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Yes to magnesium. I have been using 500 mg twice a day since January and have seen a huge improvement. The cheap stuff works for me!

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This recipe is from Hillbilly Housewife and I have made it many, many times; Extra Easy, Extra Cheap, Cinnamon Cake 1-1/2 cups unbleached or all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2-teaspoons baking powder 1-teaspoon cinammon 1/2-cup vegetable oil 1-cup reconstituted milk...

You have received some great suggestions here. I agree, stomach symptoms on their own are not considered the flu - which moolie outlined so well. My suggestion along with the BRAT diet is to try some pedialyte to replace some of the electrolytes you have lost. It tends to be better than gatorade...

The topic of overpopulation always brings the song "Every Sperm is Sacred" from Monty Python's Meaning of Life to mind. Enjoy.

Dear FarmFresh, I love the soap you sent me! Thank you so very much.:ya This swap was a great idea. Thanks Damummis. I can manage to get something small like this together and really enjoy it. One or two bars of soap = no pressure!

I saw a small steam distiller at our dump station a few years ago. I should have nabbed it. Drat.

:ya I am so glad you like your soap!

I mailed mine this aft. I used a manilla bubble envelope and wrapped the soap in bubble wrap, too. Hopefully no mangled soap. :/

Dish pans and the drawer dividers from the dollar store.

It means per pound of oil. If you go to the Majestic Mountain Sage website, there is a calculator for fragrances - essential oils and fragrance oils. It lets you choose amounts to use for lotions, soaps, etc. There are also comments for some of the oils, like if they turn your soap brown or...

I use saran wrap to line my slab/loaf molds which are dishpans or drawer organizers from the dollar store. I would be interested in a 4 pound mold from your dad, Katie.

I'd buy one! :lol:

Gorgeous. I know that FarmFresh mentioned that she uses a wire wrapped around a couple of dowels for a cutter, so that is an option, too. P.S. Your counters are pretty. Mine are mauve - yay for the late eighties.

I saw felted soap somewhere...it was really pretty. Do you make that? That felting is tough work. I made a felted purse and really learned to keep my hand out of the way. It took a long time, but turned out really pretty.