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2 cups Distilled Water 4 packages Unflavored Gelatin 50 drops Essential Oil, (for fragrance) Food Coloring, as desired Serving Size : 4 Heat one cup water in medium sized saucepan. Add gelatin, stirring to dissolve. Remove from heat and add Read More …
Using herbs, whether they be fresh or dried, can greatly improve any dish. Rachel teaches us how to preserve our herbs. Harvesting Harvest in the morning of a hot and dry day–wait until the dew is off the plants. Snip Read More …
Converting recipes is a very important technique. It is a skill you will probably use many times. There is no "best" yield to write recipes for, since every individual or occasion is different. Nearly everyone can double a recipe, or Read More …
1 cup All Purpose flour 1/2 cup salt 1 cup potpourri (old or new), cut finely 1/3 to 1/2 cup water Cookie cutters (the open kind, not closed) Mix all of the ingredients together and refrigerate for 5 minutes. Flatten Read More …
Handling Small Game Carcasses It is best to dress and cool small game as soon as possible. Many hunters prefer to draw small game in the field. Wipe out the cavity with clean paper towels or cloth and hang or Read More …
2 bars Fels Naptha soap, grated (or enough bars to make 28 ounces) 8 cups washing soda 4 cups borax 4 cups powdered all-color bleach (optional) 20 drops (or more) essential oil (optional) Mix all ingredients together and store in Read More …
This apron uses one yard of 45″ wide fabric and can be made with a simple straight stitch machine. It is a perfect beginners sewing project for learning straight stitching, measuring and pressing. Cutting Directions Measure and mark as shown Read More …
Liquid glycerin (available at pharmacies) Hot water Vase Leaves Spray paint (optional) Add 1 part liquid glycerin to 2 parts very hot water and mix well. Pour this mixture into a vase. Cut stems of leaves at an angle and Read More …
Unlike making flavoured oils, this method is used to preserve herbs for use later in the season and into the winter. The herbs are tightly packed in a jar and preserved with olive oil and coarse salt. The oil can Read More …
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of kosher salt in the bottom of a 500 ml (2 cup) mason jar. Pack in sage leaves until half full. Sprinkle another 1/2 teaspoon salt over leaves. Continue to layer in leaves until the jar is Read More …
If your recipe yields, let’s say, 20 four-ounce portions, and you need 30 five-ounce portions, you must add a few steps to the conversion process (Procedure for Converting Total Yield) 1. Determine total yield of the recipe by multiplying the Read More …
1/2 cup ammonia 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar 2 teaspoons cornstarch Add all to a bucket of warm water for a perfect window washing solution. Clean with newspaper instead of paper toweling, as it is less expensive and works much Read More …
This chart was graciously provided by www.winescenter.com Wine Style Examples Suggested Temperature Champagne Simple Champagne Cava, Cremants, non-vintage champagne 4-7°C (39-45°F) Sweet Champagne Sweet champagne, Moscato d’Asti 4-7°C (39-45°F) Finest Champagne Vintage champagne luxury cuvees 6-8°C (43-46°F) Read More …
Cheese Type Wine Suggestions Baby Swiss Asti Spumanti Bleu Tawny Port, Madeira, Sherry Boursin Gewurztraminer Brie, Vintage Champagne, Sweet Sherry Brie, US Cabernet, Beaujolais Camembert Cabernet, Chenin Blanc Caraway Gewurztraminer Cheddar, Mild Champagne, Chardonnay Cheddar, Strong Cabernet, Rioja, Sauvignon Blanc Read More …
1/4 cup flour 3/4 cup hot water 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon powdered alum 1/4 cup cold water 5 drops clove oil (optional) Mix flour and sugar in a saucepan. Add cold water and whisk until mixture is smooth. Read More …
2-1/4 cups mineral oil 2 tablespoons ammonia 3/4 cup oleic acid 4 tablespoons turpentine Wearing rubber gloves, mix together mineral oil and oleic acid in a bucket. Stir in ammonia and turpentine. Mix vigorously to distribute ammonia throughout. Store in Read More …
1 teaspoon mild dishwashing liquid 1 quart lukewarm water Mix in a bowl. Lightly agitate solution until warm suds form. Swish pearls through soapy bath and rinse briefly with cool water. Pat dry with a very soft cloth. Post Views: Read More …
Recognized as the worlds’ most popular spice, pepper was once so rare and valuable, it was sometimes used as currency. A major commodity in Europe during the Middle Ages pepper was not only used as a seasoning, but also as Read More …
Truss turkeys, chickens and other meats with dental floss. It won’t burn and it is very strong. Chicken After flouring chicken, chill for 1 hour. The coating adheres better during frying. If you want to stew an old hen, soak Read More …
Pectin is a “gum” found naturally in fruits that causes jelly to gel. Tart apples, crab apples, sour plums, Concord grapes, quinces, gooseberries, red currants and cranberries are especially high in pectin. Apricots, blueberries, cherries, peaches, pineapple, rhubarb and strawberries Read More …
2 cups soap flakes or Soft Soap® 8 cups very warm water 1 cup pine oil Mix the soap and pine oil together and pour into a clean gallon-size plastic jug. Pour in the warm water and shake to mix Read More …
1 cup mineral oil 1 tablespoon pine oil 1/4 cup Soft Soap® 1 cup warm water Mix mineral and pine oils in a glass or enamel bowl. Stir in the Soft Soap and warm water, continuing to stir until all Read More …
Instruction Fahrenheit (ºF) Celsius (ºC) Very slow oven 250 ºF 120 ºC Slow oven 300 ºF 150 ºC Moderately slow oven 325 ºF 165 ºC Moderate oven 350 ºF 175 ºC Moderately hot oven 375 ºF 190 ºC Hot (or Read More …
Aperitif Wine One meant to be served before a meal as an appetizer. Blanc de Blancs White wine made from white grapes; this French phrase usually refers to sparkling wine made from fine Chardonnay grapes. A few table wines also Read More …
Put some water in a white dinner plate and add just a couple of drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dishwashing soap. Set the dish on a porch or patio. No sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white color, Read More …
Makes 8 balls Lavender essential oil Cedarwood essential oil 1/2 to 1 cup dried lavender flowers 8 (6-inch) fabric squares 8 (6-inch long) pieces string Combine 10 drops lavender and 10 drops cedarwood to the lavender flowers. Place scented lavender Read More …
1/2 cup whole cloves 3 or 4 cinnamon sticks 1/2 cup whole black peppercorns Break cinnamon sticks into small pieces. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Tie or sew a little into small squares of double-layer cheesecloth or muslin. Hang Read More …
This helps control caterpillars, aphids and destructive worms. 1 handful tobacco 1 gallon water Mix, then let stand for 24 hours. Dilute the solution to the color of weak tea. DO NOT spray on tomato, pepper, eggplant or any other Read More …
Revive stale shelled nuts by placing in a flat foil pan and putting in a 300 degree F oven for ten minutes. Shelling nuts a day before using them will give air a chance to bring out the oil and Read More …
1/4 cup chopped garlic 2 teaspoons mineral oil 2 cups water 1 ounce oil-based soap (liquid or chopped-up Palmolive is good) Puree garlic in blender, peels and all. Add 1/4 cup of the water and scrape down the sides. Continue Read More …
1 pint grated hard bar soap, soap ends or soap flakes 1 gallon water Place into a pot and stir. Heat over medium heat until it boils, stirring occasionally, until soap dissolves. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring Read More …
The term mirepoix refers to a combination of diced vegetables – typically carrots, onions and celery. It is the classic French flavor base of many stocks, sauces, stews and soups. It is often used as a bed for braising meat. Read More …
To clean pet urine from the carpet, blot up what you can with paper towels. Mix one teaspoon mild dish-washing detergent in one cup warm water, dip a clean towel in the liquid and, working from outside in, dab at Read More …
1 (16 ounce) trigger spray bottle 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon borax Very hot water 1/4 cup liquid soap or detergent 10 to 15 drops essential oil (optional) NOTE: It is very important that the ingredients be mixed exactly as Read More …
Thinly peel 1/2 navel orange with a vegetable peeler. Be sure you do not include any of the white part. Dice the peel and combine with 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup vodka. Put Orange Extract into a clean glass Read More …
1/4 cup white vinegar 2 teaspoons Borax 1/4 cup liquid soap 32 ounces hot water 20 drops lavender essential oil (or other if desired)* * Lavender is great because it is antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial. Combine all ingredients. Store Read More …
24 squares white Bounty brand paper towels 1 cup witch hazel 1 teaspoon glycerine Separate and stack each of the paper towel squares from the roll; cut each square in half. Place the rectangles in front of you vertically, fold Read More …