Thrifty Tips from Readers 2/26

Some more Thrifty Tips from the readers. Keep 'em coming

Use Vegetable Oil to Fix Squeak in Door

To fix a squeak in the refrigerator door or inside doors, use a
little cooking oil on a q-tip. Works right away and no smell from
cooking oil.

By Sharon L from Canada

Use Self Cleaning Oven for Hard to Clean Bakeware

Do you have broiler pans or cookie sheets that have build up on
them so bad that no matter how hard you scrub them it will not
come off? Don't worry, my husband showed me a way to clean them
where I don't even have to touch them. Do you have a oven with a
self cleaning feature? Well if you do, the next time you fire
that puppy up, place your broiler pan, cookie sheet or any solid
metal pan in there before you start (no nonstick please) and let
the oven do all the work for you.

When the oven is done, just let the pan cool and wipe with a damp
cloth. There ya go, shiny as the day you bought it. It costs so
much in electricity to clean your oven you might as well get more
bang for your buck.

By Melissa from Greeneville T.N.

Always Buy The Same Brand Of Socks

Always buy the same brand of socks. Then when finding a sock with
a hole in it, do not throw away the pair. Instead save the sock
without the hole and when a hole is discovered later in another
pair, use the two remaining socks to make another pair.

Electrolytic Method For Cleaning Silver

The easiest way to clean your silver is by the electrolytic
method. Boil a quart of water in a non-aluminum pot. adds a Tbsp.
or two of baking soda and a Tbsp. of salt. Put a 4 inch piece of
aluminum or a crumpled ball into the pot. Put each piece of
silver in separately. DO NOT STACK. The tarnish collects on the
foil (and any silver that's sticking out of the water) Remove
pieces with tongs after 5 minutes

Source: Mary Ellen's Clean House by Dale Burg