How much vinegar do you put on the wash cloth to put in the dryer. Do you use a wet wash cloth with the vinegar on it, one that has just come out of the washer to use? This sounds like a good idea not to use dryer sheets.
I use about 1/2 cup of vinegar in my rinse water in the washer using a Downey Fabric Softener ball. Works well to use the vinegar in the rinse water of the washer. Linda ... View related article.
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When I didn't have A/C, I had a exhaust window type fan in the window. When it was cooler at night, we turned on the fan, lifted windows where we were to bring in the outside cool air. In the morning, when the temperature was still cool outside, we would turn off the fan, close all the windows, and run inside fans. It could be as much as 15 degrees cooler inside than it was outside. Then in the evening when the inside and outside temps were about the same, I would open the windows and turn on the window exhaust fan and bring in the outside air. This is the way we survived with no A/C for about 3 years. ... View related article.
Here is a copy cat type recipe for Popeye's Restaurant biscuits. They are delicious. Let me know if you try them.
Popeye's Biscuits
8 oz. sour cream 3/4 cup 7-Up (Do Not Use Diet Soda) 4 cups Bisquick 1 stick melted butter
Mix sour cream, 7-Up and biscuit mix. Place dough on floured board. Cut out biscuits by pressing the biscuit cutter straight down on the board. Twisting the cutter causes the biscuits not to rise as high.
Melt butter in the oven in a 9x13 inch pan. Place biscuits in pan, then turn buttered side up. Place all biscuits this way in the pan. Placing them in the pan this way allows both sides of the biscuit to be buttered.
Bake at 450 degrees till lightly browned. 10 - 15 minutes.
1 medium head cabbage 1 lb. ground beef 1 onion, chopped &frac; tsp salt &frac; pepper &frac; cup rice 1 can (29 ounce) tomato sauce or more (you want it to be saucy, add what you think best) 1/3 1/2 cup water
Mix ground beef, onion, salt and pepper and rice. Mix well.
Chop cabbage and place 1/2 of the head in a black covered enamel roaster. Place ground beef mixture on top of the cabbage. Put rest of head of cabbage over the meat mixture. Mix tomato sauce with water. Pour over cabbage and meat. Bake at 300º oven for 3 hours or 350º for 1 &frac; hours or till cabbage is tender. This is so much easier than making stuffed cabbage rolls and the taste is the same!
Mix first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Next cut in butter and lard.Add currants. Add next 4 ingredients. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Chill batter about 45 minutes.
Roll out abut 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a round biscuit or cookie cutter. Fry on an un-greased Teflon griddle or electric skillet set at 350 degrees. Cook till lightly browned on each side. Do not over cook or they will be dry. Cool on racks and sift on powdered sugar.
Hint: If freezing, don't add powdered sugar until the cookies thaw.
The sandwich maker is Great for eggs...you can just cook them like you would a fried egg (without all the grease) or you can mix up like scrambled eggs or with omelet fixin's.
Biscuit Sandwiches
You can put a small biscuit or half of a larger one in the bottom of one side and flatten it out and put all kinds of toppings on it--mini pizzas with pizza sauce and cheese and whatever other toppings you like--sugar and cinnamon--pie filling--
Muffin mixes - They can be used (try plain corn muffin mix with hot dogs-whole or sliced= for a version of corndogs-or pancake batter with breakfast sausages).
Bisquik Batter or pancake mix or muffin mix works too-and you can add other things with it if you want to make it more of a meal or a dessert or a snack.
Put a little egg-beater in with maybe some salsa on top. Also use a little baking mix enough for just a couple of biscuits and put them in the snack maker. Have also done it. With the egg on one side and biscuit on the other at the same time. Fluffer Nutter
Peanut butter Marshmallow cream Bread Butter
Butter the outsides of the 4 slices of bread. Spread peanut butter on the inside side of two slices of bread. Spread the other two slices with marshmallow cream. Place the peanut butter and the marshmallow cream sides together, place the buttered sides down on the sandwich maker. Close lid and cook till toasted. This will make the sandwich maker a little messy, but oh so worth it as it is so tasty. Be careful as the peanut butter and fluff get very hot. May burn your mouth unless it cools. Fruit Pies
Strawberry, blueberry, cherry or apple pie filling Bread Butter Butter the outside of 4 slices of bread. Place 2 slices of bread, buttered side down on the sandwich maker, then place pie filling on bread, and top with 2 other slices of buttered bread on top of the pie filling. Close pie maker and cook till golden brown. (to make these special, add a small amount of cream cheese on the pie filling)
Fruit pie Topping Drizzle
Powdered sugar (Mix powdered sugar and a little milk to make a drizzle topping for fruit pies. Drizzle over A little milk hot fruit pie. Enjoy with a glass of cold milk.)
Pancakes pancake batter, prepared syrup powdered sugar (optional) margarine Place a small amount of margarine in each of the sandwich maker wells. Preheat about 5 minutes. Fill the wells with pancake batter. Serve hot with powdered sugar and syrup. Crispy Burritos Ingredients: 2- 6-inch corn or flour tortillas shredded, cooked beef or pork, seasoned with taco seasoning (optional) heated refried beans salsa shredded cheese sour cream, (optional) Spray machine with cooking spray. Preheat about 5 minutes. Place one tortilla in the sandwich maker, top with about 1 tablespoon each of meat, beans, salsa, cheese, and sour cream. Top with remaining tortilla. Cover and cook for about 3 minutes.
Cheesy Taco Appetizers For Sandwich Maker
1 lb Cooked ground beef drained, and - crumbled 1 package Taco seasoning 1/2 cup sour cream Grated cheddar cheese
Wrappers- tortillas; white bread; pizza dough. (If using tortillas, add extra filling.)
Cook meat using the taco seasoning and water according to package directions. Simmer until any excess liquid evaporates. Combine mixture with remaining ingredients And fill each wrapper with 3-4T of the mix. Brush outside of wrapper with seasoned olive oil. COOK!
Carrot Cake For Sandwich Maker
1/2 c Grated carrot 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1 Egg 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 t Cinnamon 1/3 t Baking soda 1/2 c Self-rising flour 1/4 c Oats -- regular or quick 2 tb Chopped walnuts-optional
Excellent when one has a cake craving....but don't want the hassle or the temptation of a BIG cake!! Beat together carrot, oil, and egg. Add sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, flour, and oats; mix well. Add walnuts. Spoon batter onto grids until full but not overflowing. Bake for approximately 5-7 minutes, checking often for doneness.
Wrappers- tortillas; white bread; pizza dough. If using tortillas, add extra filling.
Cook meat using the taco seasoning and water [# on package] according to package directions. Simmer until any excess liquid evaporates. Combine mixture with remaining ingredients and fill each wrapper with 3-4T of the mix. Brush outside of wrapper with seasoned olive oil. COOK!
Chicken "Pot Pie" Sandwiches
2 cans chicken broth 2 T corn starch 2 C chicken -- diced, cooked 1 can peas 1 can sliced carrots -- chopped 1 small onion -- chopped
Wrapper: Bread Pour the broths into a heavy pan and bring to boil. Lower heat. Remove one cup broth and mix with the cornstarch. Pour mixture into broth and simmer until thick. Place chicken, carrots, onions and peas into broth and cook until chicken is heated through. Place about 1-2T spoons into bread and put into sandwich maker.
Brownies
Make your favorite mix or homemade recipe and place in sandwich maker for a quick treat.
Corn Dog Recipe
Jiffy Corn bread mix (8 ounce) Cut up hot dog coin pieces
Make up mix according to box. Put a couple tablespoon of mix in the sandwich maker. Drop in few hot dog coins, top with some more cornbread mix. Cook till brown.
Curried Salmon Snack
1- 8 oz can salmon (or 1 - 6 oz tuna) --drained and flaked 1 teaspoon curry powdered 1 small onion --finely chopped 4 ounces chopped celery 1 oz grated cheese 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk salt and pepper to taste 12 slices bread-- buttered
Combine salmon, curry, onion, celery and cheese. Melt butter, stir in flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring continually. Gradually stir in milk and cook until sauce boils and thickens. Season with salt and pepper. Place two slices of bread into preheated toaster ( sandwich maker) buttered side down. Place one sixth mixture onto each bread slice. Top with two slices of bread, buttered side uppermost. Lower lid and cook for two minutes. Repeat procedure with remaining ingredients.
My Notes: I usually use more cheese, you may want to de-bone the salmon, or else crush them up.
Pizza Fillings
Butter one side of a slice of bread. Spread the unbuttered side with 1 tsp pizza sauce. If desired, sprinkle with a little Italian seasoning. Add your favorite pizza fillings, put on top slice, buttered side up, and toast as usual. Use your imagination... Use some deli ham, a bit of chopped onion, and a little bit of chopped up canned pineapple. Use deli salami, a couple onion rings and a slice of cheddar cheese, epperoni, sausage, mozzarella, or your favorite things. Note: Cook onions, green or red peppers and mushrooms in a little butter or margarine before using in a filling. Serve with a crisp salad!!
Wrapper- puff pastry; any bread with nuts or raisins; pumpkin bread. Puff will require more filling. Mix ingredients together until well blended and fill wrapper. Cook!!
Apple Pie:
Wrapper-pie crust, puff pastry, raisin or nut bread--need more filling in pie crust or puff pastry
1-1 1/2 Tbs. cream 1 1/2 -2 tsp. flour dash cinnamon 1-1 1/2 tsp. sugar pinch salt thin apple slices, about 1/4 apple
Mix first 5 ingredients, and pour over apples. Cook until done. Can use mangoes, peaches or papaya in place of the apples.
Pineapple Chicken for Sandwich Maker
2 sliced Cooked chicken or Turkey--or-- 2 - 3 T diced 1 - 1 1/2 T crushed pineapple --well drained 3/4 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 1/8 t ground ginger
Wrapper: white or whole wheat bread; pizza dough
Layer chicken on wrapper and cover with crushed pineapple. Mix soy sauce and ginger and pour over layered ingredients. COOK!!
Cake Treats
1 frozen loaf style pound cake, 16 ounces 1/3 cup cream cheese, softened 2 Tablespoons confectioners' sugar Prepare Sandwich Maker by brushing cooking surface with vegetable oil. Close and preheat (about 4 minutes). Cut frozen pound cake in half crosswise. Return 1 half to freezer for future use. Cut remaining half lengthwise into 4 equal slices. Arrange slices on board with upper and lower crusts facing up. Combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Divide cream cheese mixture in half. Spread the upper crust cake side with half the cream cheese mixture. Repeat with bottom crust cake side. Cover cream cheese layer with remaining cake slices. Transfer to sandwich maker and cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes: 4 cake treats.
Cake Pockets/in Sandwich Maker
4 slices Angel food cake; 1" thick Margarine or butter, softened Fillings- 2 Tbs. Cherry preserves -or- 2 Tbs. Peach preserves; -or- 1/4 cup Coconut mixed with 1 Tbs. Margarine -or- 16 Miniature marshmallows 16 Chocolate chips; -or- 1 large Marshmallow with 1 tsp. Sugar and 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
Heat sandwich maker as directed. Brush margarine on top and bottom cooking surfaces of sandwich maker. Assemble cake sandwiches. For the chocolate chips and marshmallows, spread margarine on cake, then sprinkle with marshmallows and chocolate chips. For the large marshmallow with sugar and cinnamon, cut large marshmallow in half; dip into melted margarine. Place 1 half on each of two slices cake. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Top with remaining cake. Place cake sandwiches side by side on bottom cooking surface. Close lid; latch. Cook 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
Cinnamon Apple Treasures
4 slices cinnamon swirl bread slices Butter, softened 2 heaping Tbs. apple pie filling, divided Cinnamon sugar
Prepare Sandwich Maker, by brushing cooking surfaces with vegetable oil. Close and preheat (about 4 minutes). Spread 1 side of each bread slice with a thin layer of butter. Coarsely chop apple slices in pie filling. Add 1 heaping Tablespoon filling to center of unbuttered side of 2 bread slices. Sprinkle apple pie filling with cinnamon. Top with remaining bread slices, buttered side up. Sprinkle top of each sandwich with sugar. Transfer sandwiches to sandwich maker. Cook for about 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool slightly before eating. Makes: 2 sandwiches.
Grilled Banana SMores Sandwich
2 slices bread, your choice Butter ½ half banana, sliced in coins Marshmallow cream 1-3 ounce chocolate bar Powdered sugar
Butter the bread as for grilled cheese sandwich. Turn on burner and place a non-stick skillet on medium heat. Place chocolate on the opposite side of the buttered side of bread. Place sliced banana on chocolate and spread marshmallow cream on other slice of bread. Place sandwich in skillet chocolate side down.
Cover skillet and grill like a grilled cheese till lightly toasted on both sides of sandwich and chocolate and marshmallow cream is melted. Turn carefully so the sandwich stays together.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Sausage-Cheese Pancake Sandwiches
Breakfast on the run? Stack and wrap pancake sandwiches for a satisfying morning start.
Prep Time:20 min Start to Finish:20 min Makes:4 sandwiches
1 cup Original Bisquick® mix 1/2 cup milk 3 eggs 2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup 4 fully cooked pork sausage patties 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon butter or margarine 4 slices (2/3 oz each) process American cheese
1. Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat or to 375°F. Grease griddle with vegetable oil if necessary (or spray with cooking spray before heating). 2. In small bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 1/2 cup milk, 1 of the eggs and the syrup with spoon until blended. For each pancake, pour 2 tablespoons batter onto hot griddle (make 8 pancakes total). Cook until edges are dry. Turn; cook other sides until golden. 3. Meanwhile, heat sausage patties as directed on package. In small bowl, beat remaining 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon milk. In 8-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add eggs; cook, stirring occasionally, until set. 4. For each sandwich, place 1 sausage patty on 1 pancake; top with one-fourth of the eggs, 1 slice cheese and another pancake. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change. ... View related article.
