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Anyone ever been swamped with fruit flies? I got this tip of how to get rid of fruit flies. Try putting cider vinegar in a dish - add a few drops of dishwashing liquid. Cover with saran wrap then punching several holes in the wrap. Or use, a narrow neck bottle use the same amount of liquid in this but you don't have to cover it.
Works great! I now keep a dish around the cabinet or near my garbage can, and no more flies.
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Home Made Sweetened Condensed (want to use up the powdered milk?) 1 cup of powdered milk, 1/3 cup warm water, 2/3 cup sugar (no corn syrups here) and 3 TBS of melted butter. Mix in blender until smooth. Refrigerate. This makes 1 1/2 cup or equal to one can of Eagle milk. There’s no difference in taste or quality.
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A plumber said if that you should use half of the recommended detergent for your washing machine and your dishwasher if will make no difference in how clean your clothes come out...” That's really all that you need if half of what is suggested by the manufacturers. Detergent manufactures recommend that you use more so you run out faster and have to buy more, and their stockholders make more money. Environment helpful with less chemical going into our water supplies.
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Recycled Newspaper to Control Weeds, instead of purchasing expensive landscape cloth, herbicides or spending hours on your knees pulling weeds, good old fashion newspaper is a great substitute to control unsightly weeds. (Dry straw from farmers under tomato plant keep the tomatoes dry and no weeds. (Not too close to plant) Use several sheets of newspaper, as you would landscape cloth. Cover the paper with soil, mulch or landscape stones. It allows moisture into the soil and blocks most weeds for at least 3 years. The thicker the layer of paper the longer it will last. Eventually the newspaper composts into the soil. Also, run old newspaper through your paper shredder and add it to your compost pile. It will turn to compost within a few weeks. It’s wood…
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I use to do this trick “Saving on Fabric Softener,” for years then dryer sheets came out, but I hear they will kill bug…so what are the chemicals do to our skins? Save on fabric softener or (fabric softener sheet, use twice) by applying a small amount to a wash cloth or old clean sock, handkerchiefs, etc. and toss the sock into the dryer with the rest of the wet clothes. About the size of a quarter will work. Or, put on saved toss-away fabric sheets i.e. (If dryer sheet will kill bugs then what are the chemicals doing to our skins? (Especially babies) “Heloise” says it good for hair conditioner too.
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For Acid - Reflux and indigestion try (fresh) lemons juice (or make lemon-aide.
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Keep Clothes looking new…Wash them inside out. It keeps your clothes looking new. Use a good pre-soil spray or hydrogen peroxide i.e. I’ve been know even use “Dollar Store’s, acrylic paints to cover up spots when it my favorite ware. Buying cheaper thin fabric in the end will cost you more. Use over cleaner ($ store weaker) for do or dye stains)
Answers will come when we began to think “outside the box.”
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How to use (Organic?) apples to get natural organic pectin (cancer), vitamins and minerals, fiber, to make a simple, quality Apple Butter to use on whole wheat toast for that "sweet tooth" without using the naughty corn syrups that children eat too much of. This recipe can be used to make organic pear butter too, just add in other spices such as ginger and cardamon. I prefer white or organic raw sugar when possible. (Brn. sugar is more heavy with the added molasses) http://shermsrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/10/apple-pear-and-pumpkin-butters.html
