Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Four, Number 102, April 21, 2005
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We have a great newsletter today. Lots of tips and 18 new requests. Be sure to look at the requests and see if you have any advice to offer. Tomorrow is Earth Day, if you have any Earth Day tips, feel free to submit them.
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Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Photo Contest Entries:
- Bearded Iris (Rare Treat)
- Soothing Tip for Teething Puppies
Today's Tips:
- Repelling Mosquitoes
- Homemade Shake and Bake (Low-fat "fried" chicken)
- One More Laundry Stain Remover Recipe
- Storing Small Things in Baskets and Crocks
- Quick and Meaningful Gift
- Making Veggie Trays
- Credit Card Information on Your Computer
- Fixing Stuck Numbers On Your Phone
- Natural Fiber - Kiwi As A Laxative
- Scotchguard For Clothes
- Reusing Clothing as Pajamas or Loungewear
- Quick Microwave Iced Tea
- Healthier Iced Tea
- Inexpensive Flavored Ice Teas
- Wall and Woodwork Cleaner Recipe
- Cleaning With Micro Fiber Cloth
- Never Fail Happy Life "Starter"
- Saving Money on Trash Bags
- Hartz Tooth Scrubber Gets Dog Teeth Clean
- CD Rom Disc Crafts
- Plan Ahead When Thawing Meat
- Baby Jar Chandelier
- Disposable Cameras For Fender Benders
- Straining Tea Joke
- Cutting Foam For Crafts
- Homemade Bridesmaid Dresses
- Escalloped Cabbage
- Corn Casserole
- Company Corn Custard Scallop
- Cheesy Chili Casserole
- Chinese Egg Rolls
New Requests:
- Anyone Want The Starter For Amish Friendship Bread Recipe?
- Instruction For Making a Shoe Racks
- Litter Box Problems With a Grown Cat
- Butterscotch Cream Pie
- How Much Should It Cost To Feed 7 People?
- Keeping Homemade Laundry Detergent Liquid
- Dog Food Advice For My Schoodle
- Receipe for Subway Honey Oat Bread
- Recipe For Deep Fried Pickles
- Restoring a Wedding Bouquet
- Removing Cat Odor From a Couch
- Soda Tab Belt Pattern
- Waxed a No Wax Floor, Now It's Sticky
- How Can I Tenderize Beef Brisket?
- Funny Award Ideas
- Gentle Stain Remover For Paint Stains
- Gray Spots On Tub
- Mildew on Bathing Suit
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- Organizing Magazine Information
- Hug That Monster
- Where in the World Do I Even Start to Get Organized?
- Live the Bartering Life
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Today's Photo Contest Entries
Bearded Iris (Rare Treat)
This Bearded Iris is called RARE TREAT.
By Great Granny Vi
Bearded iris, Iris germanica, is a hardy, long-lived perennial that require a minimum of maintenance. The flowers have six petals; three upright petals (called standards) and three hanging petals (called falls). A fuzzy line or beard runs down the middle of each fall. Flowers come in many colors including blue, pink, purple, reddish, white, yellow, and bi-colors. Most bearded iris flower in the spring (April to June depending on cultivar), but some of the new cultivars re-flower in the summer and fall. The second flower display is not as showy as the spring display but last into the fall. Many re-blooming iris are fragrant... Source: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
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Soothing Tip for Teething Puppies
Put peanut butter in a washcloth, wrap it up tie the ends, put under the tap til damp, freeze it your dog will love it, and will sooth his pain. Can be used with broth too, Cooper likes peanut butter the best.
Here is Cooper before and after his hair cut.
By Angie
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Today's Tips
Repelling Mosquitoes
Rub Vicks Vaporub on exposed skin to repel mosquitoes.
By truerblue
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Homemade Shake and Bake (Low-fat "fried" chicken)
Put corn flakes in food processor and blend until fine. Add parsley flakes, garlic powder, and grated parmesan cheese. Dip chicken breasts in beaten egg and roll into the corn flake mix. Bake about 40 minutes.
By truerblue
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Another Laundry Stain Remover Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup liquid laundry detergent
- 1/2 cup ammonia
- 1/2 cup vinegar
Directions:
Mix well and pour in a spray bottle for all kinds of laundry stains.
By truerblue
One More Laundry Stain Remover Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/3 rubbing alcohol
- 1/3 hydrogen peroxide
- 1/6 Dawn dishwashing liquid
- 1/6 water
Directions:
Mix above ingredients in a spray bottle and squirt on laundry stains before washing.
By truerblue
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Storing Small Things in Baskets and Crocks
If you have baskets or crocks displayed on high shelves, you can hide small decorative objects inside them, and no one will ever know. To protect candles and other dust-prone objects, put them in plastic bags before hiding them in the basket or crock.
By zballoongirl
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Quick and Meaningful Gift
For a quick and meaningful gift for anyone, write an acrostic poem. Simply write the person's name down the left side of a sheet of paper, one letter at a time. For each letter, choose a word or words that describe the person. For example,
Ingredients:
- Marvelous cook
- Angelic face
- Radiant smile
- Youthful outlook
Directions:
(Or you can get fancier and write a rhyming poem!)
Print out the acrostic on your computer printer. Make each beginning letter in a larger, bolder font, and add appropriate artwork if you want. Frame in a dollar store frame, and you have an easy and inexpensive gift.
By zballoongirl
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Making Veggie Trays
When making your own veggie tray, it's cheaper to buy a big of carrots to cut them into sticks or make into carrot curls, rather than buying baby carrots.
By Terri
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Credit Card Information on Your Computer
We know a couple that pay off their credit card each month. A few years ago, they went to purchase new patio furniture and the clerk told them they needed to pay with another form of payment as their credit card was maxed out. Knowing this couldn't or shouldn't be so, they rushed home to call their credit card company.
Yes, it was so! Purchases were tickets for the Orient Express, clothing stores, and music stores! Come to find out, their computer went on the blink and they had to have it repaired. The fellow they took their computer to for repairs had stole all of her online banking info.
After clearing all this up, the credit card company didn't make them repay all that money--LUCKILY. I don't know what happened to the computer repair man. I hope they prosecuted him.
By Terri H.
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Fixing Stuck Numbers On Your Phone
If you ever have a numbers on the handset of a telephone that you cannot push any longer, try this: Take the phone apart. My handset was in three layers. Wipe with damp cloth and q-tips. Mine had a few dog hairs in it. Reassemble and see if that corrects your problem. I was told by the manufacturer that the phone was no good if you had this problem. I sat the phone to the side and several months later decided to try and clean it and it worked!
suzi_homemaker01
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Natural Fiber - Kiwi As A Laxative
A family member went to the Dr. for a natural laxative. The Dr. said to eat a whole kiwi (peeling and all) every day. Not only would he be getting his fiber, but Vitamin C and potassium, as well as many other nutrients.
By Terri
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Scotchguard For Clothes
I worked with a young teacher who wore Kahki pants a lot and they always seemed so spot free and clean. One day I got the courage to ask her secret. She said that when she bought new clothes she sprayed them with scotchguard before wearing or washing them . She would occasionally refresh the scotchguard after washing. Just passing along someone elses cleaning tip. I read the article about the canvas shoes and it made me think of it.
By Sharon,Ky
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Reusing Clothing as Pajamas or Loungewear
When I have comfortable clothing that is showing some wear, and too shabby looking for public appearances (pilling, fading, etc.) I give those items a new use as pajamas and/or loungewear.
By truerblue
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Quick Microwave Iced Tea
Measure 6 cups of water into a pitcher or other container and add an appropriate amount of sugar or artificial sweetener for 1/2 gallon of iced tea. Then, place 8 tea bags in 2 cups of hot water and microwave on high for 4 minutes. When finished, strain this mix into the pitcher containing the 6 cups of water, discard the tea bags, and stir. Chill and serve. I've never had cloudy iced tea with this method.
By truerblue
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Healthier Iced Tea
I like the health benefits of green tea, but I'm not too hip on the taste of it. To remedy this, when I make a half gallon of iced tea, I use 4 green tea bags and 4 regular (black) tea bags, instead of all regular tea bags. There's just enough regular tea to balance out with taste of the green tea. Plus, I now get the antioxidant benefits of both kinds of tea!
By truerblue
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Inexpensive Flavored Ice Teas
I like the taste of flavored teas, but making iced tea with them can get expensive if you drink a lot of it like I do. My solution is to use anywhere from 1 to 4 flavored tea bags and 4 regular tea bags mixed together when making a half gallon of iced tea. I usually use 4 flavored and 4 regular bags, so I get a hint of the flavor in the tea, without it being overpowering. Makes a 20-tea bag box last a long time. You can mix flavored herbal tea and black tea, green tea with herbal tea, white tea and black tea, red tea and black tea, etc. The possibilities are endless, and you can experiment to come up with some great flavor combinations!
By truerblue
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Wall and Woodwork Cleaner Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup washing soda
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup ammonia
Directions:
Mix above 3 ingredients in one gallon of hot water.
By truerblue
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Cleaning With Micro Fiber Cloth
Reduce the amount of cleaning agent 5 - 10 times.
Don't be shy of water. Get what you want to clean quite wet.
Wring out the micro fiber cloth as dry as you can.
Scrub as light or as hard as you want. Rinse and wring
out the cloth often. It works best when it is just damp and
there is lots of water in and on the area to be cleaned.
A one square foot cloth will absorb a cup of water, but
works best when it is just damp.
Spaghetti sauce comes off a white carpet with just light
scrubbing, but will leave a spot that is whiter than the rest
of the carpet.
With paints and inks, always clean them off clothes before
they go into the wash.
It's amazing stuff, but you have to treat it different from
regular cleaning cloths:
Reduce the cleaning agent or use plain water.
Don't wash them with laundry that requires fabric softener.
NEVER throw them into a dryer.
Have FUN!
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Never Fail Happy Life "Starter"
Ingredients:
Patience, humility, understanding, loyalty, commitment, cooperation, kindness, passion, sense of humor, laughter, sensitivity, joy, compassion, generosity, fun, compromise, honesty, faith, trust, forgiveness, smiles, love, hugs and kisses
Directions:
Mix lots of patience with large amounts of understanding and commitment. Blend in a tremendous amount of kindness and great big sense of humor. Gently fold in sensitivity and compassion. Add a huge handful of fun, but don't forget to mix in honesty and trust. Stir in many smiles, lots of hugs and kisses, and just a pinch of humility. Throw in a generous amount of loyalty for good measure. Add 1 heaping cup each of cooperation and passion. Add laughter and joy and a giant cup of generosity. Last, but not least, ample compromise is a must in this recipe, as well as faith and forgiveness. When all is blended and smooth, slowly add a bucket of love, making sure it coats all ingredients. This is your Happy Life Stater. Stir it daily and add to it often. Don't forget to feed and don't take any shortcuts... Shortcuts in cooking usually result in disaster... If you carefully follow instructions, the finished recipe will double in size if kept in a warm environment and it will never lose it's potency. Give a cup to friends and family so that they will enjoy a happy life too.
By Marlasmommy
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Saving Money on Trash Bags
Ideas for saving money on trash bags. Post your ideas below.
This may sound gross or something but, there are alot of people that just dont have alot of money. and every penny counts.I have found that instead of useing trash bags just use your trash can. You really dont need to buy trash bags, They have to pick up the trash no matter if it is in trash bags or trash cans. You can also use your grocery store bags and cans or jars or whatnot for the messy stuff.
By Rebecca Borgfield
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Hartz Tooth Scrubber Gets Dog Teeth Clean
We thought our dog's teeth would need to be cleaned by the vet -- an expensive proposition! But, as luck had it, we bought him a Hartz Tooth Scrubber for Christmas, and it has eliminated almost all of the tartar. It's an oblong shaped chew toy, with tightly spaced wheels containing tiny rubber teeth. As he chews, the wheels turn and "scrub" his teeth and gums. He loves chewing it, and for about $4, it saved us a lot of money.
By zballoongirl
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CD Rom Disc Crafts
My parents were getting all kinds of CDs in the mail like AOL, Earthlink, etc. so my mom decided she would decorate them with pictures cut from greeting cards, magazines, etc.; glitter; different types of ribbons; etc. She would also have themes like 4th of July, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving.
Depending on your imagination you can decorate the recorded side and completely cover the inked side with felt, velvet or something else; or decorate the inked side and leave the recorded side alone and it makes a neat hanging picture or as mentioned before add clock hands which makes a unique clock. Also great for Christmas tree ornaments (minus the clock since then it would be too heavy). If you can paint you can try painting on them as well.
Curtis
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Plan Ahead When Thawing Meat
It's easy to thaw meat in the microwave, but it's just as easy to place it on a refrigerator shelf overnight. It thaws by dinner time the next day, and I don't have to use any electricity to do it. A little planning ahead is all it takes.
By zballoongirl
Editor's Note: I have never been happy with how my microwave thaws meat. It always seems to thaw it unevenly, so I agree with this tip wholeheartedly.
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Baby Jar Chandelier
I love adorable baby jars. i can't throw them away. I am in the process of making a chandelier out of them. Just buy one of those cheap wreaths made out of intwined wood branches that every craft store seems to have an abundance of. Wrap wire around the neck of the jars so its upright and hang from the wreath. Use as few, or as many as you like, even or uneven. Hang the wreath from the ceiling with wire, screw on a hook, stick tea lights in the jars and there you go! You can decorate the jars however you wish, string beads on the wires, it's all up to your decor.
Gina from Washington
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Disposable Cameras For Fender Benders
Keep a disposable camera in your car's glove box. In the event you are involved in a car accident, you can take photos of any cars involved as well as the scene of the accident to protect your interests.
By truerblue
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Straining Tea Joke
Little Billy was left to fix lunch. When his mother returned with a friend, she noticed that Billy had already strained the tea.
"Did you find the tea strainer?" His mother asked.
"No mother, I couldn't find it, so I used the fly swatter."
His mother nearly fainted, so he hastily added, "Don't get so excited Mother, I used an old one."
By Terri H.
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Cutting Foam For Crafts
Whenever I need to cut a piece of upholstery foam for chair cushions or a craft project, I use an electric knife instead of scissors or a regular knife. Makes this job so much easier.
By truerblue
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Homemade Bridesmaid Dresses
I made 4 dresses for my son's wedding for around $20 apiece. Walmart sells a CHEAP pattern and it was a very simple, strapless A line. I hadn't sewn in years but it worked out fine. The secret to making bridesmaid dresses is not to be extravagant about the material you choose. Shoes were from Payless. The cost for each girl about $35.
Don't make the cost of the dresses keep friends from being able to have a part in your wedding. After all, the dresses (LIKE MINE) hang in the closet never to be used again. Incidently the $35 was the cost of BOTH the dress and shoes.
By Sharon,Ky
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Escalloped Cabbage
Ingredients:
- 2 cup shredded cabbage
- 1 1/2 cup medium white sauce
- 1 cup buttered cracker crumbs
Directions:
Parboil cabbage; drain (about 5 minutes). Add medium white sauce to cabbage. Place in greased casserole. Top with buttered cracker crumbs. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
By Robin
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Corn Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 can cream style corn
- 1 can whole kernel corn
- 1 cup Velveeta cheese (cubed)
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni
- 1 lb. sausage (browned and drained)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
Directions:
Mix all together. Melt 1/4 cup margarine and pour over top. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees. May be mixed and refrigerated the night before.
By Robin
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Company Corn Custard Scallop
Ingredients:
- 2 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (opt.)
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (1 lb.) cream style corn
- 1/2 cup soda crackers
- 1/t. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- A dash of paprika
Directions:
Set oven to 375 degrees. Cook bacon until crisp, in medium skillet. Cook pepper and onion in bacon drippings until tender; drain. Crumble bacon and stir all ingredients together. Pour into 1 1/2 qt. casserole. You may want to add a dash of paprika. Bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.
By Robin
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Cheesy Chili Casserole
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cans whole green chilies (rinsed or seeded)
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tsp. all purpose flour
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 can tomato sauce or 1 cup salsa (divided)
Directions:
Combine cheeses in a 10x6x2 baking dish, layer cheese and chilies. Combine eggs, flour, and milk; pour over cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top casserole with half the tomato sauce or salsa; bake 10 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Pass remaining sauce. 8 servings
By Robin
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Chinese Egg Rolls
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground chuck
- 2 potatoes (grated)
- 2-3 carrots (grated)
- 2 celery sticks (diced)
- 2 cans bean sprouts
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. teriyaki
- 1/2 5. salt
- 1/2 tsp. monosodium glutamate (opt.)
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 pkg. wonton wrappers
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together by hand in a large bowl. Spoon portions of mixture into wonton wrap. Fold the wrap into a triangle. Seal. Fry.
By Robin
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Anyone Want The Starter For Amish Friendship Bread Recipe?
I have the STARTER recipe for Amish Friendship Bread, an old favorite. Takes 10 days of feeding, and kind of lengthy to print. I will submit it if there are any requests for it.
Sharon,Ky
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Instruction For Making a Shoe Racks
I would like the instructions for a shoe rack I seen a while back that basically consists of 2 long pieces of wood (one i think was a wooden dowel). It mounted directly onto your wall in long rows. I think the dowel was on the top allowing your heel to catch on it while a flat piece of wood approx. 3-4 inches wide was mounted below the dowel for your shoe to rest on?
I would appreciate any info, photos would be great as well. With all the shoes I have it could be a honeymoon saver.
randi-girl
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Litter Box Problems With a Grown Cat
I have a male neutered cat that is 4 years old and given to me over a year ago. He had no vaccinations when we got him and he had diarreah. We had him on stomach medicine for 10 days and then got his shots.
He's a VERY sweet loving gentle fat cat! But he gets spells of diarreah that seem to clear up in time whether he has medicine or not, and now he is throwing up every day, usually just once. It's always right after he eats and no hairball subtsance is coming up. The food and water are out all day, but he chooses to eat once, sometimes twice a day and usually only drinks water once a day.
The biggest problem is that he would go poop outside the litterbox when he had diarreah. It was a huge mess and so I finally put down an old tablecloth and he pooped on that. He finally ventured off of that and started pooping all over the room where the litterbox was. Well, that room got stinky real quick. So I moved the box to my bathroom (tile floor).
He goes in the box almost all of the time now, but he kept going back to the old room and pooping on the floor. I sprinkled with cayenne pepper to deter him. He didn't care. I finally had to just keep the door shut. Every once in a while, I will leave the door open for the day and he will always go in there and poop again.
Now, he has decided he will urinate on my bathroom rug! So now I fold the rug and lay it on top of the box. Yesterday, he came into the playroom and urinated on that carpet. I simply do not understand! I have used all kinds of litter to see if he had a preference. I cannot afford to keep running to the vet every time he has a spell. He is declawed, so I cannot put him outside. How can I get a grown cat to continuously us the litter box?
suzi_homemaker01
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Butterscotch Cream Pie
My oldest son loves Butterscotch cream pie and in all my years of attempts I just never got the hang of it. They're always too runny. I'd love to find a good recipe. Anyone have one?
By Sharon,Ky
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How Much Should It Cost To Feed 7 People?
My husband decided to move in his mother, 2 sisters, niece and nephew in with me while he is in iraq for a year. I only have a son at the moment. Can anyone tell me how much it will cost to feed 7 people! My husband thinks $400 will cover it and people I have talked to laugh at this amount. Please give me advice,I am going crazy with stress here.
Thanks,
Lorraine
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Keeping Homemade Laundry Detergent Liquid
I've used a recipe for making homemade laundry detergent, it contains borax, washing soda, grated soap, glycerine, and water. I have used the same recipe in the past, but didn't add the glycerin and water and just used it as dry powdered detergent. However, now that I've put it in a container, it seems to have formed a solid soap layer at the top of the jug!
Do any of you make liquid laundry detergent? If so, how do you keep it LIQUID? And do you have any tips on how to save this batch?
Rachel from California
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Dog Food Advice For My Schoodle
My Schnoodle is 10 months and a very picky eater. I want to buy him the best dog food. I heard that Chicken Soup was the best but I can't find it where I live. I am now feeding him Bil Jac dry food and Neutro Max wet food. I don't know how good this food is, so I want to change. He is getting very tired of Neutro Max so I need to try something else. He don't like Wellness anymore either. Could anyone help?
Joyce in Brooklyn NY
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Receipe for Subway Honey Oat Bread
I have searched everywhere for a receipe of the subway honey oat bread. I've tried several of the ones I've found on different web sites for bread but nothing comes close to it. It is so good and I would like to make it for home.
Thank you!
RoseMary B
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Recipe For Deep Fried Pickles
Last year, while on vacation, we visited Stone Mountain, GA. We really enjoyed our trip, and one thing that we really enjoyed was "Deep Fried Pickles" that were served in one of the restaurants. They were really delicious - we asked for the recipe, but we were told that the recipe was a secret. The pickles were a deli type sliced spear, coated with some type of breading and then deep fried. It doesn't sound good, but they were to die for!
Does anyone have a recipe for these pickels?
Thank you,
Debbie from New Jersey
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Restoring a Wedding Bouquet
Does anyone know how to restore a wedding bouquet? it's 40 years old with red cloth roses, little crushed ribbon that have yellowed and leaves falling off. it's a little rough. Any ideas on how to give the flowers life and take yellow out of white ribbon?
Betty
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Removing Cat Odor From a Couch
How can I get cat odor out of a very nice used couch? It still has a ton of life, but unfortunately, cat oder as well. It has already been steam cleaned.
Thanks,
BB
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Soda Tab Belt Pattern
Does anybody have the pattern for a soda can tab belt? I need one.
Thanks,
Lisa
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Waxed a No Wax Floor, Now It's Sticky
I just had a new linoleum floor installed in my bathroom and put glo coat on it to try and protect it. Now it's sticky. What can I do to get rid of the stickiness?
Thriftyone
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How Can I Tenderize Beef Brisket?
I was trying to buy a flank steak, but accidently bought a beef brisket. My husband says they are very tough and marinating won't help.
I'm not fond of chemicals,Is there a way to tenderize this without buying equipment?
I would LOVE a melt-in-your-mouth recipe to make my husband proud!
Thank you,
Thriftyone
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Funny Award Ideas
Does anyone know where to find awards with humor? For example, the lifesaver award and you give them a pack of lifesavers. I am holding an adult recoginition luncheon and would like to add some humor in it.
Thanks,
Penny
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Gentle Stain Remover For Paint Stains
My 8 year old son came home from school the other day with bluepaint all over his shirt and pants. I washed them immediatly (though the paint was already dry). I washed them in cold water and nothing happened. Is there anyone who could help me get them out with something that is gentle? My son has sensitive skin and I am afraid of harsh chemicals.
Clairol from Oregon
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Gray Spots On Tub
Our bathtub is an older, porcelain style tub. We have very hard water in our town and we do not have a softener. Now the tub has developed some gray looking spots on the bottom and I have no idea how to get rid of them.
I have used everything from bleach to CLR (calcium lime rust) cleaner advertised by Paul Harvey. The CLR may have made just a slight difference, but only after I let it sit for a while and it wasn't nearly enough of a difference.
Does anyone know of anything that REALLY works on spots like that? I am thinking they are just soap scum and hard water deposits, but I guess I'm not really sure. Any suggestions?
Robin
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Mildew on Bathing Suit
My cousin wanted me to write in and ask how to get mildew off of pocket books. Her daughter's bathing suit has it on it as well, and she was wanting to know how to get it off.
I suggested vinegar, but she wanted more than one opinion, in case the vinegar didn't work.
So what have you all got for her?
Thanks for everything.
Have a good day.
Teresa from Va.
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Organizing Magazine Information
By Monica Resinger
I've always enjoyed home and garden magazines. So much so that they quickly began to pile up. Soon I realized I couldn't keep each and every magazine because my house just doesnt have that kind of space. Keeping every magazine wasn't doing me any good anyway; I couldn't find specific information when I wanted it.
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Hug That Monster
By Steve Goodier
One couple spent a holiday driving in the mountains. "Every time you race around one of those narrow curves," exclaimed the wife, "I just get terrified."
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Where in the World Do I Even Start to Get Organized?
By Maria Gracia
Have you always wanted to get organized, but keep putting it off? Perhaps you're not sure where to begin? Or maybe you're feeling overwhelmed? Is it possible that you feel you don't have enough time? Here are a few ideas to get you started:
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Live the Bartering Life
By Bev Cull
Bartering has been around for many years. Most of us have exchanged goods and services at some point in time. The old age "helping a friend out" knowing that friend will return a favour sometime is a form of barter. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. However, it's not very organized and when you really need the help, quite often it's not there.
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