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Milk Arrowroot was the first Arnott's biscuit brand, launched in 1882.
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Cut uncooked meat on an acrylic cutting board. Wood is porous and can trap and transfer bacteria.
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| If the flame of your gas stove has turned yellow because of the burnt food deposits on the burner, rub it with sand paper and blow away the powdery taste. The flame will be blue once again. |
| To make giant ice cubes for a big punch bowl, use muffin trays to make ice instead of ice trays. |
| To stop olives from slipping away while getting out of the jar, use a melon baller. |
| Adding a bay leaf to your coffee container keeps moisture at bay and prevents the coffee granules from becoming hard or sticky. |
| Put some rice grains in your coffee container. They absorb moisture and won't let coffee granules harden. |
| To prevent ice cream from getting a freezer burn and going crunchy on the top, place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the ice cream, pressing down lightly until the surface is completely covered. Replace lid and put in the freezer. |
| Clean a burnt aluminium saucepan by boiling an onion in it. The burnt material will rise to the surface leaving the bottom of the saucepan shiny and clean. |
| Rub a little glycerine to the bottom of the ice trays to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the freezer. |
| To get neat round scoops of ice cream, dip the scoop in hot water before scooping from the frozen ice cream block. |
| To keep your jam bottles free from ants, take a string, dip it in castor oil and tie it around the bottle's cap. |
| To remove a label from a new metal vessel, heat the vessel from the opposite side of the label. Then immediately slide and flip it off with a blunt knife. |
| Test the purity of honry by dropping it in a little water. If pure, it will form a ball; if not, it will dissolve. |
| To clean a burnt, greasy pan; fill it with water to which half a cup of baking soda is added. Boil till the burnt particles and grease come floating to the surface. |
| If leftover stale cake hardens, put it in a container with a thick slice of apple to soften it. |
| If two glasses get stuck inside each other, put an ice cube in the inner glass and dip the outer glass in warm water to separate them. |
| Keep a separate knife to cut lime/lemon as it tends to blunt a knife's edge. |
| To prevent celery from wilting, cut it in half, wash and dry it, then seal in a plastic container and refrigerate. |
| A wine glass should never be filled right to the top. |
| To remove stains from your oven racks, put them in a heavy-duty garbage bag with 2 cups of cloudy ammonia and leave overnight. They will be extremely quick and easy to clean the next morning. |
| Clean 'idli' plates with an old tooth brush to clear blocked holes. |
| Coconuts often break into two halves with uneven edges. Draw a line with wet fingers around its midriff or where you want it to break. It will break at the marked line. |
| Raw mangoes can be preserved for a couple of days if stored immersed in water. Change the water everyday and the mangoes will not soften. |
| Put six to seven cloves in 1 kg. semolina to keep insects at bay. |
| Wrap sweet limes and oranges in brown paper bags and store in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for 15 - 20 days. |
| If the flame of your gas stove has turned yellow because of the burnt food deposits on the burner, rub it with sand paper and blow away the powdery waste. The flame will be blue once again. |
| For easy removal of sticker labels from stainless steel vessels, run a burning candle along the edges of the labels. |
| To clean the inside of your microwave oven without scratching the surface, sprinkle baking soda on a damp cloth and gently wipe off the food stains. |
| If you have difficulty in opening a jam or a pickle bottle, just pierce a hole in the lid. |
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