Self-Sufficient Homemade Recipes

[miss_jayne]

i just washed my dogs blankets in the dry detergent...NO dog smell left over. sorry to say the expensive stuff never did that.

hung on line and not stiff either. it is a money and time saver...never going back.

lovemychicks9...which liquid recipe did you use? i am not sure which one that is.

 

[GlacierNan]

Hi Alaska Animal Lover
the 2 gal receipe is the last post on pg 1.

 

[Alaska animal lover]

Thanks!

 

[lovemychicks9]

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this is the recipe that I used and it makes a gel consistancy and the tiny blobs of soap do break down in the wash. It was very easy to make. To cool it down enough to put in jugs I sat it in my bedroom on the air vent for a couple hours and then poured it in the jugs. You do need to shake it well after you add the extra water. then again before you use it.

 

[miss_jayne]

thanks, lmc9! this is diabetic sweet!

my family has actually been thanking me for switching.

i have one child that has very sensitive skin and she loves her sheets now...no more itchy scitchies!

 

[Beekissed]

I was just doing some figuring, which is a little tough for me!...for 80 loads at $1, this works out to 1 1/4 cent per load! Man, am I saving some money!

 

[miss_jayne]

hey you can figure and do yer goes-intos! nice one, beekissed!

pretty soon they're gonna let me gradiate the 6th grade, but only cuz i don't fit in the desk anymore

i'm making the laundry & dishwasher powders for christmas gifts this year.
the dishwasher powder rocks. way better than store bought, and it is removing the hard water stains from inside my dishwasher...so can't beat that with a stick...

 

[FloridaChickenChick]

This is not exactly a recipe, but I noticed some uses for ginger here.

If you live in a warm area, you can grow grocery store ginger! I just take a hunk of gingerroot and break it into several pieces and plant it in clay pots. It can grow large enough roots to crack the pots over time so give it room if you're not going to harvest root regularly.

I love ginger tea so this trick has been really helpful to me. It's not an ornamental ginger but it's nice enough that I keep it on the front porch.

 

[Henrietta23]

Okay, I have looked through three times. Which page is the dry laundry detergent on????

 

[morelcabin]

Dry Laundry Detergent Recipe

2 cups Borax
2 cups washing soda
1 cup dry colorsafe bleach
1 bar FelsNaptha grated (can be substituted with Sunlight Bar or some are even having success with Ivory)

Mix well in a container and use 2 tsp per load