November 13, 2006

Rhubarb CobblerRecipe for Rhubarb Cobbler. Spread rhubarb evenly in greased cake pan. Combine the rest of ingredients and spread over rhubarb.

 

Caramel CandyMix together all ingredients except vanilla; bring to a boil. Cook to 234-240 degrees F on candy thermometer, stirring all the time. Add vanilla and pour in a greased pan.

 

Crunchy Veggie SandwichesThis crunchy veggie sandwich is great on a hot summer day or any time that you want a light meal.

 

Silver White CakeRecipe for Silver White Cake. Sift together dry ingredients. Add shortening, milk and flavoring. Beat egg whites and 1/2 cup sugar. Fold into first mixture. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

 

Tortellini SaladThis is an all time very quick, healthy and versatile favourite in our family. Chop up any kind of vegetables you like, to bite size, I use tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers (different colours).

 

Crochet Partners Tea PartyThis is a fun party to throw for your friends that are into needlework. Make your invitations with fun old time graphics. Inside your invitation, include instructions for an easy quick square that everyone can make and ask that they make two.

 

Cure for Dry FeetI have very dry skin, especially my feet. I use very little vegetable shortening in cooking and had a can of shortening in the pantry. I remembered reading somewhere that vegetable shortening is very moisturizing.

 

Plastic Cutting Boards for MeatPlastic Cutting Boards for Meat. When cutting meat, use a plastic cutting board instead of a wood one. It is much easier to clean bacteria from a plastic cutting board than it is from wood, which will also need to be reseasoned after cleaning.

 

My Frugal Life - Enjoying the Wisdom of Our ParentsI am happy to say that I grew up in a frugal family. It certainly made a difference. My greatest influence was my father.

 

Nala (Abyssinian/Tabby mix)Nala (Abyssinian/Tabby mix). Nala is my 5 year old Abby/Tabby (Abyssinian/Tabby mix). I adopted her from the animal shelter at almost 1 year, she was exactly as I was looking for.

 

Easy Fa-la-la-la-la Christmas CardsCute easy Christmas cards using cardstock, colored paper, embroidery floss, marker, ribbon and glue.

 

Fixing a Hole in My Ceiling?How do I fix large hole in my ceiling? I have already done a square cutout of 24x24 inches.

 

Plants and Trees That Grow In Arkansas?I need a list of flowering plants, fruit trees and nut trees that grow in Arkansas, near the Mt. Home area. Can I take cuttings of my plants from California? I know Roses, Iris and Day Lilies do well there.

 

Categories for Coupons?Can someone help me with the categories they use to sort their coupons?

 

Himalayan Cat Advice?I recently got a Himalayan cat for my birthday, and he's constantly peeing around the house, on the leather couch, on our chairs, etc. We also have 3 other cats, I'm wondering if getting more litter boxes would help.

 

Juice Bags Slipping While Sewing?How can I keep my bags from slipping? I am having the koolaid jammers slip while sewing.

 

Recycling Broken Jewelry?How can broken jewelry be recycled?

 

Cleaning Necklaces With Rocks and Gems?I recently inherited several necklaces from my mother-in-law. She was a smoker. I wanted to know how to clean some of them. The ones I don't know about are made out of different rocks, gems. Some tiger eye, some onyx, etc.

 

Adding More Outlets and Fuses?I have an older home with a fuse box and I need to add outlets in the basement. I also need to up the fuses to at least 20 from 15 so I can run my saw. How do I do this?

 

Baby Oil In Hair?How do you remove baby oil from hair?

 

Cleaning Converse Chuck Taylor's?My white converse low-top tennis shoes are starting to look kinda dirty. I wondered if I could put them in the wash machine without harm.

 

Baby Bottle Reindeer Pin?My sister-in-law made me a reindeer pin from a baby bottle nipple. The tip was painted red like rudolph's nose and the antlers were chenille stems, and it had wiggle eyes.

 

Spiral Shaped Wire?I am wanting to make some crafts that require spiral shape wire. Can anyone suggest how to get the wire to spiral and stay that way? I could use memory wire, but it is usually too thick for the beads that I am wanting to use.

 

Decoupage With Newspaper Clippings?I'm going to be decoupaging a cheap old table with newspaper clippings. I'm concerned that the reverse of each clipping might show through once I have decoupaged them to the table.

 

Buying Empty Juice Pouches?Does anyone sell the empty Koolaid juice pouches?

 

Uses for Wrapping Paper?Uses for Wrapping Paper. What are some uses for leftover Christmas paper?

 

Buying Boas?Where can I buy boas for the Kool-aid bags?

 

"Whimsical Christmas" Float Ideas?My Girl Scout troop is going to be in our towns Christmas parade, the theme is a whimsical christmas. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

Soup is Too Spicy?I made a soup with some hot sauce and it is way too "spicy hot". How can I balance out the spicy heat?

 

Freezing Pumpkin Rolls?How can I freeze pumpkin rolls for the holidays?

 

Dog Kennel Christmas Float Ideas?Any more ideas for dog kennel Christmas float?

 

Old Dust Buildup on Wood Furniture?I need help removing dust that has been on wood a long time. Wood Walnut and black & gray dresser draws. It's been sitting around a long time neglected.

 

Baby Poop on Carpet?ow do you get baby poo off carpets and walls?

 

Underarm Stains on Dark Clothing?How do you remove underarm sweat stains from a dark blue shirt?

 

Carrot Juice Stain on Clothing?Carrot Juice Stain on Clothing. How do I remove a stain made by carrot juice on a cotton shirt?