Helpful Homemaking- Baking Prep

It’s getting close to total de-clutter and clean time here at my house in preparation of the Holidays, so before I share some of my sanity saver tips on de-cluttering, I wanted to share a tip sure to please all you bakers out there, which includes yours truly. :)

A Handy use for Lemons past their prime:

Source

Okay, so the pretty Lemons above certainly aren't past their prime- but I just couldn't bring myself to snap a picture of my old Lemons and put them here on the blog- so you'll just have to go into your kitchen and find your own old Lemon and before you chuck it- cut it up instead and use it to clean!

My Tip:

Quickly get odors out of wooden bowls, cutting boards and rolling pins by rubbing them with a piece of lemon. Don’t rinse off the juice! The wood will absorb the lemon juice. And you are good to go. Easy-Peasy, Lemon Squeezy.

The kitchen will smell so good; your family may think you’ve made lemon bars! Mmm… lemon bars. I just may whip some up. Do you have a great lemon bar recipe to share with me? Let me know in comments!

Happy Holidays!

9 comments

GraceNovember 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM
I love using lemons and love them in my water.
Barb WebbNovember 22, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Lemon bars sound so good right now! Great tip, thanks for sharing!
PamNovember 22, 2013 at 1:48 PM
My kids would spend all the time looking for the lemon bars and then demand I make some if I tried this. :)
Linda A KinsmanNovember 22, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Hi Grace,

I used to drink Lemon water and got out of the habit. Thanks for the reminder!
Linda A KinsmanNovember 22, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Hi Barb,

Don't they sound good? I'm going to have to make some soon!
Linda A KinsmanNovember 22, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Hi Pam,

Ha! Your kids sound just like my kids- they would be on the hunt!
tmNovember 22, 2013 at 2:33 PM
I didn't realize that lemon could help wooden bowls and cutting boards. Can't wait to try this and see if I can make our one wooden cutting board more appealing!
Christina Strapp LambertDecember 17, 2014 at 9:20 PM
I love lemons and the way they smell. I will have to try this tip. Another thing I do with them is put them down the disposal and grind them up to make it smell better.
Linda A KinsmanDecember 22, 2014 at 11:35 AM
Hi Christina,

I love the smell of lemons as well! And anything that all natural and helps keep odors at bay is a great tool to have.