I try to buy in bulk at all times—that can make for some pretty BIG sized packages and containers to lug around the kitchen. As I was pouring some Olive Oil out of the 55 gallon drum container, okay maybe it was only a few gallons….and OVERpoured, again….I had a lightbulb moment…..
I grabbed an adorable little gravy pitcher (that does not get enough use to justify its home here, but hey… it was from a set of china my Dad gave me…hence it’s still here) and poured it almost to the top with Olive Oil, and set it off to the side of the stove–so I have it handy for pouring a bit of Olive Oil in the cast iron, adding a bit to a recipe, greasing a dish/pan, or my hands for kneading bread & my counter top, etc., etc. without lugging out that 55 gallon drum, er…’large bottle’ of oil everytime!
Just a little tip from our homestead kitchen to yours….
Lisa
“Cynic is a word created by optimists to criticize realists.”
- Gregory Benford, In the Ocean of Night, 1972
Want to SPRING CLEAN those windows and mirrors? The easiest, cheapest ol’ fashion clean will come with a couple old rags and straight white vinegar. Yup, it can be that simple.
Just take a couple old rags (cut up old towels work great!) dab a little straight vinegar on one–and wipe/scrub your glass, then wipe dry and you will see the cleanest glass ever!
I just did a few of my windows last week and we’ve been getting some glorious sunshine lately — you could really see all the fingerprints, etc–not now–they are crystal clean and I can SEE thru ‘em ! Imagine that?!
Hopefully this week I can get to the rest of the windows–this is an EXCELLENT, cheap, non toxic, SIMPLE window and glass cleaner!
Stockpile Vinegar — it is cheap and has SO MANY uses!!!
~Lisa