February 3, 2019

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Indian Summer Cornbread on plate

Indian Summer CornbreadA favorite bread from the northern Cherokee nation to enjoy with a drizzle of honey or butter. This recipe is for Indian summer cornbread.

 

June Is Plant Rooting Month

June Is Plant Rooting MonthPropagating many plants in your garden can be accomplished by growing roots on a cutting. June is the month when roots develop quickly. This is about June is plant rooting month.

 

Recipes

Homemade Cottage Cheese on plate

Homemade Cottage CheeseThis is a quick and easy way to make cottage cheese at home without the use of starches or animal rennet. I just adore cottage cheese so I am making this constantly. The splash of heavy cream (or half and half) at the end is completely optional, but I find it takes it to the next level. Yum!

 

Creamy Meat Sauce on Pasta in bowl

Creamy Meat Sauce for PastaEasy to whip up this creamy meat sauce for your spaghetti noodles or other pasta. Plus you can incorporate your choice of healthy vegetables like kale and cauliflower.

 

Articles

"I Knead You" Card - finished card

"I Knead You" CardMake a card for your sweetie using a play on words. The rolling pin is made from a piece of cardboard, and stands out nicely due to its thickness. I used plain craft paper for the dough and card base.

 

Padro (Chihuahua Mix) - sleeping puppy

Padro (Chihuahua Mix)I got him about a week ago and was told he is a Chihuahua, but I think he's mixed with something else. We have a one-year-old cat named Baby and they get along very well!

 

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Repairing the Hammer on a Smith Corona Typewriter?How do I repair the hammer on a Smith Corona typewriter? The letter I and the letter U don't work.

 

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Kitchen Cabinet Paint Color Advice?I have navy blue counter tops and white cabinets. I want to paint my cabinets, what would be a good color? My kitchen walls are a light gray!

 

Name Ideas for a Home-based Cajun Food Business - pasta dish

Name Ideas for a Home-based Cajun Food Business?My name is Shalacy, but people call me Lace for short and I want to use Lace in my business name along with other ideas. I'm looking at starting a business offering home-based cooking. Cajun spice foods like crawfish etouffee over fried catfish, cajun pasta, gumbo, barbecue plate lunches, cajun Mexican food, etc.

 

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Making Nestle Toll House Cookies?How come the 12 oz bag calls for the same amount of brown sugar and white sugar (3/4 cup I think), yet the 6 oz bag calls for 1/2 cup brown sugar, but only 1/3 cup white sugar? Why the difference?

 

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Getting Used to Dentures?I had teeth extracted and immediate dentures put in about 2 weeks ago. I've been gargling with warm water with salt to help with gum swelling and sore spots. The dentures feel very strange in my mouth. The thickness of the palate is uncomfortable. It feels like my tongue has no room to move.

 

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Slogans for a Pre-School?My school name is Flyfinity, so please suggest some slogans.

 

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Asking Mom to Let You Shave Your Legs?I'm 13 years old and I have started running in school. I am obligated to wear shorts. When school began I was very uncomfortable with showing my hairy legs, but since the winter arrived I have been able to wear leggings. I have addressed shaving with my many times, but she thinks that I am too young.

 

Removing a Dye Stain from a Laminate Headboard - white and black headboard

Removing a Dye Stain from a Laminate Headboard?I have a massive ink stain on my laminated bed headboard which was caused by a black body pillow cover and it won't come off. The headboard is only 6 months old. I've used bleach, hairspray, cleaners, and even nail polish remover. Can anyone suggest what I could do please?

 

Value of Dining Room Table and Chairs

Value of Dining Room Table and Chairs?We are trying to determine the value of our dining room table and 6 chairs which have been in the family for four generations. We have searched the entire piece and are not finding any markings. There are 2 leaves and padding for the table.

 

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Looking for a Platform Style Feeder for Doves?I need a platform feeder that will fit doves, but not pigeons. I have hanging feeders without a tray for sparrows, etc., but my doves prefer a open platform feeder.

 

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Mini Sewing Machine Not Stitching?My mini sewing machine is not stitching. Every arrangement is proper. The tension is also set in the proper way. The needle is also in good condition, but it is not stitching at all. It moves the the fabric along without stitching.

 

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Kitchen Sink Color Advice?I currently have an almond cast iron top-mounted sink in an almond laminate countertop. My new laminate countertop has grey, white, and cream in it. Do I try to match the new under mount sink color with my stainless steel appliances, go with a quartz gray, or white sink?

 

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Feeding a Dog Chicken and Rice?My Husky is eating only half boiled chicken with rice twice daily. Is it good for its health?

 

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Social Security Survivor Benefits?A woman was married to my brother for two years and brought 3 children from a previous marriage. My brother has a son from his first marriage. My brother died, and his first wife filed for death benefits for my nephew. A few months after my brother passed, his second wife's first husband passed away.

 

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Age of a Singer Sewing Machine?I have an old Singer sewing machine s#166807 model #15ch. I would like to know when and where it was built?

 

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Keeping Cats from Peeing on Countertop?I recently re-homed two Siamese cats. They are 11 years old. They have been extremely stressed out, but are starting to come around. There are two other cats in the house. They for the most part get along however have developed a bad habit of peeing on the countertops in the kitchen.

 

Value of a Stickley Brothers Antique Tea Cart - tea cart

Value of a Stickley Brothers Antique Tea Cart?I have a Stickley Brothers tea cart model F1063. It has a glass removable tray. It was made somewhere between 1891 - 1947. It has, Stickley Brothers, Grand Rapids, burned in. It is in excellent condition.

 

Identifying a Stuffed Bunny

Identifying a Stuffed Bunny?My son passed away. I am trying to find a bunny he had. I have a photo and it's blurred, but it looks like a white label and pink writing! Is there someone that is familiar with this label? The tag is on the bunny's forehead.

 

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Discontinued Graham & Brown Wallpaper?I am absolutely desperate to find one roll of Graham & Brown's white crocodile wallpaper. It's been discontinued and I literally just need one roll. If you can help me I would be forever grateful.

 

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Singer Model 457 Sewing Machine Needle Won't Move?My Singer sewing machine, model 457, has been idle for quite a few years. This weekend I wanted to hem some pants, but the needle does not move (up and down) when the motor is engaged, nor when I manually rotate the wheel.

 

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Who Makes Wal-Mart Brand Apple and Tomato Juice?Are the Walmart brands of apple and tomato juices produced here in the USA?

 

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Replacing the Batting in a Comforter?I love my comforter; my whole bedroom matches it. How do I replace the batting or stuffing and have it look right? I have some sewing skills.

 

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Cleaning the Thread Tension Regulator on a Toyota 5000?This machine, a Toyota 5000, is 40 years old. The lower thread underneath the fabric is bunching up a lot. I understand this is to do with the threading and tension of the upper thread. I have noticed for a little while that the thread tension regulator is behaving inconsistently. How I clean it?

 

Manufacturer of a Vintage Brass Bed - brass headboard

Manufacturer of a Vintage Brass Bed?I have an approximately 40 year old solid brass bed. It was purchased somewhere in New York City for several thousand dollars. I am trying to identify the manufacturer or reseller of this bed so that I can purchase a few small items. I thoroughly examined the bed, but cannot find any markings.

 

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Resetting a Microwave Stuck on Child Lock?My Panasonic microwave is stuck on some kind of child lock. How do I get it back to normal?

 

What Is This Plant? - small green leafed plant

What Is This Plant?What is this plant? One source said Pilea baby tears, but it clearly doesn't match the google images. It has small 1 cm tear-shaped leaves, that almost look fake because of the shiny veins. The leaves grow out in a spiral and the stems are reddish.

 

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Co-ed 15th Birthday Ideas?I'm turning 15 and I have a twin brother. We both are inviting boys and girls and we don't know what to do. We love adventure and just wanna have a blast and I'm trying to get some people to spend the night. Any ideas for what to do for the party?

 

Plumbing Help for Low Income Homeowners - pipe protruding from basement floor

Plumbing Help for Low Income Homeowners?I need someone to move a drain in a basement floor. I am retired, and on a fixed income. I can probably dig around the drain pipe, and also fill in the hole. I just need the drain moved about 3 or 4 inches over, but I'm afraid if I don't get it right there will be leaks.

 

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Finding Free Furniture?I need help to get a bed and furniture. I was homeless, but saved all my money and got a one bedroom apt.

 

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Preschool Name Ideas?I am opening a new preschool. Please suggest a good name.

 

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Cleaning Very Old Pine Wood Paneling?I recently moved into an older home with very old pine wood paneling that is very dark. I have started cleaning it with Murphy's Wood Oil Soap, which is proving a bit expensive, to say the least. I am trying to find a more economical and quicker way to remove the buildup as this would really brighten the room.

 

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Feeding a 6 Week Old Puppy?I have a 6 week old puppy and he is already eating on his own. I was wondering if he can have regular milk for 2 more weeks until he is 8 weeks and if he can what do I do?

 

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DIY Moisturizing Sheet Masks?I'm looking into making sheet masks for myself and I'd like to make them "in bulk" for a weekly to biweekly basis. I'm curious as to if I could do this and if so, how long would they store for. They're going to be moisturizing masks as that's really my only skin problem, think honey and aloe vera.

 

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Replacing Stretched Out Elastic in a Waistband?My mother-in-law gave me a flat front skirt with an elastic back waistband that has lost it's stretch. Her waist is 29". The flat front is 8". Would I cut a 21" piece of elastic and just sew it to the inside waistband over the stretched out elastic?

 

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Removing a Musty Smell from a Carpet?I have a bedroom in a holiday house which is not used very regularly. The carpet has been damp a couple of times and when the house has been closed for a while it smells very musty. Is there anything I can do?

 

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Good Names for a Body Products Business?I have been thinking about making my own body products for a long time. For some time I have been trying to come up with some good names for a bath bomb, soap, and massage candles business.

 

Identifying a Houseplant - medium green leaves edged with creamy white

Identifying a Houseplant?What is the name of this plant? I know it's a long stem variegated plant similar to karyann and others.

 

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Making a Wacky Cake?I am in Scotland. Is the flour for the wacky cake "plain" flour without a raising agent in it, or is it "self raising" flour which has a raising agent in it?

 

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Caring for a Puppy With Parvo?I have 4, 2 month old Pit Bulls. I gave them the 5 in one shot from Tractor Supply today, Feb 2nd 2019. They're throwing up white foamy stuff an using the bathroom, pooping yellowish whitish smelly stuff. They are peeing good, but one of my dogs, which is the boy, will not stop throwing up an he is really really skinny

 

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Removing Urine Smell from Carpet and Padding?How do I eliminate human urine odor from carpet and pad?

 

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Cleaning an Old Rubber or Vinyl Doll?I have an old doll, about 35 years, that would like a cleaning. It has a cloth body and rubber (?) head and limbs. It's eyes open and shut. My grandchildren love to play with "Oliver", but I would like it if I could freshen him up! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

What Breed Is My Dog? - light brown dog on its back

What Breed Is My Dog?Can someone help? I am trying to find out what kind of mix breed Chihuahua I have. He is two months old.

 

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Receiving Back Child Support?My husband passed away in October. Is the IRS going to take my refund for the child support he's been back paying for his adult children?

 

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Replacing the Belt on a Nelco 6915 Sewing Machine?I have an older Nelco 6915 sewing machine a that needs a new belt (maybe both). I cannot find anyone in my area who does repairs on older machines. I can't figure out what belt(s) I need as no place on line lists them.

 

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Best Backing for Decorative Ceramic Tiles?When making decor with ceramic tiles to be displayed on an easel, what should I use to finish the back of the tile?

 

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