Muppet's blog: "Recipes"

I was reading a Racheal Ray mag and, found 10 ways to use beer. 
Other than drinking it .
I thought I would share them with you .
Here you are 10 uses for beer .
1.banish brown spots on your lawn:
your grass likes to kick back with a ber on a hot summer day bottoo,
just pour a small amount bout half a cup of beer on the problem area .
The fermented sugars kill any fungus and feed the grass.
allowing it to come back healthy and green .

2.conquer cast -iron cleanup:
cooking food in cast iron is easy an delicious, 
but scrubbing those heavey pots and pans
afterwards is a total chore.make clean up easy by pouring 
a little beer in the still warm pan .
The bubbly liquid keeps the mess from sticking and can even season the pan ,
enhanceing the flavor of food cooked in it .

3. turn out fluffier pancakes and waffles..
if you like your flapjacks on the puffy side ,
sub your favorite lager for the liquid called for in the recipe.
You'll be amazed how light and fluffy they turn out ,.
and how the flavor gets kicked up a knotch.
also try useing beer when makeing matzo balls or bakeing bread .

4.loosen rusty bolts and screws :
pour a few gulps of beer on them works like coke on a battery post
the carbonation helps break down the rust .

5.cook juicy chicken
Prop a whole chicken over a half -ful can of beer 
(goes inside cavity of chicken )
and season with salt pepper and spices .
then place it verticaly on a hot grill or inside a smoker
or in deep pan in oven 
the beer evaporates into the bird as it cooks
creating a super moist chicken .

6. prevent garden pest.
fill small jars with beer and place them in the garden .
insects are attracted to the sugars,
when they slip in for a sip ,they aren't able to crawl or fly out.
this is a great way to keep wasp and bees away from parties out doors ,
place a bowl of beer a few feet away from the main area ,
and bugs will buzz away from the quests.

7.Make Jewelry sparkle :
useing a light ale and a clean towel ,polish gold jewelry
to remove dirt .the natural eacids help bring back the shine .
try it on copper pots ans pans too .

8.Give your hair a shine:
put life back into flat hair with flat beer .
Mix 1 cup beer with 1 egg yoke and massage into strands,
leave on for a few minutes and wash with shampoo,

9,get a better nights sleep:
wash your pillow cases in water spiked with a little beer .
hops are some times used as an herbal remoedy for insomnia.
They have the chemical compound dimethylvinyl carbinol,
which has a calming and slightly sedative effect 
Hoppy brews like IPA's leave a light nutty sent on frabics .

10. soothe your soles 
The enzymes in beer soften callused feet.
make a mixture of room temp beer and warm pepperment tea 
( bout half and half)
dunk your toes for 20 minutes ( or your whole foot)
tired feet will feel frisky agsain.