Summertime always means refreshing
lemonade to quench your thirst. Here are some other uses for those
yellow goodies.
Realtors say a nice bowl of lemons makes a colorful and inexpensive
arrangement for the table or counter top.
Finger nails looking dull and yellowed after a long period covered in dark
polish? Just squeeze a lemon into a small dish, clean your nails and
soak them in the lemon juice for a minute or two. Some women claim
that this treatment will also make nails stronger, particularly when
adding a tablespoon or so of olive oil to the dish.
Keep cut fruit and vegetables like apples, pears, avocados and
potatoes from turning brown by squeezing on a little bit of lemon
juice.
You can perk up droopy lettuce by soaking it for an hour in a
bowl of cold water and the juice of one lemon.
Simmer lemon peel in water on the stove-top as a natural air
freshener
A few drops of lemon juice added to simmering rice will keep it from
sticking to the pot and make clean-up a lot easier.