Homemade Laundry Soap - The Best Stuff!!

* Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
* Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (4 lb box)
* 20 Mule Team Borax
* Oxi Clean (2 of the 1.3 lb or 1 3lb container)
* 3 or 4 bars Fels Naptha Laundry Soap
* 2 Containers Downy UnStopables

Grate the Fels Naptha bars or put in a food processor.  Mix everything together and put in containter.   Use 1 to 1-1/2 scoops per load

Homemade Ranch mix

Black Pepper ¼ C...
Parsley Flakes 1 1/2 C
Garlic Salt ½ C
Kosher Salt 2 Tbsp
Granulated Garlic ¼ C
Granulated Onion 3/4 C
Dill Weed 2 Tbsp

2 cups mayonnaise
2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon of lemon juice


Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients, store in an airtight container. Makes about 3 ½ cups of dry mix
2. To Make Dressing, whisk together 2 Tbsp of mix with 2 Cups each of mayonnaise and buttermilk 1 ½ Cups sour cream, & 1 tsp Lemon Juice. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Makes 1 ¾ Quarts

Dry Onion Soup Mix

4 tsp beef bouillon granules
8 tsp dried onion flakes
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix all together.  Store in an air tight container.

Milk Can Dinner

Thank you Truscott Family for introducing us to this yummyness

5 Pounds Potatoes (Russet or Yukon Gold)
2  Pounds baby carrots
1 dozen ears of corn on the cob
1 pound "Little Smokies" or favorite smoked sausage
2 Pounds Smoked Ham
3 Pounds Medium Yellow Onions
1 Head green Cabbage
1 Qt Water

Start a good raging fire in a fire-pit.  Burn down wood until a good 6 inch bed of very hot coals has accumulated.  While fire is burning down, prepare milk can:

Quarter potatoes and layer in bottom of milk can.  Layer baby carrots over potatoes.  Cut corn on the cob into 3 inch lengths and layer over carrots.  Layer sausage over corn and cut ham into 1/2 inch slices and then quarter each slice.  Layer ham over sausage.  Slice onions 1/2 inch thick and layer over ham.  Quarter head of cabbage and layer over onions.  Pour one quart of water into milk can and loosely place lid on the can.

Place three bricks into bed of hot coals so that coals can burn under milk can.  Place milk can on bricks and pike remainder of coals up around sides of milk can.  When steam begins to come out of the lid, cook 20 minutes.  Remove milk can from fire and pour contents into large bowls or onto newspaper.  Let everyone pick out what they want like a clambake.

This recipe can be adjusted for more people. 

Brownie Mix

Never buy boxed brownie mix again! Follow the recipe below and make brownies for approximately .30 a mix!
 
So simple, so easy. Not just frugal but cuts out the unknown ingredients.
1 Cup Sugar, 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour, 1/3 Cup Cocoa, 1/4 tsp Salt, 1/4 tsp Baking Powder.
At Baking Time Add: 2 Eg...gs, 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan. OR use the amazing Pampered Chef brownie pan and bake it in much less time - depends on your oven, check after 12-15 minutes of baking and remove when brownies are done!
Put mix in plastic bags or mason jars.

Ranch mix

5 tablespoons dried minced onions
7 teaspoons parsley flakes
4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix together and store in an air tight container.
For dressing: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 1 cup mayonnaise and 1 cup buttermilk or sour cream.
For dip: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 2 cups sour cream.
Mix up a few hours before serving, so the flavors all blend.

Onion Soup Mix

 2/3 cup dried, minced onion
3 teaspoons parsley flakes
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Mix all ingredients in a jar, then give the jar a good shake. I’d recommend shaking the jar to mix the ingredients well before each use.
Use 4 tablespoons in a recipe in place of 1 packet of onion soup mix. Store this in a dry, cool place.

Taco Seasoning

Taco Seasoning:

1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 cup onion powder
1/8 cup ground cumin
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon sea salt
Put ingredients into a jar and shake.

"The Jam of Life" aka Rhubarb/Blueberry Jam

7 Cups Chopped Rhubarb
4 C Sugar
1 Can Blueberry Pie Filling
2 - 3oz pkgs Rapsberry jello

Cook rhubarb, sugar and pie filling over low-med heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in jello until dissolved. Pour into jars. When cool, put in freezer.

This is our family's favorite jam.   I have to make sure to make enough to last all winter.

YUM!!!!!!!