INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Position your chisel underneath the mortar at an angle and hit it with a hammer to cut away the damaged areas. Work your way along the tops and sides of the brick to remove the mortar from the vertical and sideways joints. Wear a respirator, pair of work gloves, and safety goggles while chipping away mortar to protect your eyes, hands, and lungs. After cutting away the mortar, use a wire brush or hose to remove the dust. Use your hose to get the bricks wet, which will ensure that they don't suck the hydration out of the new mortar. Leave the bricks alone overnight to soak up water and repoint them the next day. Before repointing the mortar, spritz it again with water to make sure that the brick absorbs enough water. Mix a ratio of sand and cement as instructed by the mortar packaging with a shovel, forming a crater in the center. Use the shovel to put dry mix into the center crater, and let it sit for about 3-5 minutes before applying it to the wall. Buy brick mortar mix from a hardware or home improvement store. You can also purchase premixed mortar from most home improvement stores as an alternative. Because brick mortar hardens quickly, make it wet in small batches. Place a small amount of mortar on your trowel and work it into the horizontal and vertical gaps surrounding your brick. After applying the mortar, use the flat edge of your trowel to even out and scrape away extra mortar. To make your brick more weather-resistant, give the mortar inside the joints a slight concave shape. After the mortar has hardened, scrape away any that accidentally got on the brick's surface with a wire brush.

SUMMARY: Use a hammer and chisel to chip away the old mortar. Soak the wall with water and let it sit overnight. Mix a brick mortar batch. Insert the new mortar into the joints.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Follow the specific recipe you are using, in addition to adding the chopped walnuts and mashed bananas. Be sure to follow the regular ingredient amounts, utensils and baking dishes, steps or instructions, oven temperatures, and baking times as well. Using a damp knife, cut the cake in sections or quarters. This allows the insides of the cake to cool down faster, rather than having the cake cool down from the outside in. When the cake pieces has reached room temperature or warm to handle, use your hands to crumble the cake in a large mixing bowl. You will want to break down any chunks, especially any hard corners. Start off with 1/4 cup of icing in the bowl. Use a wooden spoon to thoroughly incorporate the cake crumbs and icing together until you achieve a consistency of dough, as if you're making cookie dough. Add additional icing, if needed. Having the mixture chilled makes it easier for you to roll it into balls.

SUMMARY: Bake the cake. Slice the cake. Crumble the cake. Add the icing. Refrigerate the mixture.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Once the gravy has thickened, stir in 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary that have been chopped and 3 sprigs of fresh thyme that have been chopped into the gravy. Mix until the herbs are well incorporated. You can mix in whatever combination of fresh herbs that you prefer. Parsley and sage are other options that work well in a gravy. After you've mixed the herbs into the gravy, stir in some salt and pepper. It's important to taste the gravy, though, so you know how much of each seasoning you want to add. Take the roasting pan off the heat, and place a wire strainer over a large measuring cup. Pour the gravy through the strainer, using a wooden spoon to push it through and remove any clumps of flour, meat, or herbs. Next, transfer the gravy to a gravy boat or other serving bowl to serve with your meal. If you're not ready to serve your meal right away, make sure to warm the gravy again before you bring it to the table.

SUMMARY: Add the rosemary and thyme to the gravy. Season the gravy with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from the heat and strain the gravy.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This is not required for the trick to work, but will allow you to level up twice as fast. To purchase a Lucky Egg, tap on the PokeBall on the main screen and tap the "Shop" icon. Scroll to the third row of items to find Lucky Eggs. These Pokemon are the easiest to level up, which is how you will gain your experience using this trick. Pidgey is the best Pokemon to use for this reason, but Weedle and Rattata work as well. In return, he will give you candy, which you can use to level up your Pokemon. To transfer Pokemon to Professor Willow: Tap the PokeBall on screen, and then the Pokemon symbol to open your list of Pokemon. Tap on a Pokemon that you have a duplicate of, and hit the "Transfer" button. This will open a list of the Pokemon you have caught. Tap on a Pokemon you have caught multiple of, and hit the "Transfer" button. Professor Willow will take the Pokemon to his lab, and give you candy in return. This candy can be used to level up and evolve your Pokemon. From the main screen, tap the PokeBall near the bottom and then the "Items" button to open up a list of all items in your pack. Tap on the Lucky Egg you have purchased to use it. This will grant you a 30-minute period during which all of the experience you gain will be doubled. Since this period only lasts 30 minutes, be sure to complete the rest of this method once you have enacted this step! Your Pokemon will level up very quickly, causing you to gain a huge spike in XP and, depending on your current level as a trainer, allow you to increase by a level or two.The evolution animation takes almost 30 seconds to complete, meaning that you could get about 60,000 to 65,000 XP if you use up the entire 30 minutes on evolving. You're well on your way to becoming a stronger trainer!

SUMMARY:
Buy a Lucky Egg (optional). Catch several weak Pokemon of the same type. Transfer your duplicate Pokemon to Professor Willow. Tap the Pokemon button. Transfer your duplicate Pokemon to Professor Willow. Open up your Items. Use your Lucky Egg. Use all of your candy on the Pidgeys in your pack. Repeat these steps over to gain more experience.