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Here is the recipe I use for ketchup : Tomato Catsup 3 1/2c. Tomato sauce 1/4t. Celery seed 4T. + 2t. Sugar 1 3/4 t. Salt 1/4 t. Onion powder 1/4 t. Pepper Dash cayenne pepper 4 T. + 2 t. Honey,or your favorite sweetener 4T.+ 2 t. Vinegar 2T. + 1 t. Lemon juice Pour tomato sauce...

A couple of weeks ago I made double batch of eclairs. That used 12yolks !! Then, I made an angel food cake that used the 12 whites !! How about meringues? I haven't madeany in years, but it I seem to remember that it takes quite a few whites. I also make custard. Monica

SSD- Thanks,they are not really what I would consider antiques, but they are at least 30 yrs. old. Undressing them, the fabric doesn't seem too fragile. There is a lot of sentimental value here.Mom collected them to hand down to the granddaughters. I could probably find the same dolls in a...

I don't know if this is the right place to post this or not. My Mom collected porcelain dolls for many years. When Mom and Dad were remodeling their house they put them into their backyard storage shed. She passed away almost 2 years ago shortly after their remodeling was finished. She was not...

ORChick - That's why I said I used to. I don't wear them much so igot them from my Mom who passed away 3 yrs, ago. I should try to find another source because I really like how they work for stuffing. Denim Deb - They would work fine. I like the idea about onions and garlic. I pulled out my...

I used to use them as stuffing in towel pillows I made. It is a good washable stuffing, and FREE!! Monica

Just don't push it. It's better to take a while to heel completely instead of having to start all over and hve it take twice as long because of more damage. Monica

:hugssorry, i thought you were joking. I know how much that hurts, been there, done that. monica

:lau That was my neighbors excuse also !! Monica

:clap A teacher at DGD's school when we lived in CA used to use that website each year to teach the kids about truth on the internet. She also used the one about the velcro farm in Santa Barbara. I gave her this one www.dhmo.org which she said she was going to use from now on. Monica

Boy, am I glad I found this thread! ! Lots of great info. We use a lot of butter, so our freezers always have quite a bit in them. I never thought about preserving it in salt. It makes sense thou. You use salt to preserve meat. Monica

The key to stocking up is to rotate your stock. Put the new stuff in back and use the older stuff. We have a family of eight and try to shop for a month or more at a time. So our carts are always. very full. Monica

Kimnkell: We have talked about getting a milk cow when we move. How much would you estimate it costs you a month or year to feed and take care of it? I can't wait to try the cream soup mix. We have been looking for good LARGE dehyderator. I am probably getting a past machine this month. For...

I forgot that yesterday DD and DSIL bought a bunch of gym equipment so we all can workout without going to the gym. DH also got us several different types of workout dvd's. I like to use them. So, we just saved a bundle instead of paying for 5 gym memberships. Monica

DD and I made Cinnabons for breakfast this morning!! Theyturned out great:weee We just got a new freezer, so today we are making cookies, bread dough, to put in it. I have not heard of an salvage grocery.I live in TN. Do they ha e them here? Wjust moved here a few months ago and I am still...

Marriane- I have been making my own convenience foods on and off since my kids were small. My daughter has also been doing it on and off foe several years. I had to stop last year while we started getting ready to move. From decision to end of move took 9months!!! Until DD returned I was...

I have not been on the forum for a very long time. This whole year I have been in the process of moving from CA to TN. DH, DGD and I moved in with our daughter and SIL and three more of our granchildren. I went from managing a household of three to a household of seven until DD returned from...

:lauI like the elephant stew!! I have started making more sides. Now that it is going to be getting cooler soon, I will start making soups also. I did see a farmers market sunday, but we did not stop. IMy husband and SIL found people selling produce and other stuff in the parking lot at rural...

My husband, granddaughter and I just moved to TN and rented a large house with our daughters family. She is over in Afghanistan right now so I am doing all of the cooking ( with oldest granddaughters help often). I have been cooking for 3 for almost 13 years, now I need to cook for 7, soon 8. I...

My Mom passed away a couple of years ago and I got all of her recipes. I have been scanning everything, putting them into catagories. Even on recipes cutout from mags. or newspapers, she wrote things on. I wanted to save her writings that is why I decided to scan everything. I was also going to...