Some people will use tea bags for anything. Here are a few uses for black tea found at . (Click on non-food area, click on secret tips, click on tea bags.)

Tea bags soaked in water and placed over the eyes for 15 minutes is suggested for soothing. (Joseph Fuqua II photo) | ZOOM |

        Deodorize your feet: Boil three or four tea bags in one quart of water for 10 minutes. Add enough cold water to make a comfortable soak. Soak your feet 20 to 30 minutes, then dry and apply foot powder. Do this twice a day until odor is under control. Then continue twice a week.

        Highlight brown hair: Rinse red or brown hair with brewed black tea for golden highlights.

        Relieve sunburn pain: Pat your sunburn with wet tea bags.

        Soothe tired eyes: Place tea bags soaked in cool water over your eyes for at least 15 minutes.

        Accelerate the germination of grass seeds: Mix two tablespoons of cold, strong brewed tea into each pound of seed, cover and place in the refrigerator for five days. Before sowing, spread the seed to dry for a day or two on newspapers on the garage or basement floor.

        Deodorize stuffy rooms: Mix one quart brewed tea and four tablespoons lemon juice, strain through a coffee filter, and store in empty spray bottles.

        Invigorate house plants: Water ferns and other houseplants once a week with a weak, tepid brewed tea.

        Polish black lacquer: Wash black lacquer pieces with strong brewed tea, then wipe dry with a soft cloth.

        Tenderize meat: Add equal parts strong brewed tea and double-strength beef stock to a tough pot roast or stew. The tannin in tea is a natural meat tenderizer.

A helping hand, a helping home
'Action Auction' hits record
Tea totals many little-known uses
Ex-teacher passes predictability test
Soprano Battle charms welcoming audience
Food an art at Taste of Duveneck
Get to It
Arriving & happening in bookstores
Tristate Best Sellers List
What Tristaters are reading