Candle wax on a sticky drawer
Rub a plain candle along the wooden runners of a jammed drawer or window. The wax fills the rough grain and the drawer glides. Better than oil, which just collects dust and turns into paste.
Rub a plain candle along the wooden runners of a jammed drawer or window. The wax fills the rough grain and the drawer glides. Better than oil, which just collects dust and turns into paste.
The previous prescription is not as good as the current one, and it is infinitely better than nothing on the morning you sit on your glasses. Keep the last pair, throw the one before.
The inner sheet from a butter or ghee wrapper greases a tawa or cake tin perfectly. Keep two folded in the drawer instead of buying butter paper.
For sifting a small quantity of maida, cocoa or icing sugar, the tea chalni is the right size and already in the drawer. Tap the rim rather than pressing the powder through.
The magnetic-box-under-the-frame trick is well known to exactly the people you are hiding it from. A spare with a trusted neighbour or in your office drawer is the version that works.
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