There are many ways that you can save when doing your laundry. One of them is to make your own fabric softener. It is so easy to make and it works very well. It can be made in a few minutes and it costs very little. If you want a very simple fabric softener just use 1/2 cup vinegar per load. Your clothes will not smell like vinegar and your towels will be nice and fluffy. If you want to add a … [Read more...]
Old Fashioned Cracker Pudding
I needed to make some pudding for a gathering and I thought of all the wonderful puddings that my Grandma used to make. Cracker pudding was one she made a lot. I grew up on a dairy farm so we too made puddings regularly. When the microwave came along it was so much easier to make them. No longer did we have to stand at the stove and stir like Grandma did but we could just put it into the … [Read more...]
Savings on Laundry Detergent
Most all of us have laundry to do. Sometimes there are large piles. So that means we all spend some money on laundry detergent. Maybe you have one kind of detergent you like and you buy that no matter what the price. I like certain kinds better than others but I still will not pay more than a few dollars per bottle. My favorite way of getting detergent cheap is to use coupons. When I see a … [Read more...]
Cream of Broccoli Soup
On the chilly days of winter our family enjoys a good bowl of Cream of Broccoli soup. This is one of our favorite kinds of soup and it is very simple to make. Cream of Broccoli Soup 1 head broccoli or a frozen pack 3 cups chicken broth 4 cups milk 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 6 tbsp. Margarine … [Read more...]
Trip Around the World Quilts
The last two weeks have found me busy laying out patches for Trip Around the World quilts. We call them comforts and they will go around the world as all of them will be donated to a Christian mission who sends them world wide. My girls decided that it would be neat if they could find out where each of the comforts end up. We laid out 22 different comforts in the last two weeks. One day my … [Read more...]
Simple Sausage and Rice
Do you ever have a day where you didn't plan ahead and you wondered what you would make for supper? Or you arrived home and realized that you only have 30 minutes to get a meal on the table? Then this is the recipe you need. A very simple one pan meal of sausage and rice. Simple sausage and rice 1 lb. loose sausage (seasoned is the best) 1 cup rice 1 cup water cheese for the … [Read more...]
Enjoying Your Seed Catalogs
Most of you have probably had some seed catalogs show up in your mail by now. Some of mine came around Christmas so I stuck them away to enjoy later. My later was about a month long so now I am finally pulling them out to enjoy them. Seed and flower catalogs are my weakness. I just love to look at all the produce and imagine what beautiful garden I will have this year. And all the flowers make … [Read more...]
My Best Granola
Our family loves granola and to me it is a comfort food. When the snow flies and it is cold outside then I think about how good granola would taste. My Best Granola 10 cups oatmeal ( quick oats) 10 cups Honey Puffs cereal 1 cup whole wheat flour Mix all ingredients together in a big bowl. Then mix the following in another bowl. 4 sticks butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups oil 1 … [Read more...]
Drying Laundry in the Winter
The snow outside is beautiful but when you have 30" of snow you remember that drying laundry in the winter can be difficult. Maybe tomorrow the snow will have sank enough that I can make a trail to my washline and hang up some wash. I love hanging out wash and if the temperature is 45 degrees tomorrow and sunny I will just need to trudge through the snow. The towels will just smell so nice and … [Read more...]
Snow Ice Cream
At our house we love ice cream so when we get snow we are anxious to make snow ice cream. We have tried 2 different recipes and have decided which one is better. The following is our favorite. Simple snow ice cream 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 teas. Vanilla 12 cups snow Put snow in a large bowl and pour the milk over it as you stir. Stir in vanilla. Serve immediately. Add … [Read more...]
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