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Bubble Recipe
8 tbsp dish washing detergent, 1 qt water, 1 tbsp glycerine. Mix then let
mixture sit. The longer it sit the better.
Cats on Counters
Spray silk flower with cat repelant. Cat will identify flowers on the table or
counter as unpleasant.
Citrus Rinds
Fire starter
Dry peels
Humidify
Water on stove or rad with peels.
Coconuts
Open easier if heated first
Eggs
Dirty eggs keep longer & don't absorb odours.
Stale eggs float
Turning eggs regularly will keep fresh without frig.
Felt Markers
Revived by soaking tip in rubbing alcohol, replacing cap & storing overnight
Lettuce
Wilted greens dipped into hot water then soak in ice water with a little vinegar
Personal Care
Arthritis
Clay Poultices work on affected overnight
Chicken Pox
Oat Meal bathes and poltices.
Comfrey bathes.
Aloe dabbed on sores
Honey & icing sugar dabbed on for itching.
No asprin.
Dentures
Soak in equal amounts of lemon juice & water
Deodorant
Coconut oil, Baking Soda, or Baking Soda + Corn Starch
2 tablespoons alum & 1 pint water
Flatulent Foods to avoid when breast feeding colicky babies
Adzuki beans, Alfalfa, Amaranth, Barley, Beets, Black mung beans, Black salsify,
Black-eyed peas, Broadbeans, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower,
Chickpeas, Chicory, Common Beans, Cottonseed flour, Cow peas, Cucumber, Eggplant Field beans,
Garden peas, Green beans, Green mung beans, Horse gram, Leeks, Lentils, Lima beans,
Lupins, Mung beans, Oat bran, Oat flour, Onions, Parsley, Parsnips, Peanuts, Pigeon peas,
Pistachios, Pole beans, Proso millet, Pumpkin, Red kidney beans,
Rice bran,Rye,Sesame flour,Sorghum grain,Soy flour, Soybeans, Spinach, Split peas,
Squash, Sunflower flour, Sweet green pepper, Wheat bran, White wheat flour,
Whole wheat flour, Winged beans.
Hair Conditioner
Saturate hair with olive, sesame, or corn oil 20.minutes hot then shampoo
Dry hair 1/4c. honey & 1c. olive oil. Apply 2T. & massage cover head with
hot towel 10 min., then shampoo
Split ends massage hair & ends with warm olive or avocado oil wrap head in towel
for 8-12 hours. Wash with shampoo + egg yolk, & rinse with diluted vinegar.
Elderberries as a prewash conditioner
Dandruff shampoo is shampoo with asprin
Moisturizer
Shortening
Nails
Clean with tooth paste and brush for stronger nails
Nail Polish, Henna with water to make paste. Rub into nail dry & buff
Pantyhose
Soak in water wring gently freeze. Thaw & dry before wearing. They last longer
Spray heels and toe with hair spray for longer life
Poison Ivy
Rub with inside of banana skins to stop itch.
Rub affected area with Jewelweed/Touch-me-not. Usually grows next to Poison Ivy.
Coat with wet Oatmeal.
Tape Lemon peels over bisters.
Shaving legs
Use hair conditioner instead of soap.
Shaving Soap
Johnson's baby soap
Shoes
Polish with inside of banana skins, especially salt stains
Spray with Pam (lecithin) to protect from salt
Silicone spray can dissolve synthetic
Warm insoles can be made from thin styrofoam vegetable trays
Dried out restored by rubbing with piece of raw potato
Spray with Lemon Pledge for quick polish & some help for salt stains
Plastic wrap
Store in the frig. Easier to handle
Play dough
3 C flour, 1 C salt, 1 C water.
2 C flour, 1 C salt, 2 C water, 4 tsp cream tartar, 4 T oil cook on med heat stir well then knead.
Popcorn
Store in sealed litre jar with 2 Tbsp. water 2 days. Bag & freeze for better popping.
Potatoes
Burn peels in wood stove to prevent creosote
Store with apples to prevent sprouting (never store with onions)
Splinters
Remove pressing tape against & rubbing opposite to the entry route
Toothpaste
Good for attaching posters to the wall.
Can be used to settle an acid stomach.
Wild Grapes
Juice in a bowl placed in Microwave 20 min. Strain.
Zippers
Candle wax or soap will make them easier to open.
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