Homemade Products with Brand-Name Quality: 250 Money-Saving Mixes
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589807510 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Surprisingly easy to make, these mixes enable readers to eliminate additives and preservatives in meals, reduce the waste of packaged materials, and, in the case of the nonfood items, limit the amounts of harsh chemicals in cleaning agents and personal hygiene products. In this guide, Charlette Carollo shows you how to turn pantry staples such as sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt into your favorite products. Creating products from home is not only more health conscious, but with this book of food and nonfood mixes, from egg pasta to laundry detergent, shoppers can get more by buying less.Charlette Carollo, a mother of seven, has been making her own version of popular store-brand items for years. With her children now grown and living on their own, Carollo lives on a farm in Picayune, Mississippi, where she is working on her next book.. With a large family and a tight budget, she learned how to save
Contains over 200 money saving mixes to make your own non brand products for both food and non food items that you see on the grocery shelves already prepackaged. This book eliminates the packaging process and the added costs of labor, materials, marketing fees, and advertisements. This cookbook also shows you how to make your own household cleaners, toothpaste, dairy products, and seasonings. Easy to make, simple to store, these recipes and mixes provide the means to save money by creating pantry staples from ingredients found in the home. A reference section includes an herb guide, ingredient substitution table, and suggested storing periods for frozen foods.
Carollo lives on a farm in Picayune, Mississippi. She wrote a weekly column of money-saving tips called "Putting It Together" for the Slidell Sentry News in Slidell, Louisiana, and has given seminars to small groups about canning and food storage. . Charlette Carollo, the mother of seven children, has been making her own version of popular store-brand items for years
flatlandah said tried three recipes, got three disasters. I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried tried three recipes, got three disasters I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/tried three recipes, got three disasters flatlandah I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/4" was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. " was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/tried three recipes, got three disasters flatlandah I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/4" was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. " was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)"tried three recipes, got three disasters" according to flatlandah. I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried tried three recipes, got three disasters I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/tried three recipes, got three disasters flatlandah I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/4" was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. " was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/tried three recipes, got three disasters flatlandah I bought this book because of the wonderful write up about it. I was looking to save $$$.I tried 3 recipes in the book and all three were disasters.1) the basic cold cereal mix on page 19. way too sickey sweet and spreading it 1/4" was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. " was too thick. I had to throw it out. So much for saving $$$.(actually, I put it out for the deer.)2) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. ) the dishwasher detergent on page 176. Worth the price This is a good book. At first I was disappointed because it didn't contain more recipes for making household cleaners from scratch, but after sitting down with the book and reading it, I ended up giving it a place of honor in a basket of recipes on my kitchen counter. There's a great recipe for Creamy Macaroni and Cheese. It's a basic recipe and you can put your own p. great recipes.money saver LL First let me say I love this cookbook! It has great recipes and simple directions. I can see why the other person gave it poor ratings because it is an easy to read cookbook for the the somewhat experieneced cook. Thats why I love it beacuse its to the point without all the "fluff". It is also easily adjusted from large to small families.The seasoning recipes are awes