Friday, August 21, 2009

Kristin's preparedness corner

Here are the recipes from this month’s preparedness class
Laundry Soap
This should do about 80 loads
1 5 gallon bucket with a lid
1 bar Fels Naptha soap
½ cup Borax
1 cup washing soda
In a med. sized pan grate or cut into small chunks the bar of Fels Naptha soap. Add water to the pan to barely cover the soap. Let this cook watching and stirring until melted. Pour this into the 5 gallon bucket.
Add the washing soda and the Borax. Stir. Add enough hot water to fill the bucket. Stir with a yard stick or long paint stick. Let this sit overnight before using. Then use 1 cup per load.

Granola
8 cups oats (old fashion)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup each sesame seeds; sunflower seeds; almonds; pecans; walnuts; flaked coconut; pumpkin seeds; or whatever you like.
Mix well in a large bowl.
In a sauce pan heat
1 cube butter
1 can coconut milk
1 cup peanut butter
1-2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla
Heat until bubbly pour over granola spread on a cookie sheet. Bake at 2000 for 2 hours. Cool put back in the bowlYou may add dried fruit if desired, such as craisins, blueberries, apples, raisins, date

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