Do you know why our grandmothers rubbed the mirror with onion and put a bay leaf in the sugar? Discover grandma’s tips that will make your life easier!

It has become a common habit to look for solutions on the internet when we are faced with something we don’t know how to deal with.

In the past, helpful advice was shared among family and neighbors, and grandmothers had a solution for almost everything.

There is never enough good advice!

In this article, thanks to the Vstolovke portal, you will discover the best granny tips that can make your life easier even in this modern era.

Clean windows without streaks To have perfectly clean and streak-free windows, add a little corn or potato starch to the water in a container.

Make sure it dissolves completely.

The ideal is to prepare this simple means for washing windows.

Mix a tablespoon of starch with the juice of half a lemon, add half a cup of vinegar and half a cup of water.

Your windows will shine clean and streak-free!

Removing condensation from windows If your windows constantly fog up on the inside, a mixture of glycerin and liquid soap can help remove condensation.

To do this, combine 100 g of glycerin with the same amount of liquid soap and mix everything well.

Apply the mixture in a thin layer on the clean glass.

It is appropriate to do it with a soft cloth and make sure to distribute the mixture well so that the window shines.

Recover the shine of metal objects If metal surfaces have lost their shine, try this grandmother’s tip.

Place several pieces of onion in a blender, add a little water and blend until you get a paste.

Then, rub the metal with this mixture using a cloth and polish it with another dry cloth.

Onion solution restores the original shine of dull metal surfaces.

Remove greasy stains from clothes Have you noticed greasy oil stains on your clothes?

Place the garment in the sink with the stain facing up and spray it with boiling water for as long as possible.

The dirt will disappear before your eyes.

Removing dark stains from the iron If dark stains remain on the surface of the iron after ironing synthetic clothes, dip a cotton swab liberally in nail polish remover and clean the surface of the iron with it.

All the dirt will remain on the cotton swab.

Restoring the shine of glass To make the glass shine, rinse it with a water and vinegar solution in which you have dissolved a little salt, and then clean it with running water.

Afterwards, you just have to dry it well and polish it.

Scratches on furniture To hide scratches on furniture, a little shoe cream in the right color can help.

It should be gently rubbed onto the defect and remove the excess with a cloth.

Scale on faucets If there is scale on the faucets, ruining the overall impression of a clean bathroom, grandmothers used to use a cloth soaked in vegetable oil to remove it.

Smell in the refrigerator If your refrigerator has an unpleasant smell, place some ground coffee in a container and put it on a shelf in the refrigerator.

The smell will disappear in no time.

Sharpening Knives If your knives are dull and you don’t have a sharpener, get out a regular cup.

Flip it over and use the unglazed ceramic rim.

Take the knife and slide the blade with moderate pressure from the handle toward the tip.

Repeat this several times and do the same with the other side of the sheet.

In this way, sharpen the knife for 10 minutes.

Slicing fresh bread without crumbling it Fresh, hot bread is served with many dishes, but the problem often arises of how to cut it without crumbling or crushing it.

This trick will help you easily.

Simply dip the knife in boiling water before cutting, then dry it with a cloth and cut the bread.

The slices will be thin and cut easily.

Homemade grating The easiest way to make homemade grating is to freeze a piece of bread and then grate it.

Long-term storage of garlic So that the garlic does not dry out during storage and maintains its rich flavor, the heads should be stored in a box with coarse salt.

Untying Tough Knots A very tight knot can be loosened with talcum powder or baby powder.

Spray the laces with any of these products and it will be much easier to untie them.

Extend the life of the broom To make an ordinary broom last longer, it is good to soak it for 2-3 minutes in hot salt water after purchasing it.

This trick will make the bristles stronger.

Fixing Too Salty Soup Has it happened to you by accident that your soup is too salty?

To remove excess salt, take a handful of rice, put it in a cloth bag and place it in the soup for 15 minutes.

This way, you will quickly eliminate excess salt.

Cleaning a carpet If you have carpets at home, you know how difficult it is to clean them of dust, dirt and hair.

But my grandmother was an expert at cleaning carpets.

After peeling potatoes, he would leave the peels scattered on the carpet.

While they were wet, I brushed or swept them thoroughly over the surface of the carpet with a brush or broom.

As a result of cleaning, all the dirt accumulated on the peels and the carpets were left fresh and clean.

No flies on mirrors Does it bother you when flies land on mirrors? My grandmother taught me how to keep these insects away. To do this, she rubs the mirror with a raw onion.

Fighting insects in the kitchen Are you afraid that moths or ants will invade your sugar bowls, bread baskets or flour jars?

Place a few bay leaves in them.