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Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:12 am
by The Mouse
Help!
I spent most of yesterday afternoon and a couple of hours this morning peeling, chopping and blanching parsnips for the freezer.
The result - a freezer full of parsnips chunks that will be used over summer for soups, curries and for roasting.
The other result -
orange hands!
Any ideas on how I can clean them, because soap and a scrubbing brush are making no difference whatsoever?
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:46 am
by oldherbaceous
Dear Mouse, not sure of the answer but, maybe you could make and patent an all over body tan lotion.
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:49 pm
by The Mouse
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:25 am
by seedling
Hi Mouse
You could try lemon juice - that has a bleaching effect.
Seedling
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:26 pm
by peter
Dear Mouse, just rub the rest of yourself down with Parsnip chunks and you can start a career as one of those WAG ladies or a daytime TV presenter.
Perhaps that was Dale Winto's makeup secret.
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:27 am
by The Mouse
peter wrote:Dear Mouse, just rub the rest of yourself down with Parsnip chunks and you can start a career as one of those WAG ladies or a daytime TV presenter.
Perhaps that was Dale Winto's makeup secret.
That makes me think of David Dickinson, aka 'the orange man'.
The trouble is, applied to my naturally ghostly white skin (the Scottish and Irish part of me, I think!), I would probably look like a carrot!
Seedling: Lemon juice sounds like a good idea - it's a pity I haven't got any in at the moment! However, my hands are starting to look a bit better now anyway, and I just have to remember to keep them palms down while I'm teaching!
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:49 pm
by Elaine
Hello Mouse. Probably a bit late now but I find toothpaste
removes some stubborn stains....it certainly works on the long lasting lipstick I use!
Cheers.
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:38 pm
by The Mouse
Elaine wrote:Hello Mouse. Probably a bit late now but I find toothpaste
removes some stubborn stains....it certainly works on the long lasting lipstick I use!
Cheers.
Thanks for the tip - I'll certainly give that a go next time it happens.
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:15 pm
by oldherbaceous
Re: Parsnip-stained hands
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:03 pm
by Elle's Garden
You could be in trouble there OH!