[bgill]

Re: homemade laundry soap from above - I started making this soap after discovering a buildup of some kind of white looking “cement” in the sewer line of my mother-in-law’s mobile home. It is some kind of carrier from the powdered detergent she had used for years.

Folks, don't use the powdered detergent because it does build up some sort of gunk in pipes. We found that out the hard way and have been using liquid detergent since.

Re: homemade refried beans - we had a big ol' pot of pinto beans for the cool days last week and it was getting down to the end of them so I drained the juice off (saved the juice to dunk white bread into for a comfort meal the next day), added a bag (about 12 oz) of cooked ground beef from the freezer and a 16 oz container of not so tasty but free! store brand salsa. That made the best burritos ever!

[nw_arizona_granny]

Folks, don’t use the powdered detergent because it does build up some sort of gunk in pipes. We found that out the hard way and have been using liquid detergent since.<<<<

Yes, and add to that that many cut their amounts used to half and more, and still have clean laundry.

Less is better.

Your burritos sound like the ones a couple are trying to earn money, are making and selling from their home.

Let’s face it, beans are good.