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MIY Laundry Soap

MIY Laundry Soap Many recipes I have seen for laundry soap are labor intensive and involve melting then cooling etc. soap to create. This one is different because it is so quick and easy! Still, none of the fillers added to commercially sold laundry detergents. You can add your own choice of essential oils if …

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Medicinal Plants You Can Grow At Home

Medicinal Plants You Can Grow At Home One of the primary concerns for both homesteaders and preppers alike is self sustainability. The primary resources needed to survive are shelter, water, and food. Too often that isn’t enough! Medical care should be right up there on your list of must haves and frankly it is probably …

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MIY Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

MIY Cream of Chicken Soup Mix An awesome recipe for those who are busy parents or professionals. Cream of “something” soup is used in so many quick and easy meals. The baby is crying, your teen is in angst, or after a long day at work nothing is better than comfort food or easy nutrition in …

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3 Wild Natural Medications

3 Wild Natural Medications Being lost in itself is a major issue when it’s you who is lost! But imagine being lost and sick, especially after a SHTF event. Even being sick in the wilderness when you know where you are and what you’re doing is a real hassle. If you have suddenly found yourself …

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Dad’s Dandelion Wine

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dad’s Dandelion Wine My dad has been gone now more then 17 years, but nothing reminds me of better times with him then his dandelion wine except of course his MIY root beer! When we were kids, he used to pay us kids a penny per dandelion! LOL Here is …

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MIY Dandelion Bread

MIY Dandelion Bread Some of my neighbors I am sure think I must be terribly lazy when it comes to my lawn as I don’t rid it of dandelions. But then when they see my kids out there harvesting them, they are curious as to why I would choose to send them out to cut …

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MIY Seed Pots

MIY Seed Pots The weather is looking better and better out there now. I saw a great article on The Gardening Channel on Making Your Own Seed Pots that I thought you might like, and so I’ve listed it below. Making seed pots out of old newspapers is not only a thrifty use of the …

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Dandelion Jelly

Dandelion Jelly Makes abt 6 half pints or 3 pints Pick at least 10 cups of dandelion blossoms. Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You need to end up with 4 cups petals. It is ok if there are little bits of green. Pour boiling water over the petals. …

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Forsythia Syrup & Jelly Recipes

Forsythia Syrup & Jelly Recipes Forsythia Jelly Makes Abt 6 half pints or 3 pints… Pick at least 10 cups of Forsythia blossoms. Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You need to end up with 4 cups petals. Pour boiling water over the petals. Let this sit until room …

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Recipes for 5 MIY Sodas Updated to 8!

Recipes for 5 MIY Sodas Updated to 8! When I was a kid, my dad made his own homemade root beer. With young taste buds and a kid’s attitude regarding homemade anything… I didn’t appreciate it the way I should have. It seemed way cooler to have a bottle of store-bought sugar water! Now older …

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