Farming Advice and Folklore: Penlights, Removing Labels and Grating Cheese

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PHOTO: FOTOLIA/JULIJA SAPIC
When grating foods, especially such clingables as cheese and lemon rind, rub a little salad oil on the grater first.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers share their farming advice, fun tips and country folklore, including information on mail and penlights, and using oil to remove labels and ease cleaning of cheese graters.

MOTHER’s Country Farming Advice and Folklore

Got a Screw Loose?

I’ve found a way to deal with screws that have worked their way out of wood because the original hole is stripped or has become too large because of movement — in a hinge, for example, or on a chair leg. I simply tap one or two (or three!) toothpicks into the hole, secure them with glue if necessary, break them off flush with the wood’s surface, and put the screw back in. This hasn’t failed yet! — William Bachtel, Mishawaka, Indiana

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  • Published on Sep 1, 1986
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