Self-Sufficient Homemade Recipes

[miss_thenorth]

Home made recipes.... Here are a few of my regulars....
Instant Oatmeal mix-raisins and spice

10 cups quick or minute oats
2 1/2 cups powder milk
2 1/2 cup raisins
1 2/3 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Mix together, scoop portion and add boiling water to your preferred consistency. (this recipe can be reduced. i think I quadrupled it b/c we eat it so much.

Pancake mix
12 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cups sugar
4 cups powder milk
2 tablespoons salt
3/4 cupsbaking powder

Mix together
To used, measure 1 1/2 cups mix, one cup milk or water one egg, and two tablespoons cooking oil.

Cream of "whatever" soup mix

2 cups powder milk
1 cup flour (or 3/4 cups cornstarch)
2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chicken soup base
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon thyme

combine 1/3 cup mix with 1 1/4 cup water.Add 1/2 cup finely chopped veggie of choice. Cook, stirring over medium heat.

Rice mix
2 cups rice, (I use brown rice)--NOT minute rice!!
1 cup broken speghetti noodles
1/4 cup parsley
2 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
6 tablespoons chicken soup base.
Boil water, add rice mix with 2 tbsp butter until all water is absorbed.
1 cup mix to 2 cups water, 2 tbsp butter

I times this recipe by 10 and keep it in a big container and just scoop out what I need.

 

[miss_jayne]

miss_the north, these recipes look great, i am so copying and utilizing them. they seem good for not only saving money, but TIME.

thanks for the hints! going to try that rice right away...great, now i'm hungry...

 

[miss_thenorth]

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We LOVE the oatmeal!!, and the rice is the only rice my son will eat. Hope you enjoy them!!!!

 

[GlacierNan]

Hello Morelcabin and others that use
Oil of Oregano... What are some high quality brands?
My Sinuses will thank you, I will thank you, and the little one will thank you cause my nose will stop dripping and she thinks it is sooo grossss!

 

[BettyR]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I ran across this recipe earlier today.

I don’t know if any of you remember Gak or not but we used to make this all the time. It’s really easy to make and the kids loved to play with it. This stuff used to keep my kids occupied for hours.

My kids are too old to play with it anymore but I know some of you have kids that would be just about the right age to enjoy this.

Gak

Small mixing bowl
Large mixing bowl
1 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon of Borax
Food coloring (any color)
4-ounce bottle of Elmer’s Glue



1. In the small bowl pour the whole bottle of glue into the bowl fill the glue bottle with water and pour in, put a few drops of food coloring (but not too much or it will die your hands) mix well.


2. In the large bowl mix the borax and the warm water, stir until dissolved.


3. Pour the glue mixture into the water mixture, then kneed the forming slime and when it begins to take form gather it up in your hands and kneed it until it is firm and does not stick to you when you touch it.

 

[me&thegals]

RE: The question about oil of oregano, I have used 2 varieties of oils: Simplers and Young Living. I think the YL is only sold through dealers, so that might be tough to find. I have bought these based on the counsel of others and don't really know anything about quality oils yet

miss the north--awesome recipes--thank you! I am going to try them all

 

[Acre of Blessings]

I use this in my sinks and tubs and it works wonderfully.

Homemade Scouring Powder

1 cup baking soda
1 cup salt
1 cup Borax powder**

Mix all ingredients and store in an air-tight container. Use as you would use commercial scouring powder.

 

[Hellvagirl]

This is a link to a website that has just about anything you can think of homemade.

www.recipegoldmine.com/house/house.html

Lisa

 

[MtnAly]

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Has anyone tried this without the colorsafe bleach? I told a friend about this recipe and she would like to try but doesn't like using colorsafe bleach. Anyone know??

Also, for those of you that have been using your homemade laundry and dishwasher detergents for a while now, how is it going?? Are your clothes looking dull and or dingy at all?? I've bought the stuff to make some but am still using up my giant box of store-bought stuff. Thanks!

 

[chiknwhisperer]

I made some liquid soap a couple of weeks ago because I just couldn't wait to try it. And so far so good. So now I am trying to use up my store bought one and some of the loads I use the stuff I made. Smells good and seems to work good. Next one I make will be the dry stuff.