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Can apple pie filling. I've done it for years. Simple recipes can be found on line, and when you want a pie, you just roll out the crust and dump the contents of the jar and voila, quick and healthy apple pie, MUCH better than the store-bought junk.

...and then, Blaundie, there's my home state, Virginia, which...does not take care of its poor. Where I live, I work at a job that has reasonable health care, but I pay almost $400 a month for it. And if I go on disability, well, Social Security wouldn't pay enough for my mortgage. And forget...

Well, I like to put the towels out to air dry because even though they're stiff, they are much more absorbant. But when I take a blouse out of the dryer and it's covered with a dozen knee-high stockings, (makes it look like an alien clump!) I realize I must need something. I never would have...

gd, I appreciate that explanation. I get most of it, which makes me feel smarter than I really am. :D Thanks, everyone. I like these recipes much better than the store-bought stuff!

I've seen a lot of posts that involve making your own detergents, but I can't seem to find anything about fabric softeners. I do use vinegar in the rinse cycle, but still end up with some static. I used to get cheap cartons of concentrated fabric softener from Walmart and I'd dilute it and...

"They "own" the rights to the gene that causes breast cancer. Because they "found" it and got the patent through. So now they OWN all rights to working with a gene that naturally is a part of many of us. THEY are the only ones who can study the gene...unless someone else wants to pay for the...

Wow, Daisy, it sounds like we do have similar lives! I think (aside from the actual lesson learned) it made me sad that these kids have no knowledge of any kind of self sufficiency. And one thing I realize with this young lady is that she is a feisty, strong young woman who is already so...

I don't post a whole lot, but I sure learn a lot from all your posts! I thought I would share what happened today... I teach middle schoolers who have emotional issues. They're good kids but have a hard time just functioning. So we had a "social skills" class today on handling anger. There were...

Thanks, Baymule, I was thinking of something like that, I just couldn't picture in my mind how to do it. I guess now all I have to do is find a humungous box! Thanks! And you're right, Deb, boxes are way underrated. :-)

My son just turned 11. He has a habit of wanting very weird costumes. I am willing to make them, but they have to be either dirt cheap, or can be used later as pajamas. Well, this year he decided he wanted to be a mouse inside a wedge of swiss cheese. The mouse costume is easy...grey sweatpants...

I tried to get some orajel stuff a while back, but it was way expensive ($6 and up). I went to the dollar store, and lo and behold they had the generic stuff (lidocaine in a gel form) for a dollar. You might want to try it there. It worked very well. I just smeared it all over and around the...

One thing that has surprised me was realizing that after the Civil War, the Republicans and Democrats were exactly opposite of what they are now. (I know that's a simplistic way of putting it)...it was the Republicans who wanted to build schools and hospitals for the freed slaves, and it was the...

With my youngest child, I lived on Wheat Chex. Walmart now has a generic brand. None of the other chex cereals would stay down, but for some reason wheat chex did. And I second the idea of eating very small amounts throughout the day.

Thanks for all the great ideas. Most of my mouth sores have gone, thanks to peroxide rinses mostly. Magic Mouthwas helps when things get really bad, but it doesn't last long and apparently, according to my dentist, I've gotten used to it so it's less effective. That's also why, she says, the...

Thanks, I hadn't even thought of peroxide rinses, and although I've heard that silver can be a healing agent, I never thought of that, either. I will definitely look into that immediately! Thank you so much!

Hi there, Since starting a new cancer regimen a month ago, my blood tests tell me that the tumors in my bones are being held at bay, which is great news. BUT the drug I'm taking (called Afinitor if anyone is interested) can cause lowered immune system. Well, since starting the drug, I've had...

I don't usually advertise for books and such, but my sister got me a book that I have read several times from cover to cover and I think it's one that you guys would probably love. It's a reference-type book that I think everyone should have (yes, we can look up things on Google and whatnot, but...

I like writer Amy Dacysin (however you spell it!)'s term "The pantry principle." For hundreds of years, people had pantries for storage. It wasn't considered hoarding or stockpiling, it was considered common sense. And as to taking food or supplies off the shelves from others, how silly is...

Rhoda_Bruce, aren't those the best lessons? The impromptu ones, where we follow our children where they lead us.:)

I've got a rather unique problem...my home is over 3000 square feet, plus a walk-out basement. My husband and I bought it 11 years ago intending to fill it up with a lot of kids (besides the 3 we already had). Well, he died. I did foster care for awhile until I got cancer. My two oldest kids...