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Old Fashioned Taffy;
2 cups sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup water
1 tspn salt
2 Tblspn butter or margarine
2 tspns
vanilla
Butter 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch baking pan, set aside. In a large heavy saucepan,
combine the sugar, corn
syrup, water and salt. Bring to a boil over moderately high
heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve
sugar (avoid splashing mixture
onto side of pan) Boil for 2 minutes. If using a candy thermometer, clip to side of pan,
making sure bulb is immersed but not touching bottom of pan.
Cook over moderate heat, without stirring, to 265*F, on
candy thermometer, hard-ball
stage (15-20 minutes). (Or, use this cold water test; Using a spoon, drop a small amount
of hot mixture into very cold, but not icy water. Dip your fingers into the water and form
the mixture into a ball.
Remove the ball from the water; it should not flatten but can be
deformed by pressure.)
Remove the pan from heat;
remove the thermometer from the saucepan. Immediately
stir in the butter and vanilla. Quickly pour mixture into prepared
pan. Set the pan on a
wire rack and cool just until taffy mixture can be handled easily (15-20 minutes). Carefully
check hot taffy mixture to avoid getting burned. It may be cool on surface, but extremely
hot underneath, so gather
up mixture carefully. You will need 3 helpers.
With well buttered hands, divide taffy into fourths and carefully shape
warm taffy mixture
into 4 balls. With each person working 1 ball, pull, fold and twist mixture until it turns a
creamy
color and is stiff and quite difficult to pull (12-16 minutes) To keep taffy from sticking
lightly butter your hands
as needed.
Taffy is ready to snip when the end cracks off as it is tapped against a work surface (to tell
if taffy
is ready to snip, tap it on your work surface, if the candy cracks, cut it into pieces,
if it doesnt crack, pull it a
few more times) Twist and pull each piece of taffy into a long strand
about 1/2 inch thick. Using buttered kitchen scissors,
snip each strand of taffy into bite size
pieces. Let stand at room temperature for 2 hours to harden.
To store,
wrap each piece of taffy in plastic wrap. (This prevents the taffy from becoming
soft and sticky)
Makes about
1 1/2 lbs. (approx 48 pieces)
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Archive; n. Repository, vault,
museum (dictionary definition)
Archive; A place where
I'll put older stuff (Barn Braining definition)
(with the exception
of canning & recipes, which are moved to files in group forum)
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Non edibles/Archives;
Soothing Lip Care
*Red Clover Lip Gel;
(This is an old folk remedy for dry,
chapped lips. You should be able
to find red clover blossoms at a natural food store. The flowers yield
a honey,
sweet substance that has antiinflamitory and skin soothing
properties.)
1/2 Tblspn dried red clover flowers
1/4 cup water
1/4 tspn clover honey
1/8 tspn vitamin E oil
1/8 tspn cornstartch
In small pan, bring
clover, water and honey to a boil. Boil for about
2 minutes. Remove from heat, the strain liquid. Return liquid to pan
and stir in oil and cornstartch, mixing well. Heat mixture until it forms
a clear gel (about 1-2 minutes). Cool gel
completely, stirring occasionally.
Spoon into a clean container. Use on lips as needed.
*Bee balm for lips;
2 Tblspns grated beeswax
1 tspn sunflower oil
1 tspn apricot kernel
oil
1/8 tspn vitamin E oil
On a stove or in a microwave, gently heat beeswax and oils until melted;
be careful
to not overheat.
Stir well to mix, pour into a small, clear container and let cool completely
before sealing.
Dry Skin Remedies
Elbows, knees and/or feet;
*Soak in warm water (or best when in shower or tub) for about
10 minutes, then exfoliate with scrub or loofah. Rinse well and apply vaseline to area
when done.
*Soak elbows,
knees or feet in warm water, apply mixture of 1/4 cup brown sugar and
1/8 cup olive oil and use as scrub on areas. Rinse
well and dab on vaseline.
*Another mixture is fresh lemon juice and baking soda to make a thick paste, apply to
areas
(elbows, knees or feet) and let sit for about 15 minutes. Rinse well and again
rub on the vaseline when done.
***(note)
A moisterizer/lotion may also be used in place of vaseline but make sure you
have no cracked or open skin if you apply
them as they can irritate the skin, besides,
vaseline is 10 times cheaper and works better! ***
Hands and face;
*The best thing 'hands down' (pun intended!) for dry, chapped or weather beaten hands
is a lotion called "Corn
Huskers". This lotion was developed in 1919 for corn huskers whoms
hands were exposed daily to harsh weather and
has been a big hit ever since.
I know people that use this lotion on almost every part of their body.
The next best
thing is plain ole Sunflower oil. Yep, the kind you buy in the grocery store.
Make sure it's real sunflower oil,
use it anywhere you have dry skin.
Lemon Juice
(make sure you get "real" lemon
juice)
-Remove ink spots from cloth. Apply liberal amount of lemon
juice
to the ink spot, then wash on normal cycle in cold water.
Clean microwave. Add four Tblspns Lemon juice to
one cup water
in a microwave safe bowl. Place in microwave and let boil for five
minutes allowing condensation from
lemon/water mixture to cling
to sides of microwave walls. Then wipe clean.
-Blemishes/Acne. Pour lemon juice on
cotton swab and dab on
spots several times daily.
-Get rid of dandruff. Apply 1 Tblspn. lemon juice to your hair.
Shampoo,
then rinse. Rinse again using 2 Tblspns with two cups water. Repeat every
other day until dandruff disappears.
-Relieve dry skin. Apply lemon juice, rinse and then rub in some olive oil.
-Relieve a cough. Mix 4 Tblspns lemon juice,
one cup honey, and one half cup olive oil.
Heat five minutes, then stir vigorously for 2 minutes. Take one teaspoon every
2 hours.
-Clean brass, copper and stainless steel kitchen sinks. Make a paste with lemon juice
and salt. Scrub gently,
then rinse with water.
krazy glue on broom straw, apply it to the tick
and pull right out.
-Repair a broken fingernail. Use a small drop of krazy glue on nail where split
is. Hold
in place until dry. Buff slightly, coat with polish. (a toothpick, used like
a small paintbrush can help you spread
the krazy glue thinner and coat split area better)
-Fix leaks in inflatable tubes, air mattresses, air pillows,
etc. Apply krazy glue to seal the
hole or leaky valve stem areas.
stains on countertops left behind
from aerosol
cans, let sit for 15 minutes before wiping up.
-Help bug bites by first wetting the bite with
water, then rub an aspirin tablet back and forth
over bite. This will help with the itch and swelling.
-Dissolve
an aspirin in a glass of water. Gargle
with solution 10-20 seconds, then swallow.
Repeat following day if
needed for soothing
a scratchy, sore throat. Use Lotion if you run out of;
-Shoe shiner, rub a
dab of lotion on each shoe and buff out well.
-Shaving cream, ladies or men!
-Liquid soap, to remove/loosen stuck
on items such as rings, pipes
or other things humans tend to get toes and fingers stuck in!
-It's also great
for static cling, dab a dot on your hands and rub in well,
then run hands through hair or over static clingy panty hose.
-Place some on your hands before putting on rubber gloves, it will heat up
and soften your hands while you work.
Clean dishwasher;Squirt some lemon juice
and the juice of an orange
in the detergent compartment of your dishwasher.
Run the dishwasher, empty of all dishes,
through
a cleaning cycle and make sure you have the steam
dry button on!
This will freshen up, clean and make
your dishwasher
smell great.
An added benefit to this is that when the steam
cycle is on, the whole room smells
fresh!Alka-Seltzer (or
denture tablet cleansers);
1) Clean a toilet. Drop 2 in water, wait twenty minuts, brush and flush.
2) Clean a vase.
To remove hard to reach dirt in bottom, drop in 2
tablets with water.
3) Polish jewelry, drop 2 tablets in a glass
of water, immerse jewelry
for two minutes.
4) Thermos bottles. Drop in 4 tablets with water and let sit at least
an hour
before rinsing.
5) Remove burned on grease from pot and pans. Fill pot or pan with water
drop in 6
tablets, let soak for 1 hour, then scrub.
6) Unclog a drain. Clear sink drain by dropping 3 tablets down the drain followed
by 1 cup of vinegar. Wait 30 minutes, then run hot water through.
All
Purpose disenfecting cleanser;
In a clean spray bottle, combine;
1/2 tsp.
liquid dish soap
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. bleach or Borax (a chlorine free alternative
to bleach)
2 cups water
This is a great kitchen counter or bathroom surface
cleanser, proven to kill bacteria
as well! Peroxide;
(This is the 3% peroxide that you buy at the drug store)
1) Soak your tooth brush in a cup of
peroxide to keep free of germs.
2) After rinsing off your cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill germs and bacteria.
3) Add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to your load of whites.
4) Clean mirrors with peroxide with 'no smearing!'
5) Wipe off counter tops, tables and other areas to clean and rid of germs.
6) Wash kids platic toys with 50/50 peroxide
and water.
Windshield washer fluid:
9
cups water
1 cup isopropyl alcohol
1 Tbs. dishwashing liquid
*Mix together, then store in a plastic jug so
it's
ready to use.Drain Clog Remover:
Combine 1 cup baking soda with
1 cup salt and pour down the drain.
Follow with 2 quarts of boiling
water.
Wait 30 minutes then flush with cool water.
(This is a foaming drain cleaner that works
just as well
as the 'other' drain cleaners
but without the harsh chemicals)
Car Window cleaning solution;
(warm
weather) 1/2 cup ammonia, 1 cup white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in a bucket.
(cold weather) Add 1/2 cup
rubbing alcohol to above mixture on cold days to prevent ice from forming on windows. Fantastic wood furniture polish;
Use
1/3 cup each boiled linseed oil, turpentine and vinegar. Mix together and shake well.
Apply with a soft cloth and wipe
completely dry. Wipe again with another soft cloth.
"DO NOT" try to boil your own linseed oil! It's not
the same. Buy it that way at a hardware
or paint store. Heel marks;
Simply take a pencil eraser and wipe them off. A dry paper towel works
well also
(with a little elbow grease).
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