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December 27, 2016

There is clarified butter, and then there is ghe or ghee. They are not the same. Clarified butter, or 'drawn butter', as it was called in times past, is the simpler to prepare of the two. It can be used many ways. Essentially, it is regular butter with the milk solids and water removed.

The finished lump of clarified butter.

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Paper cups for muffins or cupcakes on top of glass jars.
Paper Muffin Cases as Jar CoversPaper muffin cases plus an elastic band make useful quick jar covers for home made jams, jellies, chutney and other preserves. Pretty them up with ribbons bows and hand made labels to give as gifts.

 
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Making Lasagne Noodles Ahead of Time
Making Lasagne Noodles Ahead of TimeLasagne is delicious, but takes time to make. I cook my filling and noodles the day before and assemble and cook the lasagne the day I serve it. Here is how I store the noodles:

 
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A breakfast sandwich with ham and pancakes.
Holiday Ham Breakfast SandwichI love to put two of my favorite foods together to make these little quick sandwiches. I keep holiday ham in the crock pot and take out a slice and put it between two microwaved frozen pancakes. I often like to use blueberry pancakes.

 
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Popped corn in aluminum foil.
A Simple Trick For Better PopcornI learned something a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share with you. I bought a bag of popcorn at Dollar Tree. It was the stovetop type. Back home, I popped a pot full. Except for a couple kernels, every one popped. I thought, 'Gosh, this is nice'! And unusual, too.

 
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A cheese pizza with toppings added
Add Toppings to Cheese PizzaA pizza with fancy toppings can be quite expensive, it's much more fun and probably cheaper to design your own. If you don't fancy going to the trouble of making one from scratch, just buy a cheap plain ready to cook cheese and tomato pizza and add your own toppings.

 
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Revive Leftover Christmas CookiesSimply place hardened leftover cookies in a large container with a lid and lay a fresh slice of bread on top. The cookies will become nice and soft again and the bread will be hard. You can do this several times to save all those good cookies.

 
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A coffee cup being used as a spoon rest on a stove.
Coffee Cup as a Spoon RestWhen using a long spoon for stirring soup, etc., I rest the spoon in a coffee cup. It takes up less space and makes less mess on the stove.

 
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A bag of potatoes and some dried thyme in a spice bottle.
Store Potatoes with ThymeSprinkle some dried thyme into the bag, and store in a cool dry place. I just got this bag for 99 cents, and want to use every single potato!

 
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adding red food coloring to sugar in Ziploc bag
Make Your Own Colored SugarsI never buy colored sugar anymore once I discovered that I could make it!

 
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Placing a butter wrapper inside a ziptop bag.
Save Your Butter or Margarine WrappersSave the paper wraps around the individual margarine/butter sticks in a plastic baggie and store it by my butter dish in the refridge.

 
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