With a name like Mundt, you gotta guess that I'm going to like a good German beer once in awhile. Well, okay ... any good beer once in awhile ...
So when I saw Cecilia Cannon's (Home Staging by C.C. - Home Staging Chicago & the North Shore) tweet the other day, "10 Uses for Beer", you have to believe I was all over it! In her tweet, Cecilia provided a link to her website ... ... and a great list of amazing things you can do with beer. The list, courtesy of Rachel Ray Magazine, hosted ideas ranging from improving your lawn to making pancakes ... all with the assistance of beer.
I immediately contacted Cecilia to ask if I could pass the link and list on to my blog readers. Who wouldn't want to try pancakes made with BEER???
Below you will find the 10 amazing things found on this list. Give them a try ... and then let me know how they worked out for you. Especially those beer pancakes ...
And oh ... if in need of staging service in the Chicago and North Shore region, contact Cecilia @ Home Staging Chicago. She'll be able to assist you with all your staging and decorating needs.
Enjoy ... and have fun with the list below!
10 Uses For BEER!
1. Banish Brown spots on the lawn: that's right, pour less than half a cup on the problem areas and abra-ka-dabra. The fermented sugars kill any fungus and feed the grass, allowing it to come back green . (Jess Lebow-author of The Beer Devotional.
2. Cast-iron Clean-up Time: Pour little beer into the still warm pan. It will keep the mess from sticking and even season the pan. Ooh, la la.
3. Fluffier pancakes and waffles: if you like fluffy pancakes-sub your beef for any liquid called for in the recipe. they will be light and airy. also, try using beer for making matzo ball an bread!! yummo!!
4. Loosen Rusty Bolts and Screws - WHO KNEW!!: Pour a few gulps of beer on the frozen hardware, wait a few seconds, then give it a turn. carbonation helps break down the rust.
5. Cook Juicy Chicken: Prop a whole chicken over a half-full can of beer (the can goes into the cavity). Season with salt, pepper, spices. Beer evaporates into chicken as it cooks, creating a super moist chicken. delish!!
6. Prevent Garden Pest: and by pest I mean bugs, not your kids. Fill small jars with beer and place them in the garden. Insects attract to the sugars-they slip in for a sip and never come out--ha! Keep those wasps and bees away at parties. you can also place a bowl several feet away from the main area and bugs will buzz away from guests.
7. Make Jewelry Sparkle: Use a light ale and a clean towel you can polish gold jewelry to remove dirt. you can also try this on tarnished copper pots.
8. Give Your Hair Shine: Put life back into your flat hair, yes you, by mixing 1 cup lager with 1 egg yolk and massage into strands. leave in for a few minutes and wash with shampoo (provided by Julia March)
9. Get a Better Nights Sleep: Wash your pillowcases in water spiked with a little beer. What?!? you say. The chemical compound dimethylvinyl carbinol, has a calming and slightly sedative effect which is an herbal remedy for insomnia. WHO KNEW! :)
10. Soothe Your Soles: the beer enzymes soften callused feet. Mix room temperature beer and warm peppermint tea (half and half). Dunk those toes for 20 minutes. Who needs a spa!
* Should you have questions or be in need of Credit or Mortgage Assistance or Service to Buy a Home in Chicago, the North Shore, or any of Chicagoland ... please do not hesitate to Contact Me. I can be reached at: Direct: 815.277.4036 Cell/Text: 708.921.6331 Email: gene@chicagobancorp.com
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