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Storage & General Tips
Use clean styrofoam egg cartons as trays when you need extra ice cubes for parties.
Store carton of cottage cheese upside down, it will keep twice as long.
Bread stores in a cool, dry place best. It may be kept in the refrigerator but will go stale more
quickly. Break keeps in the freezer for 3 months if tightly wrapped and you make sure to
press out as much air as possible.
Throwaway cake plates - save bottom cardboard from pizzas & cover with aluminum foil.
Great if you are donating a cake or pie to a bake sale.
Put flour in a large salt shaker & use for dusting cake pans, meat, etc. It is less messy & less
wasteful.
Don’t grease cookie sheets or cookies will tend to spread too much. When baking several
batches in succession, let sheets cool before placing more dough on them or dough will
soften & spread & finished cookies will be misshapen.
For baking cakes, use shiny metal pans or pans with a non-stick finish. Avoid dull, dark or
enamel pans which can cause uneven & excessive browning. If using glass or porcelain-
coated aluminum pans, reduce the oven temperature 25 degrees F. If baking more than 1
at a time, arrange the pans in the oven so that you get the best air flow - stagger them from
one shelf to another, not one directly on top of another. And do not have a pan touching the
walls of the oven or touching another pan. Good air flow is very important to proper baking.
After mixing the dough for doughnuts, put in the refrigerator at least 1 hour to make it easier
to handle.
To keep granulated sugar from lumping, place a couple of salt crackers in container & cover
tightly.
Did you know? Cooking in cast iron definitely boosts iron intake. Soup simmered for a few
hours in an iron pot has almost 30 times more iron than soup cooked in another pan.
When unmolding a salad, always sprinkle a few drops of water on the serving plate. It will
be easy to move the salad around to position it correctly.
Remember to remove the tops of carrots before storing. Tops drain the carrots of moisture,
making them limp and dry.
Ripen green bananas or green tomatoes by wrapping them in a wet dish towel and placing
them in a paper sack.
Vinegar brought to a boil in a new frying pan will prevent food from sticking.
When frying, turn a metal colander upside down over the skillet. This allows steam to escape
but keeps the fat from spattering.
Club soda cleans & polishes kitchen appliances at the same time.
When a drain is clogged with grease, pour a cup of of salt & a cup of baking soda into the
drain followed by a kettle of boiling water. The grease will usually dissolve immediately &
open the drain.
Rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid if rust marks appear. After the rust disappears,
wipe with your regular kitchen cleaner.
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