Pie crust is best kept cold in the making; to this end an excellent substitute for a rolling pin is a bottle filled with ice water.
When boiling turnips, add a little sugar to the water; it improves the flavor of the vegetables and lessens the odor in the cooking.
Hard boiled eggs should be plunged into cold water as soon as they are removed from the saucepan. This prevents a dark ring from appearing round the yolk.
Instead of mixing cocoa with boiling water to dissolve it, try mixing it with an equal amount of granulated sugar and then pouring it into the boiling water in the pot, stirring all the while.
What gave her peas she served such a nice color and taste was the adding of a lettuce leaf and a tablespoon of sugar.