Give your Christmas tree a pick-me-up by adding one ounce (two tablespoons) of maple syrup to its water. The syrup’s sugar feeds the tree and seems to make the pine needles a more vibrant green. It may help them last longer, too.

For more help with the holiday:

• 8 Tips and Tricks to Make Your Holidays Easier

• Last-Minute Gifts for Your Loved Ones

• Inspiring, Healing Rituals for the New Year

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Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen are health investigators based in New York City who have spent decades collecting “cures from the cupboard.” They are authors of Bottom Line’s Treasury of Home Remedies & Natural Cures and Bottom Line’s Household Magic. They are authors of the free e-letter Household Magic Daily Tips. 

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May 24, 2010