Image via WikipediaPotatoes are more than just a tasty, low-cost addition to a meal. Are your hands stained with berry juice? No problem. Peel a potato, rub it on our skin and rinse with warm water. The stains will disappear right away.
Use potatoes as a beauty treatment to make your eyes less puffy. Simply place a slice over each eye and rest a few minutes. The starch in the potato is an anti-inflammatory that reduces swelling.
Do you need to polish your silverware? Save the water from your boiled potatoes and let it cool. Put your silverware in the water and let it soak for about an hour. Rinse with warm water and watch the tarnish fall right off!
Potatoes can also be used to preserve the freshness of cut flowers. Slice a potato in half lengthwise, and make slits for each blossom. Arrange the flowers to your liking and place the filled potato into the bottom of a vase. The flowers will stand tall and wilt less quickly.
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