I told you I'd let you know how the homemade

Well, I told you I'd let you know how the homemade laundry detergent is doing with my laundry. As far as I can tell it it doing just fine. The clothes are getting clean anyway.
I didn't add fragrance so it don't have that Gain smell that I like so well, but they are clean and it only costs pennies per load to do.
I also made the fabric softener and I don't care for it much. It calls for white vinegar in the recipe and I don't like that smell. The clothes don't smell like vinegar, but I do miss the Downy smell, but here again it is only pennies per load. They smell fresh not perfumed which is better, I'm sure.

Canning Squash For Frying

Our squash is coming in in leaps and bounds. We have eaten some fresh from the garden and shared some with friends and family. Now I am getting to can some for breading and frying this winter. It is so good to open a can of squash in the dead of winter and fry them up for supper.

Here's how to do it:

Wash and remove bad spots, if you have any, ours were perfect right off the vine.

Cut into 1/4 inch rings and pack in jars. I will use a butter knife to "guide" some of them into the place I want them to be so I can get more in. Add 1 tsp salt (1/2 tsp salt for pints)

In a medium size sauce pan, combine:

4-4 1/2 cup water

1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4 cup Sugar

(This will be enough for 3 quarts or 6 pints)

Bring to a boil and pour into jars. I run the butter knife around the inside, carefully, to get the air bubbles out.

Clean the rims of the jars, seal and hot bath for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes set out and wait for the wonderful sound of it sealing.

When you're ready to cook, rinse 3-4 times bread and fry as normal. I will fry one layer at a time and they are awesome good. Takes a while, but worth it. I will be canning more as they come out of the garden.

What a differance 12 days make

What a differance 12 days make with the ginger root I planted. It is growing in leaps and bounds. I can't wait to see if it will ever get the flower on it it will be so beautiful. You will notice the date stamped on the pic, well it's wrong!! I took that pic just this morning and it is the 29th not the 28th. I need to reset the date on my camera. That is on my "list" of things to do. : )

baked squash

I am going to go ahead and share the recipe for stuffed squash. Ours in coming in fast and yours may be too. This is a delicious way to use the smaller ones. YUMMY

6 small to medium squash
2-3 cups ritz crackers, crumbled
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 small onion chopped fine
1/2 sweet bell pepper chopped fine
3 tablesoppns mince parsley
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
parmesan cheese, or cheese of choice for topping

Wash and cut off ends of squash, DO NOT PEEL. Cook squash in boiling, salted water for 5-6 minutes or longer if you want them real tender. Cut in half lengthwise adn remove pulp with a spoon. Put the shells in a baking dish.
Combine pulp, cracker crumbs, cheese, onion, peppers, parsley, salt, pepper, and the beaten eggs. Mix lightly and fill the shells with mixture and dot with butter. Sprinkle with more cheese of your choice and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

These are so good my mouth is watering right now, sorry for all the water on the page, but I just love these. Let me know if you try it and what you think. Ya' know, if you like them as well as I do. Oh, yeah!!!

laundry detergent

Well, I just made my first batch of laundry detergent. I will let you know how that does with the next wash that I do with it. I have to let it set 12-24 hours, so it will be a day at least before I'll know.

Ginger, taters, and squash

Well, it's been a long time since I blogged, so I figured I better get on the ball.
I did plant the ginger root that I bought at the grocery store and to my surprise, It is growing!!
I have two very pretty green "stalks" growing in the pot. I am so excited! If I could find the wire to my digital camera I'd share a photo with you,but it is in "you can't find me" land. : (
J and my potatoes are growing out of this world. We planted ours when the signs were in the feet and someone told me that if you plant taters in the sign of the feet, you'll have toes.
This may be true, but we'll see. I hope we don't have all vine and no taters. I'll let you know how that goes.
We have harvested 5 NICE squash out of the garden. I love them baked with filling. I will share the recipe for this later on. It is so good too.

Well, it's been a long time since I blogged, so I figured I better get on the ball.I did plant the ginger root that I bought at the grocery store and to my surprise, itis growing!!I have two pretty green "stalks" growing in the pot. I am so excited! I finally foundthe wire to my digital camera so I can share the photo. It had been hiding in "You can'tfind me." land. :( But now I have found it. Whoo-hoo. :)J and my potatoes are growing out of this world. We planted ours when the signs were in the feet and someone told me that if you plant taters in the sign of the feet, you'll have toes.This may be true, but we'll see. I hope we don't have all vine and no taters. I'll letyou know how that goes.We have harvested 5 NICE squash out of the garden. I love them baked with filling. I willshare the recipe for that later on too. It is so good too.