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Egg White Polishes Leather

and Loosens Chewing Gum

▶ Eggs are being used in many ways to make household tasks easier. The whites will remove chew-

ing gum from furniture or even from hair. Leather chairs rubbed with well-beaten egg whites and

then polished shine like new, and the whipped whites make a substitute for cream in salad dress-

ings, while, if stiffly beaten and added to whipped cream, they double the quantity and improve

the flavor. When beating eggs separately, a little of the beaten white added to the yolks will cause

the latter to thicken more quickly and will not stick to the beater. When the whites of eggs are to

be used in cooking, the yolks can be kept for some time by beating them and adding a little cold

water, then placing in the refrigerator.

Seedlings

Transplanted Quickly

with a Posthole Digger

HOOK DRIVE

Having trouble

driving screw

eyes or small cup

hooks in a cramped

space? Try using

the handle of your

pocketknife.

SLOW DRAIN

SOLUTION

▶A bathroom sink drain is

a pretty busy place. Shav-

ing cream, makeup, tooth-

paste, stray hair, and soap

residue pass through and,

unfortunately, sometimes

don’t. For a serious clog,

you usually have to resort

to a chemical drain cleaner

or a plumber’s snake. But

for a slow-moving drain,

try a plunger. They’re easy

to use and just about every-

one has one. Fill the sink

with a few inches of water

to provide a good seal.

Next, stuff a wet rag into

the overflow opening of the

sink. Then plunge away.

▶First, make the holes

where the seedlings

are to be transplanted.

Then, with the jaws

of the digger open,

set them down hard

astraddle the plant and

lift it out. It is a good

idea to wet the soil

around the seedlings

to prevent crumbling.

▶If you find yourself with a bottle of wine and no

corkscrew, and you are the type of person who

wears shoes, you are wearing a solution to your

problem. Remove one shoe and place the bottle

of wine inside, so its bottom rests where your heel

would go. Find a sturdy wall that will not scuff—

brick is best. Holding the shoe and bottle so the

bottle is parallel to the ground, repeatedly bang

the flat of the heel against the wall. The cork will

work its way out of the bottle; when enough has pro-

truded, pull it out manually. Return your shoe to

your foot. (Note: won’t work with synthetic corks.)

Open a

Bottle of

Wine with

a Shoe

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28 March 2019 _ PopularMechanics.com