Helpful Hints For Winter Car Care

As "old man winter" howls at your door, you can stay snug and warm inside.  But what about your vehicle?

Here are 6 great, economical tips to help protect your car from the inconveniences of winter.

1)  Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6 weeks.

2)  Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity

3)  Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing!

4)  Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber

5)  Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

6)  De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer! Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!

Have a Safe and Happy Winter!

Mixed Berry Sorbet

A vibrant, raspberry-coloured, icy dessert. Refreshing after a full meal. Serve with fresh berries or sliced kiwifruit.

What you need:

* Water 1 1/4 cups - 300 mL
* Granulated sugar 1/4 cup - 60 mL
* Frozen mixed berries 2 cups - 500 mL
* Water 3 tbsp. - 50 mL
* Orange-flavoured liqueur 2 tbsp. - 30 mL (such as Grand Marnier)
* Lemon juice 2 tsp. - 10 mL
* Egg whites (large) 2

Heat and stir first amount of water and sugar in small saucepan on medium for about 2 minutes until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil on medium-high. Boil gently for 10 minutes. Cool.

Combine berries and second amount of water in medium saucepan. Cook on medium for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until berries are softened and broken up. Press through sieve into medium bowl. Discard seeds. Add berries to sugar mixture.

Add liqueur and lemon juice. Stir well. Spread evenly in ungreased 1 1/2 quart (1.5 L) shallow baking dish. Freeze for about 2 hours until almost firm.

Beat egg whites in separate medium bowl until soft peaks form. Scrape frozen berry mixture into egg whites. Fold until no white streaks remain. Spread evenly in same baking dish. Freeze for about 2 hours until firm. Scrape mixture into blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Spread evenly in same baking dish.

Cover. Freeze for about 2 hours until firm. Serves 4.

1 serving: 118 Calories; 0.3 g Total Fat (0 g Mono, 0.1 g Poly, 0 g Sat); 0 mg Cholesterol; 24 g Carbohydrate; 3 g Fibre; 2 g Protein; 28 mg Sodium

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