Frugality, Foraging and Farming
I loved your post! We have an apple tree just over a deep ditch where we pick, on an old road. We make pies, and call them Deep Ditch Apple Pies, lol, and dont forget mushrooms. I am not a picker but I call folks who are. We have morels which sell for 40.00...
Whites and Light Colored Clothing is Dingy After Washing?
If the rinse water in your machine is dirty-something is very wrong with your machine. I laundered farm clothes and mechanics clothes and kid clothes for years, and never ever saw dirty rinse water. Anyone else have this problem? And I use bleach always for...
Whites and Light Colored Clothing is Dingy After Washing?
Its tempting to stuff your big tub front loader with all those grubby clothes, and I guarantee they will come out not so clean. If you dont care, say old work coveralls or coats, ok, but for all the rest-just do normal size loads, and good detergent and additives...
Washing Clothes in Well Water?
We have well water, with a higher than usual iron content. We have no water softener. My clothes are always soft and normal, but about once every 3 months, I run my whites with Iron-Out, be so careful if you do, as the fumes are toxic. Maybe you are using too...
Cleaning a Wedding Dress?
If you are going to hang this dress up, and use it again soon, spot cleaning will do. If you are keeping this dress, it has to be cleaned of any organic debris-it will discolor or rot. Take it to a dry cleaner, and get his advice. I would not do a preservation...
Preventing Bleach Stains on Clothing?
Washing your clothes after a bleach load should not do anything to your clothing. Bleach spattered on the top of the machine, and around the rim and especially a top load bleach dispenser--will ruin clothes. Start the water, and let the machine fill while you...
