Time-saving Tips
Country Lore: Tips for dusting under furniture and hard-to-get-at places, cooking oil spills, loosening any burned-on grease.
April/May 2001
By Ana Maria Osorio
For dusting under furniture and hard-to-get-at places, slip an old sock onto a fly swatter and sew it securely into place.
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This cleanup trick works while you sleep: Lay a barbecue grill rack on the lawn overnight - the dew will combine with the enzymes in the grass to loosen any burned-on grease. Try this with messy oven racks, too.
ANA MARIA OSORIO
Dublin, California