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Unleavened Bread (Hardtack) Make a stiff mixture of the following ingredients: 1 1/2 c graham flour (or whole wheat) 3 c unbleached white flour 1/2 c cornmeal 1/2 c shortening 1 1/2 c milk 1 t sugar 1 T salt Lightly grease several cookie sheets, sprinkle them with four. Dust a piece of dough about the size of a walnut with flour, plce it in the middle of the cookie sheet, and slightly fltten it with your hand. Now roll the dough out to cover the surface of the baking sheet, rolling it as thinly as possible. Dust the dough with flour as needed to prevent sticking. You may want to use flour sock on your rolling pin. Trim off any excess dough from around the cookie sheet, return it to the dough pan. Bake the unleavened bread in a 400* F oven. The the edges brown, turn it over, crefully. Continue baking until the flat bread is almost as stiff as cardboard. Turn it once more, and when the bread is actually as stiff as cardboard, remove it from the oven. It may be eaten when freshly baked and hot, but can be stored indefinitely if kept dry. Break the bread in pieces and store in an airtight container.

[Please think twice before using these remedies as a few of the ingredients are now known to be poisonous.] HEAL SORES OR CRACKS IN THE SKIN OF MAN OR BEAST: Use pine tar to Coat the sore area well to keep off insects and promote healing. SLACKED LIME: dust on animal cuts to seal injured area and promote healing. FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE EYE: Drop a flax seed into the eye. The particle in the eye will stick to the flax seed and the flax seed is easy to see and remove. COUGH REMEDY: 2-3 drops of kerosene on a tsp of sugar. COUGH REMEDY: Equal parts of oil of peppermint, friars balsam and tincture of red lavender. Mix and use drop by drop on a tsp. of sugar to alleviate the condition. COUGH SYRUP: 1 tsp Honey 1 tsp glycerin juice of 1 lemon Mix well and use when needed. CANKER AND COLD SORES: Collect the berries from wild rose bushes and make a tea from them. (These berries may be picked and dried for winter use.) Drink a little of this when you feel a canker or cold sore coming and it should clear up. (This is nothing more than vitamin C.) A little pot ash daubed on a cold sore will also clear it away. SUNBURN AND STEAM BURNS: Sprinkle area with vinegar. DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA: Take a liberal amount of black pepper on a tsp and cover this with thick cream and take this to relieve the situation. Toast bread until almost burned pour boiling water over this. Drink the brown water for diarrhea. PIONEER LINIMENT: Beat one egg slightly and measure the beaten egg. Add to the egg the exact amount of turpentine as egg and the exact amount of apple cider vinegar as the egg. Mix altogether well and store in a covered jar. This is very good for Arthritic and Rheumatic pain. HONEY: Honey has been used through the years to cure many things. Taken internally, it has been known to relieve arthritis. Externally it is good first aid for wounds and burns. Bacteria will not live in honey. [Editor Note: This was before we learned about honey being able to harbor botulism.] Burn Salve (1860) 1 tea cupful lard 1 tea cupful mutton tallow 1 tea cupful olive oil beeswax the size of an egg resin the size of an egg 2 tsp carbolic acid Dissolve all ingredients on the stove except the olive oil and carbolic acid, which you add upon removing from the heat. Mix well and store in covered jar. Flu Ointment (used for epidemic of 1918) 2 large jars white Vaseline 2 oz. turpentine 1/4 oz. menthol crystals 2 cakes of camphor gum 1/3 oz. oil of peppermint 1/4 oz. eucalyptus 1/4 oz. oil of wintergreen Melt and mix well over low heat and store in covered jars. Black Currant Tea (An infallible remedy for a sore throat) 1 Tbsp black currant jam or jelly juice of half a lemon 1 pint boiling water sugar to taste Simmer altogether for 15 min. the hotter you are able to drink the tea the better. Mustard Plaster You have to be careful with mustard plasters. If not very careful you can get a real bad burn! Good for chest colds Use the white of an egg instead of water with the dry mustard. The egg will prevent blistering of the skin. Mix egg white with half dry mustard half flour, cover the mustard mix on a cloth or paper. Cover the plaster with gauze or soft cloth and hold in place on chest with tape.

To cure a sick headache: This arises from acidity, or over-loading the stomach. When it is not from over eating, all that is necessary is to soak the feet in hot water about 20 min., drinking at the same time an herb tea, such as pennyroyal, catnip, or mint; then get into bed, cover up warm and keep up a sweating process for about an hour, by which time relief will have been attained. To cure baldness: The decoction of box-wood successful in garden borders, success in cases of baldness is thus made: take of the common box which grows in garden borders, four large handfuls of stems and leaves; boil in three pints of water in a closely covered vessel for a quarter of an hour and let stand in a covered earthenware for ten hours or more; strain and add an ounce and a half of eau de cologne or lavender water to make it keep. The head should be well washed with this solution every morning. To cure a sore throat: five spoons of the syrup of elderberry; mix with one spoon of honey and as much powdered sal prunella as will lie on a shilling. Take a teaspoon frequently. Bright eyes: To give brilliancy to the eyes, shut them early at night and open them early in the morning; let the mind be constantly intent on the acquisition of benevolent feelings. This will scarcely ever fail to impart to the eyes an intelligent and amiable expression. Remove freckles: An excellent wash for freckles is made by scraping some horseradish very fine and letting it stand for some hours in buttermilk, then straining and using the wash morning and night; OR: powdered nitre, moistened with water and applied to the face morning and night will soon remove freckles without injury to the skin. To make the hair curl: 1 lb. olive oil, 1 dr. oil of origanum, and 1 ¼ drs. oil of rosemary. Mix and apply. Pain in the back: Apply a plaster and take daily balsam of copaiba; or apply garlic and hogs lard to the feet.

Six, nice, plump, ears of corn, uncooked; grate from the cob. beat 1 egg, stirring into it 1 tablespoon each of flour and milk, season with salt and pepper. Put about a teaspoon of butter into a suitable pan for frying, having mixed in the corn also, drop the mixture into the hot butter, one spoon in a place, turning them so as to fry brown. Serve hot, for breakfast.

Potato pudding: Rub through a colander 6 large or 12 middle-sized potatoes; beat 4 eggs, mix with 1 pt. of good milk; stir in sugar and seasoning to taste, butter the dish and bake for ½ hour. To be eaten with butter.

Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Roasted Red Peppers 2/3 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme 2 tablespoons minced fresh savory or 2 teaspoons dried 4 teaspoons mashed anchovy fillets 4 14- to 16-ounce rib-eye steaks (each about 11/2 inches thick), trimmed of excess fat 3 red bell peppers 3 yellow bell peppers 2 green bell peppers 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley Whisk 1/3 cup oil, thyme, savory and 2 teaspoons anchovies in 13x9x2-inch glass dish to blend. Add steaks; turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, or cover and refrigerate overnight. Char all peppers over gas flame, in broiler or on barbecue until blackened on all sides. Enclose peppers in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel, seed and cut peppers into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Mix 1/3 cup oil, 2 teaspoons anchovies and garlic in large bowl to blend. Add peppers. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring peppers to room temperature before continuing.) Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove steaks from marinade; pat dry. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Grill steaks to desired doneness, about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to cutting board. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut steaks diagonally into thin slices. Divide meat among plates. Spoon peppers next to meat. Pour any juices from cutting board over peppers. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Serves 8.

Quick and Easy Chicken Spaghetti Boil Chicken until done. Remove the chicken from broth, cool and debone. Boil your spaghetti in the chicken broth (I also add chopped onion here). Mix your cooked spaghetti, and the following: 1 can cream of onion 1 can golden mushroom 1 can cream of celery 1 can rotel tomatoes 1 can cream of chicken If this is a little dry, you can add some more chicken broth to this mixture. Add your chicken and put in casserole dish. Cover with lots of velveeta cheese and bake at 350 for about 30 min or until cheese is melted and heated through. Enjoy!

Nature Made points program? I bought quite a few Nature Made vitamins last week during Kroger's super doubles. (Almost free after coupon, then got a $2 catalina with each 2.) I noticed there was a "Wellness Rewards" code on the side of the bottles so I went to www.naturemade.com to check it out. Each code is worth a different value - all of mine were worth 70 points. When you earn 400 points you redeem them for a free product coupon (up to $7) - max one free coupon per month. I had enough points already to order my first coupon

Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Tossed Salad Garlic Bread Strawberry Shortcake Total cost per plate per person: .77 cents a plate.

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Visit www.sunmaid.com/recipebox/details.html WS WSL VLASIC AGREE OR IT’S FREE OFFER, 66 Witherspoon Street, Suite 175, Princeton, NJ 08542. Refund-(up to $2.99). Send a SASE to receive the rebate certificate. When you receive the rebate certificate send a CRTC dated between 10/15/02-12/15/03-with the price of a jar of Vlasic pickles. Visit www.vlasic.com/offer.php WS 12/15/03

ARM & HAMMER BAKING SODA FREE MOVIE RENTAL, P.O.Box 8056, Young America, MN 55551-8056. Free Blockbuster movie rental certificate. Send CRTC(s) with the price of any two 1 lb boxes of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. WSL SMP 3/31/03 (BANQUET) RACING OFFER, P.O.Box 1182, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1182. Banquet Bobby Labonte die-cast replica car(s). Send, for each car desired, $3.25 P/H + 5 UPCs from any 5 Banquet frozen dinners, pot pies, or chicken products. WSL SMP 12/15/03 (BAUSCH & LOMB) GEC BROCHURE, P.O.Box 3085-G, Syracuse, NY 13220. Free eye care info + cpns + membership to Bausch & Lomb Eye Care Club. Send the completed SMP form from the carton of a .5 fl oz Bausch & Lomb Moisture Eyes SMP WSL BETADINE BRAND FIRST AID KIT OFFER, Box 2305, Dept. S, Farmingdale, NJ 07727. First Aid Kit + $2.00 cpn. Send dated CRTC(s) + the UPC from any 2 pckges of Betadine Brand First Aid products: Antibiotics ½-oz, Antibiotics + Pain Reliever ½- oz, Ointment- 1-oz, Solution-8-oz-(write the UPC#). SMP 3/31/03 CAPZASIN REBATE OFFER, P.O.Box 8707, Dept. C, St. Cloud, MN 55368-8707. $2.00. Send dated CRTC + UPC from the carton of any Capzasin P or Capzasin HP. SMP 6/30/03 FRENCH’S GOURMAYO FREE REBATE, P.O.Box 1318, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1318. Refund-(up to $2.99). Send dated CRTC-with the price of 1 French’s GourMayo Flavored Light Mayonnaise product. SMP 6/30/03 FUJIFILM $3.00 REBATE OFFER, DEPT. A, P.O.Box 8009, Walled Lake, MI 48391-8009. $3.00. Send dated CRTC + the UPC from each videotape from a Fujifilm HQ T-120 12-pack. Limit 2. SMP 3/31/03 HEALTHY CHOICE 10 DAY CHALLENGE OFFER, P.O.Box 1776, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1776. $10.00 in Healthy Choice cpns. Send dated CRTC(s) + 10 UPCs from 10 Healthy Choice Dinners, Solos, Duos, Medleys or Bowls products. SMP 3/31/03 HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH GARDENING GOURMET MAGAZINE OFFER, P.O.Box 29319, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-5319. 12 Free Gardening Gourmet Magazines. Send store named CRTC dated between 10/01/02-7/31/03- with the price of 1 bottle of Hidden Valley Original Ranch dressing 16-oz. WSL SMP 7/31/03 KELLOGG’S FREE BART ACTION WATCH, P.O.Box 185906, Battle Creek, MI 49018-5906. Free Bart Action Watch. Send 3 UPCs from SMP of Kellogg’s Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes, Cinn. Crispix, Crispix, Frosted Bite Size Mini-Wheats, Honey Frosted Mini-Wheats, or Raisin Bran Crunch cereals. WSL. SMP 7/31/03 (KID’S KITCHEN) CLIFFORD STORY BOOKS, Box 1045, on Pack-B, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1045. Clifford The Big Red Dog Book(s). Send, for each book desired, $1.50 P/H + 3 UPCs from Kid’s Kitchen products. SMP WSL (MAALOX) FREE MAALOX MOVIE TICKET OFFER, P.O.Box 4279, Ridgely, Md 21684. Free movie certificate-(up to $10.50 value). Send CRTC with the price of a full size Maalox product. Limit 4. SMP 12/31/04 PILLSBURY BIG DELUXE CLASSICS COOKIES OFFER, P.O.Box 3040, maple Plain, MN 55592-3040. Full cash refund. Send store named CRTC dated after 8/01/02 + UPC from 1 pckg of Pillsbury Ready to Bake Big Deluxe Classics Cookies. SMP 6/30/03 (SIMPLE GREEN) SIGR-UNIVERSAL ($3 LEMONT SCENT REBATE), P.O.Box 22510, Hollywood, FL 33022-2510. $3.00. Send CRTC-with the price of one 32-oz New Lemon Scent Simple Green All Purpose Cleaner. Limit 2 refunds. SMP NED These offers generally require the form, but in most cases they are very current and can be found on the packages in your Supermarket or other local stores)

A-1 STEAK SAUCE RECIPE BOOK consumer information center, Nabisco Brands, Inc., P.O. Box 1928, East Hanover, NJ 07936-1928. Free copy of A-1 Steak Sauce Recipe Book. Send name & address. SM NED ARGO and Kingsford’s, Box 307A, Dept. VP, Coventry, CT 06328. Corn Starch recipes. Send name & address. SM NED BABY WATSON CHEESECAKE, INC., 601 West 26 Street, New York, NY 10001. Free Quick & Easy Dessert Ideas. Send a SASE. SS NED BARILLA “FOUR SEASONS OF PASTA” RECIPE OFFER, Dept. OP2, P.O. Box 9081, Bridgeport, NJ 08014-9081. Free Barilla Recipe Booklet ($5.95 value). Send $2.00 P/H + your name & address. SMP WSL BRYAN CORN DOG COUPON OFFER, P.O. Box 738, West Point, MS 39773-0738. 1 lb pck of Martha White Grits + the perforated circle from the front of any pckg of Bryan Bacon. SF NED CORICIDIN HBP, P.O. Box 6336, Young America, MN 55558. A wallet card guide to over-the-counter medications for people with high blood pressure. Send your name & address. SS WSL DAWN $1.00 REFUND OFFER, P.O.Box PM 315, El Paso, TX 79966. $1.00. Send your name & address + the yellow banner from the front label of SMP of Dawn Dish Detergent. WS NED ENCORE SOFTWARE $15.00 REBATE, P.O. Box 522995, Phoenix, AZ 85072. $15.00 Send Within 30 Days Of Purchase. Dated Crtc + your name, address & phone # on a 3”x5” card + UPC from the bottom of 1 of the following Encore Software box: Math Advantage 2000 Middle School, Math Advantage 2000 High School, Science Advantage 2000, Middle School Advantage 2000 or High School Advantage 2000. SMP NED FUJIFILM $3.00 REBATE OFFER, Dept. A, P.O. Box 8009, Walled Lake, MI 48391-8009. $3.00. Send Your Name & Address On A 3”X5” Card + CRC Dated By 3/31/03 + The Upc From Each Video From A Fujifilm HI8-mp 5-pack. Limit 2 Rebates. SMP 4/30/03 (GERBER) GRADUATES CEREALS, P.O. Box 125101, Fremont, MI 49412. Cpns of Gerber Graduates Foods and Juices. Send your name, address and your child’s name and birthdate. SMP NED (HEALTHY CHOICE) WHAT WE EAT REBATE OFFER, P.O.Box 8616, Prospect Heights, IL 60070. $2.00 + automatic entry to sweepstakes. Send your name & address on a 3”x5” card + CRTC(s) dated between 10/01/02-3/31/03- with the price of any Healthy Choice frozen meal + any 2 of the following ConAgra Foods products: Healthy Choice frozen meals, Treasure Cave, Egg Beaters, Butterball lunch meat, Inland Valley, Orville Redenbacher’s microwave popcorn multi-packs, Reddi-wip, and Swiss Miss Cocoa. Limit 10 rebates/entries. SMP 3/31/03 (JOLLY TIME) THE JOLLY TIMES, Dept. JT, P.O. Box 178, Souix City, IA 51102, Free 48-page history booklet of Jolly Time Pop Corn and the proud history of the American Pop Corn Company. Send your name & address + 2 POPs from 2 Jolly Time Pop Corn pckgs. HM WSL KROGER COFFEE CLUB, 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100. Cpn for one 11.5-13-oz can or bag of Kroger Coffee. Send your name & address + 10 POPs from any 11.5-39 oz Ground or Whole Bean kroger Coffee. SMP NED LITTLE CROW FOODS FREE PRODUCT OFFER, P.O.Box 1038, Warsaw, In 46581-1038. Cpn For 1 Free 16-oz Box Of Bakin’ Miracle Or Fryin’Magic. Send A 3”X5” Card With Your Name, Address & Phone # + 1 Upc From Any Size Shake’n Bake Or Oven Fry. Visit www.littlecrowfoods.com/products/coupon_bakin_fryin.php WS WSL (MARS/MILKY WAY/3 MUSKETEERS/TWIX) “OFFICIAL SOCCER BALL OFFER,”P.O. Box 4307, Monticello, MN 55365-4307. Free Official World Cup Soccer Ball. Send $1.95 P/H (check made to “Official Soccer Ball Offer”) + 10 Official World Cup POPs from SMP 6-Packs Bars or Fun Size Bars of Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mars or Twix Cookie Bars. Also send your name, address & daytime telephone #. SMP WSL MELITTA DIRECT MEMBERSHIP & FREE COFFEEMAKER GIFT, Free Melitta 10-Cup Electric Coffeemaker or Melitta 6-Cup Manual, Classic European Coffeemaker. Purchase through the Melitta Website or by calling Melitta at 1-888-635-4882, 2 Melitta Coffees-whole Bean Prebagged 9-oz ($5.00 a bag), or pre-ground tins 11.5-oz or 10.5-oz ($4.00 a bag, or $5.00 for decaf). Visit www.melitta.com/melittadirect WS WSL (NINTENDO FRUIT SNACK) SAVE THE PRINCESS FREE OFFER, P.O. Box 1005, Grand Rapids, MN 5745-1005. Free Nintendo “I Saved the Princess” T-shirt. Send 75¢ P/H + 4 Nintendo Fruit Snack POP seals. (Indicate size: Children’s Medium, Large, or Adult Small). SMP WSL PEAK WINDSHIELD WASH REBATE, P.O. Box 777-M225, Dept. 228, Mt. .Prospect, IL 60056-7777. $1.00 per gallon, limit 4 gallons per 6 month period. Send, within 21 days of purchase, for each gallon refund desired, store named & dated CRTC(S)-with the price of Peak Windshield /wash + a 3”x5” card with your name, address, store name & your signature at the bottom of the card. SMP NED PRESTONE REBATE OFFER, P.O. Box 7623, Clinton, 52736. $1.50. Send store named CRTC + the UPC from the back of a Prestone Flush’N Fill Kit pckg. Limit rebates. SMP NED PURINA BEGGIN’ STRIPS PREMIUMS, OFFER BS 110A, P.O. Box 15450, Mascoutah, IL 62224. Free Beggin’ Strips key chain. Send your name, address and phone # on a 3”x5” card + 75¢ P/H + 5 weight circles from Purina Beggin’ Strips. SMP WSL RUBBERMAID SANDWICH SAVER OFFER, P.O. Box 915354, Longwood, FL 32791-5354. Free Rubbermaid Sandwich Saver ($1.99 value). Send 6 UPCs from any Sarge Sliced Cheese. SMP WSL SNICKERS BRAND FREE U.S. OLYMPIC CARDS OFFER, P.O. Box 4360, Monticello, MN 55565-4360. A limited edition set of 10 U.S. Olympic Cards + a bonus checklist card. Send $1.00 check or money order P/H + your name & address on a 3”x5” card + the UPC from two 6-packs of Snickers Bars or Peanut Butter Snickers Bars, or three 9-oz bags of Snickers Brand Snackers, or two 14-oz bags of Snickers Brand Snackers, or four 2.68-oz Concession Packs of Snickers Brand Fun Size Bars, or two 6-packs of Snickers Ice Cream Bars or eight King Size Snickers Bars or 15 Full-Size Snickers Bars or Peanut Butter Snickers Bars. SMP WSL SOLDER SEAL/GUNK $1.00 REFUND, P.O. Box 34217, Charlotte, NC 28234-6080. $1.00. Send your name & address and the name of the product a store named & dated CRTC + the UPC from a Solder Seal/Gunk product. Limit 2 refunds per item. SMP NED SUNDANCE BEVERAGES, INC., 333 N. Mt. Prospect Rd., Franklin Park, IL 60131. Free Sundance Party Punch recipes. Send the UPC from any 23-oz size of Sundance or Sundance Light or from any 4-pack. SS WSL (TOP RAMEN) NISSIN FOODS WATCH OFFER, 2001 W ROSECRANS AVENUE, GARDENA, CA 90249. SPORTS WATCH. SEND YOUR NAME, ADDRESS & DAYTIME PHONE # + $6.95 P/H + 18 UPCS FROM ANY TOP RAMEN PCKGES OR 3 POPS FROM TOP RAMEN 6-PACKS. SS WSL TYSON FOODS CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPT CP631 TRY ME FREE OFFERS, Box 2020, Springdale, AR 72765-2020. Refund-up to $4.49, or five $1.00 Tyson cpns. Send your name & address on a 3x5 paper + CRTC + the UPC from any Tyson boxed wings. WS WSL VITA PLUS, INC., 953 E. Sahara Ave. #22B, Las Vegas, NV 89104, Attn: Marketing Dept. 230. Up to $1. Send words Healthy Hair from triple pack, or outer wrapper with words Vita Plus from double pack, or inner safety seal on any size, Healthy Hair Vitamins + CRTC dated + name of store. $1 for triple pack, or 50¢ for trying the double pack, or any size. NED (WILD TANGS) THE FOREIGN CANDY COMPANY, 541 Black Forest Rd., Hull, IA 51239. Free Wild Tangs Character(s). Send, for each character desired, $1.50 P/H + 6 UPCs from any 1.25-oz bag or 4 UPCs from any 4-oz size bag of Wild Tangs. Indicate which character your prefer: Wild Mary, Wild Jake, Wild Annie, or Wild Willie WSL. SMP WSL

This sounds good and love anything asian cuisine. Since my surgery I can't tolerate noodles and I love noodles.

I love barley especially in beef veggie soup. Funny I never had that reaction to barley Cat... LOL

The Salmon patties sounds good right now... yum..thats a great recipe Cat.

Free lentil brochures and recipes I was over here looking for a recipe for my sister and thought someone else might want recipes. I love lentils and 90% of the worlds lentils (or so they used to tell us!) are grown right here by me so lentils are big! http://www.pea-lentil.com/kitchen.html

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12 miles here! I think it will be easier to walk in warmer weather. Its been several years since I have seen a bitter snowy winter such as this.

I have used cereal bags in the following ways.. When I defrost my frozen meat in the refrigerator, I wrap the frozen meat package with the cereal bag so that leakage is contained. I have used these bags to wrap sandwiches for my work lunch. I have used these bags as the disposable outer bag for packing my work lunch when I tutor all day. I have used these bags as the container to put meat wrappings in so dripping won't spill in my wastebasket. I have used these bags to cover a topless container of food that I heat in the microwave whether at home or at work. These bags are waxed paper in disguise. In addition to the use of cereal bags I also have found that cake mixes have basically the same sort of bags in them(Just smaller) These work great when only having to do a piece or two of meat

The other day I was taking the Oreos out of their package and putting the cookies into a Tupperware. One large package and one small of mint oreos. I pulled out the plastic tray in order to cut the UPC/product name off the package. I went to throw them away and just couldn't. I washed them and found that they are excellent organizers for a desk drawer or even a kitchen drawer.

I always hate it when I pour out shampoo into the palm of my hand and it takes forever or too much pours out. I usually dilute the bottle a little so it runs out faster because I have to stand in the shower wet and wait for the shampoo. At times I'm in a hurry and pour out too much, then have to try and put some back. So - I took a used hand soap dispenser and put the shampoo in there, diluted to just about right to dispense. This way, I pump it about 4 times and get just the right amount. I think it's a great idea and shampoo makers should think about that. No need to have to take the top off the tube or bottle and half the time I drop it. Or, you could just squirt 4 pumps to the top of your head. I'll bet it'll save a lot of shampoo.

1. My friend wraps newpaper and makes a container to grow seedlings. You can wet a newspaper and put on the ground to pick up you sweepings. If wet enuf, it will cling to the ground. Then, you just wad and toss. Also, you can take vinegar and newpaper and wash windows. Some kind of chemical reaction, they become clean. Also, don't forget, if you have no bags, use paper to line your trash container, or use the bags from the store. Toss each nite, then you don't have a heavy bag to carry out on trash day. Save the funnies, especially the ones your family likes, and cut out the good ones and use for wrapping paper. Add sparkles, or whatever. Or, you can use them as scanning, and printing, for creating a custom page of his/her favorite comics as wrapping paper. They do use newspaper in compost piles!! 2. Also donate to the local animal shelter for bedding in the cages. 3. I've also heard that some farmers shred newspaper and use it for bedding for livestock. Another use (I've personally never tried this) but, have been told that newspaper can be shredded and used for cat litter. Also shredded newspaper works well for packing material when mailing swap pkgs (or other pkgs) 4. we put newspaper down where we start new landscaping. lay the paper down about 12 pieces think and then put mulch right on top. kills the grass. when you plant you just dig a hole right through the paper. works wonderful!!! 5. precut newspaper in sizes of 8 x 12 inches and make a pile, where I save on a shelf, under my kitchen cabinet. When I peel potatoes, carrots , I used a sheet of newspaper instead of *bounty*. The peeling fall on the newspaper and the clean up is quick after and cheap. 6. We use our old newspapers for kindling.

SMP = specially marked packages CRT = cash register tape POP = proof of purchase, usually the UPC bar code NFR = no form required EXP = date offer expires PM = last date for post mark (I am not promoting that people just mail in an "Agree or it's free" request simply to get the rebate, merely posting information.)

If I scan in the pages of the book and send them to you you can print them out and put them together in book form. I do this all the time.. Let me know ASAP! In the meantime I am waiting for Peter to get back to me.

Lowie I just wrote to Peter about your dilemma. Lets see if he will mail you all of the books he has written. I should hear within the next few days. If not I will try to get a copy and send it overnight so you can get it and read it with us instead of waiting 10 to twelve weeks by snail mail.