Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Grandma's Ham Sauce

1/4 c. dry mustard
1 c. brown sugar
2 T. flour
1 c. vinegar
3 eggs
1 c. boiling water

May want to 1/2 this recipe or even quarter it. It makes a lot.

Pizza Dough

3 c. warm water
2 T. vegetable oil
2 T. sugar
2 T. yeast
1 T. salt

Add these ingredients plus 4 c. flour. Mix 2 minutes. Slowly add 2-3 c. flour until dough pulls away from the sides and is slightly sticky. Let rise 45 min.

Homemade Laundry Soap

3 Basic ingredients-All of them can be found int he laundry aisle at Macey's

Soap: Use Fels Naptha, Zote, Ivory, or your own homemade soap. If you use Ivory or homemade soap, use the whole bar instead of 1/3 bar.

Washing Soda: Sodium carbonate, look fro Arm & Hammer Washing Soda. This is different than baking soda, which is sodium bicarbonate.

Borax: Look for 20 Mule Team brand. A naturally occurring mineral that whitens and deodorizes.

Recipe:

1/3 bar Fels Naptha soap or other type of soap.
3/4 c. washing soda
3/4 c. Borax
2 gallon bucket

Grate the soap. I usually cut the soap with a large knife, then chop it into very small pieces. Put the grated soap into a large sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat until soap has melted. Add the washing soda and borax and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into 2 gallon bucket. Now add soap mixture and stir. Add more water tot he 2 gallon bucket until it fills up, leaving about 2 inches from top or bucket (or if you want to measure it - add 1 gallon blus 6 cups water). Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. use 1/2 c. per medium size load, and 3/4 c. -1 cup for large load.

The finished soap is a watery gel, with a consistency similar to egg noodle soup. It is a low sudsing soap. You don't get many bubbles, but it does do a good job of cleaning. You can add a few drops of essential oil to the soap like lavender or citrus.

For about 3-4 dollars, you can make detergent to was 100 large loads, or 200 medium sized loads.

Belgian Waffles

2 large eggs
1 3/4 c. buttermilk (Substitute regular milk and 1 T. vinegar or lemon juice)
1/2 c. butter melted and cooled to room temp.
2 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 T. Sugar (leave out if using savory toppigs)
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt

In a medium sized bowl beat together the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla.

In another bowl whisk together the dry ingredients; combine the wet and dry ingredients just until smooth.

Spray the waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray and cook according to iron instructions.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Fajitas Seasoning

2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. chile powder
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. italian seasoning
1 jalapeno, seeded, and minced
3/4 tsp. salt

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sorry the following post about the mothers day card was suppose to go on my other blog but I can't figure it out and I want to get a $10 discount on my next purchase so I'm going to leave it here for a while.
Crystal

5x7 Folded Card

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