Birthday Cake in a Box Gift
I did this very thing once but with the idea in mind that I would teach a group of children how to cook/bake. I spent more by supplying all they needed because I planned to offer the classes at the local recreation center rooms for rent for such things. Its...
Storing Cakes
Most cakes dont last here because they are so rare nowadays. However, I realized that any cake that calls itself a creame cake or a Creme Cheese cake seems to mold almost overnight, as if put on grocery shelf old or something? No, I believe the natural tendancy...
Can you refreeze bread?
Yes, INDEED, if you double bag the items. Ive been doing it for ten years now. Double bagging beats expensive EXTRA LARGE ziplocks as well. Should you not need the thawed bread, you can safely refreeze it towards the front of your other items, otherwise you...
The Difference Between Two-cycle Mixed Gas from Regular Gas?
After learning the appearance differences, please check only with the manufacturer as to what kind of gas to use with each piece of equipment! My son swore that all lawn equipment uses 2 cycle engine oil for lawn equipment, arguing tooth and toenail that there...
Borax for Ticks?
Sounds like a good idea, possibly, but what about the fact that Boric Acid, from Borax?, is poisonous with LARGE warnings ALL OVER IT? I wonder....Since most soaps leave a slight residue on clothes, I might try it ONLY on things that dont contact the face, not...
Mud Stains on Cotton Pants?
Creme Perioxide, as is used in hair bleaching, WILL likely work, BUT...MUST BE ABSOLUTELY WASHED OUT, or it can eat the cotton fabric if left in. Good luck and God bless you as you persevere. : )
Permanent Marker on Cement?
Its my understanding from our local school who charged one of my children along with many other students who did this when they were very young, that it MUST be sand\blasted, the only restoration known. Would you consider painting with masonry paint? If so...
Healthy Snacks Ideas?
Until I met a lady GIVING away free Organic Produce from her garden, I NEVER heard of this before she told me, but cucumber slices make a great healthy snack food. I sort of snickered when she told me, but when I got home and tried them, she was right! I actually...
Painting a Window Screen?
A frugal idea is likely to work: Go to a recycling center on Sat. afternoon to search for OLD paint. If enough, and exterior, practice on an old piece of screen for the desired effect. If NOT enough, mix interior AND exterior OLD paints together, because its...
Built-in Oven Reviews?
Id check Consumer Reports appliance records and recommendations. Theyve served us well for MANY years, only letting us down once, which was unavoidable. Even the IRON they recommended, and washer, etc, all have lasted and lasted. Theyre the BEST source I believe...
Kittens With Crusty Eyes?
PLEASE be careful should you choose to use Lysol because it has PHENOL in it, especially if it is the old original formula, now discontinued. It is PURE POISON TO HUMANS, and can definitely poison a pet, dont you agree? I had no money for pet care but learned...
Camouflaging A Pimple
Do you mean Benzyl-Peroxide? OR Benzyl Alcohol? (Dont know if spelling is correct) Good idea but wont last, unless the whole diet, linen washing routine, and hand washing before touching face is practiced.
Poll: Have you had success gardening in the fall?
The most success was with SNOW PEAS on the fence. I started them in Fall and picked to my hearts delight all through the Winter, even snow, which is RARE in Texas nowadays. I hope to do that AGAIN, because they were so deliciously tender/ORGANIC, and perhaps...
Hades the Cat
PLEASE CONSIDER RENAMING HIM. HES TOO CUTE TO HAVE SUCH A NAME. I had one that used to sleep in the kitchen sink! If he were black and ugly, ragged and scarred, the name Hades would be more appropriate. Hades just doesnt give this darling justice, even if he...
Changing the Colors On a Rug
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for reminding me that I can do just THAT to buy a bargain rug that has both blue and green in it, the two colors of my awful bath. I found border print paper curbside, two old wooden shelves, and an unusual large framed print....All I...
New Use For Contact Lens Cases
Great idea! Better to have something smaller for smaller purse. I will try filling with liquid makeup, since I dont wear lipstick, but rather lip liner and chapstick instead.(MUCH cheaper, more natural looking!) Are they water-tight containers? I might find...
Dry Callused Feet?
The ONLY way I FINALLY got my heels, and edges of feet soft was: (Plan on 1 hour without interruptions and have CLEAN washable slippers to wear when complete. I do this while watching TV at night, once a week. ) : In small plactic tub of extra warm water (about...
Flower Stain on Upholstery?
Plan on a long time trying, should you have the courage. Id start by using warm water/Dawn ultra liquid with a toothbrush and LOTS of paper towels to blot whatever might come up with the light scrub. If still stained, blow dry, then try K2R stain remover with...
New Leather Coat Smells Bad?
A leather expert told me that many leathers are tanned in horse urine, and some smell worse than others. Id take it back to the place I bought it and FAST before Winter sets in. If not possible, Id send it to a GOOD leather cleaner and take a chance on it being...
My Cantaloupes and Watermelon Stopped Growing
Surprisingly I have a couple of cantalope out of a 3 3 x 3 foot cage garden I read about but didnt place enough or right ingredients into when starting. However, Ive been adding compost tea twice weekly and hope to save the whole suffering plant from the HEAT...
Morning Glory Growing Slowly
Watch out for more morning glories than can grow in yours or your neighbors yard. They are worse than mint, but admittedly lovely to look at. Unless you like billions of the separate vines, not just the blooms, Id suggest you either pluck the blooms before...
Using a Wok When Camping
A Wok is not just for ethnic cooking. Its for healthy cooking and sounds PERFECT for the unpredictable flaming of a campfire, outdoor grill, or other sources outdoors. It can even be placed when hot into a bowl-shaped sand or dirt pit, on or off the table. I...
Growing Vine Crops
I remember planting a tasty plum one year only to have a wonderful tree to bloom and grow but never produce. Does it need another tree, special fertilizer,more sun, to blossom and fruit? Also, my self-pollinating Southern Apple tree has only a dozen, though...
Mediterranean Fig Fragrance Oil?
Is this the fragrance I always smell in wealthy homes and closets when visiting or at estate/garage sales? Its like an Evelyn and Crabtree, spicy/musk combo thats divine! : )
Epsom Salts for Roses
since Im not eating roses, nor planting edibles around them, I broke down and made one exception to my Organic Garden, applying systemic Rose spray to my rose bush in the Spring. I got no black spot, but even though I used fertilizer/banana peelings, and Epsom...
Ideal Plant Companions When Growing Vegetables
Although you didnt really say WHERE the ideal location was for each plant, the information for what is known as companion planting will come in handy for what you have printed here as well. Thank you for this. It is likely several reasons a couple of my crops...
Make Your Own Trail Mix
Perhaps I am just sensitive to something, perhaps dried fruits,nuts, seeds are just not cleaned properly, but EVERY time I buy/make trail mix, which I LOVE, and cannot often afford, I get infected teeth! When I avoid them, my teeth/gums get healthy again. I...
Use for Liquid Tide Containers
Yes, that will take care of a couple of them, but I have been collecting about twenty of the bottles and havent discovered a significant use for more than a couple yet. Theyre bulky to store, but my thinking, fresh water is being depleted without the ability...
Cooking From Scratch
AMEN, Nancy!!! When I married, my husband seemed so PICKY about my relying on Helper packages/boxes, and it took me YEARS to finally agree with him, but he was SO-o-o-o-o RIGHT. ALL of my life my mom had smoothered and slathered my foods with every possible...
