Gingham Kitchen Motifs For Towels: {Vintage Embroidery}
Good news for vintage embroidery fans, we’re starting another pattern series here on Tipnut! This set is Gingham Kitchen Motifs for Towels or Linens and was printed sometime in the 1940s. The design series features 3 gingham vegetables and 3 gingham fruits that can be worked on dish toweling or any other linen you like. [...]
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10 Homemade Applesauce Recipes To Make
Here’s a treat for this week’s Recipe Hit List–homemade applesauce! It’s healthy, easy to make and a great way to preserve a bounty of this season’s apples. Many of these work well in canning and there are a couple crockpot recipes too. I’ve also made sure to include some flavor twists with added fruits such [...]
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15 Refreshing Fruit Salad Recipes
Cool and refreshing, fruit salads are a perfect dish to serve for summer potlucks and barbecues. They’re simple and easy to make and most can be substituted easily with whatever local fruits are in season. This week’s Recipe Hit List is a collection of recipes I’ve gathered from around the ‘net…some are elegant enough to [...]
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Potatoes
I was washing up some potatoes this morning to dehydrate them and boy were they dirty. A couple of them had clots of dirt which covered one side of the potato. When I washed it off the part which had been covered in the dirt was a different color then the rest of the potato. Most of the potato was getting a greenish tint to it but the part under the dirt still looked fresh and nice.
It re-reminded me that there is a proper way to store potatoes. When they tell you this is the way to store your fruits and veggies there is a reason for it. In the case of potatoes they must be stored in a cool, dry and dark place. When not stored properly it causes them to spoil faster, grow “eyes”, and the skins to turn green. You can still use them when they turn green but they say it is best to not eat the peel.
Now I understand why years ago they when they stored their potatoes for the winter they would sometimes cover them in dirt in their cellars to help keep them for the winter. That little clot of dirt sure did make a difference on my potato.
Also be sure you don’t store your potatoes in the fridge. The extra cold temperatures causes a reaction in the starch of the potatoes. That is why sometimes you may have problems with your mashed potatoes being more gummy and gooey then light and fluffy.
Speaking of mashed potatoes. I usually add 1-2 tsp. of sugar for every four potatoes when I mash them. I get more compliments on my potatoes and most people don’t have a clue to what my secret is (I guess the whole world knows now 
Also you don’t have to spend ages cutting your potatoes into small cubes before boiling them to mash. Just cut them in fourths lengthwise they cook in the same amount of time as when the are cubed.
Another thing if you are like me and don’t like lumpy potatoes ( I know some of you do like lumps and that’s ok) I use my hand mixer to beat my potatoes. It is much less work, faster and gets them beautifully smooth. Mash them up slightly first then slowly add your milk until you get the right consistency.
One last thing on potatoes and that is dehydrating them. We have had a couple of questions about that since I did my post on dehydrating a few weeks back. There is a unbelievably good web site that goes into detail so much better then I can about dehydrating. Her videos on drying potatoes are especially good. The whole site is free so check it out. She answers almost any question you could have on dehydrating anything and the videos make it easy to understand.
I do my potatoes the same as she does. I cook them whole and with the peel on. Make sure they are cooked all the way through but not until they turn to mush. The way I test mine is with a bamboo skewer. If it slides into the potato easily it is done.
I let them cool, usually over night because they need to be totally cold. This prevents them from turning dark. Then I peel them and grate them into hash browns. I spread them over the dehydrator. It doesn’t have to be perfect and is okay if they clump a little. They will dry fine any way. Usually they take a bout 10 hours here in Kansas but it depends on the dehydrator and humidity.When they are translucent they are done.
When you are ready to use them soak them in water for about 15 mins. Use enough hot water to just cover them. In a couple of minutes if they look like they need more water then add a little more. If there is any water left before you cook them just drain it off. Cook as usual. I was so shocked the first time I tasted these because I could tell no difference from fresh ones.
They are great to have on those nights when you don’t feel like peeling and grating hash browns or for things like to take on a camping trip. You can dehydrate frozen hash browns too. Saves on freezer space and you don’t have to worry about losing them if your freezer chonks out. They store longer dried then in the freezer which is a plus.
You can can also slice the potatoes (cooking first as above) instead of grating them and use them for things like scalloped potatoes. The web site I mentioned earlier on dehydrating has some good recipes to use the sliced potatoes for different things.
As usual I could write a book on potatoes alone but must stop for now. I hope this takes care of some of your questions.
Jill
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How To Cook Rhubarb: {Recipe}
When rosy rhubarb hits the spring market, the family menus are in for a lift. There are many rhubarb specialties, combined with other popular fruits such as pineapple or strawberries, but the classic way to serve it the first time in the new year is “pure.” Here’s how you do it…
How To Cook Rhubarb:
Don’t peel [...]
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How To Cook Rhubarb: {Recipe}
When rosy rhubarb hits the spring market, the family menus are in for a lift. There are many rhubarb specialties, combined with other popular fruits such as pineapple or strawberries, but the classic way to serve it the first time in the new year is “pure.” Here’s how you do it…
How To Cook Rhubarb:
Don’t peel [...]
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Weigh First Before Buying Produce
When buying produce, you should weigh before buying prepackaged fruits and veggies. They don’t all weigh the same! You just may hit the jackpot.
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The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Freebies Edition
There is no such thing as a free lunch. From my experience, that’s completely true. Yet, I constantly advocate using free services all the time – the library, the parks, and so on.
Lately, a few readers have called me on this seeming contradiction, pointing out that, indeed, these things have costs. We pay those costs when we pay our taxes. And some people with a certain political perspective think it’s wholly unfair that we should pay for libraries and parks and the like.
Here’s the thing, though. It’s a sunk cost. We’ve already paid our taxes – and those taxes paid for those libraries. The money is already paid – so why not enjoy the fruits of those dollars? If you politically disagree with such services, act in a political fashion against them – but don’t eschew services. You’ve already paid for them. Use them.
Tyler Durden’s Guide To Personal Finance This is a humorous reworking of “Fight Club,” translating the themes of the movie into pretty sensible personal finance advice. I enjoyed reading it. (@ man vs. debt)
Thomas Carlyle’s Advice to Young Men This is brilliant advice for everyone today. Don’t follow advice to the letter – instead, explore and learn what works for you. A truly worthwhile person is able to find their own path and utilizes advice only in terms of trying to see things through another’s eyes. (@ art of manliness)
In Defense of Solitude (Part Two) I spend multiple workdays in solitude. For me, being alone is essential – a key part of being able to bear down and focus on tasks at hand. I find that interruptions make it much more challenging for me to complete anything well, so solitude is a key tool for my work. (@ soul shelter)
Banishing the No Momentum Monster Without some sort of crutch, I find it’s really hard to maintain the momentum of continuous work, like writing or exercising every day. For me, the “chain method” works well – I have a printed calendar on the wall in my office and each day I accomplish my specific goal, I put a big colored X on that date on the calendar. When I get a string of them going, I *really* don’t like breaking that chain, so it gives me motivation to do it. (@ unclutterer)
Off My Giving List I do the same thing – if a telemarketer from a charity interrupts me, I cease giving to them. I am a charitable person, but I value my family time and I don’t want it intruded on by some ham-fisted telemarketer. (@ free money finance)
Are Online Savings Accounts Worth It? We use an online savings account (ING) for most of our banking, but we also have a local bank for some specific teller services (cashing checks, mostly). We have the two accounts linked and everything just works like a charm. (@ bargaineering)
20 Cheap and Fun Date Ideas Most of these sound like a whole lot of fun to me! My wife and I already do several of these things, sometimes even with the kids in tow. (@ christian pf)
How to Destroy Your Investment Portfolio You can solve all five of these problems by simply buying a broadly based index fund and just sitting on it. Sure, you won’t hit a home run, but you will have consistently strong investment results over the long haul. (@ frugal dad)
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