Bug Bite Paste

For those itchy mosquitoes bites.

Mix a tsp of baking soda with a little bit of water (just a little) until it makes a paste.  Add more baking soda if needed.

Rub it on the bite and allow to dry.

Fry Sauce

Where I come from, we eat fry sauce.  It's a sauce. You eat it with fries and anything else you want.

Fry Sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
2/3 cup mayo or miracle whip (based on preference)
1/2 tsp of season salt
Dash of chili powder or cayenne pepper (optional for spice)

Sweetened Condensed Milk

This one comes from my mother-in-law.  Love it.  I use it in my caramel popcorn.

Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/2 C Hot Water
1 C plus 2 Tbsp Dry milk (Not instant)
3/4 C Sugar

Mix sugar and milk. Gradually add hot water while beating mixture with beater (fork works too) until well blended.

Makes 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk.

Baked Fries and Sweet Potato Fries

Fries

3-4 Potatoes sliced thin.
Coat in Olive oil
Bake at 450 for 15 mins
Flip and bake another 15 mins

For extra crisp broil for 2-3 mins at the end
Season with season salt

For sweet potato fries do the same thing, but make sure they are not touching each other.  Super easy, super good, beat McDonald's any day!

Scones or Fry Bread

Where I come from Fry Bread is called Scones.  On this post, they can be used interchangeably.

Quick and Easy Scones

4 C Flour
8 tsp Baking powder (I use a lot less)
1 tsp Salt
1 C Dry milk
2 C Hot water

Mix ingredients.  Knead well. Let stand 10 mins.  Fry pieces in hot oil.

A Good Fry Bread Recipe
4 C flour
1 Tbsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
2 Tbsp powdered milk
1 1/2 C warm water

Mix ingredients.  Knead for about 10 mins. Rise for 30 mins.  Form scones and fry in hot oil.


Fry Bread my Grandma claims is "the best one"

2 1/2 C warm milk
4 C flour
2 heaping Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 C potato flakes

In large bowl add potatoes to warm milk.  Add the rest of the stuff.  Knead dough till soft and elastic.  Cover and rise for 30 mins.  Form scones and fry in hot oil.


Toppings!
Honey, butter, and Jam
Chili, Cheese, and Sour Cream



Recipes come from Blue Mountain Home Cook'n

Windows and Mirrors

I have a friend who once owned a window washing business. He laughed at the thought of buying expensive cleaning products.

The thing that got windows (and mirrors) the cleanest... soap and water.  Yup, that's it.  A little soapy water and dry with a microfiber cloth (or a paper towel).

Now that's a cleaning product I can afford.

Hand and Face Wipes

Hand and Face Wipes

Moisten strong paper towels with water.  Store in an air tight container.  Safe and gets the remains of lunch off a little one's face.