Clever Clarissa’s Household Tips & Advice

Three ways to get more juice out of a lemon (almost twice the amount!)
1) Store it in the refrigerator in a tightly-sealed jar of water
2) Submerge it in hot water for 15 minutes before squeezing it
3) Warm it in the oven for a few minutes before squeezing.
Two foolproof remedies for ‘old maids’
Storing your popcorn in the freezer will [...]

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Making laundry soap at home is easier than you think, and it could end up costing you less than 5 cents – yes 5 pennies – a load!
Here are two recipes, courtesy of my mother-in-law.
First Recipe to Make Laundry Soap at Home
Ingredients:

1/3 Bar Fels Naphta Soap
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax Powder
2 Gallons Water

Grate the [...]

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Cleaning a microwave oven is very easy, IF you know the right technique, and IF you do it relatively regularly.
If you’ve never, ever cleaned it, (you know who you are!) then you may have to put a little bit more elbow grease in it, just like anything!
Try to clean up spills as they occur, especially [...]

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