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Genius Uses for Baking Soda You Never Knew

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Deodorizes Your Fridge

Baking soda is an effective deodorizer for your kitchen appliances, including the fridge! If yours has a funky smell that isn't going away, first make sure there is no rotting food anywhere. Then leave an open container filled with baking soda in the fridge for at least 24 hours. It should work to absorb any unpleasant odors. 

You can also use it to get strong odors out of your hands. If you've been handling pungent ingredients, such as garlic or smelly fish, simply rinse your hands with baking soda, scrubbing gently to get the smells out. It's kind of like a mini exfoliation, too, leaving your hands nice and soft.


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Ingredients

  • 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
  3. Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
  5. Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
  6. Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
  7. Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
  8. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
  9. Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
  10. In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
  11. Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
  12. baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
  13. Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
  14. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  15. Serve and enjoy!