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    Funny canning story to share

    You know, I think we are all the product of the WWII generation. Before that, everyone had to make everything. Unless you were rich and could have other people do it. After WWII, enough people had enough money and there were so many technological breakthroughs that "Thank goodness we don't have...
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    How to hand carve clothespins?

    Seems to me you could just saw a slot in a bit of smallish square stock, bevel the inside edges of the end outward, and be done after making sure all of that slot was smooth. That might be the part that would take time as sawing doesn't exactly leave a smooth finish usually.
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    Great mosquito bite treatment

    I figured none of those common remedies really worked on my bites so imagine my surprise when regular toothpaste worked perfectly! I'll remember this one too. Thanks!
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    Herbal Preparations for Your Kitchen "Pharmacy"

    Does anyone know what part of lemongrass is used to make oil/tincture/whatever? Sounds like a dumb question BUT... The part used in culinary arts is the base, not the leaves. The long leaves do have the scent, but when I tried to infuse lemongrass leaves, I got basically nothing. The oil did...
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