5 Unusual Uses For Aluminum Foil

Did you ever play with Aluminum Foil as a kid? I did. I can remember making swords and party hats and big balls from foil. As an adult, I am still thinking of how to use this wonderful product. Here are five unusual ways to recycle and use aluminum foil.

1. Soften Up Your Brown Sugar-bake your hardened brown sugar at 300 degrees for 5 minutes wrapped in foil.
2. Sharpen your scissors with leftover foil. Just fold it over into several layers and start cutting.  It should take just a few cuts.
3. Move furniture with foil. Place small pieces of foil under large furniture (dull side down) and pull your furniture effortlessly.
4. Need a lure for fishing but are fresh out?  Wrap some foil around a fishhook and make strings of the foil to dangle in the water and watch the fish come.
5. Keep paint off your doorknobs when painting your doors. Just wrap it around the knob and trim with a sharp knife.....clean doorknobs!

Did you know that most people still refer to aluminum foil as tin foil? It hasn't been made of tin since 1947. I guess we are all creatures of habit when talking about our favorite products that are in our home. Do you know more? Let us know. Do you have an unusual use for foil?