Author Archives: Jeffrey Scott Thomas

At Home Remedy For Nausea

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Whether you’re pregnant, suffer from motion sickness, or are fighting some sort of flu bug, there’s a very thrifty, natural home remedy for your nausea. Simply mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 1 tablespoon of honey, and add it to a large glass of cool water. You can drink this mixture straight away, or if you’re pregnant and suffer from morning sickness, drink it before you go to bed. Cider vinegar has been used to cure nausea and other ailments for hundreds of years.

Thrifty Home Made Wood Furnisher Polish

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For one of the thriftiest green cleaners around, simply mix 1/2 cup of white vinegar and a couple of drops of olive oil. You can adjust the amount of olive oil, depending on how much moisture you want to put into your wood furniture. Just rub your homemade cleaner on with a cloth, and breathe easy (literally), knowing that this green cleaner won’t damage your health. Give it a try!

Easy Home Made Ketchup

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EASY HOMEMADE KETCHUP:

I ran out of my stockpiled ketchup, so I finally tried a homemade ketchup recipe. It was quick, easy and delish!

6 ounces can tomato paste
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Cover pan with lid until cool. Place in recycled ketchup bottle and chill.

Mashed Potato Patties

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Make potato patties from leftover mashed potatoes. Simply add an egg to 2 cups mashed potatoes, form into patties and fry in a pan with a little oil. You can add meat, seasoned breadcrumbs, cheese or onion for extra flavor. The first reader tip shares another way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

Lone Sock USES

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We keep a few. When we go out, I put frozen water bottles in the socks (one bottle per sock). That way as they thaw out in our backpack and condensation forms, the sock absorbs it and everything in our backpack doesn’t get wet.
I always save them, thinking that I will have a light bulb moment for use by the preschoolers. I realized that my students can use them to erase the chalkboards — sock on one hand and chalk in the other!