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Discover some hints & tips thanks to the salts, which make your life easier !
To get rid of weeds in your garden, sprinkle them with salt, on the morning of a hot day.
One handful of salt in the ice bucket and the bottle will cool down quicker.
To develop the aroma of coffee, add a few grains of salt to ground coffee before milling.
Unecessary if it is with soft water.
Add one pinch of salt to the water in the vase, your bunch of flowers will last longer.
A
A for Ashtray
To make the traces of nicotine disappear, sprinkle fine salt on the ashtray and rub with a cloth or a damp cork.
B
B for Barbecue
A few pinches of salt in the barbecue will make the fire stronger, with no smoke.
B for Bottle
To cool the contents of a bottle quicker, add four or five spoons fulls of coarse salt to the ice bucket, the salt lowers the temperature.
C
C for Coffee
To develop the aroma of coffee, add a few grains of salt to ground coffee before milling. Unnecessary if it is with soft water.
D
D for defrosting
Rub your windscreen with a cloth full of salt: the frost will disappear straight away.
D for Dyeing
A long salted water bath will fix the colour of your clothes.
E
E for Eel
To remove the skin, sprinkle fine salt on the eel and wait fifteen minutes; Do the same thing for skinning a fish.
E for Egg whites
Whisk egg whites more quickly with a small pinch of salt.
E for Eggs
Add one pinch of salt, which makes beating eggs easier by increasing their stiffness.
F
F for flower
Add one pinch of salt to the water in the vase, your bunch of flowers will last longer.
F for Furniture
To prevent and eliminate moisture in old pieces of furniture, put some small bowls full of salt inside in order to absorb humidity.
G
G for Garden
To get rid of weeds in your garden, sprinkle them with salt. On the morning of a hot day
I
I for Ice
One handful of salt in the ice bucket and the bottle will cool down quicker.
I for ivory
To restore a yellowed ivory, rub it with coarse salt diluted in lemon juice.
K
K for K.O
You are K.O when awakening after a few drinks… A coffee with salt…surprising, but a good way to start your day
O
O for Oysters
You can serve the oysters on a bed of salt; the result will be appealing to the eye.
O for onion
If you find onions difficult to digest, lightly salt them with fine salt before adding to your salads.
S
S for Silver cutlery
If your silver objects are not shiny anymore, dip them into hot water for 10 minutes with a handful of coarse salt. Rinse and dry.
S for Sink
Pour 1 to 2 litres of boiling brine (200g of salt per litre of water) into your sink, it will remove grease and strong smells.
S for Snail
To sweat snails,, leave them to marinate in coarse salt and vinegar until they stop salivating.
S for Slugs
To deter slugs from your lettuces, sprinkle salted water around them.
S for Snail plate
If you haven't got a proper dish for snails, put them in a deep dish on a coarse salt bed. They won't slide.
S for Supple
To make you hard nails more flexible and stop them from breaking, soak in hot salted water mornings and nights.
V
V for Vegetable
To peel vegetables with fine skin (like potatoes), rub them in a cloth with coarse salt.
W
W for Wine
To remove a wine stain on fabric, sprinkle the stain straight away with fine salt before washing.
