Let soap dry — dried bars last three times longer than fresh ones.
Boil new wooden clothespins to prevent them from staining your laundry.
When frost comes, items hung on the balcony or in the yard can freeze to the clothespins and the clothesline. Wipe the line with warm saltwater and wash the clothespins in the same solution.
Woolen items often lose their shape when drying. Thread a rope through the sleeves and secure the sleeves with clothespins.
You’ve bought new barrels for pickling vegetables. Soak the new barrels for 2–3 weeks to remove tannins in the wood that can cause unpleasant odors in foods like cabbage or cucumbers.
Refresh wooden dishes and utensils by wiping them with hydrogen peroxide, then rinsing with hot water.
Periodically sand the surfaces of wooden cutting boards used for fish, meat, and vegetables, then rinse thoroughly to prevent food particles from getting trapped in cracks.
To remove stains from parquet flooring, mix hydrogen peroxide with a few drops of ammonia. Wipe the floor with the mixture, then leave a cloth soaked in the solution on the stain. You can do the same with warm vinegar; a light spot will form around it, which you can cover with floor wax.
Meat grinder blades dull quickly. After grinding meat or potatoes, run small pieces of soap through the grinder, then wash it with hot water.
