Meatless "Meatloaf"
Cashews and pine nuts are expensive in many areas, a less expensive nut is an okay replacement. It changes the flavor only slightly. This recipe is labor intensive (as are most vegetarian recipes). Perhaps someone could come up with less labor intense recipes...
Change Diet To Relieve Night Cramps
Lack of proper water intake can also be a cause for cramps. make sure youre drinking lots of water, and have a blood test to make sure your kidneys and liver are functioning properly-but it isnt necessary to follow doctors orders, not all patients need dialysis...
Change Diet To Relieve Night Cramps
I havent found any report of broken bones, either, but my cramps are so strong sometimes they have literally bent my leg bones, theyve twisted my feet sideways, theyve crawled all the way up my legs to my hips. Also, for those of us who cant handle vinegar...
Change Diet To Relieve Night Cramps
Oddly, I just got notified of my own feedback. Well, the calcium, magnesium and zinc combo is working, and thats with just one dose a day-some day Ill remember the three doses Im supposed to take. water, proper (heavy on the vegetarian, less acidic (http://rense...
Cleaning the Outside of a Digital Camera?
Thank you for your suggestions, Lizzyanny, starxmn and Deeli, yes, we love him to pieces. other than the spraying he is the most delightful boy, gives major head kisses and is, lol, judge and jury over the other cats without ever having a mean streak. he even...
Why Is My Parakeet Holding His Wings Away From His Body?
Ive seen this as a form of begging in birds. Are they getting enough attention? Food? Water? Treats? Are they bored and/or frustrated? (Being destructive, shrieking, pulling feathers out?) But if they are scratching a lot they could have mites and are trying...
Flea Treatments for a Nursing Cat?
Take the time to hand comb them. Buy a flea comb, they range from very cheap to rather expensive, but they all do the trick. Take a small bowl and pour some rubbing alcohol in it, dip the comb in occasionally. Shaking excess liquid free. The first touch of...
Water Stains on a Crocheted Bedspread?
Soak it in water softener. Its extremely gentle. Put cold water in a bucket large enough to hold the coverlet, drop a handful or somewhat less of water softener into the bucket, stir until dissolved. Drop the coverlet in and let soak-an hour is usually plenty...
Grammar Tip: "Than" vs "Then"
Im a bit dislexic (writing and math, no problem with reading) and mispell a lot of words and suffer from odd syntax at times-but I was in the top 10% of my English entrance exam for college. however, that was about 30 years ago, and I havent remembered all...
Hand Knit Christening Outfit Has Yellowed?
Ive had no luck at all with Oxyclean, cant figure what all the excitement is over it. I use water softener to whiten whites. I get a soap bucket/dish pan and put a small handful of water softener in it, fill it with water, agitate it until most of the water...
Uses for Used Paper?
Insulate the walls of a house. Make inexpensive throw away sandles. Make paper mache items. Use as mulch in the garden to keep weeds down. Patch a hole in a wall. Make paper chains to decorate with.
Cleaning a PVC Corset?
Hydrogen peroxide will remove the proteins. Try it and if its fizzing, theres proteins. Let it work until it stops, then keep putting more on until it doesnt fizz any more. Water softener will remove the oils. Take around a 1/4 cup of water softener, put it...
Tap Water Cloudy and Bubbly?
Yes, it is air in the pipes, and it will get worse. either a pipe has broken, or the release valve is faulty, or if you have a water tank, it needs cleaned out (sediment collects at the bottom, it can only get so high and then it starts clogging the lines and...
Green Wine Bottle with Molded Brown Monkey?
if you are a member of Ebay, (signing up is free and simple) go to Community and find a list that you can post a picture on and tell what you know about it.
Clean Suede Boots With Hydrogen Peroxide
Hmmm. Only took off about 10% of the dirt on my white suede vintage toddler shoes. Some sections it didnt clean at all, one section along the edge of one shoe it took about 75% of the dirt, but the rest (and they are very dirty) it hardly touched. Tried cornstarch...
Locating Adopted Relatives?
strangely enough, FaceBook is another place to look for them. my sisters email was old and I couldnt contact her, so I Googled her, hoping she had done something that Google listed-and she had got onto FaceBook. it helps that I knew her name, and that we have...
Keeping Dog Off Car?
If they have a doghouse, making it warm and inviting might convince them to stay there instead of hopping onto a (presumably) warm car. maybe theyre trying to tell you theyre cold? Also, are you letting the dogs run free? Thats inadvisable, illegal in the city...
Proving That a Dog is Not a Pit Bull?
Your baby looks like a boxer to me. boxers have this rather narrow, triangular face with a slightly longer muzzle. Look at a bull dogs face, its bigger, rounder, or I should say square, real heavy, blocky look to it with a shorter muzzle. They tend to be stocky...
Removing Stickers From Wallpapered Wall?
A hair dryer will soften the glue and then you can peel it off. If theres residue, try using a piece of tape to pick it up. Otherwise use a paint scraper and gently scrape it off-using a hair drier along with the paint scraper will make the process easier.
Stains on an Old Linen Napkin?
Soak them in cool water with enough water softener (White King is one brand) to make the water feel slick. Usually a tablespoon in a 5 gallon bucket works. Swirl the water until the water softener dissolves. It dissolves faster in hot water, but if you use...
Removing Stains from Tea Cups?
I use scouring powder and water paste, the scouring powder for cleaning counters and stove tops and the like. best to use the ones that are more gentle, check the label. Some have grit or something, others say theyre safe for porcelain/marble, go with those...
Toddler Won't Play Alone?
I am no specialist, but theres definitely some jealousy going on-and some insecurity. suggest you pull this sort of stuff up on the web and read up on it. children are afraid of so many things, and losing a parent is one of the primary fears at that age, esp...
My Dog Is Leaning His Head to One Side?
I dont want to frighten you, and I hope Im wrong in this instance, but Ive seen on a show on the BBC of America channel on tv recently that if a dog is overbred, they can get a certain disease after they become adults. Their head first starts to turn like youre...
Cleaning a Doll's Hair?
What sort of white marks? I have succeeded in using a gentle scrubbing powder for cleaning rubber and plastic dolls. The one with the chick on the package is gentle yet effective. its been a while, so the name escapes me.
Remedies for Nail Ridges?
Get a medical check up, ridges can be a sign of poor vitamin and mineral absorption and can be a very subtle sign of poor health. diseased organs can cause ridges, weak nails, white dots, red nail bed rims, dark moons, and moons vanishing completely. theres...
Remedies for Hives?
There are many types of hives, from the little ones commonly called heat rash to the huge, dollar pancake sized ones commonly called strawberry hives due to their bright color. all are uncomfortable. all are the bodys emergency attempt to expel what it perceives...
Packing Peanuts For House Plants?
Packing peanuts are made from oil products and I strongly recommend against ever using them in a planter. They do eventually dissolve, and then the plants take up the residue. It could kill the plant.
Blankets for Doorway Insulation
We are so sensitive to cold here that a shower curtain alone wont work, but it does help to put one between or behind the blankets as it is tighter fabric than the blankets. I dont like that it makes the place seem even smaller than it already is, but it costs...
Spending More Than You Make?
People spend to fill a void in our lives, to raise our spirits when we are down, and because we are addicted to it-as well as hypnotized into it by ads everywhere. that said, it is very, very difficult to fight it. Ive fought it for 30 years, and where am I...
Repairing a Broken Christmas Ornament?
First glue the crack if it is still extant and in contact with its mirror edge, that will help to strengthen it. Fill the ornament carefully with light cotton (pull cotton ball apart to loosen and lighten it). Put enough in the ornament to support the piece...
Buying Candle Stick Inserts?
Thank you, I did check a few craft stores online, and at the dollar store, our pharmacy which carries candles and holders and a few other places. they have the big glass ones, I need small metal ones. also checked Ebay, there is a set of 30 (way too many) but...
Building Trust in Abused Cat?
Thank you for your kind words. This is Leo, who won a contest several months back. Ive been working with him for 2 years, and he adores me. When he isnt sure I just hurt him. poor guy. He does have his uncertainties, still and yes, I let him take his time. I...
Building Trust in Abused Cat?
Ive seen not only cats reason, but, believe it or not, Ive seen spiders reason. There is more to the creatures of this world than mankind has acknowledged! Leo does reason, and so I am very careful with him, since hes already sensitized. Ill keep working, I...
Removing Concrete?
I used a 5lb mallet John Henry style (and Im an older, petit woman, so it can be done) to break up a cement slab over a planter bed the previous owners had put down. The 2 slabs I broke up were about 8 feet by 2 feet by 5 inches. Since we live on a gravel road...
Building Trust in Abused Cat?
Fascinating. Yawns are body language I wasnt sure of the meaning of for cat-human communication. he often yawns around me. I do know that yawns are displays to remind other cats I can bite, if I have to if theres a mild pecking order going on. I send what we...
Tried and True Recipes for a Healthier Diet?
I dont have specific recipes in part because each family is different-we have health issues that keeps our salt intake low, where that may not work for you. but I will suggest the two best healthfood books Ive ever found, both written years ago. Diet For a...
Use Insect Repellent to Remove Permanent Marker
Never, ever use bug spray for anything if possible, or if you must, only for bugs! (though thats whats ruining the echosystem). Bug spray has neurotoxins in it, and it can put you in the hospital, even kill you. Little kids and animals suffer worse because...
Participating in Clinical Trials?
Vitamin E is a natural healer. but if its genetic, it can take something more than that. But try daily doses and slathering (its sticky, so spread it thin) of vitamin E for a while and see if it helps. You can continue to use it if you do get on medication...
Cooking With Chiles
I grew my first peppers this year, jalepeno (small ones, the largest are no more than 2 inches long) a curly unnamed pepper, (anyone know?) and habeneros. its just days away from our annual October freeze, and all the peppers will ripen just in the nick of...
Natural Treatments for Hyperactivity in Children?
Preservatives really aggravate this, so a completely organic diet will really help. No sugars of any sort, either. I heard somewhere that it is partly caused by the diet of the gestating mother that causes these problems, so if anyone reading this is pregnant...
Diet Ideas for Someone Who is Hypoglycemic With High Blood Pressure?
Thank you for all the suggestions. Im not a great cook, so its good to hear what others have found that works. I am seeing a doctor, but other than a basic healthy diet I didnt get any specific instructions. I am on Amlodipine for the blood pressure, and am...
Replacing Liquid in a Barometer?
Thank you, Hill, that sounds like the same type of barometer. No, Deeli, it isnt a mercury based thermometer, I dont mess with those. its a blown glass long and narrow spouted pitcher with an opening to fill it.
Hard Water Stains on Glass Blocks?
There is a chemical you can buy and use, Lime-Away. This works on shower heads as well. Be sure the room is well ventilated, its not good to breath. Another product, I forget the name but the ads show brushes with eyes on them scrubbing the bathroom and use...
Cat Aggressive to Owner and Other Cat?
Yes to both wolfbytez and Pikka, he was fixed as a kitten (hes 6 years old-we think, came in from the fields starving and undersized at 6mo or younger) and hes up to date on his rabies shots. he is funny with being touched, he either really wants petted, or...
Disinfect Your Telephone Receiver With Listerine
Be careful not to over clean anything. It destroys the good bacteria that keeps the bad bacteria under control. only clean when theres a hard illness in the house, not everything every day, or you leave yourself open to larger, meaner, tougher illnesses and...
Preserving Acid Paper Books and Documents?
There is a liquid which changes the ph of the paper to neutral. Ive purchased stuff from archivists for repair and restoration of documents and books, though I havent tried the liquid. Be aware that early inks, esp. berry inks, could dissolve. So try to learn...
Preserving Permanent Marker on Silicone?
I remember using hair spray as a fixative, though that was for chalk on paper. Ask an archivist, they would certainly know.
Feeling Dizzy All the Time?
It could be early warning signs of a failing heart. get it checked, and fast. If you are greying out, half-fainting on standing up, check your soda (and anything else) for fake sugars, and your iron levels. If it isnt a bad heart issue, add vitamin B to your...
Black Bugs in Rice Products?
This may sound distasteful, but when I was a young bride and we were dirt poor, I just sifted the bug infested grain (flour, rice, whatever) to get the bugs out and used the cleaned grain. we never had any harmful effects, though with todays over cleaning, you...
Perspiration Stains on White T-shirts?
Before you wash, use hydrogen peroxide. it will eat any enzymes remaining on the fabric (our sweat as well as all other bodily emissions has enzymes in it). If any stain is left, soak in fabric softener-not the liquid stuff, the white powder. Pour enough in...
Homemade Cat Carrier
I now have all boy cats, but had an alpha female before them. none of them-or most of the cats in my life-would sit dociley in a cardboard box. I even had one cat tear his way out of one of those heavy duty cardboard cat carriers you get from the vets and adoption...
Furoshiki: Japanese Wrapping Cloth
Ive used large Japanese scarfs to wrap presents, or a box or lidded basket or a really nice tin box which previously held cookies or soap which was part of the gift tied shut with a ribbon. this was not to be green, but because I came to hate wrapping presents...
Using "Soft" Potatoes
I make stuffed potatos and crash potatos of them, no pre soaking necissary. microwave them, mash and add necissary ingrediants. love those crash potatos! for crash potatos I mic. them, mash them, then add olive oil, salt free butter, garlic and parmesian or...
Steam Mop Leaves Water on Floor?
I have an old hoover that started doing that. took it in and paid nearly the cost for a new steam vac to replace the engine. it still leaks some, Ive found that if I work it very slowly, it leaks less, and if I dont bear down on it, it leaks less. meanwhile...
Product Review: NuWave Infrared Cooker
It hadnt occurred to me to try breads in the NuWave, I can see the problem. I forgot to mention that things needs to be cooked for half the time and then flipped over and cooked for the other half. Sometimes flipping is a bit of a struggle, but when is it not...
Buying Internet Explorer 8?
So very tired of the heat, have had everything from mild heat exhaustion to moderate heat prostration. I win the lottery, Im moving back to the beach! Firefox wont go to some genealogy/history sites, so Ive kept IE, but I thought maybe 8 was a hoax, and I did...
Wildlife: Unknown Bug
Not a grasshopper, I couldnt find a picture of it in my bug book but it looks like a borer or sawyer beetle to me. I could be wrong, though. there are thousands of beetles in the world. borers and sawyers are plant attackers, it was probably disoriented and...
Restricted Water Flow In Washing Machine?
Thanks for the information. where do I find the strainer? my washroom is an add-on to a pre-electric washer era house, and has a strange set up. the pipes are in a half wall boarded off section of the room, up against one outside wall. not anywhere near the...
Is My Kitten a Tonkinese?
A Tonkin is a blocky, small Siamese cat, different from the standard, wiry Siamese. I had a Tonkin many years ago, she lived to one month shy of 21 years. she meowed pretty much normally. This looks like a shaded silver tabby to me. GoogleImages that name and...
Home Remedies for Low Thyroid?
I have, along with several members of my family, Hashimotos Thyroiditis. salt has never been the issue for me. I rarely need it and even more rarely crave it. what has helped when Ive felt off is fresh lightly steamed Broccoli. dont know what it has in it, perhaps...
Removing Gilded Writing from a Mug?
Thank you, you have given me some hope! I have heard of it, or have seen it, I believe, there is a cleanser of some sort out there either with or w/o the h, Ill have to recheck the cleanser shelf at my store. Hope it works!
Black Build Up in a Kitten's Ear?
It can be ear mites. Are they scratching? Get them used to getting their ears cleaned, be firm but gentle. Take a clean kleenex, fold it, wrap it around your finger and gently but firmly wipe the junk out of their ears, getting new tissues frequently to avoid...
Replacement Blades for Weed Thrasher?
Theres a place on the computer where you can go back, its called history on my computer. if youve done this fairly recently, it will allow you to find the web page quickly under most circumstances. its at the top of the favorites list on my computer, check...
Mock Ice Cream Sandwich
Its wonderful tasting, but these non-dairy products are full of stuff that never should be ingested by humans-plastics for one. br cautious, and use the healthiest ingredients you can find. Processed foods often have chemicals that make them smooth that youd...
Replacing a Mailbox Post?
Thanks! thats the kind of feedback I need! I have the prybar, just need some spikes. and maybe a strong young man. Hmmm. Maybe the freecycle people can help with the spikes, my cousin may be able to help on the strength part.
Replacing a Mailbox Post?
Happily it turned out that they didnt care how I did it, so Im trying to find a metal bucket or barrel, bought some quick set cement and will stick it in that. Then they can place it where they want, definitely not directly across from the driveway across the...
Stains on Cloth Napkins?
I have found that water softener (used before you wash the item) removes most stains. I use HP for blood and other proteins, but if I dont know what the stain is, or if its an oil, I use water softener, its in the wash additives section of the soap aisle, the...
Super Glue on Clothing?
There is a superglue removal liquid you could try. Its usually right next to the superglue in the store.
Recipes for Someone with Chronic Renal Failure?
I have had terrible experience in my hometown with nephrologists. they are terribly closed minded, and certain that although I have few issues with my kidney disease that I should be on dialysis now, and refuse to get me a dietician. its awful. I cant afford...
Grow Your Own Avocado Houseplant
Im perplexed. a houseplant? These things can grow 35 feet tall! at least they do in the Southwest. Ive seen some old avocado trees that are just huge. unfortunately, they dont grow well in the north, too cold for them. I scarf them down all spring and part...
