INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can wash your shoes in the washing machine. Beforehand, work to remove the odor with household products. One option is bleach and boiling water. You'll need a tea kettle, a sink, water, and bleach. Fill your tea kettle with water and heat it until it boils. Then, place your shoes in the sink. Pour the boiling water from the tea kettle into each shoe. Then, pour in a small amount of bleach. Allow the shoes to sit for a few minutes. Then, empty out the water and bleach. The bleach should kill the bacteria causing the shoes to smell. Another odor removal option involves common kitchen products. In this case, you can use baking soda and vinegar to remove the smell. All you need is some baking soda and vinegar, as well as a sink large enough to set your shoes. Fill each shoe with one cup of baking soda. Then, add a cup of vinegar. This will cause the baking soda to bubble. Let the combination fizz for about 15 minutes. Once you've applied your chosen cleaning agent, you can finish removing odor via machine washing. You will need a pillow case and detergent to safely machine wash your shoe. If possible, remove the shoestrings before you begin washing your shoe. Place the shoes in the pillow case and then transfer the pillow case to the washer. Use a normal cycle and hot water. Use plenty of detergent so the smell is removed. For white shoes, you could consider adding bleach. One cycle may not be enough if the odor is strong. You may have to run very smelly shoes through two cycles. You should let the shoes air dry. A dryer can shrink shoes.

SUMMARY: Clean your shoes with bleach and boiling water. Wash your shoes in baking soda and vinegar. Wash your shoes in a washing machine.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Here's what you'll need to make sauteed mussels: 3 lbs. small mussels 5 minced cloves garlic 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 oz. chopped mint 2 oz. basil 3/4 oz. scallions 1 diced red bell pepper 1 tbsp. Asian fish sauce 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. canola oil Pepper to taste Drain them well after washing them. Cut the pepper into thin strips. Mix 1 tbsp. of Asian fish sauce, 1 tbsp. of sugar, and black pepper to taste. of small mussels to the skillet and stir-fry them for 3-5 minutes, until the shells start to open. If any mussels did not open, throw them out. Stir fry 2 oz. of chopped mint, 2 oz. of basil, 3/4 oz. of scallions, and 1 diced red bell pepper long enough to combine the ingredients with the mussels. Serve the mussels over jasmine rice or enjoy them on their own.

SUMMARY: Gather your ingredients. Scrub, wash, and debeard the mussels. Cut 3/4 oz. of scallions into 1-inch slices. Julienne 1 red bell pepper. Mix the fish sauce, sugar, and peppercorns together. Saute 5 minced cloves of garlic in 2 tbsp. of olive oil in a large skillet for 30 seconds over high heat. Add 3 lbs. Stir in the fish sauce mixture and continue cooking until all of the mussels have opened. Add the mint, basil, scallions, and red pepper strips and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Serve.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Transfer the snake from the enclosure and into a small, plastic container with a lid. Make sure that the lid has small holes so that the snake can breathe, but that the holes aren't large enough for the snake to escape. If you cannot find a lid with holes, use an electric drill to create some. Remove the old substrate and discard it. Replace it with fresh, new paper towels. If the garter snake eats worms or fish, the substrate will need to be changed more frequently than if the snake is on a mouse diet. Remove feces and urea every week from the enclosure and add small amounts of new substrate to top it up if necessary. Completely remove the substrate every couple of months to replace it. Mix a few drops of dishwashing detergent into a bucket of warm water. Remove everything from the enclosure and use a cleaning rag to wipe down the enclosure walls and floor, the hides, the cage furniture, and the water bowl with the soapy water. Dry the enclosure fully using a clean rag before setting up the enclosure again and returning the snake. If you are using a paper towel substrate, in addition to cleaning the whole enclosure every few months, simply wipe down the glass where the paper towels are soiled when you change them. If the cage furniture cannot be cleaned, such as objects made from cardboard, replace it when you clean the enclosure. Cage furniture that is made from plastic or wood can be wiped down and dried.

SUMMARY:
Remove the snake before you clean the enclosure. Change the substrate once per week if you're using paper towels. Replace the substrate every few months if it's shavings, mulch, or bark. Clean the enclosure completely using soapy water every 2-3 months.