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Does anyone know how to refresh dried potpourri?Does anyone know how to refresh dried potpourri? I had a vase given to me with some in it from a friend of mine, but there is no smell left in it. Was wondering if maybe adding some water with scented oil would work and drying in oven?

 

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Mud Puddle Stains on a White T-shirt?My dd received a white shirt from her grandmother, (big mistake for a 5 year old) and she played in a mud puddle while wearing it. I have soaked it in hot soapy bleach water with vinegar and baking soda, and cannot get it white again. Any suggestions on how i can get these stains out?

 

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Relieving Cold Symptoms?I have been hit with a very bad cold. I was wondering if anyone has a quick fix, inexpensive, to alleviate the symptoms? I started using Zycam yesterday, my husband swears by it, but it is expensive.

 

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Keeping Squirrels From Eating Wooden Stairs?I have an elderly client that lives in the country, and he is having trouble with squirrels eating his wooden steps outside his front door. Is there anything inexpensive he can use to deter them and/or stop them from doing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Freezing Homemade Cream of Potato Soup?Can homemade cream of potato soup be frozen? It has cream of celery soup, milk, onion, carrots, ham and potatoes. Thank you in advance!

 

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Removing Jelly Stains from Carpet?I need to know how I can get jelly out of my carpet. Our neighbor's 1 year old daughter got a hold of my daughter's pb&j sandwich. Thank you in advance.

 

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Keeping Pet Chickens and Ducks from Eating Vegetables?I have a client I work for who has chickens, hens, roosters and ducks. She has also planted a garden and the animals are eating/ruining her tomato plants. Is there a way for her to keep them away from her garden, short of keeping them cooped up?

 

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Repairing Rubber Flip Flops?Does anyone have a simple, fast way to repair flip flops? My DD's are slightly torn where the strap goes into sole. The strap will not stay in so she can wear them, and not sure what kind of glue would work on foam rubber flip flops.

 

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Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage?I always do my corned beef in the crock pot. My question is, at what time during the cooking do i put in the potatoes and cabbage? My cabbage always turns out mushy.

 

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Freezing Tomato Soup?I have 2 questions. 1st, can i refreeze a tomato juice based homemade vegetable soup? And 2nd, how can i reduce the acidity in the soup? I thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

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Homemade De-Icer Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for homemade windshield de-icer? I am tired of scraping my windows just about every day. Thank you in advance!

 

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Planting Tomato Trees?I just ordered some tomato trees. Has anyone had these? Do they really produce tomatoes? I will have to plant them in pots as we cannot have a garden where we live, we rent. We love tomatoes and I hate paying for the overpriced "waxy" tomatoes in stores.

 

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Keeping Track of My Mileage?I drive a lot for my job, but only get paid for mileage if I am filling in for another worker. I don't get paid to travel to my regular clients homes. I was wondering if anyone knows of any free downloadable programs I can use to track my mileage for tax purposes?

 

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Disinfecting a Hamster Cage?Our hamster got sick and died a couple nights ago. I need to know a safe way to clean and disinfect the cage so the next one we get does not "catch" whatever Princess had. We had 2 cages for her to go back and forth in, and the 1 is all plastic. I do not want to use bleach as it may seep into the plastic and make the next one sick. Any ideas on how I can clean and disinfect this? Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

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Storing Applesauce in Ziplock Freezer Bags?I don't have jars to put the applesauce in and was wondering if I could put it in freezer type ziplock bags and put it in the freezer, without changing the taste, and how long it would last?

 

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Cleaning a Wooden Guinea Pig Cage?We have our guinea pig in a homemade cage with a wood bottom. I was wondering how I can safely disinfect the bottom of this when I clean his cage? I put paper in under the chips and it soaks up some of the mess from water bottle and urine, but not all of it. I would like to safely disinfect this area for him. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

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Tape Residue on Photos?I had to tape pics onto a poster board for my dd's student of the week, and now I have a sticky residue on the back of the pics. Does anyone out there have a safe way to remove the residue without ruining the pics? Thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

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Waxing Your Own Eyebrows?I don't know if there is such a thing, but I was wondering if anyone has a recipe and/or tip for waxing eyebrows. I had mine done at a salon for my wedding last year and cannot afford to keep paying for this.

 

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Can Food Coloring Be Harmful?My daughter has discovered using food coloring to color her oatmeal and milk to make it more enjoyable for her to eat. My question is this, does anyone know if too much food coloring is harmful, or unhealthy to children? She likes to use it everyday, and it is now the only way I can get her to drink milk and eat oatmeal.

 

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Washing a Poseable Teddy Bear?Can I wash/dry a poseable teddy bear? If so, how? My dd received one that is in dire need of a "bath". Thank you in advance for any help on this.

 

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Jelly Roll Cakes Recipe?Does anybody have a simple recipe for jelly roll cakes? My husband likes these and I cannot find them in the stores anymore around here. Thank you in advance!

 

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Cleaning a Crib Mattress?My DD has a toddler bed with a crib size mattress, the kind with plastic sealed around it, and the mattress has some small tears in it. When she wet to bed some of it seeped into the mattress and now her whole room smells.

 

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Litter Box Training a Guinea Pig?We just purchased a 6 month old guinea pig for my daughter. I was wondering if anyone has any tips to litter train them? How long it takes for them to get it litter trained? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

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Recipes Using Pork and Beans?I have cans of pork and beans and need recipes for these. I am tired of the same old "open can and heat and eat". I would like to know how i can use these up.

 

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Removing Hair from a Bathtub?I clean houses for the elderly and one of my clients has very long hair. I was wondering if there is an easy, quick way to remove hair from sinks, tubs/showers, toilets, etc. When I clean it just moves the hair around and I end up having to pick it off, and that is gross to me.

 

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McDonalds BBQ Sauce Recipe?McDonalds BBQ Sauce Recipe. I absolutely love the bbq sauce that Mcdonalds uses on their McRib sandwiches and was wondering if anyone had a copycat recipe for this.

 

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Homemade Butter Flavored Crisco?Does anybody know how to make your own butter flavor crisco?

 

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Recipes Using Wheat Germ?What is wheat germ good for? And how can I use it? I bought some when I was baking at Christmas time for some dog treats I made, and have quite a bit left. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Converting Built In Dishwasher To Be Portable?My DH (bless his heart), got a dishwasher for me from a friend, unfortunately, it is a built in. I need a portable one. Is there any possible way to convert this into a portable that I can roll up to my sink and hook the hose up to my faucet so I can use this? Any advise is greatly appreciated. Thank You in advance!

 

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Homemade Waterproofing Spray for a Tent?I was wondering if anyone has/knows of a homemade recipe for a spray to waterproof our tent? I hope I explained that right. We bought a new tent and want to spray it with something to insure waterproofing it in case of rain.

 

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Freezing Lunchables?Can Lunchables be successfully frozen without sacrificing taste/texture? I would like to stock up when I find a great sale on them, as my dd loves them. Thank you in advance for any help on this.

 

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Lasagna Rolls Recipe?I have been hungry for lasagna rolls and am looking for a really good (and easy) recipe for these. Thank you in advance for your help!

 

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Storing Canned Goods on Unheated Porch?Is it ok to store canned goods on a back porch that is not heated? Or would they freeze?

 

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Sticker Residue on a Photo?Sticker Residue on a Photo Request. I was looking at some pictures i found in my purse last night, and the one with my daughter holding my great nephew (2 months old at the time). . .

 

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Finding Ripe Mangos?I have a client that likes mango's and I need to know how to tell when they are ripe? I have no idea, as I don't eat or use them. Thank in advance for help on this. I want to make sure I get her the ripest one I can for her.

 

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Hamster Isn't Very Active?We received a 1 yr old hamster about 1 week ago, and he was very active. He got out of his cage one night and now sleeps a lot. He does not run like he used to when in his ball, and does not run between his cages like he did before (we have 2 cages connected).

 

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"Trains" Themed Parade Float?My neighbor has two boys in Cub Scouts and their group is going to have a float in our local Autumn on Parade. We need ideas to decorate the float. The theme for the parade is "Trains". Thank you in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

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Sugar Free Pancake Syrup?I am looking for sugar free or low sugar pancake syrups, preferably in different flavors.

 

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Red Lobster Biscuits?Red Lobster biscuits. Does anyone happen to have a recipe for these?

 

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Drying Bread for Bread Crumbs?I have some bread in my freezer (heels that we don't eat) and would like to make bread crumbs with them. What is the quickest easiest way to dry these out (without making toast) to make the crumbs?

 

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Unusual Food Ideas for a Benefit?We are having a benefit for my father at the end of June and serving turkey and ham sandwiches, potato salad, pasta salad, mac salad, and baked beans. One restaurant owner that is close to my dad wants to make something that is typically not made for benefits to serve with this.

 

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I Can't Find My Pictures on My PC?I have a big problem. I uninstalled People PC and installed my DSL, and when I did this, I lost all of my pictures. I was going to send them to my sister so she could download onto a floppy disc for me after my DSL was hooked up.

 

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Mush Recipe?Recipe for making Mush. My mom used to make "mush" for us when we were kids, and I need to get the recipe. I have found recipes on the internet, but they use cornmeal, and it is yellow, what she made us was white. Would anyone happen to know how to make this?

 

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Dead Mouse on My Bed!I am really freaked out by this. I woke up at 4am and a dead baby mouse fell off me when I got out of bed. I have no idea where they came in from, and/or if there are any more, but I need a suggestion on what I can use in my bedroom to keep them out.

 

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Removing Bird Droppings From Fabric?How can I clean bird droppings off of a cloth dining chair without chemicals? I have a client that lets their birds go anywhere and everywhere and I cannot use chemicals of any kind because he is very sensitive to odors due to health problems.

 

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Creamy Rice Pudding?I am looking for an easy, creamy rice pudding recipe. All the recipes I have tried are too dry to enjoy. Thank you in advance for any help.

 

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Homemade Toaster Strudels?My daughter loves toaster strudels and they can get to be quite expensive, unless I can find them on sale. Does anybody know how I can make my own to freeze then heat in toaster for her? Thank you in advance!

 

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Musty Smell on a Stuffed Toy?My daughter got an old poseable teddy bear from a friend of mine and it smells musty. Can I wash and dry this? And if I can, how? Thank you in advance for any/all help with this.

 

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Candy Cane Cookies?I have lost my recipe for candy cane cookies using peppermint extract. Does anybody happen to have this recipe? I would greatly appreciate any help I can get with this, as they are well liked in our family for Christmas.

 

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Burnt Rubber on Carpet?We replaced the belt on our vacuum cleaner and after doing that it left black marks on the carpet and the side opposite of the belt was hot. We have a beige carpet, not sure what kind (we rent), but carpet is kind that feels like velcro when you walk on it with socks.

 

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Saving Too Many School Papers?My 6 year old DD thinks she needs to keep every scrap of paper that the school sends home. How can I get her to realize that this is way too much to keep and help her minimize her paper stack?

 

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My Eggs Were Frozen?My refrigerator got turned up too high and some of my eggs got froze. It is safe to still use these after they thaw, or should i throw them out. I mainly use to fry or make omelets. Thank you for the advice.

 

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Fixing a Blow Up Pool?How can I repair a hole in my daugher's blow up pool? There is a hole about the size of a quarter in the top ring and we tried duct tape, it just comes right off. Any frugal ways to fix? Thank You in advance!

 

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