All that’s left is to choose what you can do with them.
Remove rust from kitchen utensils, pans, etc. Simple – just cut a raw potato in half, put some salt or baking soda in a dish, and rub the potato until you remove all the dirt. It’s also worth knowing one more thing – you can easily make silverware shine by simply soaking it in potato water.
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How to keep potatoes fresh for as long as possible? Store them together with apples – this will also protect them from sprouting.
Creativity. Raw potatoes are perfect for stamps of various shapes. So include your children in this game – you can cut out different shapes and, dipped in paint, create a real work of art.
Oversalted soup. Potatoes can also save it: cut raw potatoes into larger pieces and throw them into the soup. The potatoes will absorb the excess salt, and you can use the cooked potatoes for other dishes, such as salads.
Dark circles under the eyes. Or wrinkles, pores, and other beauty problems can be solved using these vegetables. Dark or swollen under-eye areas can be relieved with slices of raw potatoes, wrinkles smoothed with a mask of mashed raw potatoes (leave on for 20 minutes and then wash your face with cool water), and pores tightened with potato and cucumber juice, which you can use to cleanse your face.
Your hands stained from carrots, pumpkins, beets, or berries? Rub them with raw potatoes – the stains will disappear instantly.
Hot or cold compress. Cooked and mashed potatoes wrapped in a towel are perfect for hot compresses, for example, to soothe a sore throat. Raw, cooled potatoes are suitable for cold compresses if you are injured, etc.
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Shoe care. This tip is unexpected but claimed to be effective. Before polishing shoes with shoe polish, rub them with the cut side of a raw potato. According to those who have tried it, potatoes help hide scratches, making the shoes look great.
Prevents soot buildup. To protect the chimney and heating boiler from soot, you can throw potato peels in.
Clean windows. Some people use simple raw potatoes to clean windows. It is said that you need to rub the windows with a potato cut in half and then wipe them with a dry cloth. It is known that starch is added to water to make windows shine, so instead of a potato, you can also try a starch solution (1 tablespoon of starch per liter of water).
Fried fish? Most likely, the whole house smelled of this aroma, but the fish smell is not pleasant for everyone. The situation can be fixed by adding a few pieces of raw potato to the oil in the pan.
You will clean the meat grinder much easier if, when finishing grinding meat, you also grind one or several raw potatoes. By the way, they will also improve the taste of meat patties.
If the refrigerator doesn’t smell… You can try rice, chopped apples, and potatoes. Unfortunately, these fruits and vegetables will need to be replaced very often.
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