tea stains. smoked cheese.

[darkoshi]

How to Clean Coffee & Tea Stains In White Mugs - linked for the comments more than the article. I first tried what one person suggested - making hot cocoa in the mug (I heated chocolate soymilk in the mug using the microwave, and then drank it); that didn't lighten my stains much, if at all. Then I tried the suggestion of using a toothbrush and toothpaste on the stains - that worked wonders. I now have a white mug again.

Miyoko's Smoked VeganMozz - a smoky vegan soft cheese. The texture and flavor don't make me think of "mozzarella" at all (as in the kind of cheese shreds usually put on pizza), and it doesn't get stretchy when melted. But it tastes wonderful, either cold or heated. I just realized today, the flavor reminds me more of what German leberwurst used to taste like, or the vegan pates that come in small metal cans, than cheese. Here is a better photo of what the cheese really looks like. Of course, like most vegan cheeses, it's expensive.

Comments

[marahmarie]

Huh. Similar to what I do when things are really tight (as opposed to uh, I guess, the usual tightness?): I buy a box of eight Brillos at the dollar store for $1, cut them all in half, and use the halves up until they rust out so bad I just can't use them anymore.

In better times I don't cut them, just use them up and throw them out - since they're much smaller than the standard grocery store size to begin with - but maybe for the environment I should keep that up, even when there is an extra dollar or two floating around.

Nut sure if that dulls my scissors, though (I should look that up; I've heard that cutting tin foil sharpens them, but I ought to just go refresh my memory on both). ETA: just checked; cutting through either is said to actually sharpen your scissors! So can't go wrong there.