Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Fruit And Vegetable Peels' 25 Surprising Uses

Surfing through the internet there are many freaky,crazy,weird, but also very useful things
like the article I found.

Never did I knew that fruits and vegetables can have all these uses so check them out below!!



Dried tangerine rind is a tasty – but expensive – element in Asian cooking. But you can make your own by simply using a vegetable peeler to remove the orange part of the tangerine, clementine, or tangelo rind (avoid the white/zest) and dry the peels on a rack or in a food dehydrator. Once dried, store in an airtight container in the fridge.


Just call me Mr. Potato Head! Boil potato peels in water for about a half-hour, strain and let cool. Rinse your hair with this water after shampooing and it will gradually darken grey hair, without the use of harsh chemicals.


I need a sturdy bar of soap to wash up with after a hard day of yard work. I make my own by pulverizing pistachio shells with a little water in the blender, then mixing it with melted glycerin soap.


My mom makes apple-peel jelly, or she sometimes dusts apple skins with sugar and cinnamon and bakes them in the oven as a crispy snack. She's also fond of using a needle and heavy thread to string them up, let them dry, and fashion them into a fall wreath. That woman could teach Martha Stewart a thing or two.


Lemon rinds just smell way too good to throw away. Try boiling them in water on the stove top, microwaving them for a minute, or just throwing them in the garbage disposal to freshen the air in the kitchen. And put a couple in the humidifier to make the whole house smell lemony-fresh.


Use banana peels to shine the leaves on your houseplants – not only will it make them sparkle, but it acts as a natural pesticide and fertilizer.


You bet. Peaches are high in potassium and Vitamin A, which help to revitalize skin and keep it hydrated. Put a little sugar on the pulpy side of peach skins and use as a gentle face scrub.


Lemon, lime, and other citrus rinds and pulp/juice are high in citric acid, which makes them great for polishing brass, copper, and other non-ferrous metals. Sprinkle on a little baking soda and the polishing goes even faster.


My great aunt concluded every family dinner by passing around a tray of her homemade candied citrus rinds. Strips of rind from lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and limes can be boiled in a mixture of equal parts water and sugar until the liquid is absorbed (a couple of hours). Coat the cooled strips in granulated sugar and let dry on a rack.


Put a "split-shine" on your wing-tips by polishing them with the slippery side of a banana peel - it really works!


Suffering from diarrhea? Boil a little pomegranate skin in water with a cinnamon stick and drink it down once it's cooled. Repeat up to three times per day or until diarrhea subsides.






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