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I actually prefer LED bulbs over flourescents. LED bulbs contain fewer toxins than either flourescents or incandescents, they last 60,000 hours, work with dimmers, are available to fit any sized incandescent fixture (try finding a flourescent bulb for your nightlight). Plus, where an incandescent bu...

If it gets drastically worse when the air is dry, try rubbing 100% pure vegetable oil onto the skin right before bed. Cover with long sleeves, socks, and gloves. With younger children, use the pajamas with the feet on them. The vitamin E in vegetable oil soothes the rash, while the oil itself moistu...

If you use no-sugar pectin for your jams, you can add as much or as little honey as you'd like without ruining the jam. I haven't made jam with honey, but I have used maple syrup for some of my preserves, the no-sugar pectin works well.

-Ellendra

Do you have a recipe for an unsweetened pie crust? Probably the best noodles I've ever had I made with the leftover dough from a meat pie. Unfortunately, my dad tossed the recipe out during one of his cleaning frenzies

-Ellendra

PS: Now I'm gonna have to check Freecycle for a pasta maker . . .

No, but I have made acorn bread. After the tannins are leached out, acorn flour is among the most concentrated sources of edible protein around. (A small handful has more protein than an entire pound of hamburger.) There are several ways to leach the tannins out. The easiest is just to puree the nut...

The last few Christmases I've looked for a potted rosemary that's been pruned into the shape of a mini christmas tree. It smells wonderful, can be moved out of kitty's or baby's reach, and when it needs trimmed the trimmings make a great soup! Unfortunately, they've never survived being left behind ...

I'm reposting a tutorial that I wrote for another group on this same topic: (Please pardon my american accent) Converting hide into buckskin This method uses no salt or manufactured chemicals: Step 1: Remove hide from animal. The less you have to use a knife, the better. Trying to cut the membrane b...

Hello! I'm a 26 year old college student in Wisconsin (USA). Studied wilderness survival and self-sufficiency since I was a kid. This looks like the kind of forum I wish I'd found 15 years ago, maybe I wouldn't have felt like such a freak. Or, maybe I would've at least felt better about being a frea...