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ALUMINUM FOIL* 40 40 A Toast your own cheese sandwich Next time you pack for a trip, include a couple of cheese sandwiches wrapped in alu- minum foil. That way if you check into a hotel after the kitchen has closed, you won't have to resort to the cold, overpriced snacks in the mini-bar. Instead, use the hotel-room iron to press both sides of the wrapped sandwich and you'll have a tasty hot snack. Polish your silver Is your silverware looking a bit dull these days? Try an ion exchange, a molecular reaction in which aluminum acts as a catalyst. All you have to do is line a pan with a sheet of aluminum foil, fill it with cold water, and add two teaspoons of salt. Drop your tarnished silverware into the solution, let it sit for two to three minutes, then rinse off and dry. Keep silverware untarnished Store freshly cleaned silverware on top of a sheet of alu- minum foil to deter tarnishing. For long-term storage of silverware, first tightly cover each piece in cellophane wrap-be sure to squeeze out as much air as in foil and seal the ends. possible-then wrap Preserve steel-wool pads It's maddening. You use a steel-wool pad once, put it in a dish by the sink, and the next day you find a rusty mess fit only for the trash. To get your money's worth from a pad, wrap it in foil and prevent rust and steel-wool soap toss it into the freezer. You can also lengthen the life of pads by crumpling up a sheet of foil and placing it under the steel wool in its dish or container. (Don't forget to periodically drain off the water that collects at the bottom.) your Scrub your pots Don't have a scrub pad? Crumple up a handful of aluminum foil and use it to scrub your pots. Jip Foil-Eating Acidic Foods Think twice before ripping off a sheet of aluminum foil to wrap up your leftover meat loaf-particularly one that's dripping with tomato sauce. Highly acidic or salty foods such as lemons, grapefruits, ketchup, and pickles accelerate the oxidation of aluminum and can actually "eat" through foil with prolonged exposure. This can also leach aluminum into the food, which can affect its flavor and may pose a health risk. If you want to use foil for that meat loaf, however, cover it first with a layer or two of plastic wrap or wax paper to prevent the sauce from coming into contact with the foil. Keep the oven clean Are you baking a bubbly lasagna or casserole? Keep messy drips off the bottom of the oven by laying a sheet or two of aluminum foil over the rack below. Do not line the bottom of the oven with foil; it could cause a fire. Improv Keep Prot Hid