Homemade Snow Dough

It is really really cold here. Has been for the last week. So when it has been snowing it is more like just ice falling from the sky. Little Man wants to go out and play in it , but it isn't that fun type of snow. I decided to make him some snow dough!

Homemade Snow Dough

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1/2 cup salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

2 tablespoon tempura paint

1 tablespoon white or sparkling glitter

(optional) a few drops of peppermint extract

Combine all of the ingredients , except the peppermint extract in a medium sized pan and cook over medium heat , stirring constantly, until the mixture holds together. About 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and turn the play dough out onto some waxed paper. To cool. If you like, knead in some of the peppermint extract. Store this in a ziplock bag in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Food Storage Recipe - White Chili

White Chili

1 pound of chicken, use chicken breast cut up into chunks if you have it, or use the freeze dried or canned.

1 diced onion

1 cup chicken broth

1 4 ounce can of green chilis

1 teaspoon cumin

3 15 ounce cans of great northern beans

1/4 teaspoon red pepper

In your dutch oven cook up the chicken and onlion. Add the rest of the ingredients when the chicken is done. Simmer on low heat for about 35 minutes. Stir it occasionally. Serve this topped with sour cream and shredded cheese.

Seed Saving Tips & Techniques

This was a free kindle book when I wrote this post. Hopefully, Seed Saving Tips & Techniques, still is free. This is something that I want to learn how to do. I am going to have a bigger garden this season and want to be able to seed save!

Most keen gardeners decide at some stage that they want to save their own seed. Raising your own seedlings is extremely satisfying. I still find it so exciting and heart-warming when I grow beautiful, healthy plants from seed that I have collected myself. Watching a seed germinate, become a seedling, and then mature gives me such joy and deep satisfaction. It is witnessing and participating in the miracle of life!

I want to share with you how to save yourself a small fortune by collecting your own seeds and saving them for the next gardening season. This is a guide to getting the best results when saving your own seeds.

In this book you'll learn:

How to avoid common mistakes

Know that you are growing totally organically

Learn about germination requirements for plant families

Plant life cycles

Seed viability, pollination and isolation distances

Best ways to store your seeds

Since this is free for your Kindle , you ought to get it! Great thing to know how to do to be more self-sufficient and also a great addition to your survival book library. My Kindle is full of survival and cooking books.

Quick Tip - Fresh Garlic Oil

We all have been pretty lucky in my household and havn't had any colds or the flu that it going around, but we have all had earaches. It is pretty hard to go to the doctor - it is so high just to get looked at and then get anti-biotics that do not even work. So I used this. It is great for earaches and you use it as an ear drop for the pain.

Fresh Garlic Oil

Fresh Organic Garlic

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1. Place 1-2 Cloves of garlic in a clean glass jar. 2. Add enough oil to cover. 3. Tightly cap and shake. 4. Place the jar in a paper bag to protect from light, and place in a sunny window. Allow to infuse for four days, shaking frequently. 5. Strain out the garlic and continue as with the heat method.

Food Storage Recipe - He-Man Meat & Vegetable Soup

Great vintage recipe that I found and tried. It is actually really good and it is hearty. Fill you up and stay filled up. A very satisfying supper.

He-Man Meat & Vegetable Soup

1 pound soupbone

1 cup of dried lima beans

1 large carrot, diced

1 large turnip, diced

1 can of corn

1 bay leaf

3 stalks celery, sliced

2 potatoes, diced

1 onion, sliced

2 cups chopped cabbage

1 16 ounce can of whole tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

Put lima beans on to soak. Wash the soupbone, cover with cold water. Cook slowly for about 3 hours. Add the seasonings and beans the last half hour. Remove the bone and skim of the fat. Return to a boil and add the vegetables, EXCEPT the corn and cabbage. Cook about a half hour and then add the corn and cabbage. Cook about 15 minutes more. Remove the bay leaf. Add any meat pieced from the bone and serve very hot.

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