input question: how to make portable fire starters

output answer: take cotton makeup rounds, and dip melted wax. let harden.

input question: how to tell if seafood is bad

output answer: Seafood should never smell overwhelmingly fishy; that's a sure sign that it's starting to go bad.

input question: To obtain a nice even layer of frosting on the monkey cupcake

output answer:
use a small spatula to spread the frosting across the top of the cupcake