Hello, first time watcher. Years ago I developed allergies to laundry soap. So I stated using a recipe from a school cookbook; two bars of sunlight soap (any soap will do) two cups of washing soda, and two cups of borax; fill the biggest pot you have with water and get it hot but NOT boiling, grate and melt the soap in the water, stirring carefully so as not to add bubbles; slowly add the borax and washing soda stirring until dissolved, dump into a large bucket (recipe makes 5 gallons), make up the difference with hot water and leave to 'set'; it will form a gel, use a cup worth for a large load (I add bleach for washcloths, or (never both) oxy-cleaner to soiled clothes. I haven't bought laundry soap in years. I've tried some of the other natural soaps and we like the mint scented, or the lilac scented (with natural oils). I also use the borax and washing soda for other cleaning...it's about $6/5 gallons. I know it makes a lot, if you need it in smaller quantities, you need to put it in smaller containers with lids. Anyway, works great. Thank you.
What a wonderful tip! Thank you for sharing. :) Years ago, we stopped using dryer sheets (or any kind of fabric softener or anti-static additive). 1-2 Tablespoons of vinegar added to the washing machine does the job!
Good to see canning!!! Amish do not pressure can. The USA is the only country that does. Amish been here for decades and are one of the healthiest demographics in America. Great channel.
Trader Joe’s has organic chicken legs at a pretty good price and they make a really great bone broth! So I get the meat and the broth. I use slow cooker to get the broth out of the bones.
I like to get those 10 lbs bags of leg quarters from Harvey’s. When they run that sale I stock up, no more than $5 a bag and I get so many meals out of one bag. I made my first batches of Turkey stock in November that I froze.
Hello! First time I’ve watched your videos. Love your presentation and the valuable info you share. I also do the chicken leg quarter bulk buying…but I also “splurge” on occasion and buy organic whole chickens…but only when they’re on sale at about $2.48/lb…which is several times a month at my local grocery store. Then I make out like a bandit 😊, buying as many whole organic chickens as I can afford. Then I roast 3-4 chickens at a time…saving money on electricity. Then I pull the meat off the bones and vacuum seal and freeze the cut up cooked chicken, in various quantities I will use for casseroles, soup, etc. I then put all the bones and skin in 1 or 2 crockpots or any kind of suitable pot and slow cook for 12-24 hours. After the broth cools, I strain the bones out and put the broth in silicone containers…the ones that look like giant ice cube trays…most of which I bought at thrift stores…but a few I ordered…because oftentimes, I only want a little bit of chicken flavoring. I used to buy the boxes of broth, but some of it always wasted because I forget about it. But this way, I’m able to pop out only as many cubes as I think I’ll need for a particular recipe. I consider all this to be moderately frugal while still benefitting from the organic aspect. Of course, if organic is not as important to you, then this can apply to non-organic chickens, as well. Sometimes, I pop out the frozen chicken cubes and put them in freezer bags, thus, freeing up the silicone trays for other uses…like storing frozen beef broth in cubes! 😄
Nothing goes to waste! Love it! We raise chickens, so we use those as our "whole" meat birds. We haven't reached the point where we can live solely off the chickens we raise, but we're working toward that goal one baby step at a time. :)
Hello, first time watcher.
Years ago I developed allergies to laundry soap. So I stated using a recipe from a school cookbook; two bars of sunlight soap (any soap will do) two cups of washing soda, and two cups of borax; fill the biggest pot you have with water and get it hot but NOT boiling, grate and melt the soap in the water, stirring carefully so as not to add bubbles; slowly add the borax and washing soda stirring until dissolved, dump into a large bucket (recipe makes 5 gallons), make up the difference with hot water and leave to 'set'; it will form a gel, use a cup worth for a large load (I add bleach for washcloths, or (never both) oxy-cleaner to soiled clothes.
I haven't bought laundry soap in years. I've tried some of the other natural soaps and we like the mint scented, or the lilac scented (with natural oils).
I also use the borax and washing soda for other cleaning...it's about $6/5 gallons. I know it makes a lot, if you need it in smaller quantities, you need to put it in smaller containers with lids.
Anyway, works great.
Thank you.
What a wonderful tip! Thank you for sharing. :) Years ago, we stopped using dryer sheets (or any kind of fabric softener or anti-static additive). 1-2 Tablespoons of vinegar added to the washing machine does the job!
I have started making my own jam using Pomona’s Pectin and freeze it. I haven’t started canning yet.
Good to see canning!!!
Amish do not pressure can. The USA is the only country that does. Amish been here for decades and are one of the healthiest demographics in America.
Great channel.
That's right! We could learn a lot of practical skills from them. Thank you. :)
Trader Joe’s has organic chicken legs at a pretty good price and they make a really great bone broth! So I get the meat and the broth. I use slow cooker to get the broth out of the bones.
freeze the broth in an ice cube tray then once frozen transfer to a bag, really tasty and very convenient.
Great minds think alike-we just posted a video about that. :) So convenient!
I like to get those 10 lbs bags of leg quarters from Harvey’s. When they run that sale I stock up, no more than $5 a bag and I get so many meals out of one bag. I made my first batches of Turkey stock in November that I froze.
Hello! First time I’ve watched your videos. Love your presentation and the valuable info you share. I also do the chicken leg quarter bulk buying…but I also “splurge” on occasion and buy organic whole chickens…but only when they’re on sale at about $2.48/lb…which is several times a month at my local grocery store. Then I make out like a bandit 😊, buying as many whole organic chickens as I can afford. Then I roast 3-4 chickens at a time…saving money on electricity. Then I pull the meat off the bones and vacuum seal and freeze the cut up cooked chicken, in various quantities I will use for casseroles, soup, etc. I then put all the bones and skin in 1 or 2 crockpots or any kind of suitable pot and slow cook for 12-24 hours. After the broth cools, I strain the bones out and put the broth in silicone containers…the ones that look like giant ice cube trays…most of which I bought at thrift stores…but a few I ordered…because oftentimes, I only want a little bit of chicken flavoring. I used to buy the boxes of broth, but some of it always wasted because I forget about it. But this way, I’m able to pop out only as many cubes as I think I’ll need for a particular recipe. I consider all this to be moderately frugal while still benefitting from the organic aspect. Of course, if organic is not as important to you, then this can apply to non-organic chickens, as well. Sometimes, I pop out the frozen chicken cubes and put them in freezer bags, thus, freeing up the silicone trays for other uses…like storing frozen beef broth in cubes! 😄
Nothing goes to waste! Love it! We raise chickens, so we use those as our "whole" meat birds. We haven't reached the point where we can live solely off the chickens we raise, but we're working toward that goal one baby step at a time. :)