Lemon Rice and Banana
This is a reproduction.
I did not know RICE act like a silica gel.
I am an advocate of not using any chemicals with bio-hazard to humans and all living beings.
Do not use Sri-Lankan Banana Peel as a manure / fertilizer.
Our farmers inject poisonous UREA into the stem of the flower and these poisonous chemicals are in the peel.
I have tested them personally.
I avoided eating BANANA for a long while.
Under, Mahinda Chinthanaya, money was the only target, Quality and Safety were not considered important.
Reproduction.
When I was young, Femina magazine had a page with household hints. Now when I come across the magazine I see that they no longer have it. Pity!
When I was young, Femina magazine had a page with household hints. Now when I come across the magazine I see that they no longer have it. Pity!
Anyway here are some household hints on what you can
do with lemons, vinegar, rice, milk and eggshells.
Citrus rinds, such as lime and lemon, make a great
polisher. To speed up the process a bit, try sprinkling a little
baking soda.
Rub a banana peel against the leaves of the plants in
your house and it will result in a beautiful shine. Banana peels can
also act as a natural fertilizer. Before bringing out the chemicals
in the kitchen, try cleaning grease with lemon. Sprinkle affected
area with salt or baking soda and then rub with juiced lemon halves.
To make glass coffee pots sparkle: add ice, salt and
lemon rinds to an empty coffee pot; swirl around for a minute or two,
dump and rinse well.
For mineral deposit build-up in tea kettles, fill the
vessel with water and a handful of lemon peels and bring to a boil.
Turn off heat and let it sit for an hour, drain and rinse well.
To stop the salt from clumping together put a few
grains of rice in your salt shaker. They'll absorb the moisture,
allowing your salt to pour freely.
Ever got your cell phone wet? Or accidentally spilt
liquid on your television remote? If so, your gadget may be
water-logged. Before you replace it, try leaving it in a tub of rice
for a couple of hours or overnight. The rice will absorb the wetness
and hopefully restore your device to working order.
You can use rice to clean your plastic kitchen wear.
Just pour an inch into your container with two inches of water. Close
the container tightly and shake it; the rice scrubs the inside and
removes stubborn dirt.
Whether it's a bathroom fixture or a decorative
accessory, you can restore the beauty of chrome just by rubbing the
item with half of a lemon. Just glide, let sit for ten minutes and
then wipe away finish.
Grout is the cement between the tiles. If it goes
grey, cut a lemon into quarters and then use the pieces to scrub into
the grout in between tiles. (If it's a really set-in stain, call upon
an old toothbrush to help you rub the lemon into the grout.) The
juice helps break down mildew, mould and other mysterious stains.
Rinse with plenty of water.
To eliminate odours from a microwave, simply fill a
small bowl with water, add a few lemon slices and then heat for 45
seconds. Let sit; then wipe out the inside of the microwave.
If you don’t want your cats in a certain spot in
your home spritz the surface with a 50/50 solution of lemon juice and
water.
After a while, coffee grounds can build up into the
grinding blades. To eliminate the mess, simply grind about a 1/3 to a
1/2 cup of sugar, then empty. This can also deodorize, making sugar
an excellent "cleaner" for spice grinders, too.
Vinegar is an effective bacteria killer, and you can
use it for household cleaning purposes, ranging from scrubbing the
tub to even cleaning mirrors or stainless steel.
Try putting a little bit of baking soda into a
clogged drain and then pour vinegar into it. Your drain will erupt
and the reaction helps break down the clogging. This is much safer
than industrial chemical drain cleaners which are toxic.
Do you have some stinky laundry? Just pour a cup of
vinegar into the washer or the bucket and it helps take care of your
odour problems. The vinegar also helps keep your fabric soft and
fluffy. Just add the vinegar when you start the laundry with your
regular detergent.
Clear The Air. When painting the walls, all paints
give off some odour. A dish of vinegar placed in the room will reduce
the smell.
In addition to cleaning tarnished silver and rusty
pans, potatoes can also be used to clean up your shoes. If you have
shoes that just don’t seem to take a shine anymore, try cutting a
potato in half and rubbing those old shoes with the raw potato. After
that, polish them. They should come out nice and shiny.
Potatoes are nutritious for your flowers as well.
When you plant your flowers in the ground, place some small slivers
of a potato around the root. As the potato breaks down, it releases
nutrients into the soil.
A classic tip for keeping a bouquet lasting as long
as possible, add three tablespoons of sugar along with two
tablespoons of vinegar to the water in your flower vase. The sugar
provides nutrients to keep the clippings alive, while the vinegar
fights off bacterial infections.
Whether it's from a pen or printer, these stains can
often mean the end of the road for a garment. Not so, if you use milk
before laundering. The enzymes in milk will dissolve the ink, without
harming the material.
Do you have a cup that has been stained by your
favourite warm beverage? Grind up some eggshells and drop them in the
drink-ware filled with warm water. Let it sit overnight, and the egg
shell will absorb the stain.
Use egg shells to start seeds. Fill the egg shell
half with soil and the seed, then plant directly into the ground (or
into the pot). As the plant develops and the shell breaks down, it
provides the seedling with plenty of nutrients.
