Mary Ellen's Greatest Hints

Mary Ellen's Greatest Hints
Author: Mary E. Pinkham
Publisher: Fawcett
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1990-01-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780449217146

How many people know that keeping an apple in a cookie jar keeps cookies moist, or that lightly toasted bread retains more vitamins than dark toast? Mary Ellen Pinkham knows, and in this collection of practical hints, she provides information on everything from baking to beauty care to travel.

Mary Ellen's Giant Book of Helpful Hints

Mary Ellen's Giant Book of Helpful Hints
Author: Mary Ellen Pinkham
Publisher: Gramercy
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1994
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780517101797

The Queen of Household Help shows how to save time, trouble, and money on hundreds of household problems with this collection of tips culled from many of her bestselling books. Wings

Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures

Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures
Author: Joey Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1609614003

From the man who knows how to fertilize houseplants with Jell-O and give someone a dry shampoo with Quaker Oats comes the first book of pet care tips that tackles everyday pet illnesses, quirky behaviors, and animal smells and stains by tapping into the power of brand-name products. The ever-inventive Joey Green presents fun and offbeat remedies for a wide range of pet troubles, from bad breath and skunks to hot spots and ticks. Who would have guessed that ChapStik stops a nail bleed or that Listerine can quell itching? Why not forego expensive and toxic flea sprays and use Dawn dishwashing liquid or Johnson's Baby Powder as a treatment instead? Even though these tips sound quirky (use Smirnoff vodka to clean your pet's ears?), they really do work because many brand-name products contain soaps, degreasers, emollients, and moisturizers to soothe, clean, dissolve, and heal quickly and safely. Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures makes a great gift for pet lovers and is a practical guide for anyone looking for simple and easy shortcuts to live the good life with a pet.

Mary Ellen's Wow!

Mary Ellen's Wow!
Author: Mary Ellen Pinkham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1992
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780963193308

Joey Green's Kitchen Magic

Joey Green's Kitchen Magic
Author: Joey Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1609617126

From the guru of brand-new uses for brand-name products come ideas and tips for culinary fun, cleaning shortcuts, and kitchen cabinet remedies Joey Green has fascinated readers for more than a decade with his quirky and innovative tips to make domestic engineering a lot more fun. Now fans will be completely intrigued and entertained by Joey's kitchen--and pantry-focused ideas, like using Canada Dry Club Soda to buff stainless steel appliances and flexible fabric Band-Aids as labels for frozen foods. Filled with time- and money-saving ideas, Joey Green's Kitchen Magic offers clever ways to make household items do double duty, like using ReaLemon for revitalizing wilted asparagus, L'eggs Panty Hose (clean, of course) for removing corn silk, and Oral-B Dental Floss for slicing layer cake. He shares unusual ideas for kitchen troubles, like stirring in Jif Peanut Butter to save burnt gravy and using Efferdent to clean the coffeepot. Joey even tosses in home remedies from the kitchen (soothe a blister with Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk) and simple recipes (try Slow-Cooker Brisket with a Coca-Cola marinade). Whether it's a quick fix (Eggo Waffles for hot dog buns, anyone?) or an emergency substitution (Bounty Paper Towel for a coffee filter), there are loads of useful and entertaining tips for making the most of brand-name purchases.

Joey Green's Cleaning Magic

Joey Green's Cleaning Magic
Author: Joey Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2010-07-06
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1605291013

From the guru of discovering extraordinary uses for brand-name products come brand-new ways to make cleaning, organizing, and decluttering quick, easy, and a lot more fun The public is endlessly fascinated by quirky and offbeat uses for their favorite products and, this time around, Joey Green tackles household chores with his pantry full of cleaning power. Green's easy and effortless tips and tricks show how to scrub, deodorize, shine, and remove stains with products already in the house. While Green's suggestions may sound implausible, they are, in fact, highly effective. Most products on the market today are a complex mix of lubricants, abrasives, and cleansers, giving these brand-name products plenty of power to clean, dissolve, and fix in the most unexpected ways. Joey Green's Cleaning Magic offers clever ways to make household items do double duty, like using a slice of Wonder Bread to clean up tiny shards of glass from a kitchen floor—just pat it flat against the floor and toss it away—and wiping away the gunk from the bottom of an iron with Purell. This practical, useful, funny, and entertaining volume includes thousands of incredibly simple ways to clean up every room (and dusty corner) in the house.