Miss April May's Hot Tips Archive!

Some Counter-Intuitive Facts < Prev Tip | Next Tip > Here some interesting facts that might not be very obvious to you. One 100-Watt incandescent bulb produces more light than two 60-Watt bulbs and uses 60% less energy! Chefs advise potato-salad-makers to add the dressing while the potatoes are still hot, because warm potatoes absorb flavor better than cold ones. (Try using Thousand Island dressing for a new flavor!) One six-ounce serving of orange juice made from frozen concentrate provides the daily recommended adult allowance of Vitamin C. Alas, it also adds 80 calories to your diet. One orange, however, has still more Vitamin C, and about half as many calories. And while we're talking diets, did you know that one tablespoon of butter adds 100 calories to that baked potato? The same amount of sour cream adds only about 26! Water, Water Everywh-- . . . Oops, conserve it if you can! Feel good about hand washing your dishes? Think again: you're using almost twice as much water as the average dishwasher. Pre-rinsing your dishwasher? Reconsider. Pre-rinsing uses up an average of 6,500 gallons of water per year. And for "uses up" read "wastes;" according to Consumers Union tests, pre-rinsing is completely unnecessary if you have almost any brand of modern dishwasher Counter intuitive? I guess! And that's all there is to say this issue. Unless of course you want some MORE HOT TIPS! Intuitively Yours - April May

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