| How to Make Tabasco Sauce Posted: 14 Jul 2022 05:00 PM PDT Tabasco sauce is easily made from tabasco chili peppers, vinegar, and salt. The taste of the sauce will vary depending on where the peppers are grown and the quality of the vinegar used. In order to make tabasco sauce, combine the ingredients, cook the sauce, then strain and store the sauce. [Edit]Ingredients - 1 pound (.45 kg) of fresh tabasco chili peppers
- 2 cups (474 ml) of vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of salt
[Edit]Combining the Ingredients - Choose high quality white vinegar that's been distilled. Since this recipe has so few ingredients, it's important to use the best quality available to you. Avoid off-brand jugs of white vinegar and opt for something quality in a glass bottle. Make sure it's white vinegar that's been distilled.[1]
- Select fresh, ripened tabasco chili peppers without blemishes. Choose peppers that are bright red and evenly colored. Avoid gnarled and blemished peppers. If your local market doesn't sell tabasco chili peppers, or if you grow other kinds of hot peppers yourself, you can experiment with any of those.[2]
- If you're experimenting with different peppers, choose spicy varieties. Ideally, they should be red, but you can experiment with color, too.
- Good alternative hot peppers candidates are serrano, habanero, and cayenne varieties.
- Be careful when handling and chopping hot peppers. If you have sensitive skin, you may want to put on a pair of disposable gloves before you begin. The pepper juice is very strong and can sting your skin. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling the peppers, as well. Avoid touching your eyes and face while handing the peppers.
- Remove the stems from the peppers. Wash the peppers thoroughly with cold water to remove any dirt or debris. To remove the stems, simply cut off the top of the pepper, including the stem, with a sharp knife.[3]
- Chop them up by hand or in a food processor. Place all of the peppers, with the stems removed, into a food processor or blender. Turn the machine on and process them until they are roughly chopped.[4] If you don't have either of those appliances, you can chop them roughly by hand.
[Edit]Cooking the Sauce - Put the peppers, vinegar, and salt in a sauce pan. Pour the chopped peppers into a medium-sized sauce pan on the stove. Add 2 cups (500 ml) of distilled white vinegar and of salt. Turn the burner to medium-high.[5]
- Heat the mixture until it begins to boil. Bring the pepper mixture to a boil and stir regularly to ensure that the peppers do not stick to the bottom of the pan.[6]
- Let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes. Once the sauce is boiling, turn down the heat to low. Let it simmer for approximately 5 minutes. To ensure that you don't heat the peppers for too long, set a timer. Remove them from the heat immediately.[7]
- Stir occasionally, but try not to stand right over the sauce pan and breathe deeply. The steam rising from the hot sauce can irritate your lungs and nasal passages.[8]
- Cool the mixture completely. Turn off the stove and remove the sauce pan from the heat. Cover the mixture loosely and allow it to cool completely before pureeing the sauce.[9]
- Don't move forward with pureeing until the sauce cools. When hot, its consistency is thinner and the final result may end up too thin.
[Edit]Straining the Pulp and Storing the Sauce - Puree the sauce in a blender. Once the peppers have completely cooled, transfer them to a blender. Blend the peppers thoroughly, until they create a pureed liquid sauce.[10]
- You can use a food processor if yours has a puree setting.
- Pour the sauce into an air-tight container and refrigerate for 2 weeks. Use a funnel to transfer the sauce into a glass jar with an air-tight lid. Seal the jar and store it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. This will allow the sauce to steep. The seeds in the sauce will make it spicier as it steeps.[11]
- Strain the mixture. After 2 weeks, remove the sauce from the refrigerator. Pour it through a fine strainer to remove any seeds that are still in the sauce. Make sure to place a bowl or jar under the strainer to catch the sauce as it drips through.[12]
- Return the sauce to the refrigerator. Once the sauce has been strained, place it into a tightly sealed glass jar or plastic container and return it to the refrigerator.[13]
- Tabasco sauce, if stored in the fridge, can keep for over a year.
- Freezing isn't recommended, since it will alter the flavor and consistency of the sauce.
- Finished.
- Use the sauce to spice up any of your favorite recipes.
[Edit]Warnings - You may want to wear gloves while working with tabasco peppers. They can be very spicy.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Knife
- Food processor
- Medium sauce pan
- Spoon
- Blender
- Funnel
- Glass jar
- Strainer
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| How to Connect Instagram to Facebook Posted: 14 Jul 2022 09:00 AM PDT Do you want your Instagram and Facebook accounts to integrate seamlessly? Using Account Center, you can sync information like posts, usernames, and profile pictures between social media networks! This wikiHow article teaches you how to link your Instagram and Facebook accounts using the Instagram app for iPhone and Android. - Open Instagram. This app icon features a camera lens on a gradient pink and orange background.
- Tap your profile picture. It's in the lower right corner of your screen.
- Tap . This three-line menu icon is in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap . It's next to a gear icon at the top of the menu.
- Tap . You'll see this at the bottom of the menu under the "Meta" header.
- Tap . This is usually the first option on the page. If you see a profile shown, you might already have your Instagram and Facebook accounts linked.
- If you're not sure if your accounts are already linked, you can tap Accounts & profiles to see if both Facebook and Instagram are listed under the same account name.
- Tap . It's at the bottom of the menu and will prompt you to choose an account to add.
- Log in to continue. If your phone already detects your account (like if you saved your login information), you'll need to tap Continue and Add to proceed.
- Decide if you want to sync info. If you want your Facebook profile information to fill out your Instagram information (like your profile picture), tap your Facebook account, then tap the switch next to "Sync profile info" to enable it.
- If you want to remove the account or unlink it from Instagram, you can tap Remove from Accounts Center on this page.[1]
- To cross-post to Instagram from Facebook or visa versa go to Accounts Center, then tap the account that you want to share from. You'll then be able to see what content is shared to your other accounts.
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| How to Clean Rings Posted: 14 Jul 2022 01:00 AM PDT In order to clean your ring, you will need to be aware of the metal type. Each metal reacts uniquely with certain chemicals, and you don't want to risk rubbing your ring raw. You can remove light grime by wiping the ring with your finger, a soft cloth, and warm, filtered water. You can use jewelry-specific cleaning products to remove heavier stains, and you can gently brush your ring with toothpaste for a cheap home solution. You can remove tarnish by soaking your ring in water and ammonia. If your ring is especially intricate or valuable, consider taking it to a jeweler to have it professionally cleaned. [Edit]Knowing Your Metal - Identify the ring's metal. You may know that the ring is yellow gold, white gold, silver, or brass. However, you may not know the type of metal if you haven't bought the ring yourself. Take the ring to a jeweler, and he or she should be able to tell you how to clean the specific metals and gems that make up your ring.
- Clean different metals with the right products. Each metal reacts uniquely with various chemicals. It is important that you treat each metal with care to ensure that it lasts a long time.[1]
- Clean gold with a soft cloth and a commercial gold cleaner. Avoid soap and chlorine.[2]
- Silver usually needs a clean cloth and some water. You can also buy special silver cleaners.
- Diamonds need a special cleaning solution. Visit a jeweler or search online for diamond-specific cleaning products.[3]
- For cheap rings—the kind you might buy in a dollar store—use only your fingers to scrape off the grime.
[Edit]Cleaning Rings with Toothpaste - Find some cheap toothpaste. Make sure that the toothpaste contains baking soda and fluoride. The higher the concentration of Tin (II) fluoride, the better it is for metals. Tin (II) fluoride is used to strengthen both metals and tooth enamel. The cheaper the brand of the toothpaste, the better it will work.
- Squeeze the toothpaste onto a toothbrush along with a small amount (2-3 drops) of water. Use a clean toothbrush, and do not use the toothbrush on your teeth afterward. Gently rub the toothpaste into the jewelry as though you were brushing your teeth. If it gets gummy, add more water.
- Make sure to clean between any cracks or ridges in your ring. Use the toothbrush like you would use it on your teeth, brushing gently, firmly, and thoroughly.
- You should clean your ring every few weeks to months, depending on how often you wear it. Consider dedicating a toothbrush to ring-cleaning, and do not use it for anything else.
- Let the toothpaste chemicals act on the ring. After a little while, rinse the jewelry and watch it shine! You can use oils or anti-oxidizing agents (citric acids, no-ox, tarn-x, etc.) to promote and prolong the shine. If you need heavy-duty cleaning, use denture bonding agents like Fix-O-Dent, which will practically sandblast your jewelry if you brush them lightly into the material.
[Edit]Other Methods - Try rinsing with water. If your ring is stained with dirt, dead skin, blood, lotion, food, or other grime, try rinsing it with water before you use more abrasive cleaning agents. Fill a bowl with clean, filtered water, and rub the ring gently between your fingers as you hold it in the water. Let your ring dry in the sun.
- Don't use any towels or napkins to try to clean your ring, since it could scratch the surface or ruin any stones present. Don't pat it dry with a 100% cotton cloth.
- It's important to use thoroughly filtered water in this process. Try putting a magnet in a flour sifter, then running your tap water through that before using it to clean your ring. This will eliminate any metals containing magnetic properties—these metals are the ones that could ruin silver, gold, or other precious metals.
- If your ring seems particularly dirty, you can add a few drops of dish soap into the water and mix it in before cleaning.[4]
- Use a Q-Tip. If your ring isn't too dirty, you can swab off the grime with a cotton bud or Q-Tip. Dip the ring in lukewarm water and wipe the dirty spots. Let your ring air-dry. Do not try to scrub your ring, as this may cause damage.[5]
- Use a precious metal cleanser. Buy a cleaning product from the store that has the specified precious metals in your ring on the label—it should be easy to find. Look for a cleaner that comes with a cloth for application. Never use any regular house cleaner in order to clean rings, especially if your ring is made with any precious metals. Use a cleaner, not a polishing element, which serves a different purpose altogether.[6]
- Soak the ring in water and ammonia. To loosen dirt and grime, let the ring sit for 20 minutes in a solution of one cup warm water and 1/4 cup ammonia.[7]
- Rinse the ring in soapy water.
- Scrub the ring.
- Rinse in warm water and leave to dry.
- Follow these steps to rid your ring of tarnish:[8]
- Wrap the inside of a bowl with aluminum foil.
- Mix one cup warm water and one tablespoon baking soda in the foil.
- Place your ring in the water-soda mix, making sure it touches the foil.
- Leave your ring in the mixture for 10-30 minutes, or until it is free of tarnish.
- Varnish gold and silver rings with nail polish. Brush a coat of clear nail polish onto the ring so that the coat of gold or silver doesn't wear off, and so that rust doesn't grow on it. If your ring leaves green or colored marks on your finger, coat the inside with a light layer of nail polish to prevent staining.
- Consider taking your ring to a jeweler. If the ring is very important to you (e.g. a wedding ring or a class ring), consider taking it to a jeweler to be professionally polished. Most stores will provide a free cleaning or give you a solution and polishing cloth to use.[9]
- A jeweler can test for the presence of precious metals, as well as the quality of those metals. This information will help the jeweler decide which cleaning agents are safe to use.
- This is especially important for engraved rings. Cleaning a ring with engravings on it could potentially wipe off the inscription or design. If your ring has important engravings on it, take it to a jeweler.
- Clean your ring with alcohol swabs. Make sure not to scrub too hard. If the grime doesn't come off when you wipe it, you may need to try a heavier-duty solution.
- Use an ultrasonic cleaner. Ultrasonic cleaning machines can clean jewelry in a matter of minutes using high-frequency sound. You can find these machines in a variety of models and prices. They can be a convenient way to quickly clean your jewelry at home. However, ultrasonic cleaners can damage some jewelry.[10]
- Your local jeweler can tell you if an ultrasonic cleaning machine is right for your jewelry and recommend an appropriate model.
[Edit]Warnings - Be careful with engraved rings. Cleaning a ring with engravings on it could potentially wipe off the inscription or design.
- Do not leave your ring in water for longer than the recommended cleaning times. If your ring spends too much time underwater, it runs the risk of rusting.
- Don't press too hard, and do not use especially abrasive cleaning agents if you aren't sure that they're safe to use with the metal.
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| How to Flatten Crumpled Paper Posted: 13 Jul 2022 05:00 PM PDT Have a piece of paper you wish you hadn't sat on, wadded up, folded by mistake, or even turned into a paper-airplane? It will usually look presentable and usable after wetting it slightly with distilled water, then pressing it between heavy books, or ironing it under a towel. These methods do risk tearing and color fading, so be careful. You may wish to take important pieces of paper to a professional archivist for preservation. [Edit]Pressing the Paper Flat - Mist the paper lightly with distilled water. When paper is crumpled, its fibers become damaged and torn. Water can soften these fibers so they lay flat again, reducing the visibility of wrinkles and crease lines. Only use distilled water, as ordinary tap water contains minerals that can make the paper feel crusty or hard.[1] Spray it lightly from at least one foot (0.3 meters) with a spray bottle, or dab gently with a slightly damp towel.
- Warning: Water can ruin watercolor, chalk, pastels, and water-soluble inks. If your paper contains these materials, mist extremely lightly on the back side of the paper. Alternatively, press the paper while dry to make it flat, but not remove the wrinkle lines.
- Sandwich the paper between absorbent material. If the paper is wet, place it between two layers of blotting paper, wool felt, or another materials that absorb water.[2]
- Paper towels can work, but the textured pattern on the towel may imprint onto the surface of the paper.[3]
- Sandwich the stack between heavy objects. Place the paper, and absorbent material around it, on a flat, hard surface. Smooth it out with your hands to make sure there are no major folds or crease. Cover the paper completely with a flat, heavy object. A stack of large, heavy books are often used for this purpose.
- Wait until it dries, checking daily. The paper should dry into a flat, mostly wrinkle-free surface, but it may take some time to do so. Check on it every day and replace the absorbent material if it feels soaked.
- Completely wet paper usually takes three or four days to dry, but a lightly sprayed piece of paper will probably take less than two.[4]
[Edit]Ironing the Paper Flat - Understand the risks. Ironing a piece of paper under a towel or cloth will make it flat, but the wrinkle and crease lines will usually still be visible. If you use steam or lightly wet the paper, as described near the end of this section, this may remove the wrinkle lines, but also increases the chance of fading colored ink or tearing the paper.
- If your paper is valuable or irreplaceable, try this method with a test piece first, or use the safer, but slower, pressing method.
- Set the paper under a towel or cloth. Smooth out the paper as flat as you can with your hands, to avoid setting the folds and creases in further. Lay a hand towel, pillowcase, or other heat-safe cloth over the paper, to protect it from the direct heat of the clothes iron.
- Set a clothes iron to a low heat. Starting at the lowest setting is recommended, to minimize the chance of damaging your paper. Too much heat can dry out the paper, making it brittle and yellow.
- Press the iron into the towel. Once the iron has warmed up, press it against the towel and move it across the surface, just like you would iron an item of clothing.
- Make adjustments if necessary. After about a minute of ironing the towel, lift the towel and look at the paper. If it is not yet flat, you can turn up the heat one setting and trying again. If the paper is already warm to the touch, leave the iron on a low setting, and instead lightly dab or spray the paper with a small amount of distilled water before you iron again. This helps remove the wrinkles, but can increase the risk of tearing.
- Do not apply water to a paper surface with watercolors, chalk, or other water-soluble materials.
[Edit]Learning about Professional Archival Treatments - Take valuable documents to a professional. Archivists and conservator-restorers are professionals who specialize in preserving historical artifacts, including paper. They should be able to flatten and preserve all paper materials at a high quality, including watercolors, old or fragile paper, and other objects that can be difficult to safely flatten at home.
- Search online for document archival services in your area, or ask a librarian for hep finding one.
- Learn about humidifying techniques. As mentioned in the other methods, wetting the paper, or "humidifying" it, can help remove wrinkles caused by torn and displaced fibers. Archivists often use special tools and extreme care to increase the humidity of the paper significantly. If you are brave, and have a few test pieces of paper to try out first, you can try to mimic some of these at home before pressing your paper. One of the easiest might be the "Horton Humidifier" method. Place the rolled-up paper in a plastic cup, open to the air. Place the cup in a plastic garbage can, add water to the bottom of the can, and close the garbage can lid.
- This can cause mold growth on the paper, which is difficult to treat at home. Some archivists use anti-fungal chemicals such as thymol or ortho-phenyl phenol, but these materials can be highly dangerous to the user and the paper if used incorrectly.
- Learn about ways to hold paper while drying. Pressing the paper flat is usually effective, using vices or clamps in addition to heavy objects if more pressure is needed. Another method, which can be used alone or in addition to pressing, involves the use of glue. By gluing the paper to another surface, using a special glue that will detach easily when dry, the paper will be kept in place as it dries, instead of curling or stretching when one portion of it loses water and shrinks.[5]
- Even archivists find it difficult to control the size change of paper after wetting. While barely noticeable for an individual sheet of paper, a stack of papers, papers glued or taped together to form a larger piece, or a bound book can feel noticeably different or uneven.[6]
- Store materials in a preservation envelope. One archivist's tool is widely available for commercial sale. Purchase archival-quality plastic envelopes to keep your important documents, family history, and other papers safe for decades if not centuries, protecting them from moisture and ultraviolet light.
- If your piece of paper isn't delicate, try putting it through a printer, but don't actually print anything. The printer will flatten out most wrinkles. Be careful; this can cause a paper jam.
- If you don't have the time or iron to flatten it, as shown above, a simple way to get most/some of the wrinkles and creases out is to repeatedly roll the paper over the side of a desk or table. It might not expunge all mistakes but will do the job for a few wrinkles.
- You can also try photocopying the piece of paper. A copy shop or library may have a larger photocopier that can press the paper flatter, if a home copier still produces the appearance of faint crease lines.
[Edit]Warnings - When ironing paper printed with toner (photocopy machines, laser printers) using a high heat setting can melt the toner and make it stick to your ironing board. Start with a lower heat setting and work your way up slowly until the paper is flattened to avoid this.
- Follow manufacturer's directions when using an iron.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Clothes Iron
- Ironing board or other suitable flat, heat resistant surface
- Towel
- Heavy objects
- Spray bottle
- Distilled water
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