20 Wacky Uses for Crisco®
All-Vegetable Shortening

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11. Clean ink from hands and vinyl surfaces. Apply Crisco All Vegetable Shortening and wipe clean.
12. Soothe feet. Mix one tablespoon Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening and one-half tablespoon McCormick Pure Peppermint Extract, and massage the mixture into your feet. The peppermint boosts circulation, stimulating the nervous system, and the shortening moisturizes the skin.
13. Polish a woodstove. Rub a light coat of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening on the woodstove and buff with a soft, clean cloth.
14. Clean sap off hands. A few dabs of the Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening dissolves the adhesive in tree sap.
15. Clean dirt and grime from the face of a plastic doll. Apply a dab of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening to the doll's plastic face, and wipe with a soft, clean cloth.
16. Preserve a wooden cutting board. Rub with Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening over the cutting board, let sit overnight, then remove excess with paper towels.
17. Moisturize cuticles. Apply a thin coat of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening to your cuticles.
18. Polish rubber galoshes. Rub on Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening.
19. Remove homemade candles from molds easily. Rub a thin coat of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening on the inside of the candle mold before pouring in the hot wax.
20. Remove tar from clothing. Scrape off as much tar as possible, place a lump of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening over the spot, wait three hours, then wash.

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