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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Say, I placed a seed order with Pinetree just the other day! I added a bottle of castile soap to get the free shipping.


102 posted on 01/03/2026 7:38:59 AM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Blurb2350; FRiends
"I added a bottle of Castile soap to get the free shipping."

That stuff NEEDS to be in my pantry; it has about 100,000 uses around the house.

OK. 15. Maybe a few more. ;)

15 Castile Soap Uses You've Never Thought of Before

https://www.countryliving.com/home-maintenance/cleaning/a27534079/castile-soap-uses/

2026 is the year I batten down the hatches and make even MORE things from scratch, versus buying retail...which KILLS me, LOL! I've made a good dent in it, because I do use a lot of homemade products (cleaning products, homemade laundry soap, bake bread, make soft cheeses and yogurt, make my own candles, can Salsa and V-8 Juice, cook from scratch 99% of the time, 'pickle' or dehydrate anything that moves, grow and dry herbs for cooking, hoard/freeze bacon grease, raise our own beef, keep laying hens, etc.) but there's ALWAYS more we can do to become more self-sufficient even if your family members think you're CrAzY - though they ALWAYS take a pound of hamburger or a roast when offered and never say no to fresh eggs or FREE tomatoes!

This book is a great place to start. She did all the 'maths' and figured out what was less expensive making yourself and what was still worth buying in terms of time and money.

Sorry, Jennifer! I STILL like making butter. ;)

115 posted on 01/03/2026 5:29:37 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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