Laundry Powder (budget beater!)

[bettersafethansorry]

ok now can someone come up with a fabric softener alternative.?

[preppingsu]

ok now can someone come up with a fabric softener alternative.?

White vinegar. Better than fabric softener and no, you don't smell like a chip shop!

[bettersafethansorry]

wonder if this could be mixed with some rose water/home made perfumes.

[Arzosah]

Arzosah

How, pray, are you going to run the dishwasher when the power goes?

Because its not all about the power going off
Sometimes it is about being able to do things that might cost less, learning a skill, having an alternative.

Very true, Su (such poetry )

Plus, if there *was* a situation where the power was permanently off, using my dishwasher for these years has saved my fingers from deteriorating even more from the arthritis - it hurts to type on a laptop, sometimes, when its bad. Sometimes prepping for a shtf situation means conserving what you have (in this case, the ability to use my hands) ...

I wonder if there's a way to make a Balieys and Cream?

I have a *weird* liqueur I bought years ago in southern Spain, based on aniseed - I bought it for the pretty bottle, as I don't actually *like* aniseed but this year, I'm going to experiment with flavouring it with sloe, like sloe gin - I'll let you know how it goes

[maxilaura]

what about those eco balls for the washing machine? My mom has just this week bought some and is trying it out.