Helpful Household Hints with LEMONS!!!

• Packaged whipped cream mixed with a little lemon juice becomes sour cream in a pinch.  Let it sit 30 minutes before serving.
• Here's another substitute for sour cream: In a blender or food processor, combine 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 cup cottage cheese, and 1/3 cup buttermilk.  Blend 2 minutes
• Alleviate sticky rice by cooking it in water mixed with 2 Tbsp. lemon juice.
• Rub a wedge of lemon over chicken before cooking.  You'll have a juicier and more tender entree
• Clean the inside of a teapot by adding 1 lemon peel per 2 cups warm water.  Soak overnight.
• Toss a little lemon peel in your fireplace for a lovely fragrance when a fire is lit.
• Add 4 tsp. lemon juice to the water in your humidifier to eliminate stale Oder's