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Peanut Butter Easter Eggs 6 tbsp melted butter 1/3 C. light corn syrup 2 t. vanilla extract 1/2 t. salt 3 1/2 C. confectioners sugar 1 1/2 C. creamy peanut butter Chocolate Coating: 2 boxes (8 oz each) Hershey's semisweet baking chocolate broken into pieces 3 T. + 1-1/2 tsp shortening (not margarine or oil) Mix butter, corn syrup, vanilla and salt. Gradually add sugar and peanut butter, beating until blended. Sprinkle about 1 T. additional powdered sugar on flat surface. Spoon peanut butter mixture onto prepared surface. Knead about 5 minutes. Using 1-1/2 t. mixture per candy, shape into egg form. Place on wax paper covered pan. Refrigerate 1-2 hours.

Good Old Hot Dogs and Baked Beans Rolls Potato Chips Pickles tomato and cucumber salad home made strawberry shortcake. Total cost per person per meal: 1.22

With our troops going overseas I thought families might like to give this free website a try where your military family member can get a free calling card for military to even call you from overseas.. I don't know how good it is but it was posted at the beginning of January. I would like to request an Operation Uplink Phone Card for myself or a loved one. Cards can only be sent to hospitalized veterans or active duty military personnel deployed away from home. We can only honor one card request per service member in any 60 day time period. Phone cards will only be sent to the following types of addresses: 1) military address 2) hospital or nursing home. Please allow 2-6 weeks for delivery during the holidays. https://www.operationuplink.org/request.cfm sign up at the operation uplink site which addy is posted above.

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Southern Fried Chicken mashed potatoes and gravy corn on the cob from the harvest. tossed salad applesauce and for dessert, Cats famous German Chocolate Pie. Total cost per person per serving: 1. 35 cents.

You have a great idea Cat- I wish we could have a potluck. That would be great!

I will have to do that with my tators Stargirl. I have heard it being done with wilted celery but not with potatoes so I will give it a try. Hey Lowie do your chicks lay brown eggs and whats the difference in nutrition value between brown or white eggs?

I can fix some lasagna for you and the fam. Anyone who comes through my kitchen door never goes away hungry!

Its so nice to see you Stargirl. Glad your back with us...

We love popcorn for a cheap snack along with fresh fruit and pretzels and a cupcake or brownie.

Tuna Patties made with 2 cans of Tuna, an egg, Salt and pepper and a package of generic ritz crackers. Fried potatoes and onions Left over greenbeans, tomatoes from last nights dinner Fresh peaches. Meal cost per person is around 1.00 dollar.

Please keep in your prayers and thoughts the Astronauts from the US and Israel on the Space Shuttle Columbia who are presumed to be lost in a reentry space shuttle explosion over Texas this Morning. Keep their families and the Israel Nation in our prayers along with our US astronauts families and both our countries peoples.

Becca doctors can't turn you down if you request a mammogram. If your doctor does contact a womens health center in your area and they will do a mamo for free. Anyone who can't afford a mammogram can get them for free also.

Thats ok HappyG, You don't have to post the cost of what you think the meal cost. Sounds like your having a great meal this evening too....

Cat your German Chocolate Pie was a big hit. Mike at 2/4 of it at one sitting then later on in the evening he ate the rest of the pie... people who can eat and eat like that and not gain weight are so lucky. It looks like I will be doing some pie baking tomorrow afternoon.

This will be a big hit in this house Cat. Mr. Reci can eat peanut butter 24 hours a day seven days a week. Every two weeks we go through 5 lb containers of Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter that I buy at Sams Club.

I have one of those Ron Popeils Contraptions and I am going to have to try this Senny. I have been itching to plug it in and rotate a whole bird. By parboiling I won't have to worry about chicken parts not getting cooked all the way... Thanks for the tip...

Here are 20 quick and easy tips: Close the heating vents. Closing the heating vents or radiators in an unoccupied room can save 5-10% on your heating costs. Close the fireplace flue. Don't let heat go up the chimney. Make sure the fireplace flue is closed when not in use. Turn off the pilot light. A pilot light typically costs $3-$5 per month to keep lit. If your heating system has a pilot light, turn it off during the summer. Fix that leaking faucet. A faucet leaking a single drip per second can waste 400 gallons of water a year. Besides being a tremendous environmental waste, if that water is heated it will cost you about $8 if you heat with electricity, $4 if you heat with natural gas - plus the cost of the water itself. Replace old shower heads. According to federal regulations, new shower heads can pass no more than 2.5 gallons per minute. By replacing old shower heads with new ones, a family of four can save around 15,000 gallons of water per year, which amounts to savings of over $150 and $60 for electric and gas heated water respectively. Keep the refrigerator door closed. Shut the fridge! Opening the refrigerator door accounts for $10 - $20 of a typical family's electrical bill each year based on 40-60 openings per day. Provide adequate circulation for the refrigerator. Allow at least one inch of space on each side of the refrigerator for good circulation. Poor circulation can increase electricity consumption by 10%. Keep your refrigerator cool. A 5° F difference in air temperature can impact your refrigerator electricity consumption by 20%. To reduce your refrigerator's work, keep spare refrigerators in the coolest part of the house, like the basement. Turn your computer off. You could be spending well over $100 per year on electricity by always leaving your computer on! Turn it off when it's not in use. Set your thermostat at 78° F. The breeze from a fan can provide you with the comfort of temperature that is 6° F cooler. Also, during the summer, each degree that you raise the thermostat on your cooling system typically saves 2% on your cooling bill. Energy experts recommend setting your thermostat at 78° F or higher. Keep your light fixtures clean. Dirt can absorb as much as half of the light given off by fixtures, tubes and bulbs. Keep your light fixtures clean and use less electricity. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. Use light bulbs that produce the most light using the least amount of electricity. Energy-efficient bulbs, such as compact fluorescent bulbs, use 75% less energy than typical incandescent bulbs. Turn the lights off. Don't just leave the lights on. Lighting controls provide security lighting when you are not home - with clock timers you can turn lights in your home on and off automatically at preset times. Timers, motion sensors and photo sensors are all ways to save electricity use. Plant some trees. Deciduous trees, which lose their leaves in the winter, can help you reduce your energy costs during the summer because their foliage provides shade. And in the winter, after their leaves have fallen, the sun's warmth passes unobstructed into your home. Strategically placed shrubs and vines can also reduce the effect of the sun's heat. Leave the thermostat alone. If you must use air-conditioning, don't turn the thermostat lower thinking it will cool your home faster. It won't. Keep your thermostat cool. Keep appliances that give off heat, like stereos and televisions, away from your thermostat-the hot air will persuade your cooling system to work harder. Insulate your attic. Adding fiberglass insulation to your attic is one of the most effective and easy savings measures you can take yourself. Also, insulating air ducts or pipes can conserve up to 10% of their heat. Keep your kitchen cool. Use a fan to draw hot air out of your kitchen when cooking. The savings in your cooling costs far outweigh the electricity use of the fan. Keep your dryer clean. Don't overload your clothes dryer. And make sure you clean the lint filter after every load. An overloaded dryer and a dirty filter, which reduces airflow, make the dryer work harder. Dry loads consecutively to take advantage of heat build-up. If possible, line dry clothes. Run a full dishwasher. Cut out pre-rinsing, load dishes according to the dishwasher manufacturer's instructions, and use only recommended amounts of dish washing detergent. Only run the washer when it's full - your dishwasher uses the same amount of water regardless of how many dishes are in it. Air-dry dishes when possible.

1.In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. 2.You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days. 3.To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl....... Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. 4.The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. 5.To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. 6.To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion 7.To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. 8.To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy. 9.To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. TheCoca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. 10. Coke will also clean road haze from your windshield after first rain. FYI: 1.The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. 2.To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials. 3.The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! Drink up! No joke. Think what coke and other soft drinks do to your teeth on a daily basis. A tooth will dissolve in a cup of coke in 24-48 hours.

I found this on a site and I thought you might be interested in these tips. Making Food Last Longer No one likes cleaning out the refrigerator…especially if it’s to get rid of spoiled food you only recently purchased. So, we turned to Dr. Myles Bader, author of The Cookbook's Companion to find out how to make food last longer: Cottage Cheese Bader says cottage cheese gets moldy from little spores that get inside when you open up the container: “They live on the oxygen layer when you close it up. By the date on the bottom or a few days after, it gets moldy.” So, to prevent this from happening, all you need to do is turn the package upside down, shake it a little, and store it upside down. “You eliminate the oxygen layer, the spores suffocate, a good percentage of them, and the cottage cheese will last,” says Bader. Cheese To make regular cheese last longer… >>Put white vinegar on a paper towel. >>Place it in a container >>Add sugar cubes >>Then…add your cheese. “If you have any mold spores in there from the air, they will either be killed by the white vinegar, or they’ll go to your sugar cubes and leave your cheese alone,” says Bader. Milk Keeping milk fresher is a snap. All you have to do is drop in a pinch or two of baking soda. It’s reduces the acidity in the milk. Eggs For eggs, simply rub some vegetable oil on them. “There are 300 pores in every egg. And, that will seal up the pores, the eggs will last about 3 to 5 weeks and still be fresh,” says Bader. Celery To keep veggies like celery from going bad, wrap them up in aluminum foil. This will keep them colder and crisp for days longer. Ice Cream Don’t you hate those ice crystals that form on top of your ice cream? You can prevent that from happening as quickly by placing plastic wrap onto the ice cream before putting the cap back on.

THIRTY FOUR Money-Saving Tips Make all your food from scratch. Grow your own vegetables. Use your freezer wisely. Stock up on meat and vegetables on sale. Block all air leaks in your home to save energy. Use your oven wisely. Bake two things instead of one. Hand down clothes when possible. Shop Garage Sales, and Thrift Stores. Frequent the library for entertainment and education. Play board games for family fun. Take walks for exercise and take your children to the park! Stay away from processed foods. Reduce your meat intake. Buy the off-brand. Make and take your own lunch. Comparison shop. Know your prices, keep a price book. Pay off all of your credit card bills and loans. Switch Credit Companies or Negotiate with Existing Ones. Be content with what you have. Shop the Sales. Use Coupons. Send for Rebates. Stock up on non-perishables when on sale. Make saving a family affair - don't do it alone. Save your loose change. Ask about floor models. Use only your bank's automatic teller machines. Buy a used car instead of a new one. Cut down your mortgage pay back time with extra payments, and save. Take advantage of seasonal sales. Get a free energy audit and follow the suggestions they give you to decrease energy usage. Use fluorescent bulbs and save 75 percent of light costs. Don't speed, and drive safely. Spend less money ON and more time WITH your children.

Rejuvenate your old towels by using vinegar for a natural softness instead of fabric softner. Vinegar reduces static cling and gets rid of any lingering smells on the material.

Weird Cure for Headaches Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. This really works. My nonni use to get rid of headaches this way.

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Ladies don't forget to get your yearly mamogram if you haven't had one. Keep your Boobies nice and perky Don't you be a party poopin jerky Get your Mams Checked, get your Mams Checked Feeling better if you do, Peace of mind won't get you in a stew Get your Mams Checked, Get your Mams Checked Once a year the doctors say Is the fastest way to save Your Perky Boobies Your perky Boobies So make that all important appointment today And come out smiling without dismay When you find out You can shout out That your clear from any disease And your Mamogram was a breeze, You are healthy, You are healthy So check your mams everytime you shower and shave It says on the card that the doctors gave Stay clear of ills So you won't have to take pills Check Your Boobies, Check Your Boobies Ladies, please Don't forget to do your self breast exams each month and don't forget to make a yearly appointment for your mamogram. This message is brought to you by the Women Taking Care of Womens Health Needs Kilt Lovers Club.