Coffee, Not Just for Drinking Anymore
After mentioning iced coffee the other day on Facebook, I happened to get some info from coffee.org, an online coffee co., about handy ways you can use coffee besides drinking it.
Here’s what the co. suggests:
—Freshen your breath: Suck on a coffee bean to remove other offensive odors (and replace them with coffee odors).
—Freshen your hands; Rubbing coffee beans on your hands is said to remove garlic, fish and other strong odors (and replace them with coffee odors). The beans’ oil is supposed to absorb the offensive smells.
—-Freshen (do you sense a pattern here) drains: Pour a cup of coffee ground, followed by boiling water down the sink to remove unwanted odors (and replace them with coffee odors).
—Freshen your plants: Add coffee grounds to your garden or compost pile to help keep plants healthy. No explanation given why this works.
—Clean around the house: Coffee grounds supposedly work well to clean (stain-resistant) surfaces, and especially those dirtied with grease (and of course leaving everything smelling of coffee.)
No advice on what to use to get rid of coffee odors.
