From Health magazine
Health helper
The grains used to make beer contain silicon, which boosts bone density, says Katherine Tucker, PhD, a senior scientist at Tufts University. Dark beer also contains antioxidants that reduce your risk of heart disease. Enjoy up to one glass a day.
Sole soother
The yeast in beer softens weary, callused feet. Try this treatment from Milk + Honey Spa in Austin, Texas. Pour 1 bottle of lager into a tub of warm water, and soak 10 minutes. Massage 1 cup Epsom salt and the juice of 1 lime onto feet and legs. Rinse and relax.
Cook’s companion
When braising meats, try adding 1 inch of brown ale (such as Newcastle) to the pan. Beer tenderizes the meat and adds great flavor, says Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, Health’s senior food and nutrition editor.
Garden aid
Slugs eating your veggies? Set a beer trap, says Felder Rushing, author of Passalong Plants. Fill a container with beer, cut a small hole in the lid, and bury it in your garden; lid should be flush with the ground. Slugs, drawn to the hops, will fall in.
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Comments (5)
Beer is the wonder drink that works wonders!
when your grilling whether it be steaks or chops try
this put a cube of ice on both sides as you turn it and your meat will be tender you will never use any thing else.
Helpful hint from Felder Rushing, outstanding
authority on most everything that grows in the southern half of our United States!
Fantastic lobster!!!!
Just pour 2 cans (or bottles) of beer into a large
pot,insert a rack and place lobsters on it. Add
a handful of fresh seaweed and simmer for 20
minutes…..you’ll never want lobster any other way!!
…I am a hairstylist.{retired} FAR MANY YEARS. BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN HAIR WAS “SET” USING ROLLERS, MANY OF US USED BEER AS A SETTING LOTION.
THE BEER HAD TO BE “STALE”.
STALE BEER DIDN’T SMELL AND THE BEER GAVE A NICE CRISP SET THAT LAST MANY MANY DAYS…