Water from a fish tank is extremely good for watering plants.

Add a little powdered lemon rind to a pudding or desert to avoid eggy smell.

Boiled eggs will last longer if you store the shelled eggs in a bowl of cold water and refrigerate.

If you want to make crispy potato or banana chips, sprinkle salt water over them
while frying.

Old containers can been painted and reused as setees.

For thick cream, cover the milk vessel with a thin muslin cloth and refrigerate overnight.

Soak almonds in warm water for a minute if you need to peel them quickly.

To remove stains from the fabric get it dry cleaned.

To keep polyester curtains straight, it's necessary to insert weights at both the ends.

Substitute two egg whites for one whole egg when baking.

Add a little water to used tea leaves and use them to clean glass and window panes for sparkling results.

You can protect almonds from worms by roasting them lightly and storing in an airtight container.

If you are suffering from cold have honey and ginger juice mixed together.

Foods like mutton or chicken or vegetables take longer time in a microwave than bread, cakes and puddings.

Old chandnis and phulkaris make for beautiful wall covering.

To prevent ants from attacking the nuts, place a black peppercorn in the container.

If you are falling short of coffee , add a tsp of cocoa powder or any chocolate flavoured powder for delicious expresso taste.

Blend the leftover vegetables.Add in gramflour, chopped onions, green chillies and corriander leaves.Knead into a dough and make delicious 'parathas'.

Knead the flour with warm milk if you want your puris or parathas to remain fresh for a longer time.

Ingredients like cheese, eggs, cream, condensed milk are over cooked very quickly in a microwave.Therefore they can toughen or curdle.

Wrapping papayas in paper will help them retain their freshness and last longer.

Add a tbsp of curd while cooking bhindi to prevent them from sticking.

When you are using curd in a gravy, add a little cornflour to it to prevent it from curdling.

Limit egg yolks to one per serving for scrambled eggs and omelettes. Use more whites for larger servings.

You can remove the bitterness from karelas (bittergourd) by washing it with water in which rice has been soaked.

To test the effectiveness of baking powder, stir one tsp of the powder into 1/4 cup of hot water. If it bubbles, the baking powder is effective.

During summer the food carried in tiffin boxes gets spoilt.To avoid this, clean and dry the tiffin box and heat it with the lid on till the lid is hot.Pack the lunch after the box cools down.

Always buy unshelled walnuts, as shelled ones are likely to be stale (rancid).

Store walnuts in a glass jar in the refrigerator or freeze.

Try yogurt cheese as a tasty substitute for cream cheese and sour cream.It's thick, spreadable, tangy and fat-free.

To store spinach properly, wrap uncut leaves in a paper napkin put them in a sturdy plastic bag with a few holes punched in it to allow air to circulate.

Sticky dried fruits, such as dates, figs and raisins should be cut or chopped and placed in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Wash your old brass vessels with imli or lime they will shine .

Place the fried food on paper napkins and pat it down to absorb extra grease.

Tea leaves can last for months if stored in dry airtight containers.

Placing dried orange peel among the leaves can give a subtle flavour to the tea.

Fish should have a clean ocean smell and no yellow tones.If the fish breaks apart when you wiggle it it's old.

If cotton or linen fabric loses its crispness after washing, use spray starch just before ironing to add extra body to the fabric. Donot use starch if the fabric is glazed or crease - resistant.

Vaccum or sweep regularly but never use a household dust treatment or furniture polish on a hardwood floor as this may cause the floor to become slick and dull the finish.

Wipe up food or other spills on furniture immediately using the manufacturers recommended cleaner and a soft cloth.

To find out the freshness of an egg, lay it horizontally in sufficient cold water to cover it; if it lies flat, it is full and fresh, if it shows a slight tilt; it is probably good enough to fry or to sramble; if it sits up, it is not fit to eat.

Heels that have got worn down or have lost their protective cap, exposing the steel support rod will dent & pit the wood & perforate the vinyl.

Never mix wood and water, nor use a damp mop on a wooden floor. Excess water can cause a wooden floor to swell and cup.

Whipped white of egg may be of fine or not so fine texture, looser or stiffer, according to the beater used.For meringues and soufles, for instance, it is best to use a rotary beater or an egg -beater with small wires; it will produce a smaller volumeof finer texture than a whisk with heavy wires.

When the whites are beaten for cakes or for adding to any sort of pastry, they will be lighter and make lighter work aswell as lighter paste if beaten warm instead of cold.

Stains of tar, crayon, lipstick, nail polish, ink, shoe polish on wooden floors can be removed by mineral spirits,nailpolish remover or other household solvent.

Small peices of mutton ,chicken,vegetables take less time in a microwave to cook than large pieces.

To get rid of mosquitoes just add little salt in water and sweep the floors with it.

If you knead the dough in lukewarm water the chapatis becomes soft.

Don't add food until the oil is hot.That will seal the surface and prevent the food from soaking up excess fat.