My Dad's Wonderful Biscuits!

You will need:
4 cups Flour
2 tsp. Baking soda
4 tsp. Bakewell cream
1/2 tsp salt

Sift all together,  2 Tbsp shortening  use pastry cutter into dry ingredients, then and 2 cups of milk. Fold into dry ingredients lightly.
Sift some flour put on board and pour out biscuit mixture on flour and pat down lightly and use what ever size biscuit cutter.

Grease a glass dish and place cut biscuit into it. Bake at 475 oven for 20 minutes

Enjoy! Great with honey, jam or molasses and for strawberry shortcakes.

Skillet Ginger Cookie

Just love cooking in my cast-iron griddle pan.
Here is a yummy recipe from my maryjane magazine.

Skillet Ginger Cookie

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp. molasses

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Icing

2/3 cup powdered sugar

5 tsp. milk

Preheat oven to 325 F. Generously butter a 10 1/2 cast-iron griddle pan.

Make cookie: In a small bowl, combine  flour, baking powder, baking soda , salt, ginger; set aside.

 In a medium bowl cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla; continue mixing until smooth.

Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until smooth. Spoon mixture onto prepared griddle pan. Lightly butter hands and flatten mixture so that it touches the edges of the pan. Bake cookie for 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan.

Once cookie is cool, prepare icing: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and milk; mix until smooth. Drizzle mixture over center of cookie. Using the back of a spoon, spread icing out in a smooth layer. Let dry for 10 minutes and enjoy.

yummy...

Taco Seasoning Mix

Taco Seasoning Mix

1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. sugar

Combine all ingredients and blend well. Store in airtight container. This equals a 1 1/4 oz. package seasoning.
Yields; 3 Tbsp.

Homemade Taco Spice Mix

Taco Spice Mix

1/4 cup red pepper flakes or chili powder
1/4 cup ground cumin
1/4 cup oregano
2 Tbsp. cayenne
1/4 cup garlic powder
1/4 cup onion powder
3 Tbsp. salt

To use: Add 2 Tbsp. to one pound ground meat. Can add before cooking or after meat is browned with 1/4 to 1/3 cup water. Mix and heat through. For dips: Add 2 Tbsp. to 1 cup sour cream or yogurt.

Spring Cup Cakes

Had so much fun making this birthday cake cup cakes for a dear friend. The flowers are made out of Marshmallows, jelly beans, M & M's, gum drops, lots of other ingredients.
Would love to share the pictures with ya.

Basket full of Love! Wishing my dear friend Sherry a Very Happy Birthday!

Hot Chocolate Treat!

Dip marshmallow in melted chocolate, roll into crushed candy cane candy. Then stick a candy cane in middle of  the marshmallows. Get a cup of Hot chocolate ready and place into cup..  YUMMY!!! This will be a great treat on a cold winter night...

Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken

Friend of mine sent this too me and its sounds so...yummy that I had to share it with you All...

Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken

4-6 chicken breast
1 btl Sweet Baby Ray's sauce
1/4 c vinegar
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix everything but chicken
Place chicken in crockpot (frozen is ok)
Pour sauce mixture over chicken
Cook on low 4-6 hours

Enjoy! And please let me know what you think of it.

Have a great day...God Bless...Deb

Homemade Shout (Laundry cleaner)

2/3 cup Dawn Dishwashing liquid
2/3 cups ammonia
6 Tbsp. baking soda
2 cups warm water

Mix all together well, and pour into a spray bottle.
Before you go to use it..give it a shake.
To use: spray on stains and let it soak a few minutes at least.

Love being able to make my own cleaning supplies..

No-Grate Homemade Laundry Detergent

3 Tbsp. Borax
3 Tbsp. Washing Soda
2 Tbsp. Dawn Dish Soap(any scent)

Put ingredients in a one gallon jug. Pour 4 cups boiling water into the jug. Swirl until ingredients are dissolved in the liquid.
Let cool. Then fill almost to the top with cold water. The bubbles will overflow out of the bottle some.
Use 1/2 cup to 1 cup per load.
Of course there are still those items of clothing that will need an extra boost...stain wise.

Dandelion Fritters

I remember when we first moved to Springfield Maine, a lady in our community had deep fried dandelion flowers and dropped them off to us to try. They were very good. They kind of tasted like fried clams..
This simple recipe, dandelion flowers are coated with a batter and then fried to perfection. To prepare the flowers, harvest them fresh when they are fully open and remove the green bracts. Fry them up as soon as possible so that the flowers are still nice and open.
They are delicious!

Dandelion Fritters

Ingredients:

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup corn meal

1 egg

dash of sea salt,

generous amount of an oil that can withstand high heat.

Mix the dry ingredients together and then add the egg and mix well.
Dip the flower blossoms into the mix and fry in hot oil until golden.
Let cool slightly and enjoy!

Vapor Rub

12 drops eucalyptus
5 drops peppermint
5 drops thyme
1 ounce olive oil
Combine ingredients in a glass bottle. Shake well to mix oils evenly. Gently massage into chest and throat.

Disinfectant Room Spray

4 drops eucalyptus( or tea tree)
3 drops lavender
2 drops bergamont
2 drops thyme
1 drop peppermint
2 ounces water

Add essential oils to water and keep in a spritzer bottle. Shake well a few times per day for several days after making the spray, and right befoe each use. Some of the oil will still float on the top, but because the tube in the spritzer bottle extends to the bottom of the  bottle, this should not present a problem.

How to make your own Citronella Candle

Citronella Candle

votive candle
20 drops citronella

Using a glass dropper, drip the oil on the candle's wick. Give the wick twenty-four hours to absorb the oil, and the candle is ready to burn.

Flea Powder

20 drops cedarwood
1 cup cornstarch

Add essential oil to cornstarch and stir to distribute. Let sit a few days, enough time for the oils to dissipate through the cornstarch. Rub into the animal's fur. You could use some of the other repellent essential oils for this formula, but I choose cedar because it is less toxic should the animal decide to lick its fur.

Hope your animals will get some relief:) which they will.

MaryJanesFarm Honey Popcorn Balls

Wanted to share this recipe from MaryJanesFarm. What a great magazine to get if you can. Lot's of down to earth ideas and so much more.
Here is the recipe:
3/4 cups honey
3/4 cup sugar
1 t. salt
1/2 cup water
3 quarts popped popcorn
2 T. melted butter

Directions:
 1. Add sugar, salt and water to a 3 quart pot and stir until liquid reaches 300F, which will be a very brittle stage.
2. Add honey slowly, stirring until blended.
3. Cook until liquid reaches 240 (about one minute)
4. Pull liquid over popcorn and mix with a wooden spoon.
5. Working quickly, drop two large spoonfuls of popcorn onto a buttered cookie sheet.
6. As they cool, form into balls (rub fingers in butter to keep the popcorn from sticking to your hands.)

YUMMY!!! Hope you enjoy this recipe!!
Please check out MaryJanesFarm you will love it , oh and it would be a wonderful gift for your loved ones..

Merry Christmas to All,
Deb

Toothpaste

Here are some of the toothpaste recipes that I 
use:
4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 or 1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of your favorite  essential oils such as , cinnamon, peppermint,  spearmint 
.Add enough water about 1 or 1 ½ teaspoons to get 
a toothpaste texture. Keep in a small covered container so it wont dry out. 

The baking soda cleans the teeth, removes stains, 
and does not damage tooth enamel. It is also is antibacterial and neutralizes 
plaque acids. The salt helps to draw out agents that contribute to decay. Salt 
also helps to lesson the reactions of sensitive teeth from hot or cold curbs 
bleeding from the gums.


Here is a natural whitening toothpaste:
1 teaspoon of baking soda to enough hydrogen 
peroxide to make a paste. Use it to brush teeth for 2 minutes.

Here is other ways you can whiten your teeth is 
to cut a fresh strawberry or raspberry and rub this on your teeth. 


If you make it your self to is more healthier and  I get great joy out of making and using the products that I make.
Hope you enjoy making your own toothpaste. Please let me know how you make out. 
God Bless; Deb

Goat whole-Milk Ricotta

1 gallon Goat Milk
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

In a double boiler, heat the goat milk to 195 degrees. Slowly stir in the vinegar. Do not add more vinegar than what the recipe calls for. If at this pint the whey is still milkly, heat the milk a bit more, to 205 degrees.

Gently place the hot curds in a cheesecloth-lined colander and let them drain for a minute or two. Then place the hot curds in a bowl and add the butter and baking soda and mix until the butter is all combined.

It's ready to use or eat! You can store it in the refrigerator, covered for 1 week.

This is so Yummy warm!

Peanut Butter Shave

When Camping if you ever need to shave use peanut butter for cream. For best results avoid shaving with chucky peanut butter....

Hickory Barbecue Sauce

1 (20 oz.) bottle ketchup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Store in refrigerator. Use on anything you want a barbecue flavor. Makes 3 1/2 cups.

Baking Powder

2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda

Mix together and use immediately. If you want to mix ahead of time, add 1 tsp. cornstarch and store no longer than one month.