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Keeping Cake Fresh

Place a slice of apple under a cake dome to help keep the cake fresh.

For easy tomato peeling, place whole tomatoes in the freezer for a few hours. After they thaw, you can easily remove the skin.

Don’t baste your turkey. It will cook faster, and stay juicier, if you leave the oven door shut.

Freeze stale and leftover rolls and bread slices (including ends!) and use to make holiday stuffing, croutons, and breadcrumbs.

To prevent spoilage, don’t wash apples until just before using.

To prevent cracking, pick cherry tomatoes before they are completely ripe.

For sweeter sweet potatoes, choose ones with darker skins.

To remove fish odors from hands, wash them in one teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in one quart of water.

For safety, make sure burgers and poultry are grilled to at least 165° F inside!

Make your own brown sugar: Use a 1/2 cup of molasses per cup of sugar for dark or a 1/4 cup molasses for light.