Category: Cleaners and Potions

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup latex paint 4 Tablespoons Calcium Carbonate Powder 1 Tablespoon Talc Water to thin, as needed. NOTES: I bought several types of calcium carbonate and you really need fine-ground powder (like food grade). Calcium carbonate is ground limestone and it does not dissolve in water. It gets suspended in the paint. There are… Continue reading DIY Chalk Paint

Brush this on your cake pan to keep the cake from sticking.  Make sure you remove the cake while it is still slightly warm so the goop does not set up and stick.   INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:

My father-in-law told me that Walgreens used to sell an ammonia-based hand cream and they were always sold out because the workers at the local Goodyear plant used it to heal their dried and cracked hands. I found an old recipe for the original Cornhuskers hand cream.  This is different from the commercially available stuff… Continue reading Hand and Foot Cream – Randy’s Healing

This makes a cheap cleaner/degreaser and it also works to soften wallpaper paste (It just happens that I was working on the kitchen wallpaper when I was testing this cleaning recipe.  It works well for both.  No joke.) In a 32oz Spray Bottle, add: 24oz water 2 oz (4Tbsp) Ammonia Cleaner 4 oz 50% Rubbing… Continue reading RANTastic Kitchen Cleaner and Wallpaper Remover

NOTE: As long as you keep the same water:salt:sugar ratio any of these recipes should work for people > 12 years old. WEBMD VERSION: Search webmd.com for “rehydration drinks”.  They warn not to give this drink to children under 12.  They recommend: 1 quart water ½ teaspoon table salt 6 teaspoons sugar RECIPE #1: 6… Continue reading Electrolyte / Hydration Drink – DIY substitutes for Pedialyte