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Go to a liquor store and ask them to save you the flats that the `12 packs and canned sodas come in. They are great for the garden and keep weeds down because of their thickness. If you ask for...

If we didn't need the milk from two of the goats they would be stew right now. They ate my blackberry, raspberry and strawberry plants. Darn child forgot to lock the gate to the garden. I hope...

Very messed up! I get so frustrated with people. I look around and think these are our future leaders, they will be leading us down the path to destruction of the world as we knew it. All of the...

I am constantly surprised by the lack of knowledge of basic things. I met someone recently who was under the impression that it was illegal to process your own meat. They were shocked that we...

I vote for pressure canning it. Then you don't have to worry about the power to the freezer, it will tenderize the meat and you have meat done and ready to throw together a dinner on those busy days.

With all that meat and bacon was it worth the work?

Baglady what do you do with the liver, heart etc.

Wow you got a nice amount of meat. Congrats and thanks for the photos.

Looking forward to it as we recently acquired a pig. He is not nearly as big as yours and is not as dark.

Here are a couple of methods that are my list to try:
http://www.diynatural.com/crock-pot-soap/
https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/how-to-make-soap-with-milk/

Please, thank you, you're welcome, sir and ma'am.

Thanks Inor! All these years I have been spelling it with a z.

Washing soda is by the borax in the laundry section. Yes 1 tbsp, if the boys have been out mucking or working on something that gets them greasy then I will use a heaping tbsp.

Sorry guys I some how missed this thread. Here is my laundry soap recipe.

1 bar felz (usually found in the laundry area of the store)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
1 cup of oxyclean
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Did you get a huge pike order?

Nice to see you again Fred.

Very nice.

You are welcome. That is what we use, we rinse the dishes first :D If you want to know about anything else home made let me know. We make the majority of our cleaning supplies.

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
½ cup kosher salt
5 teaspoons unsweetened lemonade mix
1 DROP dish soap - not one squirt, one DROP

Use vinegar in the rinse compartment instead of that expensive...

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments. Isn't it amazing how love can help us overcome so many things.

Loaded potato: butter, bacon, sour cream, cheese, chives, salt and pepper, and of course a sprinkle of your favorite hot sauce or powdered hot pepper to give it a little kick.

That is what a...

He said a steak not a fillet, I only wrap bacon around the fillets.

James what is going on with you? Is school stressing you out? Are you feeling depressed? You seem to have changed over the...

You forgot the sauteed mushrooms and baked potato loaded with everything.

Did you forget that the brownies are on the table in the coffee room?

Since our well dried up and our community has water brought in and goes through pipes to our home we are not eligible to collect rain water.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/sam/rainwaterbills.pdf
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