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  1. VickiLynn

    Homemade Vanilla Extract

    I made vinegar and vanilla at the same time, too. You can re-use the beans by adding more vodka, some recipes say you can do that several times.
  2. VickiLynn

    Homemade Vanilla Extract

    When I made my vanilla, I poured the vodka over the beans into 2 canning jars. It was easier to work with. You could label it "vinegar" or something like that to keep hubby out.
  3. VickiLynn

    Homemade Vanilla Extract

    I agree about outlawing the snow! 6-10 inches coming!! Last year we had our onions and potatoes planted by this time! This is really depressing :barnie Denim Deb, I remember reading somewhere about using diluted glycerin instead of vodka for nonalcoholic vanilla extract. But if you...
  4. VickiLynn

    Homemade Vanilla Extract

    I ordered mine from Amazon.com for about 50 per bean: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CPZSC8
  5. VickiLynn

    The old way of doing laundry 'recipe' !!

    That sounds like something my Kentucky grandmother could have written. Boy I miss her!
  6. VickiLynn

    What did you do to save $ today?

    I actually ordered these jars, since I read the vanilla should be in dark containers. http://www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=22
  7. VickiLynn

    What did you do to save $ today?

    I gave homemade vanilla for Christmas last year. It was a big hit! I left the beans in and told people they can refill the little bottles with vodka when the vanilla gets low, as the beans are still good for a second time around. The fun part was making the labels.
  8. VickiLynn

    Oxygen Absorber Question

    So it looks like mine are 200cc. Thanks for the link! I was looking all over for something like that!
  9. VickiLynn

    Oxygen Absorber Question

    I have some oxygen absorbers that I sealed in a canning jar about a year ago. My problem is I cannot tell (or remember) what cc rating they have. The packets say OxyFree504 and are blue and green with a hexagon pattern. Would packets with different cc-ratings be different dimensions? These...
  10. VickiLynn

    Overdosing our babies

    According to my sons pediatrician, the reason they combine so many shots in one visit is because a lot of parents dont bring their kids back regularly, and they miss some. Hes doing a study where they combine different vaccines in one injection, so the kids dont have to get poked so many times.
  11. VickiLynn

    What did you do to save $ today?

    Some ideas to deter the dogs: Home Remedies to Deter Dogs Repel it Common home remedies to keep dogs off specific areas include a variety of repellents designed keep them from the area. Cayenne Pepper Cayenne pepper or chili powder will cause nasal irritation and will be strong to the dogs...
  12. VickiLynn

    Hi... New member...

    Welcome! We vacationed in NM a couple-of years ago. It's beautiful country!
  13. VickiLynn

    Thistles? Non-chemical solution?

    I sprayed with vinegar last summer. It killed the tops - took a couple of days - but eventually they did grow back from the roots.
  14. VickiLynn

    Funny!!

    In Wisconsin, he'd be called a hunter.
  15. VickiLynn

    Kid food

    It has a lot to do with presentation. You can make your chicken look like "nuggets" or make faces with the veggies. Instead of serving a whole apple, cut it up and serve it with cream cheese or peanut butter dip. At my sister's daycare, the kids will eat pretty-much anything cut into the...
  16. VickiLynn

    Credit card fraud, again!!! grrrrr

    I got the following email from Chase yesterday. Maybe these happenings are connected?: Chase is letting our customers know that we have been informed by Epsilon, a vendor we use to send e-mails, that an unauthorized person outside Epsilon accessed files that included e-mail addresses of some...
  17. VickiLynn

    Vodka in pie shells and pastries?

    I just learned that, too. They demonstrated it the other night on "Cook's Country".
  18. VickiLynn

    What do you all think?

    Is he a coffee drinker? Coffee has bronchodilators, similar to asthma drugs. My sister has severe asthma. She lands in the hospital once or twice a year because of it. She started drinking coffee after her last hospital stay, and says it does help control her asthma.
  19. VickiLynn

    Anyone playing an April Fools Day prank or got had?

    When DH went out to gather eggs this morning, he found these: Our chickens lay some colorful eggs, but these are over the top! And they boiled them! I don't know who put them there, but I suspect it might be DS or his wife (they are the only people who could get past the dog without him...
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