12 Completely Genius Things To Do With An Ice Cube Tray

I have never given much thought to using an ice cube tray for anything else but making ice cubes to place in a glass of water or my Dr. Pepper. After reading this article though, I am excited to try these 12 completely genius things to do with an ice cube tray. I wish I had come across such an article sooner. Who knew an ice cube tray could be so versatile!

For those chocolate-covered strawberry lovers out there, do not worry about making a mess with the dipping chocolate. Place it in an ice cube tray and dip away. It is a great size for dipping luscious strawberries into. Once you finish, just rinse it out. It is that easy! Have you ever heard of leftover wine? While it seems not necessary, if you have a few drops that you do not want to waste and also do not want to save in a wine bottle, pour it into an ice-cube tray and freeze it. When you need some for cooking, just take it out and thaw it.

Do you have any fresh herbs from your garden that you want to during the winter? If you are trying to figure out a way to save them, try placing them in an ice cube tray and freezing them to use on a later date. Use them to make some warm dinner meals during December or January. Do you have a child who doesn't like their food to touch on their plate? If so, you can use an ice cube tray to separate all of the food and make them happy. It is actually a great idea and works when times feeding your child become difficult.

The first garden strawberry was grown in Brittany, France during the late 18th century. Prior to this, wild strawberries and cultivated strawberry varieties from wild strawberry species were the common source of the fruit. The strawberry fruit was mentioned in ancient Roman literature in reference to its medicinal use. The French began taking the strawberry from the forest to their gardens for harvest in the 1300s. Charles V, France's king from 1364 to 1380, had 1,200 strawberry plants in his royal garden. In the early 1400s western European monks were using the wild strawberry in their illuminated manuscripts. The strawberry is found in Italian, Flemish, German art, and English miniatures. The entire strawberry plant was used to treat depressive illnesses.

Chocolate is a popular addition in many dessert, candy and confectionary recipes. Chocolate can be used in cold and hot beverages such as chocolate milk and hot chocolate. Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, the dried and partially fermented seeds of the cacao tree, a small evergreen tree native to the deep tropical region of the Americas. Much of the chocolate consumed today is in the form of sweet chocolate, which is a combination of cocoa solids, cocoa butter or other fat, and sugar. Milk chocolate is sweet chocolate that additionally contains milk powder or condensed milk. White chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids.