Unusual Tricks

Disclaimer: I haven't tried any of these so you are at your own risk!

Remove wax from a candle holder It's very easy to remove if you put the candle holder in the deep freeze for an hour first. It comes right off.
Chives - keep them fresh. As soon as you cut them out of the garden wash them, then wrap'em in dishtowel and store them in the fridge.
Cheap glue Add some gelatin to a few drops of vinegar. Works great on wood, glass and porcelain.
Re-corking a bottle Soak the cork in hot water or veg. oil for a few minutes. It will much more easily press back into the neck of the bottle.
Make your indoor plant's leaves shine Once in a while wash the leaves with a towel soaked in light colour beer or use beer in a spray bottle.
Furniture scratches Disappear when you rub them with half of a hazelnut. Must be the oil?
Leather furniture Looks like brand new when rubbed with castor oil.
Simple fertilizer for potted plants Dissolve a small cube of baker's yeast to 5 liters of water.
Easy potato peeling When cooking whole potatoes add some veg. oil to the cooking water and the peels will almost fall off while retaining all the vitamins in the potato.
Fluffy pancakes Can be made when you add half milk, half mineral water to the recipe.
Tasty pork roast? Try adding some juniper berries to your roasting pan.
Clean drain pipes Throw left over coke or pepsi down the drain.
Cleaning solid stove elements Pour a teaspoon of salt on the element and rub in the salt with a towel. They'll look like brand-new!
Cheap Rose fertilizer Cut up banana peels and stuff them in the earth around the rose plant.
Moles in your garden? Stuff some dog hair in each of their holes. The smell of dog will become so potent in their tunnels that they will search for another yard to dig holes.
Soft skin like a baby's bottom? Wash your face in rose water in the morning and evening.
Soft finger nails? Rub fresh lemon juice on your nails.
Brittle finger nails? Warm up virgin olive oil and soak your fingers in the warm oil for at least 10 minutes.
Wrinkles around the eyes? Try black tea bags on your closed eyes after making your tea (let the bag cool first!). Or cook some parsley in little water, soak paper towels or towelets in the parsley soup and let sit on the eyelids.
Rheumatism? Of course check Devil's Claw products from www.ferlowbrothers.com , otherwise try rubbing the sore joint with a freshly halved potato.