Home Remedies

I've learned some things in the last week. Practical, ordinary, daily things such as don't let the toddler eat blueberries in his best khakis and don't do anything with Sandia Green Chilies without wearing gloves.

Here's the thing though: we all have great hindsight. And it does no good to beat yourself up once the harm is done. What's called for in these situations is a little wisdom from grandma.

Here's what I learned:
1. pour boiling water through the back side of the fabric to remove fruit/berry stains. You may have to repeat a dozen times but the stain will, absolutely, come out. Just watch out for steam burns.
2. forget milk, butter, vinegar, lemon juice, baking soda, aloe, calendula, mechanical grease cutter, rubbing alcohol, bleach. None of it works. Wait it out with a bowl of ice water. My burn went away in about 12 hours.

So grandma's remedy didn't come through for me on the last one but the boiling water trick is sure fire. Does anyone else has some practical ways that grandma would have taken care of a quotidian problem? Please share your wisdom.