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Reusing Glass Jars | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

I have a grandmother who would never dream of buying containers to store leftovers or food for the freezer. The glass jars are perfect for storing my homemade sugar-free applesauce , homemade chicken stock , and roasted tomato sauce in the freezer. It seemed a bit wasteful.

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The Greener Option: Natural Beauty Products vs. Synthetic

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Economical Option. You will find lots of basic recipes on the internet, so do as your grandmother probably did and make you own beauty products. Homemade Body Care Products Where have you been? So do your body a favor as well as the environment and try and source natural products.

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Homespun Alchemy™. In the Kitchen

Frugal Luxuries

Little did I realize that doing so was to shift the paradigm of my long held belief that it was my grandmother who was responsible for all of the usual. Today , I try to always keep a jar of homemade sauerkraut in the refrigerator for whenever I get the craving. quite versed in multitudes of unusual eats ( Lutfisk anyone ???).

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