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  1. Deflation is a reduction in the amount of money in circulation typically causing depression and falling prices. A depression is a correction period following an inflation (an increase in the amount of money in circulation causing money to lose it's value and so prices rise).

     

    Really great book if you want plain easy to understand economics "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy" by Richard Mayberry https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-Happened-Explanation-Economics-Investments/dp/0942617649/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472017888&sr=8-1&keywords=whatever+happened+to+penny+candy

  2. Be careful to check how much it costs and what you'd get... even with 3 of us needing glasses it's cheaper to pay out of pocket for every 2 year eye exams and glasses (love zenni optical) than it would be to pay every month for vision coverage.

  3. Nice thing about freezing as opposed to canning is you don't have to worry about the ph of the ingredients.. any spaghetti sauce can be frozen. I don't even use a recipe for mine.. just tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, onions, browned hamburger, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, rosemary, a splash of red wine.

  4. For allergies increase vitamin C.. your body uses vitamin C during a reaction and so by increasing the vitamin C your reaction will decrease. I can manage most of spring and summer just by increasing vit. C.. there's still some days I need a benedryl or so but that's better than all the time.

     

    And speaking of old time drinks. I saw this link the other day for "shrubs".

     

    http://thesurvivalmom.com/shrubs/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=The%20Survival%20Mom&utm_content=Cherry%20Shrub:%20A%20Different%20Kind%20of%20Summer%20Drink

  5. Even some Prime items will say something like "once it ships".. that it's an item that takes longer to ship. And you can't count the holiday weekend.. so 2 business days generally.. The reason I like it is often free shipping is tied to order total.. it's sure nice to be able to order a $12 item when I need it, than come up with the extra money to top the $25 total to get the free shipping... and then have it take a couple of weeks to get here.

     

    And check your actual tracking numbers because the estimates may say one thing and the actual tracking another.

  6. Try the paste toothpaste on bee stings.. the little travel size are easy to carry and it takes the sting out and reduces swelling to the point that, depending on the person, within a few hours there's no visible sign of the sting.

     

    Pineapple doesn't just reduce swelling but reduces inflammation (swelling) and speeds healing.. it works even better combined with ginger (another anti-inflammatory).. they taste great together in a smoothie. (all swelling includes sinus swelling)

     

    The honey/lemon for a sore throat/cough works great.. you can also sip it as a hot lemonade... honey is a natural antibiotic and the lemon oils soothe the throat.

     

    You can make a garlic oil to use in the ears.. chop the garlic up and heat up in a small amount of oil until the garlic browns (but doesn't burn) strain and store in the fridge.. heat to skin temp (I put the small bottle into a glass of hottest tap water) and it immediately soothes as well.

  7. I remember my mom using the vinegar to stiffen egg whites. I'd forgotten. Always good to have options!

     

     

    The reverse of your formula for replacement of Cr. of Tartar:

     

    If you don't have Baking Powder, you can use 1/3 [of whatever measurement] Baking Soda and 2/3 of Cream of Tartar.

     

    ****Both Baking Soda and Cream of Tartar are inert substances and will not "go bad" or "degrade" ....as long as they are kept dry and cool. Baking POWDER will degrade over time.

     

     

    MtRider ...writing this vinegar thing down so I don't forget it....again. :thumbs:

    So for long term storage you want cream of tartar and baking soda... not baking pwd. That's good to know. I keep a lot of baking pwd on hand just because we go through a lot. But I do have cream of tartar (the snickerdoodle recipe is just not the same with baking pwd) and baking soda.. plus recipes for sour dough.

  8. Oh boy.. gonna try gardening more/again/still and been making a list.. I want to get seeds for all sorts of things.. but I'm also looking at starting an asparagus bed, horseradish, strawberries and raspberries (all perennial).

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