cooling, the tofu can be soaked in salt water.
20. Wash the fish in salt water before frying it, so that the fish will have no earthy or fishy smell.
21. Boil newly purchased dishes or glasses in salt water first, so that they will not break easily in the future.
22. After the kitchen knife is blunt, soak the knife in salt water for about half an hour, and then grind it on the whetstone while pouring salt water. This can make the blade sharp and durable.
Salt Beauty Method
1. When bathing, use clean gauze to put an appropriate amount of fine salt, rub and pat on the face, neck and whole body for about five minutes. It only takes six minutes to remove dead dead skin cells, help blood circulation, and make the skin tender and white.
2. 1 part of anti-freckle salt, 6 parts of white and blue powder, 3 parts of orchid powder, half of white sugar, add a little water to make a paste, apply it on the spots, once every other day, you can remove the spots. The color becomes lighter to none.
3. Mix one spoonful of anti-acne salt, half a spoonful of white vinegar, and half a teaspoon of boiling water. After dissolving, dip cotton in the affected area and wash it once a day for several days to see the effect. Use it regularly to remove traces of acne.
4. Add 15 grams of salt for skin rejuvenation and 100 grams of almond powder. Add cold water to make a paste and apply it on the face 2-3 times a week to make the skin smooth, moist and shiny.
5. For beautiful teeth, gargle with light salt water every morning and evening, or sprinkle a little salt on toothpaste, which can effectively remove tobacco and tea stains, prevent dental caries, and make teeth white and shiny.
The wonderful uses of milk
1. Remove the fishy smell - Soak the fish in milk for a while before frying the fish, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also enhance the delicious taste.
2. Making frozen fish - When making frozen fish, adding some milk to the soup will make the fish taste fresher.
3. Remove garlic smell - drink a glass of milk to eliminate the garlic smell left in your mouth.
4. Remove wine stains - If there are wine stains on the white shirt, you can wipe it with boiled milk to remove the stains.
5. Remove fruit traces - stale milk can remove fruit traces on floral clothes. Apply milk on the traces and wash with clean water after a few hours, and it will be clean. 6. Remove ink stains - If the clothes are stained with ink stains, first wash them with clean water, then wash them with milk, and then wash them with detergent to remove them.
7. Remove rust - it is difficult to wash off clothes that are hung on nails or stained with rust. If you first soak the rusty areas with boiling water and apply sour milk, Apply soap and you can wash it off.
8. Eliminate swollen eyelids - If your eyelids are swollen when you wake up in the morning, mix milk with a little vinegar and boiling water, then dip a cotton ball into the eyelids and rub it repeatedly for 5 minutes, then cover it with a hot towel. The swelling will subside soon.
9. Soften hard shoe polish - if the opened shoe polish is left for a long time, it will become hard and difficult to use again. If you add a few drops of fresh milk to it, the shoe polish will become soft and easy to use. Still the same as new shoe polish.
10. Treat minor burns and scalds - Apply some boiled milk to the affected area to quickly eliminate the pain caused by burns and scalds.
11. Labeling - To make the label on the glass stick firmly, soak the label in milk first.
You must know the ten wonderful uses of toothpaste
1. Wipe the faucet with a cloth dipped in toothpaste to make the faucet as bright as new.
2. Use a sponge dipped in toothpaste to scrub the basin and bathtub and it works great.
3. Dip a cotton cloth into toothpaste and gently wipe the yellowed white furniture to restore the color to new.
4. Use a warm, wet rag to soften the burnt dirt on the stove, then use a nylon dishcloth dipped in toothpaste to scrub the dirt vigorously, and then wipe clean with a clean cloth.
5. After cooking the fish, if there is still a fishy smell on your hands, you might as well squeeze some toothpaste on your hands and scrub them. The fishy smell will be eliminated immediately.
6. If your hands are stained with cooking oil, signature pen oil, car wax or engine oil and other difficult-to-wash oil stains, you can remove them by scrubbing them with toothpaste.
7. The cuffs and collars of clothes are more difficult to wash. Apply toothpaste to the stained areas and wash them repeatedly, and the effect will be extraordinary.
8. White sneakers often turn yellow after being worn for a long time. First treat them with a special cleaning agent, then brush them with a toothbrush and rinse them with water. The sneakers will be as white as new.
9. The reflective screen of the flashlight will turn yellow after being used for too long. Apply toothpaste on it and after 3 to 5 minutes, wipe it gently with a silk cloth to make it as bright as new.
10. If you are accidentally burned on a certain part of your body, you can apply some toothpaste to relieve the pain.