Honey Lozenges or Cough Drops

So simple to make and all one needs is Honey and Powder Sugar for the mold if you don't have a candy mold.

1/2 C. Honey heat in a heavy pan on low stirring constantly. A small batch.

Bring to a crack stage or to 312-320 degrees. Have candy mold ready...sprayed with oil if using mold. If you want the fun put two cups of powder sugar in a pie tin and use a food color bottle for imprint of the mold. Level powder sugar down with hand and press food color bottle down making "the hole/mold"

Your Honey is ready now to place into the molds.
So simple to make and NO artificial colors, preservatives or nasty taste. If you get your honey locally it will help build your immune defense up too. I put a squirt of  the essential oil  Peppermint in the last half of the batch and Peppermint is an expectorant and decongestant, plus a mild pain reliever.

Tip: Eucalyptus oil relieves congestion.
        Echinacea is best before a full onset of a cold,  loaded with antibacterial
        properties and helps cleanse the blood.
        Sage is great for sore throats.

Simplify Your Life With 10 Quick Tips

1. If you have wood furniture or doors with scratches. Just try rubbing a Wal-Nut on them. This will disguise the dings and scrapes. If you do not believe... just try it for yourself.

2. If you have a hard time cleaning your mixing paddle on your bread machine, just soak it in warm soapy water, then scrub out the inside with a baby bottle scrubber. Great idea and time saver indeed.

3. Use a pizza Cutter instead of a knife or fork to quickly cut your pancakes and french toast. Simple and Easy.

4. An easy way to chop your nuts is to put them in a plastic bag and roll them with a rolling pin to your desired fineness. Best part about this is that there is little or no mess to clean up.

5. If your little ones leave a crayon masterpiece on your TV or Computer Screen, just use WD-4D to clean off. This will save you tons of $$$$$.

6. Quick dinner idea: Sloppy Joe Spaghetti "Do you have extra Sloppy Joe mix? If so just add it to you spaghetti sauce. It will make it spicier and change up your meal. Serve over your desired pasta. I am sure your family will love.

7. Reuse your Nylon Mesh Bags. If you buy your veggies in a nylon mesh bag you can use that mesh for various cleaning jobs around the house and yard. Just wad the bag up and use it as a scrubber.

8. Are you just out of Cheesecloth? Just use a sheet of paper towel or a coffee filter to line your colander or strainer and then strain liquid. This would be only single use.

9. Do you like soft Cookies?  Keep your cookies soft by throwing a few slices of apple in your cookie jar or container.

10. How to open a Tight Lid Jar: Try putting on a pair of latex gloves then twisting the lid off. This will give you a good grip that will not slip. If you do not have latex gloves... use leftover nonslip shelf liner. Just cut out a square and use. Keep leftover for latter use.

I hope these tips will help you like it has for me. I really enjoy tips that make my life easier...and if I can save time and money it makes it all worth while.

Southern Style Corn Bread in an Iron Skillet

Super Quick Cornbread Baked in a Cast-Iron Skillet

This week has been cold and rainy so, Cindy and I decided to make some Chili and Corn Bread. We used a Southern Style Corn Beard Recipe. The recipe calls for an iron skillet. If you do not have a iron skillet you can use a skillet that is ovenproof. Your prep time is going to be less then 5 minutes.

Here are the Ingredients that you will need

1 cup of all-purpose flour

1 cup or cornmeal

3 tablespoon of sugar

4 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 cup of milk

1/4 cup of vegetable oil or butter

1 large egg, it will be lightly beaten

This should make at least 9 servings. If you want to add a kick to your Corn Bread you can add 1 cup of cheese and some jalapenos diced and and a few teaspoon of jalapeno juice. 

Step One: Preheat your oven to 425f. You will want to coat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with a cooking spray or you can you some vegetable oil.

Step Two: You will want to combine your flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. You then will want to add your milk, vegetable oil and egg. Stir your mixture until your dry ingredients are moistened.

Step Three: You will want to pour your batter into your prepared skillet.

Step Four: Put your skillet in the oven. Bake until golden brown. Baking time is 15-20 Minutes. If you are unsure if the corn bread is done you can insert a toothpick in center. When it comes out clean then it is done.

Corn Bread is the easiest bread to make. It is also very affordable and filling. You can add any  ingredients  to make your Corn Bread the way you like. It is very hard to mess up. You can also go simple and have it hot out of the oven with some honey. Making your Corn Bread in the skillet will keep warm for at least 30 minutes after baking. I am sure this will be a hit with your family.

Natural Enviro Friendly Tomatoe Protector

Here is a quick and easy recipe that is natural and Enviro Friendly. This with add great protection to your tomatoes plant without all the harmful pesticides. You can also use this spray on many other vegetable plants like squash.

Material that will be needed:
Spray Bottle or Plant Sprayer   Dry Milk
Hot Sauce         Dish soap
A Bowl             Spoon

Don't wait until your tomatoes plants are stressed to begin treating them. Start around one week after planting and spray once a week if bugs are a problem.

Step One: Mix your ingredient in a Bowl.  1/4 cup or Powder Milk into, 3/4Cup of Water, 1/8 Cup of Hot Sauce, and 1/8Cup of Dish Soap.
Please note that the dish soap will be the carrier. It is what would keep the mixture on your tomatoe plants. Also adds protection. The Hot Sauce has Pepsin so insect will leave your plants alone. This is a natural repellent. It has Potassium and Sodium to help aid your plants. The milk also help coat the leaves. The milk also has vitamin A & C and 40% calcium to help aid your plants and gives you an added benifit.
Step Two: Pour into your spray bottle.

Step Three: Spray your protector on tomatoes plants.

Mystery Pudding Cake

Mystery Pudding Recipe

1C. Flour     1Egg

1C. Sugar    1lg can of  Fruit Cocktail

1tsp. Soda    3/4c. Brown Sugar

A dash of salt.    1/2c. Chopped Nuts

Sift together flour, sugar, soda and the combine. Then add your eggs and fruit with syrup. Mix well. Spread in a greased pan(9x13"). Sprinkle your brown sugar and nuts on top. Preheat and bake at 350. Cook for 45 minutes. Serve with Ice cream or whip cream.

This recipe is pretty easy to whip together. When Cindy was making this I was not

sure about it. I tried it and now I am sold on it. It is easy to make and pretty yummy. This recipe is great for the spring time gatherings. This pudding cake is light and has just enough sweetness.

Heart Shaped Eggs

Making Heart Shaped Eggs are a nifty and a creative way to show your love to your family. Making your heart shaped eggs is pretty easy to do.

What you will need for this project is:

Eggs

Milk carton or any juice carton or a thick card stock (cut open, washed well and dried). Note your paper needs to be thick. Cindy and I tried a few different paper types and they did not do so well. Thicker is better in getting the heart shape you want.

Chopsticks (you will want them round and thick).

Rubber Bands

First Step: Make your hard boiled eggs. Make as much as you would like.

Second Step: While your eggs are cooking you will want to cut out your milk carton and fold it in half lengthwise. If you do not have a milk carton I would use a very thick card stock. You will want to cut it at least 3inch wide and 8 to 9 inches long

Third Step: While your eggs are still warm, you will want to peel your eggs and put them on your folded paper. Make sure the egg is freshly boiled and still warm. Otherwise the egg might not hold it shape and break from the pressure. also make sure eggs are not to sof.t when cutting they may fall apart.

Fourth Step: Place your chopstick on the center of the egg, push chopstick down softly on top of egg, and put your rubber band on both ends of your chopstick ( Do not want to break egg when pushing down. It is only to help secure chopstick into place).

Please note that this was one of our first attempts on making heart shape eggs. We did not use thick enough paper. Cindy and I found out that the key to this is how thick your paper is.

Fifth Step: once you are done with putting your eggs in the milk carton you will want to leave them for at least 10 minutes. (Cindy and I found out that if you put them in the fridge for 20 minutes it gives you a better result).

Sixth Step: Once your eggs have been able to set, you will want to take the chopsticks off and cut your eggs in half.

 

Every Pair of eggs are very unique, so no other pair of eggs will be alike. Like I said this was pretty easy to do. This would be fun to do for any party you are having, or just to serve to your family. Your Kids will be sure to eat them up!!. You can also spice them up by adding some salt and pepper or making deviled eggs with them.

Cough Syrup That You Make At Home

Do you hate the preservatives, alcohol and dyes that come with the high cost of cough syrup? I sure do. My daughter's good friend makes her own cough syrup and she let me take a spoonful. Sure, it taste like a medication but it worked instantly in freeing my throat and lungs from that congested feeling. It is so simple to make that I want to share it with you.

The ingredients are: Honey, onion and dry herbs of licorice root, horehound or cherry bark. (I used only the cherry bark and you can pick the herbs up at a Health food store and they really don't cost too much.)

Dice a onion and cover with raw honey in a double boiler. Once the honey is liquefied, add 1/2 -1oz. of any combination of the herbs. Cover and simmer 4-5 hours. Strain. Store in fridge.

I used an old medicine bottle and labeled it with the name and date.
Use 1-2 tsp every four hours when needed. You can use more this won't hurt you and you will get relief.