silk
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11 Things You Use (or Eat) That Aren’t Made the Way You Think
We’re so used to seeing finished products, it’s hard to imagine that they were once anything else. But nails, staples, springs, and chains all started life as spools of wire, and a bunch of other household objects and foods have even more surprising origins. Here’s a tour — starting with some bad news about silk.…
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Remove Errant Strings Of Corn Silk With A Gripper Pad
If you cook corn in its husks, which you should, shucking it is not a huge issue, as everything kind of slides right off. But if you need to get to those juicy kernels while they’re still raw — perhaps to pickle them, or sprinkle them on a salad — removing the little strands of…