Dishwasher soap. Use about a teaspoon of dishwasher soap (like Cascade) and some hot water (about half full)-- shake it up and see if that will cut it. If it helped, but didn't get it all-- do it once more. This time let it sit over night. ... View related article.
That Jet Dry stuff goes into a little tank inside the door. If you don't feel adventurous enough to take the door apart and remove the tank for cleaning, maybe you should call a technician. I've seen this done before-- there are a few screws around the edge of the door-- and the Jet Dry tank was just clipped to the inside. (and good luck!) ... View related article.
Looks like a perfectly fine hat to me! With plenty of fine memories in it, too. Well, dang...I guess it's gone forever.
Many years ago a friend had some boots that he just couldn't part with. These were the very cool "Dingo" harness boots that alot of men wore in the early 1970s-- heck, I had a pair myself. My friend had his boots re-soled many times, but the uppers were completely shot. They were scuffed, cracked, and discolored. His wife was really getting on him about buying a new pair and he would always tell her, "What? Why? They're just broke in! They're super-comfortable right now...I'll wear them 'til they quit." Well, his wife had a plan. One day she talked him into wearing a different pair of shoes to work, leaving the boots behind. He got home from work and opened a cold beer, ready to relax in front of the TV. And there they were. Enshrined in plexiglass. His favorite boots were on top of the TV. A diorama of sorts. Mocking the expiration of his beloved footwear was a tombstone reading: "R.I.P. Bruce's Boots." There were also rocks at the bottom of the case, along with a small sign in the back said "Boot Hill." He got a big laugh out of it-- and he got the hint, too. He went out the next day and got himself a new pair of-- guess what-- "Dingo" harness boots! After all, now he had no boots-- and a man with no boots is, well, bootless. And being bootless ain't too cool. And he wasn't about to break open his wife's artwork-- that wouldn't be too cool either! :-) ... View related article.
If-- for some reason-- you can't get to this site, here are the basics-- (Please forgive any typos.)
Seasoning is the process of applying a thin coat of cooking oil to the entire surface of the cookware (inside and out) then baking the oil onto the cookware creating a natural non-stick finish. Here's how it's done:
1.) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2.) Wash the cookware (inside and out) with mild detergent using a stiff brush.
3.) Rinse, then towel dry the cookware thoroughly.
4.) Spread or spray a thin coat of MELTED solid shortening or spray-on vegetable oil over the entire surface of the pan, including handle and exterior surfaces.
5.) Lower both your oven racks to the bottom positions. Line the lower rack with aluminum foil (to catch drippings), and place the cookware UPSIDE DOWN on the middle rack. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off leaving the cookware in the oven until cool.
Original finish cookware will come out slightly brown and ready to use. However, if you would like to repeat this process it will only further season the cookware, turn it even darker, and improve the appearance.
"The blacker it gets, the better it cooks."
Cleaning: After cooking, clean with a mild soap and warm water. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry. Do not cover when stored. And NEVER clean cast-iron in a dishwasher.
"Super-Cleaning" -- after many years of use, there may be "gunk" building up on some areas of the pan. You need to get that pan as hot as humanly possible to burn it all off. My solution? I waited until winter and got a good fire going in the fireplace and tossed it in there-- got it red-hot, then let it cool in there over night. In the morning, I wiped out the ashes, then washed as mentioned above, and re-seasoned. *** *** *** A side note:
Funny, isn't it? Our parents and grandparents knew how to season and use a cast-iron pan or dutch oven-- that information had been passed down for a long time. These days, this same information almost seems...esoteric. Like folk lore. And it also seems that those of future generations will one day find an interesting old cast-iron skillet at a yard sale-- paint it with a high gloss lavendar enamel and hang it on their dining room wall as a decoration-- then use the microwave to cook an egg. hmph. Funny.
Harlean-- There is no mulch in "Plant, water, weed, harvest." Forget the mulch. Pole beans don't need no stinking mulch. If you want to use that straw for something productive, grind it up and make compost-- then toss it into your flower beds.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it... Good Luck and Happy Beans this summer. ... View related article.
Bar Keepers Friend works great on fiberglass and other plastics.
If you know for sure that this stain was caused by the local water, you may want to consider having the water tested and maybe installing a whole-house water filter. You really don't want to make this an annual chore, right? Right. Besides, if the water is doing that to your tub, imagine what it's doing to the mechanical parts of your toilets-- not to mention your hot water heater and the valves at the sinks.
A can of Bar Keepers Friend can be found at most grocery stores for about 2 bucks. I'm pretty sure that will do the trick. However, if it doesn't, look for a toilet bowl cleaner that's safe for fiberglass. You may ask: "A fiberglass toilet? Since when?" I would reply: "Since they started putting heads on boats." Call a boat shop-- ask them what they have in the way of "Head Cleaners." Just tell them you own a houseboat, you dreamer... :-) ... View related article.
I had a 'possum once-- I named him "Opie." (I would have named him " 'Pie" -- but I'm not from the South.) Just imagine: "What's fer dinner grandpa?" " 'Pie!" "You mean my 'pet 'Pie?" "Get on in here and eat, boy!" "...[yessir]..." But I digress.
Seriously though-- give a call to the local animal control. They will ask for a small deposit on a trap/cage (Five, maybe ten bucks?) and want you to return the trap with critter enclosed. They will relocate said critter to a more varmint-friendly environment. And they'll return your deposit on the cage.
I was ready to take the animal control people up on their offer, but Opie ran off-- probably back toward the river. It's just as well. Opie was one ugly opossum-- and I'm talkin' U-G-L-Y-- Red eyes like a vampire, gnarly teeth and a big, long tail that looked like a whip. No wonder he only came out at night.
Yep-- call animal control-- before your cute little 'possum turns into OPIE! Yikes! ... View related article.
Yep-- it's always raining in Seattle-- who knows what they say about ex-governors of New York. (again? huh?) But geeze, can you imagine the messages he gets on his answering machine?
Cyinda, you may want to try to get some help with this project. A neighbor, friend, coworker, somebody who has worked with household appliances and has a few tools. If I remember correctly, we had to pry off the top of the dryer with a screwdriver. We put an old rag around the screwdriver to avoid marring the finish of the dryer. Turns out there were little spring clips around the top to hold it on-- and they are stubborn little devils. While working on mine, we got lucky with the location of the break in the wire. This particular wire was broken near the clip plugged into a switch, and there was enough slack in the wire to trim off the broken area, reattach the clip, and then we plugged the wire back into the switch. Plus it was right near the top of the dryer body so it was easily accessible. Near as I can remember, this is what we did-- step-by-step: Unplugged the dryer and pulled it into the middle of the room. Then we rotated it so we could access the back of the unit if we needed to. We pulled off the top of the dryer and the broken wire was right in front of us. Pretty lucky if you ask me! So we repaired it, put everything back together and plugged it in. Wallah! Cyinda-- what I mean by the "top of the dryer" is the entire top-- not just the section where the controls are, but the whole freakin' top. Looking at the front of the dryer, you'll see a ridge on the side that's about an inch down from the top edge. This ridge goes around the entire unit-- that whole top section comes off. Well, let's just say that it will come off with some muscle, a little patience, and a lot of cursing! You cannot completely remove the top, the wires inside are connected from the switches of the control panel to the heating element and the drum motor inside the dryer. You may want to have a flashlight handy for looking inside the dryer body. It may be a good idea to do this during regular business hours-- you may find yourself needing to go to the hardware store to buy the clip. If that happens, take the old clip with you and have the hardware people match it up for you. It may cost you 50 cents. Then again, you may look inside the dryer and find that all the wires are in good shape. If that's the case, it may be a switch-- and the need of a repairman to test the switches.
hmmm... Have you thought about getting on of those wooden dryer racks that will sit in your tub? ... View related article.
I see that you found one. Let me help you with the rest.
Under "Uses" -- "They can be eaten on there own..." should be "their"
After "To eat" -- "Peel off a leaf and dip in you sauce..." should be "into your"
Also after "To eat" -- "When all the leaves have been peeled scrap off..." should be "scrape" instead of "scrap." If it were me, I would insert a comma after "peeled."
Under "Storage" -- "...the leaves with be very tough." should be "will" instead of "with"
This is all that "jumped off the page at me." There could be more. Once a reader finds letters missing and inacurate prepositions, it never seems to end. This really doesn't sound like an editorial problem, it sounds like a proofreading situation. Surely you have someone on your staff besides Mr. Spellcheck? ;-) have a good one! ... View related article.
