The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently put out an extensive list — 112 tidbits long — for how to get extra uses from numerous household items: banana peels, nail polish, marshmallows, milk, Alka Seltzer, alumininum foil, dryer sheets, baking soda, beer…
A few examples:
No. 22 — Tenderize a roast by adding a peeled banana to the pan.
No. 57 — De-stink your pets: scrub incoming dogs or cats (especially wet ones) with a dryer sheet before they enter the home.
No. 68 — Help a hangover by spooning a few tablespoons of honey on toast for breakfast. The fructose speeds up the metabolism of alcohol.
No. 70 — Get rid of chlorine green hair with a ketchup shampoo. Massage ketchup generously into your hair and leave it for 15 minutes, then wash it out, using baby shampoo.
No. 102 — Remove paint from your skin with olive oil.
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