“Using a pastry blender or 2 knives,”<<<
Sorry that never worked for me.
How in thunder, does 2 knives work? LOL, not for me.
I have the Pastry blenders, but prefer my wire whips.
I found in an old mining dump, a potato masher, that some one made, the handle was smooth wood, 4 thicker wires come down and form the support for a 3 inch square of woven BALING wire, that is woven to form 1/4 inch or a little larger square holes.
I always imagined some wife saying “Well if you want mashed potatoes, then get me a masher...”
I also found a small egg beater, attached to a tin cup, LOL about the right size for one egg, and it was a store bought contraption.
Bill hated it that I went around collecting baling wire, but I did it any way, as some of it is fine and copper and sometimes it was the common wire.
LOL, when they switched to using the thick twine, I saved that and made rugs, crocheted out of it.
Once we had been out in the desert about 5 days, just prospecting and camping, I had found choice wire the night before and as I rolled it up, Bill said “You are not going to put that in the camper.”
The next day, when we broke camp, the truck would not move.
The clutch had lost a cotter key, in the connector.
And we didn’t have an extra.
Poor Bill, he crawled from under the truck and asked “Where did you put that baling wire in the camper?”
LOL, baling wire makes a fine cotter key.
Tie a few sachets for coworkers, or use them individually as stocking stuffers.
Sweet-Smelling Prints How-To
In a photo-editing program, draw four 4-inch squares. Import a different pattern into each square. Print squares onto printable paper-backed cotton, following manufacturer's instructions; cut out. Stack 2 printed squares or 1 blank square and 1 printed square, right sides facing. Sew around all sides, using a 1/4-inch seam allowance and leaving a 1-inch opening on 1 side. Turn pillow right side out. Fill with lavender, cedar, or balsam; stitch closed.
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First Published: December 2007
