Kitchen Tips

Celia Smiths Tips
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.

Colin's Tips
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!

Celia Smiths Tips
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

Colin's Tips
Buy Budgens mashed potato mix. Keeps in the pantry for up to a year.

Celia Smiths Tips
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

Colin's Tips
Go to the bakery! Hell, they'll even decorate it for you!

Celia Smiths Tips
If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant 'fix-me-up.'

Colin's Tips
If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real cook's motto: 'I made it, you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!'

Celia Smiths Tips
Wrap celery in aluminium foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

Colin's Tips
Celery? Never heard of it!

Celia Smiths Tips
Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

Colin's Tips
The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I don't.

Celia Smiths Tips
Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

Colin's Tips
Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! All your pains go away!

Celia Smiths Tips
If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dish washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

Colin's Tips
Go ask a neighbour if they can open it for you.

Celia Smiths Tips
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

Colin's Tips
Leftover wine??????????? HELLO!!!!!!!