Ten Things to Do With Peanut Butter

1. Give it to the dog.

If you take a spoon, shove it in a dog's mouth, and sit back with a can of coke... It's very entertaining. For whatever reason, they can't get their tongue in just the right position to lick the peanut butter off the top of their mouth. Some people have Arachibutyrophobia, which is the fear of having such happening to you. I wonder if dogs get that too? Good way to find out! Plus it's good for them, if they can ever eat it.

2. Catch yerself a mouse.

That's right. If you don't have any cheese for a mousetrap (or it keeps molding before the stupid mouse can find it) peanut butter works too! Although one problem... it's a waste of perfectly good peanut butter! But if that mouse is driving you insane, it might be a good investment.

3. Make a bird feeder.

Either the birds don't like those fancy store-bought ones, or you're just too lazy to buy one, peanut butter, bird seed, and a pine cone make a good bird feeder. I've seen it tried once... you just have to make sure you're not in bear country. Bears like peanut butter too. That was ugly. But that's why it's on a pine cone!

4. Remove gum and glue from hair.

If you smooth peanut butter on hair or fabric with glue/gum stuck to it, then wash it, it's like magic! I actually used this once when I got gum stuck in my hair... Don't ask, it's a long story. But anyway, it works! It will also remove residue left over from price stickers.

5. Hide pills from your cats.

When you've got to give that pill to your cat, and he just won't stop squirming and scratching, try coating it in peanut butter first. They actually love the taste of peanut butter (even if, like dogs, it sticks to the roof of their mouth) and it helps to hide the taste or annoyance of the pill. Plus it's a lot of fun trying to watch them eat it.

6. Peanut butter soup.

If you make any simple vegetable soup, then add peanut butter, it becomes peanut soup! It's an easy way to hide broccoli and tomatoes from kids too. Like cats and dogs, most kids love peanut butter, and won't notice that the color is a little off.

7. Mask that fishy smell.

Every time you cook fish (unless it's very, very fresh) your house will fill with the smell of fish. And that just lasts hours. Sometimes the whole day. But, if you put a spoon of peanut butter in the pan while you cook it, the peanut butter will mask the smell of the fish, leaving your kitchen smelling nice as before.

8. Shave.

Believe it or not, peanut butter makes a great shaving gel. Just apply it like you would apply the gel, and shave as normal. It works just as well and anyone that has bought a container of shaving gel will know, it is a whole lot cheaper. The end result is a very smooth shave and, as a bonus, the oils in the peanut butter are very good for your skin, so you don’t need to spend even more money on moisturizer for your legs or face. You might want to remember to use smooth peanut butter though – the chunky stuff doesn’t work quite as well.

9. Clean leather.

Peanut butter is an excellent cleaner for leather furniture. Just rub a small amount on and work it in in a circular motion. Remove with a buffing cloth and there you have it! The problem is that you end up with peanut-butter smelling furniture. To avoid that you might try mixing a little perfume oil in it – but not too much. Just make sure you don’t mix up your jars or you will end up with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that tastes like mouth wash!

10. For your lawnmower.

Peanut butter is an excellent lubricator. If your lawnmower blades are getting a little rusty, smear on some peanut butter and there you have it! This hint is particularly useful because almost every time you need something, it's never there! But you have what you don't need (peanut butter), and in this case, it works.