Laundry Soap 2

makes 5 gallons

1 c. borax

1 c. Arm & Hammer super washing soda (not baking soda)

5.5 oz Fels Naphtha soap (or Zote  or castile soap)

water

5 gallon bucket with lid

1/2 - 1 oz essential oil for scent (optional)

1. grate Fels-Naptha soap.  Add soap shreds to a pot with 4 c. hot water.  Put the heat on medium high and stir until completely melted - about 10 minutes

2. fill 5 gallon bucket halfway with hot water. Pour in melted soap mixture and stir.  Stir in borax and washing soda.  Add essential oil if you are using it. Stir again

3.  fill bucket with warm water all the way to top and stir again.  Wear rubber gloves if you don't have a long utensil to stir with.

4. snap on bucket lid and let set for 24 hours to gel up.  It will have the consistency of egg noodle soup..watery with glops of gel.  If you want it smoother, you can use an immersion blender. 

5.  At this point you can divide it up into different containers...empty laundry detergent containers, milk jugs, etc.   you can leve some extra in the bucket if you wish.

Chicken Pot Pie

 Kathleen Provow

1 onion-chopped

2 c. chopped celery

2 c. chopped carrots

Cook until soft and set aside

1/2 c butter

1 c flour

1 t salt

1/2 pepper

1 t ground mustard

1 t garlic powder

Make a roux with ingredients.

Add:

4 c chicken broth and stir until thick then add

1-2 cups cream, half and half, milk or evaporated milk

Then add 4 cups chopped chicken

Bake in a pie at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Canadian Cheese Soup

The Beanery was a restaurant from the railroad town of Cache Junction (Utah).  The town is now mostly gone but local residents still have fond memories of eating there.  This recipe was a great favorite.

1/2 c. finely chopped onion 

1/4 c. butter or margarine

1/2 c. flour

4 c. milk

4 c. chicken broth

1/2 c. finely diced carrots

1/2 c. finely diced celery

dash of salt

dash of paprika

1 c. sharp process American cheese, diced

 

Cook onion in butter until tender but not brown. Blend in flour. Add milk, broth, carrots, celery, salt and paprika. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles and vegetables are done.  Reduce heat, add cheese, and stir to melt. Simmer 15 min.  Serves 8

It is best to have ingredients cooked, then add cheese until melted and remove from heat immediately.

 

 

Won Ton Salad

Tanner Wood

 

Salad

1-1/2 heads of chopped lettuce

1 bunch green onions

1/2 pkg won tons

3-4 chicken breast or a rotisserie chicken

Salad Dressing

4T sugar 

2T salt

1/2 T pepper

4 t rice vinegar

1/2 c. oil

Ham Cheddar Soup

 

 

 2 c. diced potatoes

2 c. water

1/2 c. sliced carrots

1/4 c. diced onion

Cook vegetables in water until tender.  Do not drain

 

1/4 c. butter

2 c. milk

salt and pepper to taste

In another pan, melt butter and stir in flour until smooth.  Gradually stir in milk, salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil then cook until thickened.

2 c. cheddar cheese

1-2 c. diced ham

1 c. frozen peas

 Stir cheese into milk mixture until melted then stir into vegetable mix.  Add ham and peas and heat through before serving.

 

 

Rotkohl mit Äpfeln

 recipe courtesy of Marian Recksiek who taught her American friends how to cook real German food as made by her mother.

1 head red cabbage, shredded finely

3-4 cooking apples, peeled and sliced

2 lemons

sugar

cornstarch

Cook cabbage and apples in a pan of water 1/3 full. Add juice of 2 lemons, sugar (to taste), and cornstarch to desired thickness.  Cook about 1 1/2-2 hours adding cornstarch the last 20 minutes.  Cook slowly!

Microwave Caramel Corn

 16 c. popped corn (2/3 c unpopped)

 1c. brown sugar

1/4 c. light corn syrup

1/2 c. butter

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. baking soda

Combine sugar, syrup butter and salt in a 3 qt bowl  and cook on high for about 3 minutes in the microwave, then stir, bring to a boil for 3 minutes.  Add baking soda.  Place popped corn in a large paper grocery sack, then pour the sugar mixture over the popcorn.  Stir and shake to mix.  Microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring after each minute.