Bookends . Your Tips from Simply Her / April 2005

Sagging cane furtniture?
Scrub with soap and water, then rinse with a warm water salt solution. Put it out in the sun to dry and it'll regain its shape. - Priya Chandiramani, administration assistant

Easy Peel Lup Cheong
A quick way to peel off the layer of wax on a Chinese sausage:
1) Cut sausage in half.
2) Soak in hot water for about 10 seconds.
3) Just peek off the skin. - Rose Ng, homemaker

Portable Butter
To keep butter packets fresh for a picnic, carry them in a thermos flask, half-filled with crushed ice. - Kiran Udeykumar, student