by AOL Food Editors
We recently shared our favorite fun food tips with our readers, and asked y'all to do the same. So many of you shared brilliant info in the blog comments, we just had to post a follow-up. Read on for smart and unexpected household uses for peanut butter, vinegar, potatoes, and plenty more.
(Did you know that mayo could fix your scratched-up CDs?...)
Our Readers Fave Food Tips
We recently shared our favorite fun food tips with our readers, and asked y'all to do the same. So many of you shared brilliant info in the blog comments, we just had to post a follow-up. Read on for smart and unexpected household uses for peanut butter, vinegar, potatoes, and plenty more.
(Did you know that mayo could fix your scratched-up CDs?...)
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Tabasco Sauce
"If you have a toothache, just put about 5 or 6 drops of Tabasco sauce on your aching tooth with a cotton swab. It numbs your tooth better than Orajel." -- Lexus
"Gently scrub your silver with a few drops of Tabasco on a soft toothbrush and some warm water. Just make sure to rinse well afterward." -- Virginia
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Mayonnaise
"Mayo is good for getting water stain marks off of your kitchen table and other wood furniture. Just put mayo on the water stains and wipe it with a rag." -- Candace
"If you have a CD with a scratch on it, just rub themayo on the scratch. Let it sit for about 5 minutes, and then wipe off going from the center of the CD to the outside rim." -- Laura A
"Wipe your live plant leaves with mayo. It's natural so it wont hurt the plant and it leaves a brilliant shine."-- Kristen
"Mayonnaise is good for getting rid of head lice and moisturizing your hair/scalp. Generously slather mayonnaise in your hair, cover with a plastic bag or plastic wrap, and go to bed. In the morning wash your hair with regular shampoo. Ifusing it for head lice, use a lice comb to comb out the nits. This may take up to three consecutive days to get rid of the lice, depending on how bad the infestation is. Of course it will not work if clothing and upholstered furniture are not de-loused."-- Soondock
"To remove pine pitch from your hands, rub your hands with a teaspoon of mayo or peanut butter. It removes the pitch almost instantly." -- Paul
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Cooking Spray
"Spray Pam on a soft cloth and wipe on inside of shower doors to clean them." -- Cheryl
"Have ants in the kitchen? Non-stick spray such as Pam kills them instantly without having to use chemicals around food prep areas. Of course you have to wipe up the ants and oil, but it's not terribly messy." -- Lori
"I have used cooking oil spray to grease a hinge on my bathroom door. Just make sure not to overdo it, or it will drip." -- Sunluvver
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Potatoes
"Have a broken light bulb still in the light? Unplug the light from the wall (very important), and cut a potato in half. Press it on to the broken bulb and twist off." -- Jim
"So you've been out at the beach, and you arefried lobster red. Don't panic -- just take a potato and grate it (leaving peel and everything on it) and put it where you are burnt. Wait 30 minutes and remove the potato. Take a cool shower. Not only is the heat gone, but the next day so will be the pain and most of the red -- if not all." -- Juliana
"If your child has a fever, take a potato and cut it in half. Take each half and put it on the bottom of their feet, keeping the in place by putting socks on over the potatoes. Keep the potatoes on for a few hours. When you take them out your child's fever will either be a lot lower or gone. There is something in the potatoes that helps draw the fever out." -- Joellen
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Bread
"For home-made cookies that are too crispy, put them in a sealed container with slices of bread covering them. The moisture from the bread will absorb into the cookies, making them soft!" -- Tina
"To make dried out brown sugar like new, put one slice of bread into the box or bag of dry sugar for a few hours. The moisture from the bread goes into the sugar, and the bread dries out. No need to put in a airtight container. Just stick the bread on top of the sugar, and close the box or bag as usual." -- Elle
"Have a boil or large pimple? Soak a small piece of bread in milk, attach the piece of bread over the boil using tape or another fastener, and the milk will dry out the boil, decreasing its size. Best if done overnight. Toothpaste can also be used to dry out pimples." -- Ben
"A piece of white bread will stop a cut from bleeding" -- Pat
But what helps bread stay fresh? Joy Taylor says, "To keep bread longer place a carrot in the bag. It will freshen bread like it was just baked."
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Apples
"An apple's ethylene gas will also help pears and avocados to ripen and bromeliad plants to bloom if they're placed together in a loosely-closed paper bag." -- Vee
"If your brown sugar becomes hard, just place it in a sealed container with a few slices of apples for a few days and it will become soft again. Then you can remove the apple slices." -- Leslie
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Walnuts
"Rub the meat of a walnut on any dark wood furniture scratches. Mom always knows best!" -- Pat
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Sugar
"For a face scrub, use Dove soap & little bit of white sugar. Gently rub into your face in circular motion. Lovely results." -- Alice
"To trap ants, mix 1 cup sugar, 1 cup borax and 3 cups water, and pour into 4 glass jars with perforated screw-on lids (use a hammer and nails). Place these jars in areas where ants are present, but kids and pets can't get to them." -- Kitty
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Cola
"Cola is good for washing road grime off of your windshield. It cuts through the grease and dirt. Just pour a can of cola over your windshield and rinse off with water." -- fdtate
"To get rid of those pesky little aphids on house plants put some Coke in a spray bottle and spray the leaves and buds on the plant. Let dry and stay there for several weeks. Take the plant outside and spray off with fresh water or leave out in the rain. The little buggers will choke on the Coke." -- Greg
"If you have a tooth ache or abscess, try using warm (not cold) cola and hold it in your mouth for a few minutes until it has stopped foaming and spit it out. Works wonders until you can get to the dentist ." -- Margo
"One 12 oz can of Coca-Cola ( not Pepsi ) in the wash will get rid of diesel smell in clothes." -- Chris
"Put some cola in your coffee pot let it soak. Add some ice cubes, swirl them around the coffee pot and most stains will rinse right out." -- Rhonda
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