RECIPES FOR NECESSITIES

[chefwannabe]

Excellent Window Cleaner:
1 tsp. Joy or shampoo
1/2 c. alcohol
1 qt. rain or distilled water
touch of cologne

Spray and wipe with paper towel or newspaper.

Paper Paste:
1/2 c. flour
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 pt. water
Boil 30 minutes and keep in container.

Homemade Soap:
3 gal. rain water
3 cans lye
12 lb. grease
citronella for scent
Let boil until all is dissolved. Then add 6 more
gallons of rain water. Let boil from 1/2 to 1 hour. When
done, add salt (handful), add citronella. Cool and cut into
bars.

Money Saver:
1 large can evaporated milk
1 lb. butter
Beat until light and fluffy both ingredients. The
result is a lot of whipped butter.

Shampoo:
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. water
1 large tsp. Miracle Whip
1/2 c. soap (Lux or favorite
dish washing soap)
Mix and use for shampooing the hair.

Easy Steak Tenderizer:
Spread cornstarch all over steak with fingers. Now,
work in soy sauce with the fingers. Turn steak over and
repeat. Do this 15 to 30 minutes before frying or barbecue.
No need to use oil in skillet when frying. Use cornstarch and
soy sauce sparingly.

[chefwannabe]

HANDY BABY WIPES
Job Squad paper towels
1 capful alcohol
1 squirt Baby Magic soap
lukewarm water

Use airtight square container. Cut paper towels into 4
squares each. Fill container 3/4 the way with water. Add
alcohol and soap. Swish around lightly. Slowly lower stacked
cut paper towels into water until container is full. Place lid
on top. You're ready to go!

[chefwannabe]

EASY LAUNDRY SOAP
4 lb. grease, at room
temperature
1 can lye
2 pt. water
1/2 c. borax
1 c. soap powder

Do not melt lard. Mix water, lye and lard. Stir
together until lumps are melted. Add borax and soap powder. A
dash of bluing may be added. I use only 1 1/2 pints of water
and add 1 cup sudsy ammonia.

[chefwannabe]

CHRISTMAS TREE FIREPROOF SPRAY
7 oz. Borax
3 oz. boric acid
1 Tbsp. soap (I use Cheer)
1 1/2 qt. hot water

Mix all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cool and spray.
Works best if sprayed from a garden sprayer.

[chefwannabe]

How to clean brown water stains from your dishwasher.
Remove all dishes from your dishwasher. Place "Tang" (fruit
juice powder) in the soap dispenser. Run dishwasher through
full cleaning cycle. This will not harm the dishwasher or your
septic system!

[tancowgirl2000]

Those are great chef....I have one that I happened upon by mistake.

I was having a bath one day and I ABSOLUTELY need bubbles in the bath.....I have issues with any type of floaties, any wyas, being as I had no bubblebath I used Palmolive liquid dish soap...the new aroma therapy kind. Well after my bath, ,I gave the tub a once over with the rag and OMG if all the "build up" didn't come off??? hhmmmm what a simple way to clean the tub....

[GaArt]

Wow those are something.. I have actually used the window cleaner.. but I added a gallon of water.. I think your way would be better.

[wasabi]

Homade Soap:
3 gal. rain water
3 cans lye
12 lb. grease
citronella for scent
Let boil until all is dissolved. Then add 6 more
gallons of rain water. Let boil from 1/2 to 1 hour. When
done, add salt (handful), add citronella. Cool and cut into
bars.

I read the post too fast and I thought I read "Homemade Soup", so I did a double take when I read the ingredients.