150888 572 House & Garden Housekeeping General Housekeeping true Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:07:06 -0800 /system/videos/3/88/08/15/150888.flv house, home, housekeeping, housecleaning, cleaning, using, fruit, peel How To Use a Banana in Seven Unexpected Ways http://www.howcast.com/videos/150888-How-To-Use-a-Banana-in-Seven-Unexpected-Ways http://www.howcast.com/videos/150888-How-To-Use-a-Banana-in-Seven-Unexpected-Ways/edit approved 230 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=150888"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=150888" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 48 BajillionairesClub http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/madole_banana_seven_ways-640x360_nobug_h264_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 9878 false false false 59648 0 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/60.jpg Shine your shoes Rub the inside of a banana peel on anything made of leather—shoes, pocketbooks, jackets. Then wipe away the residue and buff with a lint-free cloth for a glossy gleam.

]]> 59649 1 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/78.jpg Clean your houseplants Wipe down houseplant leaves; the peel removes dust and dirt and leaves them soft and shiny.

]]> 59650 2 99 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/99.jpg Polish your furniture To get a great polish, smear pieces of an overripe banana on wood furniture with your fingers and then wipe off with a cloth.

]]> 59651 3 127 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/127.jpg Soothe a bug bite Take the sting out of a mosquito bite by rubbing it with the inside of a banana skin.

]]> 59652 4 145 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/145.jpg Erase ink stains from skin Erase ink stains from your hands with the inside of a banana peel.

]]> 59653 5 161 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/161.jpg Remove scratches from CDs Remove scratches from CDs by smearing some banana on the scratch in a circular motion. Rub it in with the inside of the banana peel and then wipe the CD with a lint-free cloth.

]]> 59654 6 176 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/150888/176.jpg Get rid of fruit flies Get rid of fruit flies by putting a banana peel in a resealable plastic bag with the top half folded down. Wait an hour or two for all the fruit flies to gather on the peel, then seal the top of the bag and throw it away outside.

]]> 59655 7 214 Fact The average American eats 28 pounds of bananas a year, which pales next to Ugandans, who consume the most bananas of any country—about 500 pounds per person per year.

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