Homemade Dryer Sheets! This is a great way to use up old cloth, and cotton rags or scrap clothing!
Take your piece of cloth and add 5 drops (no more than this or you could end up with staining of your clothing in the load & have to re-wash!) of your favorite essential oil to it, these can be reused too, by just adding a couple more drops of the essential oil to the cloth each load, and you can‘recycle’ it back through the wash to be used again and again! *******************************************************************************
Here are a few ideas for making your own blends for your homemade dryer sheets: Rosemary & Thyme for a natural, earthy scent / Lavender & Chamomile for a relaxing, soothing effect / Sweet Orange & Lemon for a refreshing scent / Eucalyptus & Peppermint (or just the Eucalyptus) for cold/flu sufferers / Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine for a Romantic-y scent
Look for more frugal, homemade goodies in our soon to be released new eBook, Homestead Simplicity: Natural Clean 
Lisa
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German Apple Pancakes
Makes 10 Large Pancakes
6 eggs
¼ cup sugar
1½ cups rice flour
1/3 cup tapioca starch/flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk, soy milk, rice milk or apple juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, or vegetable oil
2 McIntosh, Cortland or other cooking apples, peeled and very thinly sliced
½ cup raisins, optional
Butter, oil or vegetable spray
2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar, for garnish
- Beat eggs with sugar until foamy.
- Add rice flour, tapioca starch/flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until smooth.
- Add milk and butter (or oil).
- Fold in apple slices and raisins, if desired.
- In medium skillet, heat butter or oil or coat with vegetable spray. Ladle ¼ cup batter into pan and cook until top is set, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip with spatula and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Turn pancakes onto a warm serving plate. Roll them up like crepes and keep them warm. Repeat with remaining batter until all is used. Lightly dust pancakes with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Recipe by Beth Hillson, Living Without food editor.
Each pancake contains: 254calories, 6g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 133 mg cholesterol, 45g carbohydrate, 294mg sodium, 1g fiber, 6g protein