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Latest Tips & Recipes August 2023

Here you'll find the latest tips and recipes added to the Tip Store and Recipe File during August 2023

Microfibre Mouth Care

​I discovered this use for microfibre cloths whilst having chemotherapy and still use it daily for my oral health. It's a wonderfully gentle way to clean your teeth and gums if you have ulcers or similar oral conditions.

Whilst having chemo my mouth was too sore to use a toothbrush or toothpaste. Microfibre does a great job of cleansing my teeth, gums and other nook and crannies in my where it can hurt to brush.

These days, I brush my teeth during the day and use the microfibre at night before bed. Just dampen the cloth with water before use then rinse your mouth with water or mild saline solution after cleaning. I keep a bundle of pieces, cut just for this job, in a container in the bathroom cupboard. They wash and dry easily ready for reuse.
Contributed by Delaney Avenel

Rethink Your Throw Outs

​Recently we were preparing for a council hard rubbish collection, so under the house hubby went for contributions. Out came a very old tent in unremembered condition. Being old, dusty and roughly folded it was sent to the pile. On a rethink it came back in and the base was cut up and sewn into potato growing sacks. Handles were made from the top of the tent and holes for drainage made in the bottom of the sacks. Zips will be unpicked and recycled and upper parts or the tent will be made into double layered shopping bags. When fancy potato sacks cost about $78 for five this is a big savings (even if they only do one or two seasons), not including the savings for the shopping bags.
Contributed by Carolyn Koerntjes