An email from my friend Pam:
Ladies of days gone by: If a lady accidentally over-salts a dish while it’s still cooking, she drops in a peeled potato and it absorbs the excess salt for an instant “fix-me-up”.
Women of today: If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that’s too damn bad.
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Ladies of days gone by: Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Women of today: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink. You might still have the headache, but who cares?
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Ladies of days gone by: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.
Women of today: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete’s sake. You are probably lying on the couch, with your feet up, eating it anyway.
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Ladies of days gone by: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
Women of today: Buy boxed mashed potato mix and keep it in the pantry for up to a year.
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Ladies of days gone by: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Women of today: Go to the bakery - they’ll even decorate it for you.
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Ladies of days gone by: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.
Women of today: Sara Lee frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I just don’t do it.
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Ladies of days gone by: If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dish-washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
Women of today: Go ask the very cute neighbor guy to do it.
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And finally the most important tip....
Ladies of days gone by: Don’t throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
Women of today: Leftover wine??
Women of today: If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that’s too damn bad.
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Ladies of days gone by: Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Women of today: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink. You might still have the headache, but who cares?
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Ladies of days gone by: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.
Women of today: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete’s sake. You are probably lying on the couch, with your feet up, eating it anyway.
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Ladies of days gone by: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
Women of today: Buy boxed mashed potato mix and keep it in the pantry for up to a year.
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Ladies of days gone by: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Women of today: Go to the bakery - they’ll even decorate it for you.
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Ladies of days gone by: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.
Women of today: Sara Lee frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I just don’t do it.
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Ladies of days gone by: If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dish-washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
Women of today: Go ask the very cute neighbor guy to do it.
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And finally the most important tip....
Ladies of days gone by: Don’t throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
Women of today: Leftover wine??
Name: LaDonna
