Keep Bread Mold from Developing
I have been freezing bread for over three years now. It can be the freshest, or day-old--it makes no difference--because the trick is in thawing it. Simply remove it from the freezer and place it in the dish drainer or something that holds the loaf off the...
What Glue Can I Use on Yarn Ends When Crocheting or Knitting?
dj_pinkey was correct that you dont glue the yarn ends when crocheting or knitting. However, if you are having problems with the ends unraveling while you are working on your project, the end of the yarn can be seared with a match or cigarette lighter. Most...
Mason Jar Craft Ideas?
If you decorate the lid with padding and fabric, you can use the jar as a container for buttons, or any other small things that can get lost. They can be used for iced tea. They can be used as small cannisters.
Use A Can As A Biscuit Cutter
Great idea. It will work even better if you cut the top out, making sure the sides are smooth. Then, using a can opener, put 3 or 4 air holes in the bottom. The can will not get crushed or out of shape, and the air holes will release the biscuits or cookies...
Homemade Auto Glass Cleaner?
I know I sound like a broken record, but I use white vinegar for cleaning anything and everything. It will definitely cut grease. If it is being used on something I am not sure of, I try a small patch, and then rinse it well. So far Ive been completely satisfied...
Buy Meat In Bulk
If you have children, you might even want to freeze some of the hamburger in patties in sandwich bags, then put them in the larger freezer bag. They thaw in microwave using defrost in about 2 minutes and then can go into the frying pan. I also divide very large...
Sweet Broiled Grapefruit
My father made broiled grapefruit, but he cored the center out and filled the cavity with brown sugar. Thats yummy too.
Dump Bars
Sounds like a recipe I would like. I do have one question. You indicated the chips should be sprinkled on top, not mixed in. What about the pudding? Should it be mixed in?
How do you remove spots from windows?
I would try spraying white vinegar on the windows and then rinse them. I find that white vinegar solves almost all of my problems. I sprayed the green mold on the side of my mobile home and then rinsed it and it looks like new. And, it will not harm plants...
Looking for a Poem About the Separation of a Dog and Its Owner?
These are the only three I have. Hopefully one of them is the one you are looking for. Rainbow Bridge (Author Unknown) Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes...
Organizing Jewelry With Ice Cube Trays
Ice cube trays sound like an excellent idea for a dresser drawer. I use egg cartons. The top will close so if the carton gets moved all contents still remain in their own little nest.
Pattern for a Vintage 1950s Glass Windchime?
I remember seeing these. I dont have a pattern, but from looking at the picture and the fact that you want a small one, I would determine what I wanted to use for the string part. Then I would get macrame rings and wrap them (or leave them showing the metal...
Flatten Ground Beef Before You Freeze
You can go one step further. I make hamburger patties, and put each one in a sandwich bag, and then place them in a large freezer bag. This allows you to make one hamburger, and the meat is protected by TWO bags. If you decide to use it for meatloaf, hamburger...
"If tears could build a stairway..." Cross Stitch Pattern?
Heres the poem in case you dont locate the complete pattern: If tears could build a stairway, And memories were a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven To bring you home again. No farewells were spoken, No time for goodbye, You were gone before I knew it, And...
Using WD-40 to Clean Stainless Steel Cookware?
I have all stainless steel cookware and I was having trouble finding something to use. Then I moved to a mobile home with a septic tank and did some research and found that white vinegar can be used to polish stainless steel. I now use white vinegar in my dishwater...
Use Pressurized Oil Spray Bottle for Baking Pans
Good idea to save money. However, if you have any pan with burned on gunk, use white vinegar or white vinegar and baking soda. Allow it to soak in, and then scrub and it should come out. It worked on my metal pans and also the ceramic and glass. It had been...
Use Pressurized Oil Spray Bottle for Baking Pans
Good idea to save money. However, if you have any pan with burned on gunk, use white vinegar or white vinegar and baking soda. Allow it to soak in, and then scrub and it should come out. It worked on my metal pans and also the ceramic and glass. It had been...
Crafts Using Pop Bottle Lids?
I have seen shoe scrapers made from pop bottle caps. They are nailed to a board 12 x 18 (guessing at actual size), and are used to clean mud and dirt off the shoes/boots before entering the house. If the caps fill with dirt, the board can be picked up and turned...
Making a Braided Denim Rug?
It has been ages since I braided a rug, but will try to help. The width of the strips depends on the thickness of the braid/rug you desire. The strips, if they are folded inside like bias tape, will not have any raw edges. You will want the strips wide enough...
Vinyl Record Bowl?
I used to make vinyl record bowls, but I only used a bowl under the vinyl to get the size I wanted. I used oven mitts and free-formed the ruffles, with some having one side higher than the other, or one side more upright. Using the free-form shapes allowed...
Making a Tassel?
Use two pieces of cardboard, and place a piece of yarn crosswise between the two pieces with the ends hanging out. Then wrap the yarn around the cardboards in the vertical direction. This will allow you to put the tassel together before you take it off the...
Removing Labels Without Damaging the Label?
Soaking a label with white vinegar usually will loosen the glue.
Crocheted Rug from Strips of Sheets?
My mother and I made rag rugs over 50 years ago. She emphasized to me to tear the fabric in strips so it would be on the straight of the material. We used 1 inch wide strips and the only thing that was stitched was where the ends of the strips went together...
Making a Dog Coat?
I just bought a dog coat pattern (10 different coats, 4 knitted and 6 crocheted), at JoAnn Fabrics. It shows how to measure the dog to get the coat to fit, and then gives a scale for the blocks for 12 sizes. It is book #934, Dog Sweaters to Knit & Crochet, from...
Save Time and Money With Home Cooked Meals
An even better test is cook for two weeks with no fast foods. You will be amazed at how much extra money you have. Add to that selective shopping (buy cleaning supplies and canned goods at the Dollar Store) and watching sale items, and you will be even further...
Blancmange Recipe?
Blancmange Recipe Ingredients for Blancmange 2 cups milk 4 tablespoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons sugar or honey White of 2 eggs Vanilla flavor A few grains of salt Instructions Put the milk into a double boiler, and when it is boiling hot, add the sugar. Blend...
Uses for Leftover Ambrosia Fruit Salad?
My old standby is Jello. Anything with fruit or cheese will go into Jello. It might possibly go well combined with Cottage Cheese in the Jello. I have mixed cottage cheese in jello with peaches, pineapple, and pears at different times and my family liked it...
Should I Choose Brown or White Eggs?
I was raised in the country and we had an incubator and raised 100+ chicks every spring. We raised white Plymouth Rocks, tan Buff Orpingtons, and dark rust Rhode Island Reds. They were all fed the same corn and mash, and they were all allowed to eat grass. The...
Using Regular Crayons to Decorate Fabric?
When I was in fifth grade, we made luncheon cloths and napkins in art class. We used crayons and colored our pictures solidly. In order to set the crayons our teacher had us put a brown bag behind the picture, but we used a press cloth of strong salt water...
How to Preserve Cattails?
Pick them before they reach the bursting stage. Then put them to one side until they dry and then spray with a hair lacquer or clear shellac. I also use the hairspray on the plumy grasses to keep them from blowing away. They hold up fairly well, except you...
Men's Crocheted Skull Cap Pattern?
I dont have the pattern any more. My father was bald headed and got cold in the winter so he wore a skull cap to bed. When I was a kid I learned to crochet the granny square and I simply made it round rather than square. I put two dc in one loop every so often...
Copy Wrapper Measurements Inside Your Cookbook
I remember a rhyme I learned in elementary school which I use and then bounce from it. Particularly around the holidays when I am preparing to do a lot of baking and determining how much I need to buy. A pints a pound the world around. If a pint is equal to...
Recipes for Diabetic Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt?
Go to www.pickyourown.org/howtomakeicecreamwiceffsf.htm. It gives a recipe for fat-free sugarless homemade ice cream. I have not tried it but it does sound like something very good for diabetics or anyone else who likes ice cream but would like to lose some...
Green Cleaner for Oil Paint Brushes?
I took oil painting in college. The professor was an artist from Paris, France. We did the normal rinse in turpentine, but to actually clean them we used regular soap and hot water. Never had a hard brush if I washed it thoroughly.
Making Paperback Book Covers?
I am a retired school teacher and I covered books, notebooks, and anything else I got my hands on, to protect the covers. I always used clear contact paper. However, this does work with regular brown grocery bags. The only difference is that the contact paper...
Cup Measurement Equivalents?
This one I can remember because a math teacher taught me. A pints a pound the world around. A pound is 16 ounces. Since there are two cups in a pint, there are 8 ounces in a cup.
Too Many Unfinished Craft Projects?
Could we possibly be related? I have numerous unfinished projects because I work on one craft until I tire of it or I run out of materials, then I move to something else. I recently moved and found several unfinished projects which I put all in the same place...
Tomato Jam Recipe?
Ripe Tomato Jam Recipe Serves/Makes: 4 lbs Cook Time: 30-60 minutes Difficulty: 3/5 Ingredients: medium-ripe tomatoes, sugar, whole cloves, broken stick cinnamon, vinegar Spiced Tomato Jam With Powdered Pectin Recipe Spiced Tomato Jam With Powdered Pectin recipe...
Carrot Casserole
This sounds like it is really good; good enough to heat the oven when its 94 degrees outside. Its on my menu for today or tomorrow. Ill bet other veggies could be substituted--green beans, potatoes, possibly peas.
Recipes Using Ritz Crackers?
Ive used this recipe for years. I made a mistake once and used reallemon without diluting it and it ended up tasting like a great lemon pie. Everybody enjoyed it and wanted the recipe and I had to tell them it was a goof-up. The National Biscuit Company created...
Recipes Using Ritz Crackers?
When I was young money was scarce as it is now. My girlfriends mother was a single parent with five children, so she had to stretch everything. I ate lunch with them one day and had the best tuna salad sandwich I had ever tasted. Ive never changed the reciple...
HLT Grilled Sandwich
I give it a thumbs up. This would also be good if dipped in egg before placing it in the skillet. And luncheon meats may be substituted for the ham because children like bologna.
Non Toxic Mold Cleaners?
I have been researching green cleaning. White vinegar, baking soda, borax, and lemon clean anything. Ive been using white vinegar to eliminate mold in my mobile home. I now use it on everything and I have not seen any bugs, my dishes look new, and my ceramic...
Lamp Shade Ideas?
If you still have the old shades, buy fabric and cut panels the same size as the old ones, and using a glue gun, glue the panels to the frame. You can use old curtain from a thrift shop. Then use grograin ribbon or tape to glue at the edges.
Don't Let Your Dog Chew on Corn Cobs
I agree that corn cobs, as well as chicken bones and pork chop bones, are a definite no no. However, after reading the ingredients on several different dog foods, I started using 3 cups of water (broth if I had any) and adding a boullion cube, 1and 1/2 cups...
Paying Off Bills?
Everyone seems to be having difficulty stretching their dollars. If you have a set amount of money coming in on a specific date be it weekly, monthly, etc. this is what I have done to help myself: Make a chart showing every single payment you have showing who...
Organizing Ideas from Magazines in a Filing Cabinet
If you are into computers, you can scan the articles and put them in folders on your computer and then pass the magazines on to someone else who may find useful information.
Color Seeds With Flour for Planting
Very small seeds may also be spread evenly on a piece of masking tape. They will stick to it and your rows will be straight.
Find Produce Bargains in the Reduced Bin
Not only is it nice to share. Its fun to see what interesting dishes can be put together. I combined two pears, two peaches, and three apples, added some sugar and cinnamon, and cooked the combination like applesauce. It was even better than straight apples...
APR Rates After Closing a Credit Card?
I cant answer your question about rates going up on a closed account, but if you are attempting to build your credit, dont close the account unless you have to. Closed credit card accounts lower your credit score. They say it lowers the amount of money you...
Keeping Salt and Sugar Free Flowing?
I have always used saltine crackers for both salt and sugar. The cracker is too large to plug the holes in the salt shaker and anyone using a spoon in the sugar will not pick up the cracker.
Gnats Biting Dogs?
I live in an area where there are gnats and no-seeums, both of which go after my dogs. I rub them down from head to toe with white vinegar. It even keeps the fleas and ticks away, and I dont have to worry about them getting sick.
Always Check Postal Rates
This is July and the rates have already gone up. I shipped a box which contained a lot of paper and was quite heavy. I was surprised to see the flat rate fee which is good to ship anywhere in the country. Actually, its good because they give you the box free...
Use a Hot Water Bottle to Comfort Young Puppy
A hot pad set on low and wrapped in a towel will also work, and it doesnt get cold later in the night. Also, an old wind-up clock that ticks will help a puppy sleep. The ticking makes them feel like another puppy is with them.
Advice For Updating Kitchen Decor For...
If you are going to change the countertop for resale purposes, I would use white. It would match what you already have, but it would also allow a new owner to change the peach walls to another color and the counter would still match.
Painting Advice With Apple Decor?
Why not try white walls? Walls and cabinets the same color would make the room look larger, too.
Grow Your Own Avocado Houseplant
This is great for the large avacados and my mother and I both have grown several from seed, but can anyone tell me how to start the small Mexican avacados from seed? I cannot get the toothpicks, or anything else, stuck into them.
Growing Vines From Potatoes?
Cant say for sure about the yukon potato, but regular white potatoes are not vines. They are plants somewhere around 18 tall. Dirt has to be hilled around them as they grow and the potatoes grow onto the roots. When the tops dry up, the potatoes are ready to...
Buying a Used Digital Camera?
I would recommend looking at used digital cameras in pawn shops. Most pawn shops have a return policy, and most of them will allow you to take a picture to see how it works. Then go with YOUR feelings--dont let them talk you into one you arent happy with. I...
Craft Ideas for All Seasons.
Many of the holiday crafts can be amended to fit other times. For example, you can replace the Christmas decorations on Christmas candles with yellow and pink flowers and a green ribbon and use it in the springtime. Autumn leaves with a green or brown ribbon...
Make Hamburger Patties for the Freezer
Good idea. I almost do that. I cook for just me, so I make the patties and put each one in a sandwich bag and then as many patties as will fit go into a heavy freezer bag. That way they are double wrapped. I can take out one at a time, or more if needed. Also...
Retirement Dinner for a Teacher?
I am a retired teacher. I look back at my retirement dinner with fond memories. It was held at Red Lobster and everyone paid for their own dinner (except me) and those who I knew well and was close to attended. They took a collection and bought me a gold charm...
Homemade Frozen Dinners
I used to make TV dinners all of the time, particularly around holiday time. There were five of us and I would fix ham, turkey, and either duck or goose, white mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, beans, corn--actually enough for all of us for a...
Long Distance Move With Animals?
I have carried ducks, chickens and cats in small animal carriers in the back of my pickup. I put a sheet over them to make them feel more secure. My dogs like to ride, so they were inside the truck. I stopped frequently so the dogs could do what they had to...
Baking Soda for Burnt Pots
Rather than adding water to the baking soda, use white vinegar. It works much faster. It also polishes the pan.
Using Bill Pay Features
I definitely agree with you on the Bank Bill Payer as opposed to the automatic withdrawal by the creditor. Temporary file for payment pending is a fantastic idea. Wish I had thought of that a long time ago. I have projected my bank account showing expected...
Paying Bills Online - Save Money on Stamps
Paying bills online is great, as you say. It not only saves money on checks, bank fees, etc. You dont get charged late fees. However, if your bank has a free bill payer, I would recommend using it rather than having the different companies do automatic checks...
