SpinnerBait_Nut
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Well everyone knows that Martha has a way to do things with food so I thought I would list some and then the way I would do the same thing. 
<br />_________________________________________________<br />Martha's way #1: Stuff a miniature marshmallow<br />in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice<br />cream drips.<br />My way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom<br />of the cone, for Pete's sake, you are probably lying<br />on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway.<br /><br />Martha's way #2: Use a meat baster to "squeeze"<br />your pancake batter onto the hot griddle and you'll<br />get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.<br />My way: Buy the precooked kind you nuke in the<br />microwave for 30 seconds. The hard part is getting<br />them out of the plastic bag.<br /><br />Martha's way #3: To keep potatoes from budding,<br />place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.<br />My way: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix and<br />keep it in the pantry for up to a year.<br /><br />Martha's way #4: To prevent egg shells from cracking,<br />add a pinch of salt to the water before hard boiling.<br />My way: Who cares if they crack, aren't you going to<br />take the shells off anyway?<br /><br />Martha's way #5: To get the most juice out of fresh<br />lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll<br />them under your palm against the kitchen counter<br />before squeezing.<br />My way: Sleep with the lemons in between the<br />mattress and box springs.<br /><br />Martha's way #6: To easily remove burnt-on food<br />from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish<br />soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan,<br />and bring to a boil on stovetop.<br />My way: Eat at Chili's every night and avoid cooking.<br /><br />Martha's way #7: Spray your Tupperware with<br />nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato<br />based sauces and there won't be any stains.<br />My way: Feed your garbage disposal and there<br />won't be any leftovers.<br /><br />Martha's way #8: When a cake recipe calls for<br />flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake<br />mix instead and there won't be any white mess<br />on the outside of the cake.<br />My way: Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate<br />it for you.<br /><br />Martha's way #9: If you accidentally over salt a dish<br />while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it<br />will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up."<br />My way: If you over salt a dish while you are cooking,<br />that's too bad.<br /><br />Martha's way #10: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when<br />putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.<br />My way: Celery? Never heard of the stuff.
<br />_________________________________________________<br />Martha's way #1: Stuff a miniature marshmallow<br />in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice<br />cream drips.<br />My way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom<br />of the cone, for Pete's sake, you are probably lying<br />on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway.<br /><br />Martha's way #2: Use a meat baster to "squeeze"<br />your pancake batter onto the hot griddle and you'll<br />get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.<br />My way: Buy the precooked kind you nuke in the<br />microwave for 30 seconds. The hard part is getting<br />them out of the plastic bag.<br /><br />Martha's way #3: To keep potatoes from budding,<br />place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.<br />My way: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix and<br />keep it in the pantry for up to a year.<br /><br />Martha's way #4: To prevent egg shells from cracking,<br />add a pinch of salt to the water before hard boiling.<br />My way: Who cares if they crack, aren't you going to<br />take the shells off anyway?<br /><br />Martha's way #5: To get the most juice out of fresh<br />lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll<br />them under your palm against the kitchen counter<br />before squeezing.<br />My way: Sleep with the lemons in between the<br />mattress and box springs.<br /><br />Martha's way #6: To easily remove burnt-on food<br />from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish<br />soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan,<br />and bring to a boil on stovetop.<br />My way: Eat at Chili's every night and avoid cooking.<br /><br />Martha's way #7: Spray your Tupperware with<br />nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato<br />based sauces and there won't be any stains.<br />My way: Feed your garbage disposal and there<br />won't be any leftovers.<br /><br />Martha's way #8: When a cake recipe calls for<br />flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake<br />mix instead and there won't be any white mess<br />on the outside of the cake.<br />My way: Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate<br />it for you.<br /><br />Martha's way #9: If you accidentally over salt a dish<br />while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it<br />will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up."<br />My way: If you over salt a dish while you are cooking,<br />that's too bad.<br /><br />Martha's way #10: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when<br />putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.<br />My way: Celery? Never heard of the stuff.