The Couch! #21

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions

sconnie892...Ah, laundry soap.....I'm gonna need to make some soon too....I've been using store bought for a while cuz I haven't had the energy to make some...but I've realized how much more expensive it is to do it that way. Do you use felsnaptha, washing soda & borax?

I was in the same boat. Not enough energy to make it so I was using store bought. I do use those ingredients. Do you cook yours on the stove? I tried a different recipe this time - no letting is "set" overnight. This one had you add extra water right away. I left extra space in each jug in case it gets too thick.

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hankster

omg. you young kids know what fels naptha is?? altho I don't make my own laundry soap. but my mother used to make me pre-wash like my dad & brother's collars & cuffs & underarms by hand twice, first with a bar of fels naptha (for cleanliness), then with a bar of ivory soap (for sweetness), before putting stuff into the wringer washer. is this why I have an aversion to doing laundry now?!

Yup. I love the smell of it too. It just smells clean to me. I used to be fascinated with my grandmother's wringer washer. She was still using it in the 1980s. We were not allowed to use it. I think she was afraid we'd wring a hand.

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 04:54 PM

jersey

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 05:08 PM

I am stinking up the neighborhood by cooking my bacon outside in an electric frying pan.

SallyBrown · Oct 20, 2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sconnie892

I am stinking up the neighborhood by cooking my bacon outside in an electric frying pan.

Mmmm.... death...

Chopin99 · Oct 20, 2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sconnie892

I am stinking up the neighborhood by cooking my bacon outside in an electric frying pan.

If someone was frying bacon in my neighborhood, I wouldn't call it "stinking up" the 'hood, I'd consider it an olfactory beautification project!!!

Chopin99 · Oct 20, 2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SallyBrown

Mmmm.... death...

Sally, I'm sticking by it...bacon is murder. Tasty, tasty murder!

You know I love ya, right?

Oct 20, 2012, 05:38 PM

Did i hear Bacon?

healed84 · Oct 20, 2012, 05:39 PM

H and I had bacon wrapped steaks for dinner tonight.. They were sooo yummy!

Oct 20, 2012, 05:40 PM

I have bacon on mu sub.... Its tasty...

Sorry for all the sick peeps.
Healed your som is adorable!
Now back to football!

mixedup_emotions · Oct 20, 2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sconnie892

I was in the same boat. Not enough energy to make it so I was using store bought. I do use those ingredients. Do you cook yours on the stove? I tried a different recipe this time - no letting is "set" overnight. This one had you add extra water right away. I left extra space in each jug in case it gets too thick.

Yes, I boil shaved fels naptha on the stove until it melts....and then I pour it in a 5 gallon container, add the other ingredients, and then fill with hot water. The hardest part for me is grating the fels naptha...I'm such a weakling....LOL

mixedup_emotions · Oct 20, 2012, 05:42 PM

So many people here love bacon....I feel like such an outcast as a vegetarian....Bahahahaha....

mixedup_emotions · Oct 20, 2012, 05:43 PM

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I'm glad you are going to be able to get some rest.

Thanks for asking-not really sure why I am sad. Just a lot of stuff lately mixed with mood swings. I'm gonna go lay down and watch a movie.

Laying down and watching a movie sounds like a good idea....

I survived my tasks for the day, with the exception of one that got canceled...which I'm grateful for. I am going to pop in a DVD, have something for dinner and crash.....

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions

Yes, I boil shaved fels naptha on the stove until it melts....and then I pour it in a 5 gallon container, add the other ingredients, and then fill with hot water. The hardest part for me is grating the fels naptha...I'm such a weakling....LOL

I saw a recipe where you melt the soap in the microwave instead of grating. I haven't tried it. I'll see if I can find it on my pinterest boards.

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:04 PM

Bacon = meat candy. Yum. It was locally raised and processed bacon

Chopin99 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sconnie892

Bacon = meat candy. Yum. It was locally raised and processed bacon

Have you ever sprinkled brown sugar on bacon and baked it? When the fat renders and mixes with the sugar, it caramelizes and DOES become meat candy.

Chopin99 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:12 PM

Sally...I do empathize with you regarding certain odors when cooking. I think any kind of beef smells terrible when cooking. I'm actually not a great fan of beef. Only occasionally do I crave hamburgers, steak, etc. I especially hate prime rib.

However, any other meat is fair game!

sconnie892 · 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chopin99

Sally...I do empathize with you regarding certain odors when cooking. I think any kind of beef smells terrible when cooking. I'm actually not a great fan of beef. Only occasionally do I crave hamburgers, steak, etc. I especially hate prime rib.

However, any other meat is fair game!

I can't stand frying mushrooms. When I was a kid it made me feel sick. Turns out I am intolerant of most mushrooms. (Think lactose intolerance but with mushrooms.)

Edit : Duh - meant mushrooms, typed onions. The beer is setting in.

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:25 PM

MUE - this recipe talks about melting the soap. But I've seen other posts where if goes nuts and turns into a soap volcano

http://sothecooksaid.blogspot.com/20...pill-give.html

Oct 20, 2012, 06:44 PM

I feel like so lazy ... Everyone making soap, eating vegan... Im more - order pizza extra everything and have it delivered. Man you guy rocks

mixedup_emotions · Oct 20, 2012, 06:49 PM

Lola - don't give me too much credit....I didn't make the soap tonight...and although I didn't order pizza, I did make a tortilla pizza....That's my cheap 'single unemployed mom' meal that my daughter and I like....

Flour tortilla....couple tablespoons of sauce...sprinkle of cheese....whatever toppings you want....bake for 5-7 minutes....viola! Dinner is served. LOL

sconnie892 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:56 PM

MUE - your tortilla pizzas sound really good

I found this on Pinterest. I think we need a few for the couch. And I need one for my house and t needs one for me in her office:

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Chopin99 · Oct 20, 2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions

Lola - don't give me too much credit....I didn't make the soap tonight...and although I didn't order pizza, I did make a tortilla pizza....That's my cheap 'single unemployed mom' meal that my daughter and I like....

Flour tortilla....couple tablespoons of sauce...sprinkle of cheese....whatever toppings you want....bake for 5-7 minutes....viola! Dinner is served. LOL

My ex-GF and I used to make those all the time. Cheap and easy!

healed84 · Oct 20, 2012, 07:03 PM

We do English muffins pizzas a lot... Cheap and easy as well. Lola- believe me we would eat a lot worse I'd my kids didn't have all of their allergies.

Oct 20, 2012, 07:07 PM

i had subway tonight....on wheat ....thats a start

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