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  1. If you are needing a new microwave, now is the time to get one, with kids going off to college they are priced really cheap. Mine died last year and I was lucky that it died while back to school sales were going on and was able to buy a cheap one. If you need new bedding now is the time to look, same great sales.
  2. I put something together tonight that was cheap and fast. It was like Hamburger Helper but homemade. 1 lb hamburger, I use ground turkey 1 bag of egg noodles 2 packets of brown gravy 3 cups of water dash of pepper Brown the hamburger, drain. Meanwhile, cook the egg noodles in water, per package directions. After draining the hamburger add 3 cups of water and the packets of gravy. Drain the egg noodles and add to the hamburger/gravy mixture. Cook over med/high heat until the gravy thickens, stirring every once in a while. When thickened up add a dash of pepper.
  3. ricardo

    SNAKE

    I live a couple of miles, 3 or 4, from a wildlife preservation and about a month ago they had wild turkeys that were overpopulated and so to combat the turkeys they brought in rattlesnakes! They did not tell the community that they did this and people were finding them all over the roads and in their yards. Well my husbands friend told us about them a week or so later and told us to watch out for them. I'm sitting there thinking "I hate snakes and you are telling me to watch out for rattlesnakes!" I figure since we haven't seen any that we wouldn't. The next day I need to drive to town and town is in the oposite direction of where the snakes are. If you turn out of my driveway and go left you go to the wildlife preservation and if you go right to go to town. I get 2 miles past my house and see a dead snake in the road so I stop,but do not get out of the car and sure enough it is a rattlesnake! Now everytime I go out of the house I always am on the lookout for snakes! I hate snakes!
  4. I went to this site and I LOVED it!! Thanks so much for sharing it.
  5. I ran into this problem last year. Here is what I did to solve it. I made a list of all the meals that we eat. Put them into catagories like beef, poultry, pork, fish, pasta, etc. I go grocery shopping every two weeks, so the Thursday before shopping day look at my list of meals and choose 14 of them and make my list out. If I see something on sale while I'm there I go ahead and get it, that way the next time I make out my list I usually have some of the meals already. If you are looking for cheap meals or just something different here is a link that has just that. I use some of these meals when I am planning. http://www.justpeace.org/better.htm#Recipe...rugal%20Kitchen
  6. Theyd, did you have a hard time finding the Fels? I have just started getting my ingredients together to make laundry soap. First I couldn't find the Fels bars, then finally my Walmart got in Zote, so I am going to use that. Every store I go in has the borax but I have yet to find the washing soda! I got the Zote for 66 cents and was really happy about that! At that price I got 8 bars. I will have to get more next week. If I don't ever get around to making the homemade stuff at least I will have the Zote for washing.
  7. I just wanted to say thank you. My birthday was yesterday. It's on the 24th. Shannon
  8. They have two kinds, what I call white turkey (it's really white!) it has like 1 or 2% fat. Then there is the 15% fat turkey which looks just like ground beef (it's pink). We only use ground turkey and the 15% ground turkey taste just like ground beef. The only difference in cooking is just a little oil to the pan before cooking. Shannon
  9. The only problem I see with this that we don't even have an EXXON or MOBIL in either town that we shop/work at. I did notice that alot of people were not buying gas yesterday (5/19). I don't know if it helped or not because today the gas jumped up to $2.05 for regular. It was $1.89. I just don't see a solution to this problem. Shannon
  10. I got curious about rag rugs after I saw your post, so off I went looking for patterns. Here is one that I found, I added it to my favorite links, it looks and sound easy. See if this is what you are looking for. http://rubyglen.com/crafts/ragrug.htm Shannon
  11. I'm a landlord myself and I totally agree with what everyone here has stated. You seem to be doing a good job and just stick with that. In the town that my rental house is in the code enforcement officers only care if it's an evironmental issue. Good luck! Shannon
  12. Yesterday afternoon I ran out of paper towels! I bought a package of 6 four weeks ago. I caught myself reaching for the empty roll several times. Shannon
  13. I guess I better post an intro since I have decided to stay. Hi. My name is Shannon and I live in Kentucky and I have been married for 14 years. We live on 50 rolling acres (big hills). We have 3 children ages 14, 9, 4 and another on the way. I am homeschooling my 9 year old and in August with the 4 year old. This is our 2nd year of homeschooling. I am new to "surviving". I have been trying to get my hands on anything to do with Y2K and general survival. We raise laying hens, soon broilers. We also raise sheep, Katahdins. In other words they are a hair sheep raised for meat. I love anything to do with chickens. Right now I am incubating 10 eggs in an incubator and 6 eggs under a broody hen. This is my first hatching and I am so excited. Only 10 more days till they hatch. Any other chicken people out there? I am very glad to be here, I have learned so much. I hope to make lots of new friends. Shannon
  14. Nana, I like that idea! About the kitchen rags, I went to a dollar store and bought a bunch of cheap ones and when one is wet or yucky just toss and wash. Shannon
  15. Paper towels seem like such a waste but yet they are so convienient. Sometimes when I go for a paper towel I think I could use a kitchen rag for this but then other times when the cat throws up I think, paper towels are so wonderful! Sometimes I don't think about them at all. Paper bags! I don't think any stores in my area carry them anymore, all I see is plastic! Especially Walmart! I'm not sure about using newspaper, when you touch the print it comes off on your hand, wouldn't it come off on your food? Good question. If there was nothing else I guess I would use the newspaper too. Thank you for bringing up this question, it too comes to mind. Sorry if I couldn't give you any suggestions. Shannon
  16. Mine never smelled bad, is it supposed to? Shannon
  17. Here is the sourdough bread recipe that I use. I don't use his method for making the starter, but I do for the bread. I like this recipe because it doesn't require any additional yeast.--Shannon Here is the link. http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sour.htm Sourdough Baking Step One: Proofing the Sponge Several hours before you plan to make your dough (recipe below), you need to make a sponge. A "sponge" is just another word for a bowl of warm, fermented batter. This is how you make your sponge. Take your starter out of the fridge. Pour it into a large glass or plastic bowl. Meanwhile, wash the jar and dry it. You may also wish to pour boiling water over it, since you don't want other things growing in there with your pet! Add a cup of warm water and a cup of flour to the bowl. Stir well, and set it in a warm place for several hours. This is called "proofing," another word for fermenting. Sourdough bakers have their own language; use it to impress your friends Watch for Froth and and Sniff. When your sponge is bubbly and has a white froth, and it smells a little sour, it is ready. The longer you let the sponge sit, the more sour flavor you will get. The proofing-time varies. Some starters can proof up to frothiness in an hour or two. Some take 6-8 hours! Just experiment and see how long yours takes. If you're going to bake in the morning, set your sponge out to proof overnight. Sourdough Bread 2 Cups of sponge (proofed starter) 3 Cups of unbleached flour 2 tablespoons of olive oil or softened margarine 4 teaspoons of sugar 2 teaspoons of salt First, let's talk about leftover sponge. You should have some. The leftover sponge is your starter for next time: Put it into the jar, and give it a fresh feed of a half-cup each of flour and warm water. Keep it in the fridge as above; you'll have starter again next time. Now, for the recipe: To the sponge, add the sugar, salt, and oil (the oil is optional - you can use softened butter instead, or no oil at all). Mix well, then knead in the flour a half-cup at a time. Knead in enough flour to make a good, flexible bread dough. You can do this with an electric mixer, a bread machine on "dough cycle," or a food processor. You can also do it with a big bowl and your bare hands. Keep in mind that flour amounts are approximate; flour varies in absorbency, and your sponge can vary in wetness. Use your judgement; treat it like ordinary white or french bread dough. Let the dough rise in a warm place, in a bowl covered loosely with a towel (if you're using a bread machine's dough cycle, let it rise in the machine). Note that sourdough rises more slowly than yeast bread; my starter takes about an hour or so, but some starters take much longer. Let the dough double in bulk, just like yeast-bread dough. When a finger poked into the top of the dough creates a pit that doesn't "heal" (spring back), you've got a risen dough. Punch the dough down and knead it a little more. Make a loaf and place it on a baking sheet (lightly greased or sprinkled with cornmeal). Slit the top if you like, and cover the loaf with a paper towel and place it in a warm place to rise again, until doubled in bulk. Place the pan with the loaf in your oven, and then turn your oven to 350o Farenheit and bake the bread for 30-45 minutes. Do not preheat the oven. The loaf is done when the crust is brown and the bottom sounds hollow when thumped with a wooden spoon. Turn the loaf out onto a cooling rack or a towel and let it cool for an hour before slicing. And that's that. If you double the recipe for two big two-pound loaves of bread, the total price tag will be less than a dollar
  18. I do this every now and then, it works just as well with 2%. I really need to get one of those plunging pitchers. I was using a wisk then funneling it in the jug. I think that's why I stopped. This method also helps with dry milk rotation! Shannon
  19. I've been keeping some of my grocery receipts this year so I can see how prices are. Here is what's going on in my area. 3/12/04 --2%--$2.67 4/24/04 --2%--$2.95 I wonder what it will be next month? Shannon
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