Things You Didn't Know...

PLAYDOUGH

Combine 2 cups table salt with 1 cup cornstarch in a saucepan.

Add 1 cup water.

Stir constantly while cooking over low heat until the mixture is stiff.

Add a few drops of food coloring.

Allow to cool.

Make your masterpieces, and then bake them on a foil-covered cookie sheet at 300 degrees F for 1 hour.

Spray your creations with clear fixative or paint them with shellac.

OR store in an air-tight container for future use.

Mix up some fingerpaints for the kids. Add 1/4 cup of cornstarch to 2 cups of cold water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue boiling and stirring until the mixture thickens. Pour the product into small margarine tub and tint with food coloring.

Brush stuffed animals clean. Work a little cornstarch into the plush and brush it out. Collect smaller stuffed animals into a plastic bag with a few tablespoons of cornstarch and shake vigorously. Remove the toys and brush them clean.

Give a dog a dry bath with cornstarch. Rub a little cornstarch into his coat and brush it out for a fluffy coat until there's time for a tub bath.

Work the knots out of shoelaces. Sprinkle on a little cornstarch and work it into the knot, then pull the laces apart.

Get grease spatters off the wall. Put a little cornstarch on a dry cloth and rub it over the grease spots. Rub gently until the stain disappears.

Get streak-free windows with this homemade window cleaner. Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of ammonia and 1/2 cup of white vinegar in a gallon of warm water. Stir and fill a spray bottle with the solution. Spray the pane, follow with a warm water rinse and buff with a paper towel.

To clean up grease from your counters, simply sprinkle corn starch onto the counter top and allow it to absorb the grease. Wipe it up and then rinse.

You can make a home made cleaner to cleaner your window areas as well as your counter-tops and refrigerator, microwave, etc.Mix together ~2 quarts of warm waterHalf a cup cornstarch

It really does clean your windows and other kitchen areas.It is nice to be able to use items that are already in your kitchen when it comes to cleaning. Cornstarch is something most people already have and it has so many uses.