June 1, 2004

Changing Your Shower Curtain TipWhen changing the shower curtain liner, use the towel bar as an easy-reach holder for the curtain rings.

 

Crockpot TipsConverting your favorite recipes to the crockpot is pretty easy. Here is a pageline for cooking times. If you are cooking on the low setting, make sure that any uncooked meat cooks for at least 8 hours.

 

Plan Meals Around Sale ItemsShop your favorite grocery stores often and stock up on each one of the sale items. Plan your meals around these items.

 

ThriftyFun News June 1, 2004 Cooking with CrockpotsOnline version of the ThriftyFun News. Volume Six, Number 22, June 1, 2004

 

Barbequed Chicken ThighsThis is a very inexpensive recipe since it calls for making your own BBQ sauce and uses chicken thighs. It's also tasty.

 

Peanut Shells for Weed ControlI feed all of our wildlife here in the yard. I have a feeder for peanuts for the squirrels, they make a mess with the peanut shells, so I got the bright idea of using them for weed control. I put them around the flowers, and have started using them around my vegetable plants.

 

Pill Bugs in Garden?In our garden, we have a huge infestation of pill bugs. In fact, it is so bad that if you stick a small shovel in and pull out a little bit of dirt, you uncover about 20 ants, 40 -50 pillbugs, and 1 or 2 worms. I know the worms are good, but I'm worried about the pill bugs. Does anyone have a cure?

 

Getting Rid of Rabbits Under House?Anyone have ideas how to get rid of rabbits? We live in the country in a mobile home, the rabbits have decided they like it under our home. We have piled dirt high in their holes, put rocks and tried water. They keep coming back. Help. RoseMary from Colorado.

 

Color Advice for Painting Kids Room?I have a little boys room that they have dark blue headboards. What would be a good color to paint their wall?

 

An Introduction to Seed Saving?Saving seeds from plants is a great way to save money in your garden. Feel free to post your tips about saving seeds below.