Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Three, Number 103, August 11, 2004
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Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Tips:
- Getting All the Spaghetti Sauce
- Prepare for Company the Night Before
- Uses for old sheets?
- Wood Cabinet Cleaner
- Wood Cabinet Polish
- Store Extra Measuring Cups with Ingredients
- Featured Feedback: RE: How to Preserve Cattails
- Featured Feedback: RE: Use for a Cracked Wading Pool
- Featured Feedback: RE: Homemade Air Freshener
- Featured Feedback: RE: Saving Money When Buying Food
- Featured Feedback: Can't Afford Your Prescription Drugs? Call The Manufacturer
- Other Active Topics
- Today's Recipe: Quench Your Thirst
- Tasty Beverage Recipes for Hot Days
New Requests:
- Black Ink on Hunter Green Pants
- Mousetrap Craft Idea
- Ironing Stain
- Bird House Made of Plastic Detergent Bottles
- Building a Fence
- Looking for Ruby Tuesday's Potato Salad Recipe
- Looking for Advice on Sheets
- Moth Ball Odor in Washing Machine
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- Sewing Shortcuts are Boon to Seamstresses Short on Time
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College Survival Kit
Hey folks, it's getting close to time to start sending kids back to college or off to college for the first time. Do you have any ideas for a college survival kit?
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Today's Tips
Getting All the Spaghetti Sauce
When using store bought jar spaghetti sauce, after pouring all the sauce into the pan, put about a tablespoon of water in the jar, screw the lid back on and shake. Then pour the rest of the sauce out! This way you use ALL the sauce and none is wasted by sticking to the sides of the jar! By M Day
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Prepare for Company the Night Before
My tip is something my Mom did when she had company staying over. Before she went to bed each evening, she would set the table and prepare everything possible. Then the cereals and jams were set on the table. Ground coffee and water can also be put in the coffee maker so that it only needs to be turned on. It makes morning so much easier. By Bev Sobkowich
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Uses for old sheets?
The only thing I feel I can add to all those amazing tips is this (Click the link below to read them).
When I was little and we had very little money my mum used to 'inside-out' the sheets. When they got worn in the middle she would cut them straight up the centre and hem the new edges carefully, then sew the old outside edges together. Done well you hardly notice as the seam in the middle. It can look like it's been folded in the cupboard. It pretty much doubles the life of your sheets and it's not uncomfortable, I never noticed the difference.
By Chickybiker
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Wood Cabinet Cleaner
Removes grease and dirt without harming the wood.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 quart warm water
- 2 quart container with lid
- 2 soft cloths
IDirections:
Put all of the ingredients in the container and shake it until the contents are mixed. Then use dampen a soft cloth with some of the mixture and wipe down the cabinets. Dry them with a clean cloth.
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Wood Cabinet Polish
This solution will clean and polish. If your cabinets are pretty dirty, you will probably want to use the Wood Cabinet Cleaner first.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup white vinegar
- 1/3 cup safflower oil
- blender
- soft cloth
Directions:
First put the vinegar in your blender and start the blender. While the blender is running, slowly add the safflower oil. Let the blender run until the mixture is emulsified.
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Store Extra Measuring Cups with Ingredients
Because I bake things often, I have purchased several sets of extra measuring cups and spoons I have found on sale days, I put the usual measure into the container for items like flours, sugars, leavening agents, oatmeal, etc., and leave them there. Saves time and washing, and extra mess because I can keep the bowls over the container while measuring. By Joy Ruehl
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Featured Feedback: RE: How to Preserve Cattails
Hi JoAnn from S.D., Years ago I preserved cattails with aerosol hairspray (Do not use a pump hairspray). I sprayed each cattail including stem with hairspray outside. I let them dry completely before bringing the cattails into my home. If I saw one cattail beginning to burst open, I would spray it again and they kept just fine for years and years. I hope this helps.
Doreen1020~in Pa.
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Featured Feedback: RE: Use for a Cracked Wading Pool
Another similar idea to yours is to bury the pool into the ground and fill with garden soil. This would make a self contained bed for plants and flowers. The cracks and holes you add to the bottom allow for drainage.
By Di
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Featured Feedback: RE: Homemade Air Freshener
The best homemade, environmentally safe "air freshener" I have found is cinnamon. If you sprinkle the bottom of a pan with some cinnamon and let it warm on the stove (medium heat), it fills your house with the scent of baking. It's not overpowering, yet you can't smell much of anything else. You don't have to warm it too long for it to last, so there isn't much over-heating of your home or a high electric bill.
By Vmargret
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Featured Feedback: RE: Saving Money When Buying Food
Check your coupons to see if you can purchase the smallest size of an item. It may be that you save more per ounce, or package than if you bought the same item in a larger size. Also, check to match coupons with sales on the items you are looking to purchase.
Also, know the prices you generally pay. A certain brand of waffles are generally $.99 per package at my market. When they are "on sale" and featured, they mysteriously go up to $1.29 per package.
Recently there were coupons out there for those waffles for $.50 off per package. My store doubles coupons up to $.50, so the waffles were free.
Deodorant is another product that benefits from coupons and waiting to coordinate prices with sales. Just the other day I cut coupons for a particular brand of deodorant. This same week, the store advertised the deodorant on sale for 1/2 price, a penny less than the coupon amount. Hence - free deodorant.
Obviously, these are just the great examples. But you can save 50% or more on your bill by combining the sales with the coupons and stocking up on those weeks when the items are really cheap.
By Norma
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Featured Feedback: Can't Afford Your Prescription Drugs? Call The Manufacturer
You can find a free list of companies and their patient assistance programs by going to Google and typing in Drug Assistance Programs. You will find a list of the companies, and usually a list of the prescription drugs they have available, and the income levels and other details that make one eligible for assistance. Or look on your prescription bottle and see which company makes your medicine and type the name of the company in google --- for example -- Pfizer patient assistance. If you take lipitor, it is available without cost from Pfizer. They have guidelines for eligibility.
Harlean from Arkansas
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Today's Recipe: Quench Your Thirst - Tasty Beverage Recipes for Hot Days
By Arleen M. Kaptur
The temperature index is rising and so is your thirst. If you
drink any more water, you may just float away. You'd like to try
something different, but refreshing. It can't be too sweet or
heavy, because the day is calling for light and cold. The colder
the drink the better! The kids are looking for something to
drink. Its one of those days that food is not very appetizing.
You want to give them something they will enjoy but not pop. So
what do you do? Guests are coming and its suppose to be a
sweltering day. Something cold that will slip down their throats
to refresh and revive. Check these out and see if they don't quench your powerful
thirst.
STRAWBERRY FRUIT SLUSH
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- crushed ice
- whole strawberries
- lemon slices
Put 1 cup of the water, lemon juice, sugar, and 2 cups fresh
strawberries in blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth and
the sugar is completely dissolved. Combine the strawberry mixture
with the remaining 2 cups water. Add the crushed ice, and float
some lemon slices on top. Place a whole strawberry on the side of
the glass, add a straw, and enjoy.
PEACH MILK SHAKE
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup sliced fresh peaches
- 1 pint peach flavored ice cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- and additional peach slices
Put the 1/4 cup milk and sliced peaches in your blender. Blend
until smooth. Spoon in the ice cream. Blend again until mixture
is smooth. Garnish with fresh peach slices and you have yourself
a very healthy shake.
COME TO THE ISLAND LEMONADE
- 1 6-oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate
- 1 12-oz. can apricot nectar, very cold
- 1 12-oz. can unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
ginger ale, chilled
Place the lemonade in a jug and add 1 can water. Mix in all the
fruit juices. Add the ginger ale slowly and ice. If you like
fizz, add the ginger ale to the fruit juice mixture just before
serving.
FROSTY LIME PICK ME UP
- 1 12-oz. can pineapple juice, chilled
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 quart of lime sherbet
- and lemon-lime carbonated beverage, such as 7-up or Sprite
Combine the pineapple juice, lime juice, and sugar in a blender. Spoon half of the sherbet in and process until smooth. Pour the mixture into chilled glasses and add additional sherbet. Fill each glass with the carbonated beverage, add a mint leave for garnish and quench your thirst.
RASPBERRY PUNCH
- 4 cups ice-cold water
- 1 envelope unsweetened raspberry-flavored soft-drink powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 6-oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate
- 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen raspberries, thawed, or 2 cups fresh
lemon-lime carbonated beverage, such as 7-up or Sprite
and ice cubes
Put 2 cups of the water, soft drink powder, sugar, and lemonade
into a blender. Blend until smooth and sugar is completely
dissolved. Blend the fresh raspberries until blended but not
pureed. Combine the drink mixture with the fruit and 2 cups
water. Stir, and chill. Just before serving, add the carbonated
beverage.
Try other fruit combinations and see
what you can create! Fresh fruit is naturally sweet and sherbet
and ice cream will add to your summertime drink creations. ENJOY
©Arleen M. Kaptur 2002 June
Arleen Kaptur has written numerous articles, cookbooks,
motivational booklets, and the novel: SEARCHING FOR AUSTIN JAMES
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New Requests:
Black Ink on Hunter Green Pants
I got Ink on a pair of huntergreen pants and it's jet black ink, how should you treat it? Trev
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Mousetrap Craft Idea
I am looking for a craft idea that was in a real old highlights magazines for kids. It shows how to decorate a mousetrap and holds a small calendar. Lost the instructions. Can you help? Showard71
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Ironing Stain
I need information on how to clean a 100% cotton blouse that was ironed with an iron that was too hot. The blouse is white with these instructions: "Machine wash separately in cold water. Use non-chlorine bleach only when necessary. Tumble dry low, warm iron. A friend ironed an item of clothing, then ironed my blouse, not observing the instructions. Can anyone tell me how to get the black stain out?
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Bird House Made of Plastic Detergent Bottles
Can any one provide detailed instructions for making a bird house out of plastic laundry detergent bottles? Elizabeth Jane, NC
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Building a Fence
Hello, I need to replace the fence I have, it's really old. I need a 6 foot fence which I hope to look decent. Anyone have any tips for an inexpensive way to go about this? I don't have a lot of money right now but want to get it done before the fall/winter. Samantha in CA
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Looking for Ruby Tuesday's Potato Salad Recipe
I recently ate at Ruby Tuesdays and fell in love with their potato salad from their salad bar. It was just so tasty!! The potatos were cut up into small cubes and had some of the skins left on them. Can't tell you much more! I would love a recipe that tastes like this!
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Looking for Advice on Sheets
I am trying to find out which would be the softer: A sheet set of 300 thread count Pima cotton blend which is a mix of 50% cotton and 50% polyester or a set of 250 or 275 thread count of Egyptian cotton. I am confused on which would be the softer of the two or what the actual differences are between the choices? Corey from TN
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Moth Ball Odor in Washing Machine
How can I get mothball odor out of my washing machine PERMANENTLY? I have done a wash of ammonia and water and that worked for one load but now it is back to smelling and it ruins all clothes that are washed. Stephanie
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Free Credit Reports
By Gary Foreman
Dear Gary, My husband will not get a credit report because he believes it costs too much. I told him that it is free once per year. He said it is only free if someone is denied credit. Which of us is correct? How much does it cost? Can you please print the contact information for these credit companies we must contact as well. Thank you so much! Tina
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Sewing Shortcuts are Boon to Seamstresses Short on Time
By Sarah J. Doyle
When a deadline is near, shortcuts can mean the difference between it being wise or foolish for an expert or novice to undertake a sewing project. For those home sewers who dislike detail, or those whose temperaments demand that a project must go quickly, shortcuts can mean the difference between continued interest or giving up sewing completely.
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