8 tbl baking soda
2 tsp peppermint flavor
3 tbl glycerin
Blend all ingredients together and store in a small glass jar tightly sealed. Makes approximately 1/3 cup.
Peppermint Toothpaste – Country Store Recipes
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People Food For Your Dog & Cat
You share a lot with your pet: your home, your affection. To help build strong muscles, bones and a shiny coat, you should also share home-cooked meats, veggies and whole grains. Here’s how to do it right.
1 Work with your vet. Design a home-cooked diet that’s right for your pet’s breed, age and size with advice from your vet. Have your pet’s eating plan reevaluated at annual check-up time, or sooner if you notice health changes like lethargy or a dull coat.
2 Serve a variety of foods. About 30 percent of your pet’s diet should consist of food you make yourself, and should include meat (ask your vet whether meat should be raw or cooked), grains, vegetables and fruit.
3 Don’t overfeed! More than 45 percent of dogs and 55 percent of cats are overweight due to overfeeding. Any homemade food you feed your pet should be part of their normal diet, not in addition to it.
4 Teach good table manners. Incorporating people food into your pal’s diet doesn’t mean you should teach him to beg for table scraps. Serve meals in a bowl he’s used to eating from, away from your table and on a regular schedule— two or three times a day depending on activity level.
5 Avoid these toxic foods. Some human foods contain ingredients that can harm dogs and cats. Never feed them grapes or raisins, chocolate or caffeine, onions or garlic, processed food or raw eggs.
Helpful Tips
Shaving cream can be used as a spot cleaner on carpets, upholstery and even clothing. If you are not sure whether your upholstery can be cleaned with water, check first in an inconspicuous area.
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Need a nice-smelling house but don’t feel like baking cookies? Try simmering a pot of spices on the stove. Add several cloves and a teaspoon of cinnamon or pumpkin-pie spice to a few cups of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes or so. Your house will have a delicious scent — good enough to eat!
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If you have several items of clothing with grease stains on them, add a can of cola to the wash water. It can ease out grease stains.
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Clean out a stained coffee decanter by filling it with hot water and adding a denture tablet. Let it sit overnight, and the stains should come right off in the morning.
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Make a spray of equal parts liquid fabric softener and water. Mist the air daily to relieve static buildup during the fall and winter, when the air is very dry.
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To get streaks off of freshly cleaned windows, give them a final swipe with plain newspaper (not magazines or glossy pages).
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For troublesome-to-open jars of pickles, jam, etc., use a pair of standard dish washing gloves. They provide a sturdy grip, especially if your hands are the least bit damp.
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Use cotton swabs to touch up painting jobs. They are small enough to get into tight spaces, and the best part is that they are disposable.
Words of Wisdom
“When the product is right, you don’t have to be a great marketer.” — Lee lacocca
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“The best ballplayer’s the one who doesn’t think he’s good. He keeps trying to convince you.”
— Casey Stengel
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“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” — Bob Hope
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“Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.” – Earl Warren
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding about ourselves.”
— Carl Jung
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“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first
create the universe.” – Carl Sagan
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“You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
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“It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” — Muhammad Alt
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“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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“It isn’t where you come from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” — Ella Fitzgerald
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“In heaven all the interesting people are missing.” Friedrich Nietzsche
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“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”—Janis Joplin
Frozen Turkey??? Here’s A Fix!
Did you forget to unthaw your turkey?
No problem!
It’s perfectly safe to cook a frozen turkey. Here’s how- Remember it takes about 50% longer to cook a frozen vs. a thawed turkey so make sure you don’t buy one over 18 lbs. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Unwrap the turkey and bake in the oven for one hour. Remove the turkey and brush with olive oil and season with poultry seasoning. Place turkey back in the oven for two more hours. Then remove turkey again and pull out bag of giblets. The bag should be soft at this point and no longer frozen. This is the hardest part but you have to do it because you don’t want the bag to melt or you won’t be able to eat the turkey. After you remove the plastic bag of giblets continue roasting the turkey until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. A 12 lb frozen turkey usually takes about 4 ½ – 5 hours to roast. Use an instant read thermometer not the pop up button to determine how done it is.
Your turkey is done and problem solved!
PS: As noted by a comment… this technique should also work with a chicken… and a ham!
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