Product Description

Following on the success of the best-selling first edition, here is an entirely new collection of 1,715 ingenious uses for items in your pantry that can save you hundreds of dollars, oodles of time, and lots of hassle-plus help the environment in the process. A team of researchers and writers were sent out to talk with chefs, landscapers, herbalists, pet-store owners, carpenters, decorators, and many more experts to find the very best tips and tricks for getting things done quicker, easier, cheaper-and by only using items already available around the house. Most of the solutions are accomplished without chemicals, therefore they are healthier for you, your family, and the environment.

The thirteen chapters focus on an integral part of everyday life. For the Cook: Learn how to extend the life of vegetables, tried-and-true methods for baking bread, and 10 kitchen uses for salt. For the Housekeeper: Discover faster, easier cleaning ideas, such as remove carpet stains with peanut butter, and 10 ways to clean with lemon. For the Handyman (or woman): Silence squeaky hinges with shaving cream, remove rust from tools by rubbing them with a slice of raw potato dipped in salt, and 10 neat home-repair uses for nail polish.

Filled with special features that will inform, instruct, and entertain- "Household Superstar!" details many uses for popular home ingredients; "Make Your Own" offers simple, natural recipes; "Curiosity Corner" lets you dip into a veritable grab bag of novelty ideas; and "What's the Story?" brings you the surprising histories of household items.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19343 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781606520215
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
For more than 80 years,Reader's Digest editors have been the source of trusted information for readers around the world. Expert in gardening, cooking, home repair, health, consumer awareness, and general reference, we are committed to providing authoritative content that not only inspires but also empowers people to enrich their lives and improve the universe around them.

Customer Reviews

A home can't be without it!
This is one of the best books I own, hands down! I work at a Library and have an extensive home library but this book gets used more often than anything else. It is well organized, alphabetically, and outlines the many uses for everyday household things. For instance, there is a whole section on what you can do with Vinegar, a whole section on pepper, and so forth. Did you know that if you put pepper on a fresh cut, it will stop the bleeding immediately? If you become the proud owner of this book, you will. And you will know many more useful facts that you can share - you and your friends will be amazed :)

A book to beat the system..
This book gives many ways to get "bang" for the bucks you shelled out on products. Excellent little problem solvers and repurposing ideas. It's worth twice the price.