Vegetables Tips
1. It is easier to peel garlic if it is first placed in hot water for a few minutes to loosen the skin.2. If garlic is chopped on a little salt, the pieces will not stick together, or to the knife and cutting board. To keep garlic cloves longer, put them in the freezer. When ready to use them, peel and chop before they thaw.
3. To eliminate garlic breath, drink black coffee after eating garlic.
4. Place onions in a bowl of cold water for 15 -20 minutes before peeling, then peel them under water to avoid tears.
5. After cutting onions or garlic, use a lemon to remove the odors from your hands.
6. To eliminate onion breath, drink sweet milk after eating onions.
7. Always tear lettuce. Cutting it will cause the edges to turn brown.
8. To rejuvenate a head of lettuce that has wilted: First remove the core, then soak the head in cold water, drain and place in a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator. After it has chilled, you will have a fresh head of lettuce.
9. To keep celery fresh in the refrigerator for weeks, wrap it in aluminum foil.
10. To absorb moisture and keep vegetables fresh, lay a paper towel on the bottom of the refrigerator vegetable compartment.
11. To prevent stored potato's from sprouting, place a few small apples in the storage bag or container.
12. If you sprinkle potato's lightly with flour before frying, they will come out beautifully browned.
13. If you have soggy mashed potatoes, whip anegg white until stiff, then fold into the pototoe's. Bake until golden brown.
14. Add one teaspoon of vinegar to the water to keep old potatoes from turning dark when boiling.
15. To cut your baking time in half when baking potatoes, let them stand in boiling water for 15 minutes before baking.
16. Leftover baked potatoes? Reheat them by letting them rest in warm water for a few minutes, then baking at a low oven temperature until reheated.
17. When boiling corn on the cob, enhance the natural sweetness by putting a little sugar in the water.
18. If the soup you are making is too salty, add a grated raw potato to it to absorb the salt.
19. Keep mushrooms fresh by storing them ina dampened brown paper bag in the refrigerator.
20. When lemon juice is added to recipes requiring fresh mushrooms, it will bring out the flavor of the mushrooms.
21. By adding a pinch of baking soda to the cooking water when cooking cabbage, odors will be eliminated and the cabbage will retain its green coloring.
22. Before making cabbage rolls, instead of steaming the cabbage, place the whole head of cabbage in the freezer until frozen solid. When ready to use, allow the cabbage to thaw. The leaves will be easy to pull apart, and soft and easy to work with.
23. Liven up vegetables with a sauce made from a small amount of mayonnaise mixed with the leftover cooking liquid.
