Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2008/080730.aspx
[An FBI department]
Storm Worm Virus
Be on the lookout for spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software (malware) which mention “F.B.I. vs. facebook”. The e-mail directs the recipient to click on a link to view an article about the FBI and Facebook. Once the user clicks on the link, malware is downloaded to the Internet connected device and causes it to become infected and become part of the Storm Worm botnet. A botnet is a network of compromised machines under the control of a single user. Botnets are typically set up to facilitate criminal activity such as spam e-mail, identity theft, denial of service attacks, and spreading malware to other machines on the Internet.
The Storm Worm virus has capitalized on various holidays and fictitious world events in the last year by sending millions of e-mails advertising an e-card link within the text of the spam e-mail.
Be wary of any e-mail received from an unknown sender. Do not open any unsolicited e-mail and do not click on any links provided.
If you have received this, or a similar e-mail, please file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Check the post above this for an alert from the FBI on a computer virus.
Now to rocks and fishing.
I have never, or LOL, that I remember, gone salt water fishing.
We have Grunion runs on the beaches in Southern California, but most people just go to go, few bother with the small fish.
I am not a person that likes fish, LOL, except for beer batter french fried, that I do like, a white fish, Halibut most times.
Rocks are where you find them, as is gold.
You could find gold coins on the beaches. Old ones.
Remember the wild horses at Signal? The ore from the big mines there was taken to the Colorado River and shipped to Swansea in England [Scotland?], on the return trips, they came back with the white quartz that had been used in the mills as ballast...........Lovely round white rocks, about the side of a baseball.
I would be surprised at chalk being used as ballast, as it isn’t that heavy. [From memory]
Your rough and ugly lava rock, is perfect for getting cactus stickers out of your fingers, a common rough rock works like a miracle........
Your rocks can tell you where they came from.
Tests of course, would tell which mine they came from.
Cheaper to take one to the museum near where you found them and ask, they will know.
Is there a college nearby? The geology dept might be able to tell you.........unless you get a fool like I had for the classes that I took at the Yuma College, he could not tell a pice of pea gravel from an 8 sided garnet crystal.........one of his helpers, put the garnet number on a piece of gravel, and the instructor spent the whole class cussing the fancy specific gravity machine, because it would not give him the correct weight for garnet and he did not know the difference, while holding it in his hand.
About then I decided that his class was not worth a hundred mile trip to watch him goof around.
But we did make life long friends from others taking the class.
Keep your eyes open, LOL, take your husband fishing often and your rock collection will grow.
Next find a rock collecting map and then find a fishing spot near it, and you are all set.
My experiences with fishing, were mostly me rock hunting and the men doing the fishing........
LOL, I remember once in Idaho, on a small stream, Bill and his nephew “Fred the world’s greatest trout fisherman”, I know because he told me so.
They went across the road and down stream, to get away from me and 3 year old...........
They didn’t get a nibble, but Angela thought she could hide her bologna sandwich in the water, so she quietly ‘dropped’ it.
And a million fish came to dinner.
OK, I will now give you a warning.
I think you are too far north, or hope so, but some of the research that I did, several years ago, said that Cuba sent germs in jars and bottles, expecting people to find, open and spread them.
West Nile Virus was one of them.
Far out, yes and no, Cuba has labs and develops germ warfare and is partners with Iran and Russia, plus every other country that we consider to be enemies.
So do keep it in mind and pass up the bottles and jars.
Yes their are currents that will bring bottles to the U.S.
In Oregon, they search the beaches for the stuff that washes up from Japan.
Wind currents, have brought balloons from Japan to California.
Lots of wild and wonderful things to learn.
[Photos on site]
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/parent/rockefeller_c.htm
UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION - CUSTODIAL KIDNAPPING, ASSAULT AND BATTERY, ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON
CLARK ROCKEFELLER
Photograph of Clark Rockefeller and his daughter, Reigh
Clark Rockefeller and his daughter, Reigh
Aliases: J.P. Clark Rockefeller, James Frederick, Clark M. Rockefeller III, Clark Mill Rockefeller, Clark Rockerfeller, Michael Brown
DESCRIPTION
Dates of Birth Used: February 27, 1960;
February 29, 1960 Hair: Blond
Place of Birth: Unknown Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’6” Sex: Male
Weight: 170 pounds Race: White
Occupation: Unknown
Remarks:
Rockefeller’s hair is thinning and he is going bald. He may have dyed his hair to an orangy-red color.
He was last seen wearing a blue Lacoste brand shirt and khaki pants. He may travel to the New York area, specifically to Long Island.
Rockefeller is known to own a yacht called Serenity. He may be in possession of a passport in the name of Michael Brown.
THE CRIME
Clark Rockefeller is wanted for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of his daughter, Reigh. On July 27, 2008, law enforcement officials responded to an incident which had occurred in the Back Bay/South End area of Boston, Massachusetts. A social worker who was hired to oversee a supervised visitation of Clark and Reigh informed law enforcement personnel that Rockefeller had grabbed his daughter and jumped into a black sport utility vehicle (SUV) which had arrived on the scene and was being driven by an unknown male driver. The social worker attempted to hold onto the vehicle as it sped away, was dragged a short distance, and then let go. He was treated for minor injuries.
A state arrest warrant was obtained for Clark Rockefeller on July 27, 2008, and he was charged with custodial kidnapping, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. A federal arrest warrant charging Rockefeller with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was obtained on July 28, 2008.
VICTIM - REIGH STORROW MILLS BOSS
Photograph of Victim - Reigh Storrow Mills Boss Photograph of Victim - Reigh Storrow Mills Boss
Date of Birth Used: May 24, 2001 Hair: Blonde
Place of Birth: Unknown Eyes: Blue
Height: 4’0” (at time of disappearance) Sex: Female
Weight: 50 pounds (at time of disappearance) Race: White
Remarks: Boss also goes by the name Reigh Rockefeller. She was last seen wearing a pink and white sundress and red shoes. She also wears prescription glasses. It is possible that her hair may now be cut short so that she resembles a boy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dresses that Clark Rockefeller may have purchased and that Reigh may wear. Dresses that Clark Rockefeller may have purchased and that Reigh may wear.
Dresses that Clark Rockefeller may have purchased and that Reigh may wear.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
Signature of Robert S. Mueller, III
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000
| Boston Field Office | Parental Kidnappings |
News Release
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Contacts: Dale Cox, dacox@usgs.gov, 916-997-4209
Mark Benthian, benthien@usc.edu, 213-926-1683
Southern Californians Urged to Join Largest Earthquake Drill in U.S. History
The magnitude 5.4 earthquake that rocked southern California on July 29, 2008, is about 5,000 times smaller than the magnitude 7.8 earthquake depicted in the “ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario.” This new report is a portrayal of what could happen in a major earthquake on the southern end of the San Andreas Fault. The scenario is the basis of the Great Southern California ShakeOut, a week of special events featuring the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history on November 13, 2008. Details are at www.ShakeOut.org.
“Yesterday’s earthquake was a wake-up call - a reminder to us to make the important changes we need to survive the inevitable,” said Dr. Lucy Jones, of the U.S. Geological Survey, who led the group of over 300 experts who detailed the expected consequences of a hypothetical magnitude 7.8 earthquake that starts at the Salton Sea and ruptures northward along the San Andreas fault for 190 miles.
With 22 million people living and working in southern California, a major earthquake in the region could cause an unprecedented catastrophe. What we do now, before a big earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like after. With large earthquakes an inevitable part of their future, Southern Californians must act quickly to ensure that disasters do not become catastrophes.
With a goal of at least 5 million participants, the ShakeOut drill will be the largest in U.S. history. To participate, go to www.ShakeOut.org/register and pledge your family, school, business, or organization’s participation in the drill. Registered participants will receive information on how to plan their drill, connect with other participants, and encourage a dialogue with others about earthquake preparedness. There are many ways to take part, but at the least participants should “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” at 10 A.M. on November 13. It all begins with registering, which is free and open to everyone.
For more information, visit www.ShakeOut.org and be sure to visit the official ShakeOut Blog at greatsocalshakeout.blogspot.com.
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[I haven’t read this manual, but it sounds interesting...granny]
There is a system called barrelponics that you might want to look
into. It’s based on 4 barrels, cut various ways, some tubing and a
basic toilet flush system. This would not only give you a hydroponics
system that virtually maintains itself, but if you are a fish fan, you
can also have a supply of edible fish. We’re considering building one
ourselves, just aren’t sure how big we want it yet!
150 pg how to manual
http://www.aces.edu/dept/fisheries/education/documents/barrel-ponics.pdf
YouTube has some great clips of other people’s barrelponics systems also!
All the best
Tiffany
from Germany where it’s heating up!
**Rocks are where you find them, as is gold.**
We’d be more likely to find gold doubloons than rocks! Plenty of pirate activity around here. They found Blackbeard’s ship a few years ago in Beaufort Inlet and they’re recovering it. No gold, but lots of history.
I don’t know that the ballast stones were chalk, but they are a relatively lightweight stone. I have some, and they...flake—maybe where they’ve been underwater so long? The rocks I was telling you about yest. don’t look like much as ballast—I would have thought they would have chosen more uniform sizes/shapes so they wouldn’t shift during shipping, but who knows? I can’t thnik of any other reason for those rocks to be where they were.
**unless you get a fool like I had for the classes**
Don’t you hate that? I got in alot of trouble in school for knowing more about some things than my teachers. I learned early on to keep my mouth shut. :) I doubt if the college here has a geology dept. Might check with the Mariner’s Museum. Not important to anyone but me, anyway.
**Cuba sent germs in jars and bottles**
We don’t find many floating bottles, even though the Gulf Stream runs right off the coast. #2 son found a coconut a few years ago. That was pretty cool. We collect bottles, but mostly throw aways from earlier centuries. Most travel was by water and the older folks—finish with a bottle, toss it over the side. A LOT of whiskey bottles, some with the corks still in them. The salt water does strange things to glass, and sometimes it gets a mother of pearl shine to it. Have a lot of old medicine/perfume bottles.
I can jsut see the baby “hiding” her sandwich! LOL I’m sure you had way more fun with her than your hubby did with his nephew!
http://losangeles.fbi.gov/safety.htm
SAFETY TIPS
Parents Reminded to Keep There Kids Safe
Keeping our children safe on the internet
Safety precautions in the event of a terrorist attack
How to Guard against Child Abduction
KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE ON THE INTERNET
Children, especially adolescents, are sometimes interested in and curious about sexuality and sexually explicit material. They may also be moving away from the total control of parents and seeking to establish new relationships outside their family. Numerous FBI investigations involving child victims suggest that many children have been exploited and lured away from home as a result of unsupervised meetings on-line with sexual predators. Evaluation of the results of these investigations also conclude that many of these situations could have been prevented if several simple steps had been followed by parents.
A parent’s job is never done. Just as we would not allow our children to talk to a sexual predator in person, we should not allow our children to talk to a sexual predator on-line. However, if we do not have proper controls in place and if we do not monitor the behavior of our children while they are on the computer, we are in effect permitting our children to talk to a sexual predator on-line.
The truth is, the internet should be used by our children for education and not socialization. Also, children should use the internet only under a parent’s supervision.
The following information will help you identify behavior of your children which may indicate they are “at risk on-line.” You will also find information which should help prevent your children from being victimized. Additionally, you will find information regarding what you should do if your children are receiving inappropriate information on-line.
What are the warning signs that your child might be at risk on-line?
1. Your child spends large amounts of time on-line, especially at night.
2. You find pornography on your child’s computer.
3. Your child receives phone calls from people you don’t know, or your child is making calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don’t recognize.
4. Your child receives mail, gifts, or packages from someone you don’t know.
5. Your child turns the computer monitor off or quickly changes the screen on the monitor when you come into the room.
6. Your child becomes withdrawn from the family.
7. Your child is using an on-line account belonging to someone else.
What can you do to minimize the chances of an on-line predator victimizing your child?
1. Keep the computer in a common room, not in the child’s bedroom. It is difficult for an on-line predator offender to communicate with a child when a parent or other member of the household can see the computer screen.
2. Use parental controls from your service provider or blocking software which can be helpful but should not be relied on exclusively. On-line predators usually meet victims in chat rooms. Accordingly, any time your child spends in a chat room should be heavily monitored.
3. Always maintain access to your child’s on-line account and randomly check their e- mail.
4. Review on-line safeguards at your child’s school, library, and homes of friends to make sure proper controls and reviews are in place.
5. Teach your child the responsible use of on-line resources.
6. Teach your child about sexual victimization and potential on-line dangers.
7. Other things to teach your child:
a. Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they met on-line.
b. Never upload (post) pictures of themselves on-line to people they do not know.
c. Never give identifying information, such as school names, team names, etc.
d. Never download pictures from an unknown source, since they may be sexually explicit or contain computer viruses.
e. Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing.
f. Whatever they are told on-line is probably a lie.
8. Take the time to learn how your computer works, and stores information.
9. See what different types of chat programs your child is using, learn about the programs and then limit your child’s contact with others as appropriate.
10. Spend time with your child on-line.
What should you do if you suspect your child is communicating with an on-line sexual predator?
1. Consider talking openly with your child about your suspicions. Tell them about the dangers of computer sexual predators.
2. Review what is on your child’s computer. If you don’t know how, ask a friend, coworker, relative, or other knowledgeable person. Pornography or any kind of sexual communication is a warning sign.
3. Use Caller ID or Block services to identify or block people you don’t want to call your child.
4. Should any of the following situations arise, via the internet or an on-line service, you should immediately contact the FBIs National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at www.ncmec.org, state or local law enforcement.
a. Your child or anyone in the household has received child pornography.
b. Your child has been sexually solicited by someone who knows your child is under 18 years old.
c. Your child has received sexually explicit images from someone who knows your child is under 18 years old.
If any of these scenarios occurs, keep the computer turned off to preserve any evidence law enforcement may need. Unless directed by law enforcement, do not attempt to copy or print any of the images or text found on the computer.
For more information click on “A Parent’s Guide To Internet Safety” or contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at www.ncmec.org.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN THE EVENT OF A TERRORIST ATTACK
Terrorists typically want to frighten a population by inflicting mass injuries. By educating ourselves we give ourselves the ability to minimize the number of injuries which might result in the event of an attack, thereby defeating the terrorists goal. Accordingly, the more prepared we are, individually and as a country, to take immediate mitigating action in the event of an attack or other emergency, the more secure we are as a country.
The FBI asks everyone to remain alert in an effort to prevent attacks. Be aware of your surroundings. If you see something unusual, evaluate it. After evaluating for a short time, if you cannot determine if a threat exists or if you think a threat may exist, notify law enforcement. By doing so you will be taking part in the nationwide neighborhood watch program.
The FBI does not recommend private citizens attempt to use gas masks. Without proper training gas masks can be dangerous and cause death. There are a number of recorded cases in which gas masks were used improperly and children died from suffocation as a result.
The following guidelines are based on protocols developed jointly by Special Agents of the Los Angeles FBI office and the Los Angeles County Health Department. These guidelines are not provided because of any known terrorist threat. They are provided to educate you so, if in the event of a terrorist attack, you will be better prepared to react in a manner which will minimize injuries. These guidelines will also help you in the event of an emergency which does not involve terrorism.
If you are exposed to an unknown hazardous chemical liquid you should:
1. Move away from the liquid.
2. Take cover if a liquid is falling on you, or use clothing to protect your skin from contact with the liquid.
3. If you get some of the liquid on you: once you are no longer in contact with the source of the liquid, take your clothing off and immediately wash with soap and cool water. First, wash body parts which were not covered with clothing, and then wash your entire body. If soap is not available wash with cool water.
4. Get a medical evaluation as soon as possible.
5. Call 911 as soon as possible.
If you are exposed to an unknown hazardous chemical gas you should:
1. Move away from the gas which may be in the form of a cloud.
2a. If you are outside, cover your nose and mouth with a folded cloth, breathe through the cloth, and continue to move away from the gas.
2b. If you are in a vehicle, roll up the windows, close all roof openings, and close the ventilation system so external air does not enter, and turn the ventilation system “off”. Also, cover your nose and mouth with a folded cloth and breathe through the cloth as you drive away from the gas.
2c. If you are at home, stay in the house, close the windows and doors, and turn the ventilation system “off”. You may also want to breathe through a folded cloth until the threat has passed.
3. Call 911 as soon as possible.
4. Monitor radio or television stations for official information regarding the threat. “On scene” police and fire officials may provide information regarding the status of the threat.
5. Once the threat has passed, get a medical evaluation as soon as possible.
If you believe you are being exposed, or that you have been exposed, to a biological hazard you should:
1. Move away from the material.
2. Cover your nose and mouth with a folded cloth and breathe through the cloth.
3. Get a medical evaluation as soon as possible.
4. Call 911 as soon as possible.
If you are in the area of an explosion you should:
1. Take cover behind a substantial object to decrease the chance of being hit by flying debris. Make sure to stay clear of glass windows which may be above you, since they could become a source of dangerous secondary debris. If cover is not available lay flat on the ground.
2. Try to stay away from vehicles in the immediate area of the blast. Terrorists have been known to detonate secondary explosions in vehicles in order to increase the number of injuries.
3. As soon as debris has stopped falling move away from the location of the blast.
4. Get a medical evaluation from emergency responders.
5. If you witnessed the blast tell law enforcement what you saw.
If you believe you have been exposed to radiological material from a “dirty bomb” you should follow the guidelines regarding an explosion, and:
1. As soon as debris has stopped falling move away from the area of the blast and stay away from the debris cloud. A debris cloud could contain radioactive particles.
2. If you cannot avoid the debris cloud, use clothing to cover your skin. Clothing will give you some protection from particles.
3. Cover your nose and mouth with a folded cloth, breathe through the cloth and exit the cloud as soon as possible.
4. Once you are out of the debris cloud and a safe distance from the initial explosion remove your clothing, because it may have trapped radioactive particle.
5. Then, first wash body parts which were not covered with clothing, and then wash your entire body with soap and cool water. If soap is not available wash your entire body with cool water.
6. Get a medical evaluation from emergency responders.
7. If you witnessed the blast tell law enforcement what you saw.
8. If a dirty bomb were to explode, most injuries would result from the initial explosion and not from contamination of radioactive material. This is because it is very difficult to disperse radiological material, with a bomb, in amounts sufficient to cause a significant health impact. For those who take proper immediate steps to protect themselves after such an explosion, the chance of a significant health impact is diminished even further.
Police and firefighters are commonly referred to as “first responders” because they are often first to arrive on scene after the onset of an emergency. By virtue of being at the scene when an emergency occurs “first responders” should be those private citizens at the scene who may have already suffered injury or may suffer injury if they do not take the proper immediate action. By knowing some simple things you can do if you are involved in an emergency, and by taking immediate action, you “the private citizen” become a “first responder.”
In most cases, following the above guidelines could greatly diminish, if not eliminate, injuries which could result from a chemical, biological, explosive or radiological event regardless of whether the event is the result of an accident or terrorism.
In many cases you will be at greater risk of injury in a rush to evacuate than you will be from an attack itself. Accordingly, in any emergency, try to stay calm, keep those around you calm and follow the appropriate steps noted above.
Finally, statistics show you are far more likely to be injured in an automobile accident than in a terrorist attack, so, drive safely.
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Thank you for the link to the article on the Gov buying up the food.
I have no doubt that they are, several of the Yahoo groups talked of this, so I was aware of it and signed up for the Mountain newsletter and will post below the one from a day or so ago.
I know that since 9-11 Walton feed.com has been shipping a lot of food and has more orders than it can fill, LOL, they no longer had the excellent sales that they were having before 9-11.
The gov is more than likely thinking of disasters, which can be a storm or a bomb.
A lot of people are talking about nuclear bombs and bioterrorism, all over the world, it is being published.
Some you will find here, as I also post the world terror news, but do not have the energy to get it all posted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2052529/posts?q=1&;page=153#153
There are 11 prior threads, full of terror news.
Updated: 7/31/2008
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We are able to meet demand for Mountain House pouches and most of these products are available for purchase on our website. For a list of locations where you can purchase #10 cans, which should enable you to obtain product from reputable dealers NOW, or at least in the very near future...click here
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We expect this situation to be necessary into 2009. We will update this information as soon as we know more. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We sincerely hope you will continue to be Mountain House customers in the future.
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We don’t find many floating bottles, even though the Gulf Stream runs right off the coast. #2 son found a coconut a few years ago. That was pretty cool. We collect bottles, but mostly throw aways from earlier centuries.<<<
LOL, here we dig in old outhouses.... and dumps.
I have found them under bushes, while traveling down a dirt road.
So there you go, you are now a treasure hunter.
There are some fun “lost treasures” to think about and I always found them a good excuse for a camping trip.
You only loose when you expect to find the lost treasure.
There was a DOS set of disks on the lost treasures of the east coast and I thought I saw it as freeware on some list a couple years ago, try a google for; treasure hunting freeware.
You were smarter than I, as I never learned to keep my mouth shut and should do so.
The worst of all the classes that I like, was learning that so many of them are the instructors opinion and not facts.
I want black and white facts.
It really hit me, when I listened to Bill talk about prospecting and he was all ‘wrong’, we talked and I researched and found it was just who taught you and none knew the truth about many things, such as Geology, Archeology etc.
I loved writing about gold prospecting in this area, as it goes against all the rules we have always learned.
Here there is no reason to dig deeper than 18 inches and red clay is the best spot to dig.
It is all an old lake bed and it is unknown where much of the gold came from, as it is like oak leaves and not the round balls that traveled down stream.
I will be curious as to the rocks you found, do take them to the musuem and find out.
You must take your husband fishing more often.
I knew that I should not have run the google, I don’t , at a quick glance, see the one I talked about:
I know the following article is from World Net Daily which is a daily focus of never-ceasing ridicule by numerous FReepers,<<<
LOL, I find WND and Debka to be ahead of their time, they publish and everyone says ‘no way’, and then in time, all the others suddenly find out that they were right.
There are several writers at WND that I admire.
A Definition of Oils
Essential Oils:
A non-oily and highly fragrant Essence which is extracted from a plant by
distillation and fast evaporates.
Infused Oil:
A vegetable Oil which has been infused with the fragrance of an
aromatic plant by mixing the two together and heating. The resulting
Oil is delicately fragrant, very greasy and does not evaporate.
Aromatic Oil:
A term which can indicate either or both of the above. Sometimes
incorrectly used to describe a perfume Oil.
Aromatic Chemical:
Essential Oils consist of aromatic chemicals. Most essential oils have
between 50 and 500 different chemical constituents.
Base (Carrier) Oils:
Base, or Carrier Oils are vegetable, nut or seed Oils, which has to be
used to dilute the Essential Oil (s). These Oils themselves have
therapeutic Properties and presents a good source of Nutrients and
Energy.
Incense:
Combinations of resins, fragrant woods and gums in solid or powdered
forms which are burned to create an aromatic smoke.
Massage Oil:
Massage Oil is a mix of Essential and Carrier Oil, which should be used
for external purpose. Sometimes, only Carrier Oil might be used for a
massage, because of skin nourishing and therapeutic qualities. Infused
Oils also should be used for a Massage.
Milk Bath:
A fragrant foam, liquid or powered, containing a derivative (including
Essential Oil (s)) which provides emollients and moisturizers for the Skin
when added to the Bath.
Fragrance:
An attractive scent, from the Latin Fragrare (to smell).
Fragrance Oil:
A combination of Essential oils with added chemicals and fixed Oils.
Perfume:
Perfumes consist of a man-made mixture of aromatic chemicals and
essential Oils. Up until the nineteenth century all perfumes were
composed of natural aromatic Oils. Modern perfumes are almost
synthetic and may contain up to 300 different elements in its blend.
Perfumes usually have an alcoholic base and up to 30% concentration
of Fragrances.
A Toilet water:
a light version of scent with a 4 to 8 % concentration of Fragrances and
synthetic Essential Oils in an alcohol and distilled water base.
Cologne:
Cologne contains a lower percentage of fragrance than a perfume or
toilet water (2 to 5%) in an alcohol and distilled water base and often
used as an after-bath splash.
Perfume Oil:
The fragrant ingredients of Perfume prepared on the non-greasy oil
base.
Pheromone:
Aromatic scent secreted by animals and insects, influencing behavior
of their own or different species.
[From my files, source unknown]
GUIDELINES FOR ESSENTIAL OIL USE
* Essential oils are very concentrated. Their safe use requires they be
treated with care and respect. The user should be knowledgeable
about their properties and actions before any use. Most personal
applications require drops rather than ounces.
* Keep oils out of reach of children and away from pets. Please do not
ingest by mouth. Because of the potency of certain essential oils, proceed
carefully and with guidance from a trained aromatherapist if any of the
following situations exist: pregnancy, high blood pressure, epilepsy, open
wounds, diabetes, rashes, neurological disorders, or if taking
prescription medications or homeopathic remedies.
* Undiluted pure essential oils are never applied directly to the skin. For
application to the skin, dilute in a pure vegetable carrier oil, such as
almond, grapeseed or jojoba. For full-body and foot baths, dilute the oils
in water. Special care is advised when using essential oils which heighten
skin sensitivity to ultraviolet light. These oils include angelica, verbena
and citrus oils such as bergamot, bitter orange, lemon and lime. Avoid
exposure to ultraviolet rays for a minimum of four hours following
application of photosensitive essential oils.
* Check this site for specific precautions about each essential oil.
Essential oils have different levels of potency. The more potent the oil,
the smaller the quantity used. Sage, fennel, hyssop and wintergreen are
relatively more potent than most oils; rose, lavender and chamomile are
relatively mild. Most essential oils are safe and nontoxic when proper
dilution recommendations are followed. When in doubt, seek guidance
from a professional aromatherapist or medical professional.
* Essential oils are not intended for use in the treatment of specific
medical conditions. For treatment of health ailments, please seek
diagnosis and recommendations from a licensed medical practitioner.
* Essential oils are very concentrated, so it’s important to handle them
with care. Please read these cautions carefully:
* Always read and follow all label warnings and cautions.
* Keep oils tightly closed and out of the reach of children. Never consume
undiluted oils. Cook only with those oils approved for food use.
* Don’t use undiluted oils on your skin. (Dilute with vegetable oils.) Skin
test oils before using. Dilute a small amount and apply to the skin on your
inner arm. Do not use if redness or irritation occurs.
* Keep oils away from eyes and mucous membranes. If redness, burning,
itching, or irritation occur, stop using oil immediately.
* Avoid use of these oils during pregnancy: bitter almond, basil, clary
sage, clove bud, hyssop, sweet fennel, juniper berry, marjoram, myrrh,
peppermint, rose, rosemary, sage, thyme and wintergreen.
* These oils can be especially irritating to the skin: allspice, bitter
almond, basil, cinnamon leaf, cinnamon bark, clove bud, sweet fennel, fir
needle, lemon, lemongrass, melissa, peppermint, tea tree, wintergreen.
* Angelica and all citrus oils make the skin more sensitive to ultraviolet
light. Do not go out into the sun with these oils on your skin.
* Sweet fennel, hyssop, sage, and rosemary should not be used by
anyone with epilepsy.
* People with high blood pressure should avoid hyssop, rosemary, sage,
and thyme.
Green Tea Bath Bags
Green Tea Bath Bags
The green tea leaves are a mild sloughing agent. The comfrey or calendula add a soothing touch. The result? Silky skin.
1 cup loose leaf green tea
1 cup calendula or comfrey
(available at health food stores)
4 to 6 drops rose essential oil
Mix all ingredients thoroughly and fill sachets made from loosely woven 100% cotton gauze (available at craft stores). Tie tops with string or ribbon. To use, hold under the running tap of a tub until tub is half full, and squeeze several times to release the fragrance. Rub the tea bag gently over your body, paying special attention to elbows and knees and any other rough spots. Allow the bag to float in the tub to add its skin-softening properties to the water.
Herbal Bath Splash
For an invigorating bath, gather together three to four sprigs of fresh lemon basil, lavender, jasmine and rosemary. Tie this bouquet with twine or ribbon and hang from your faucet over the tub. Run steamy hot water over the herbs. Then add a few drops of bergamot essential oil to the bathwater. Feel tension melt away as you breath in the fresh aromas.
Rosemary
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Parts Used: Leaves, Twigs & Flowering Tops
Rosemary is a very fragrant perennial evergreen shrub that has
needle-like leaves. It is easily shaped and is often used as hedges, or pruned into decorative animal shapes for ornamental gardening. During the holidays you can find table top trees decorated that are actually the Rosemary plant.
This shrub is a must for any garden, not just herb gardens. It is said that Rosemary is a companion plant for other herb and vegetable plants. It is also one of the most widely used culinary herbs, with healing properties that are just as vast and widely used throughout the world.
This pungent plant is a member of the Mint family. It has the same kind of uplifting qualities found in Peppermint and in aromatherapy they are often used as a substitute for one another.
Most of Rosemary’s current uses have been handed down from ancient times and include drinking Rosemary tea to treat indigestion, gas, bloating and other digestive and stomach ailments. It also helps depression, headaches and cold and flu symptoms, especially affecting the upper respiratory system. Drink to relieve bronchitis, asthma and whooping cough as well.
A Rosemary bath helps overworked muscles and muscle spasms, arthritic joints, rheumatism, sciatica and neuralgia. The camphor in Rosemary is what helps poor circulation and its antibacterial action helps heal wounds. It is especially beneficial to inhale the bath vapors when sick. Rosemary blends well with many other herbs to make it easy to prepare a healing bath that is perfect for you no matter what your needs may be.
Rosemary essential oil is easy to use and a little goes a long way. Add to a diffuser when studying to help memory retention, mental fatigue, and treating nervous exhaustion. Add to your shampoo to stimulate the scalp and help prevent premature baldness. Sinusitis sufferers can benefit from inhaling directly from the bottle. It helps soothe the nose membranes while clearing the sinus passages.
Rosemary has high concentrations of antioxidants and substantial amounts of minerals including calcium, magnesium, potassium and more. Considering all the healing benefits of this culinary herb, one should use it all the time and with every member of the family.
Blends well with: Basil, Cedarwood, Citronella, Frankincense, Lavender, Peppermint, Pine, Sage, Sweet Orange and Thyme.
Pure Essential Oil Usage:
Inhalation - For stimulating the mind, fighting fatigue and aiding memory retention. Also good for sinus passages.
Skin & Hair Care - Improves dull skin. For acne, dermatitis, eczema, insect repellent, lice, scabies, and varicose veins. Stimulates the scalp, promotes hair growth, use for dandruff, seborrhea and alopecia areata.
Tea - For headaches, depression, nervous diseases, colds and colic. It has also been used for asthma and other lung and throat conditions.
Bath - Soothe muscle and joint pain. Heal skin wounds and infections.
Massage - Increases blood circulation to applied area. Soothes sore muscles, eases heart palpitations.
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Lavender Ointment
Lavender Ointment
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons beeswax
3 tablespoons cocoa butter
1 Vitamin E capsule
15 drops lavender essential oil
Combine the olive oil, beeswax and cocoa butter in a double boiler. Heat till melted, then remove from heat. Prick a hole in the Vitamin E capsule and add this and the lavender essential oil to the beeswax mixture, beating well. Pour into small jars or tins and cool before replacing the cover. Use for chapped skin, bruises, or other minor skin irritations. This is nice on dried feet, elbows or hands too.
Lavender Rose Bath & Body Powder
Lavender Rose Bath & Body Powder
Ingredients:
1 cup powdered arrowroot
1 cup corn starch
1/4 cup baking soda
5 drop rose or rose geranium essential oil
6 drops lavender essential powder
Optional: Grind 1/2 each dried rose buds and lavender and add last.
Place all but the oils into a glass bowl and drop the essential oils into the dry ingredients. Mix well and allow it to stand for 2 days. (You can place it in an open jar for this part) After the 2 days, sift the mixture and place it into a covered container.
Howdy y’all,
It depends on the type of carpet .. if its wool on wool (hand made
Oriental carpets) or wool on cotton (machine or hand made) this will do
the job. Its an old link .. I made it back when I was exporting direct
from Turkey. It pertains to urine because it was replying to a post on
that problem .. but it works for red wine and other things that often
spill .. just keep in mind that wool carpets are hair so we can treat
them in this manner.
http://www.av-at.com/carpet.html
Y’all keep smiling. :-)
Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com
[In the Soapmakers world, Butch is considered as the seller of the finest oils. granny]
FOR A HAPPIER LIFE; THE GOOD FORTUNE BATH
You will need:
4 cups of sea salt
1 cup of epsom salt
few drops of orange food coloring
essential oils of orange and ylang ylang
Combine the above in a plastic bag and shake to mix - pour in a glass
container.
Bathe with half a cup of this every night.
Vitamin C Foot Soother
Vitamin C Foot Soother
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by Lisa Maliga
Do you have trouble with dry, cracked feet? During the winter months’
feet naturally tend to be drier. We only have one pair of feet and they
do the job of supporting our entire body weight. Sometimes our jobs call
for us to stand all day long, increasing the load our feet have to bear.
Walking and running places a lot of stress on our feet. The term
`fashion victim’ is never more apropos when tight shoes with high heels
are worn. Even women who regularly wear these types of
shoes and complain of no foot or back problems are only fooling
themselves for the day when they will undergo a great deal of trouble.
Shoes must be comfortable if you are to have happy feet. Common sense
should be your guide for selecting shoes – not what is currently in a
particular women’s magazine. Fashion trends come and
go—platforms give way to spike heeled pumps and vice versa. But the
shoes that conform to your feet will never be unfashionable.
If you have problems such as corns, calluses, bunions, hammertoes, etc.,
please contact a podiatrist. But if you need some smoother skin on your
tootsies, here are two helpful recipes that will make your feet look,
feel and smell a lot sweeter.
Vitamin C Foot Soother
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoon grated beeswax
2 tablespoons jojoba oil
2 tablespoons wheat germ oil
1 teaspoon lecithin
1/8 teaspoon borax
2 tablespoons orange floral water
15 drops sweet orange essential oil
6 drops lime essential oil
6 drops tangerine essential oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
Using a double boiler [beeswax and microwaves DON’T mix!], add the
grated beeswax and the coconut oil. Stir well until the ingredients are
fully blended.
Removing the mixture from the heat, add the jojoba, wheat germ and
lecithin oils. Mix together, adding the borax thickener. When the
ingredients are blended, pour in the orange floral water. Drop in the
essential oils. When the Vitamin C Foot Soother has cooled, transfer to
a jar, preferably an amber or cobalt glass jar.
Label and date your Vitamin C Foot Soother. Store in a cool, dry place
where it can last up to six months.
Floral Bouquet Foot Soother
The instructions are the same as above. However, to get that wonderful
floral scent you’ll need to add the following essential oils: 15 drops
lavender oil, 6 drops rose oil, 6 drops ylang-ylang oil OR jasmine
essential oil. Instead of using orange floral water, substitute rose or
lavender water [hydrosol].
WHERE TO FIND THE INGREDIENTS:
If you don’t have any coconut oil at home, you’ll easily locate it at
any health food store. Lecithin can also be purchased at there in a
capsule form. Orange floral water [hydrosol] can be found at many health
food stores.
Nettle Hair Lotion
mild enough for everyday use
4 ounces/120g fresh nettle or 1 ounce/29g of dried nettle
4 cups/1 litre of water, boiling
1/4 cup/60ml of vinegar
3 drops of rosemary or lavender essential oil
Prepare an infusion of nettle by pouring the boiling water over the
nettles, cover and let steep at least four hours or overnight. Stain out
plant material. Add oil and vinegar to infusion. Keep in refrigerator
between uses. To use: Pour a handful of nettle lotion on wet hair after
shampooing. Rub in well. For best results, don’t rinse.
Natural Alternatives for Insect Repellents
The following essential oils have been found to have moderate to high
effectiveness in keeping various insects away from you.
To repel mosquitoes: Basil, Cedarwood, Citronella, Geranium, Juniper,
Rosemary
To repel house flies: Citronella, Geranium, Juniper
To repel ants: All Mints
To repel fleas: Cajeput, Lemon, Pine
Moisturizing Vitamin E Cream
This cream is very moisturizing and emollient. It is nice for rough,
dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin.
4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add
water, and stir thoroughly.
Add Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool.
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm
enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins.
http://www.rachelssupply.com/bwax.htm
All in One Linen and Sweater Protector
1 cup white rice
6 drops cedarwood essential oil
1 drop orange essential oil
Add the essential oil to the rice and blend with a spoon for about 30
seconds. Shelf life is about 6-8 months, then re-fragrance again. Do
you know why sweaters and linens were so safe in an old cedar linen
closet? It was the smell of cedar—moths just hate it! So, with the help
of cedarwood essential oil, you cam make that old cedar chest or closet
smell new again while protecting your sweaters and linens. You can
either put it in fabric swatches or bags, or tie it up in hankies to
give as gifts. You can also use old nylon stockings: just cut a strip
from one leg, stuff the rice in the center, and tie up both ends with
ribbon or yarn.
The April 2008 issue of Spa Magazine had an interesting recipe for a foot
Polish.
Ingredients
1 cup Dead Sea or Epsom salts
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup jojoba oil
3 drops essential oil of your choice
Directions
Crush salts using a mortar and pestle
Mix lemon juice & oils together in a small dish
Add wet ingredients to salt mixture in a large bowl
With your hands, apply the scrub to feet and ankles using firm pressure on
Rough places, such as heels, and a light touch on sensitive spots like the
Soles.
Aromatherapy Cream Bath
Add 5 drops of Lavender and 5 drops of Chamomile to 1 Cup of cream. The cream will help to disperse the essential oils in water. Add to a tub of warm water.This is very relaxing and also great for dry skin.
Use Mandarin in the car diffuser to relieve travel fatigue and calm down restless children.
HOMEMADE NASAL INHALER
1/4 tsp course salt
5 drops eucalyptus essential oil
Place the salt in a small vial (glass is best) with a tight lid and add
oil. The salt will absorb the oil and provide a convenient way to carry
the oil without danger of spilling it. Open the vial and inhale deeply,
as needed. This same technique can be used with any essential oil.
Remedies for Colds
Remedy for stuffy runny noses:
Equal drops of eucalyptus, lavender, and peppermint oils.
Keep these in a small container and sniff as necessary to clear up the
nose.
Also a steam tea of Wintergreen helps.
All you do is heat the water and cover your head with a towel and
breathe in the steam.
Peppermint and thyme also work well. 1 tbls each.
Here’s a good cough syrup without all of the side effects:
1 lemon
2 tbls glycerine
2 tbls honey
Heat the lemon by boiling it in water for 10 minutes.
Cut it in half and squeeze out the juice.
Add the glycerine and honey.
Take 1 tsp as needed.
Rosey Floral Potpourri
45 drops rose essential oil
1 cup oak moss
2 cups dried dogwood blossoms
2 cups dried honeysuckle blossoms
1/2 cup dried violets
1/2 cup dried daffodils
1/2 cup dried rosebuds
1/2 cup dried crocus or iris
Mix the rose oil with the oak moss, and then add the remaining
ingredients. Stir the potpourri well and then store in a tightly covered ceramic or glass container.
Recipe by: Beth R
Dog wash.
Take couple of good handfuls of fresh lavender, I use the old flowers and seeds and some fresh foliage and a small handful of fresh rosemary.
Put in pillowcase and crush as well as possible.
Pour on boiling or very hot water and allow to steep in pillow case till cool.
The water will be pale green and smell strongly of lavender with overtones of rosemary.
Bathy our dogs in this solution, making sure it is cool before adding the pet.
This stops any need for chemical flee controls both around the animal or in the home, in fact I have not seen one single flee since using this method.
The dogs smell very fresh, their coats come up quite white and I am hoping this time it will help stop the pheromones of my dog on/coming off heat from causing my other male dog too much stress.
Some good old fashioned hard soap made with lavender is also good for your dog, it will really make the coat white and shiny.
Cheers.
Leslie
Body moisturizers
Body moisturizers
An essential oil moisturizer combines pure oil for maximum
moisturization with the right therapeutic drops added for your needs. It can be used as often as you like as they are additive-free, pure, non-irritating, inexpensive, quick and easy to make.
The best time to apply a body moisturizer is after a bath or a shower when the skin is soft and warm. Alternatively rub the oil in using the palm to create maximum heat and friction. Mix just enough oil to last just a few days and apply sparingly. The ideal mixture should contain 15 drops of essential oil in 12 teaspoons of carrier oil.
Rich Moisturizers
Dry Skin: 8 drops Myrrh, 7 drops Rose in 12 tsp Peanut Oil
Mature Skin: 7 drops Rose, 4 drops each of Lavender and Sandalwood in Apricot Kernel Oil.
Light Moisturizers
Oily Skin: 8 drops Lavender, 3 drops each of Lemon and Petitgrain in Sunflower Oil.
Sensitive Skin: 5 drops Rose, 9 drops Chamomile in 12 tsp Sweet Almond Oil.
Scrub That Skin
Exfoliating your skin leaves it looking fresh and feeling
soft because this gets rid of dead skin cells. Try mixing
3/4 cup of sea salt with three tablespoons of baking soda,
1/4 cup of olive oil, and ten drops of ylang-ylang
essential oil. Wet your skin in the shower, then scrub your
body down with the mixture, rinsing well afterwards. A good
way to moisturize your fresh skin is with a mixture of half
extra-virgin olive oil and half purified or distilled
water. Use a spray bottle to apply it to your skin (shaking
frequently to keep it mixed), then smooth it out with your
hands and pat your skin dry. (This tip was found in Natural
Health magazine.)
Carrier Oils
Sweet Almond- practically odorless, provides good “slip and glide” for
massage.
Helps to relieve itching, irritation and inflammation, and soothes dry
skin. Lubricates the skin well, but does not penetrate quickly, which
makes it good for massage and for protecting the surface of the skin. It
goes rancid quickly; it is helpful to blend it with 10% of wheatgerm or
jojoba oil for storage.
Apricot Kernel- helpful for dehydrated, delicate, mature, or sensitive
skin; soothes inflammation and has a high vitamin a content. Has a
lighter consistency than almond and characteristic smell. Its cost is
also comparable to that of sweet almond. Suitable for body oils and
lotions.
Avocado- rich, heavy, deep green, with lots of skin-nourishing vitamins
(A and E). Good for dry and mature skin, and also helpful in eczema and
psoriasis. Best blended with other oils.
Borage - high in gamma-linoleic acid (gla) which stimulates cell
activity, assisting in the regeneration and rejuvenation of the skin.
Good for skin which is dry and/or mature, or damaged by exposure to
sunlight. It is expensive and goes rancid quickly.
Calophyllum Inophyllum - rich and thick, with spicy smell. stimulates
cell regeneration. Antiseptic. Helps wounds to heal, soothes
inflammation, relieves pain, good for broken capillaries, eczema, burns,
rashes, insect bites. Expensive.
Camellia - very light, with just a touch of delicate flowery aroma. Good
for preventing the thickening of skin in scar tissue.
Evening Primrose - another oil with a high gamma-linoleic acid content,
good for dry and mature skin. Soothes inflammation, good for eczema and
dermatitis. Goes rancid quickly.
Flaxseed - rich, yellow in colour, smells a bit like butter. High in
vitamin e, stimulates cellular regeneration, useful for preventing
scarring and stretch marks. Goes rancid quickly.
Grapeseed- light , odorless, easily absorbed, mildly astringent,
tightens and tones the skin, which makes it useful for acne. It is
solvent-extracted, causing sensitivity in some individuals.
Hazelnut- light, easily absorbed, with a delicate aroma. Tones and
tightens the skin, strengthens capillaries, assists in cell
regeneration. Might be adulterated (beware of “good bargains”!)
Jojoba- similar in composition to the skin’s own oils, it is quickly
absorbed. Good for dry and mature skin and inflamed conditions. Helps to
control acne, oily skin and oily scalp. It is an antioxidant. Does not
become rancid and can prevent rancidity in other oils.
Olive- has a strong, “foodsy” smell, but also good medicinal properties,
soothing and healing the skin, especially when it is dry. Does not go
rancid easily and can be stored without refrigeration for a year.
Vanilla Orange Sugar Scrub
1/2 cup sea salt
1/2 cup sugar (white, or brown)
1/2 to 1 cup olive oil
zest of one orange
2-3 drops orange essential oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and salt using a spatula.
Zest the orange, then finely chop the zest. Set aside.
Add the oil a little at a time, stirring after each addition. Add enough oil to make a spreadable paste that will easily glide over your skin.
Add the zest, then the essential oil and stir. Add the vanilla extract last and stir again.
Get into shower and wet your skin all over, turn off the shower. Use the scrub all over except on sensitive area such as face, freshly shaved legs,
etc. If you use it before your shave, it gives you a smoother shave. Massage your entire body gently allowing the oil to soak in. Pay special attention
to knees, elbows and feet. Be careful as the tub or shower may be slippery.
Face Masks
Face Masks
A moisturizing or deep-cleansing face mask improves your complexion. However a mask should not be used more than once a week. Mixing your own essential oil face mask takes only a few minutes and uses simple ingredients, but use it within one hour.
Apply a mask to a well cleansed skin by smoothing it on evenly in upward strokes. Avoid areas around the eyes, nostrils and the lips, but applying to the neck. Relax for 10-15 minutes, allowing the mask to dry, then rinse with warm water. For a deep-cleansing facial use your fingertips to rub the dried mask away so you exfoliate the skin.
Moisturizing Mask
2 drops each of Frankincense, Rose and Neroli in 6tsp (30ml) Apricot oil with 1 tsp warmed clear honey, mixed with enough finely ground almond to make a soft paste.
Deep cleansing Mask
2 drops Geranium, 3 drops Lavender and 1 drop Lemon in 6 tsp hot water, mixed with enough kaolin to make a smooth paste.
VAPOR RUB
1/4 tsp eucalyptus essential oil
1/8 tsp peppermint essential oil
1/8 tsp thyme essential oil
1/4 cup olive oil
Combine ingredients in a glass bottle. Shake well to mix oils evenly.
Gently massage into chest and throat.
Hydrotherapy for Anxiety
Hydrotherapy can help alleviate the tension, nervousness, and other symptoms that accompany anxiety attacks. It cannot cure anxiety disorders.
Warm baths with or without herbs can help soothe anxious states of mind.
Once you are relaxed, you can focus on the issues or conflicts that are causing your anxiety.
If you are anxious or irritated, the neutral bath has a balancing and soothing effect. Fill your bath tub with water slightly cooler than body temperature, around 94 degrees to 97 degrees. Submerge as much of your body as possible. Add more water to maintain temperature. Stay in the bath for at least 20 minutes.
A relaxing blend of essential oils of lavender, geranium and bergamot in sweet almond oil or peach kernel oil may be used in the bath at times of great stress and anxiety.
Hot moist compresses applied to the spine, hot foot baths, and hot water bottles placed at the feet can be beneficial in relieving anxiety.
When added to your bath, the following herbs can help you relax:
catnip leaves
elder flowers
German chamomile
hop flowers
horse chestnut bark
jasmine flowers
linden flowers
skullcap leaves
valerian root
When you are feeling fatigued from tension and anxiety, the following herbs will give you a stimulating and rejuvenating bath:
balm leaves
basil leaves
bay leaves
common chamomile flowers
fennel seeds and leaves
lavender
lemon peel
lemon verbena
marigold petals
meadowsweet flowers
orange leaves and flowers
pennyroyal leaves
peppermint leaves
pine needles
rosebuds
rosemary leaves
sage
spearmint
white sandalwood
yarrow flowers
http://www.holistic-online.com/Remedies/Anxiety/anx_hydrotherapy.htm
Herbal Poultice
by Barbara Sibbing
This can help relieve muscle aches and draw out infection.
1/4 cup dried herbs or 3 cups fresh herbs, washed, dried & minced
(ground)
4 cups oatmeal
Mix the herbs and oatmeal together with just enough hot water to form a
paste. Place the paste directly on the skin and cover with a towel. As
it cools, replace
it with warm poultice, continue this treatment for at least 30 minutes.
DO NOT use spicy herbs, like mustard as hot herbs will tend to burn your
skin.
Poultices are used to draw out infection and relieve muscle aches.
After you are finished with the herbal poultice treatment any leftover
poultice should be tossed.
As far as the types of herbs it depends of the disorder. For example for
boils use slippery elm powder and a few drops of lavender or eucalyptus
oil to the water to give the poultice and antibacterial power. For
bunions use comfrey leaves or marigold flowers.
A few other herbs to use are comfrey, echinacea, goldenseal, mullein
leaves, poke root, turmeric and yellow dock .
Anti-Itch Remedy
10 drop lavender essential oils
10 drops tea tree essential oils
Mix oils together and apply where needed.
For Foot Itch:
Put 5 drops of the above blend in a quart of water. Add 1 cup of salt
and soak your feet for a good twenty minutes.
Recipe Source: Seasons of Aromatherapy by Judith Fitzsimmons and Paula
M.
Bousquet
Coming Down with a Cold
Use the following oil mixture in an aroma lamp whenever you feel a cold
coming on. It will protect against infection and help cleanse stale air
of disease-causing germs.
5 drops thyme essential oil
3 drops eucalyptus essential oil
3 drops lemon essential oil
Mix well in a spray bottle and misted the stale air to cleanse.
In Victorian times it was common to find parlors enhanced by bouquets of
herbs, and dried flowers were used as early as 1594.
Flowers were preserved much like they are today by hanging fresh cut
flowers upside down in small bundles in a dark well ventilated room. To
make potpourri, you must start with beautiful blooms that are at the
peak of maturity and dry from morning dew.
The flat drying method works the best for potpourri in my opinion. After
removing all leaves from the flower stems, you can use a mesh screen to
poke the stems through so the flower is facing up and open. You can
support the screen on blocks and place it in a dry dark attic, under an
unused bed or closet floor. Check the flowers every few days to see if
they are almost dry. Remove them from the screens and clip off the stems
right before they are completely dried. Partially dried flowers and
petals retain their scented oils longer if they are not completely
dried.
You can also use a quick dry method by arranging the flowers on
cheesecloth spread out on a baking sheet. Put the tray in a 90 degree
oven leaving the door ajar. You will want to stir the leaves around
once in a while.
You can also use the microwave for drying herbs like mint, rosemary,
bay, sage and thyme. Do not microwave for more than 1 minute at a time
being careful not to over dry.
Experiment with your own favorite mixture of potpourri or try this one.
Use 6 cups of partially dried petals such as roses, chamomile,
honeysuckle, violets, lilac, lilies of the valley, carnations, white
jasmine and nasturtium.
Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon herb, cinnamon and rosemary.
Add 1/3 cup powdered fixative such as orrisroot and 3 drops of essential
oil.
Add some citrus peel too.
Mix everything together and place in airtight jars. Let the mixture
stand for 4-6 weeks and shake the bottle to mix every week.
Potpourri is beautifully displayed in glass dishes or small decorative
baskets. Tie 1-2 cups of potpourri into a sachet of tulle and tie with a
cinnamon stick and bow for a sweet way to freshen up a lingerie drawer.
For a simple gift idea insert 1 string of miniature Christmas lights
into a small, decorative glass jar. Next pour your potpourri mixture
around the lights. Put a crochet doily on top of the jar and secure it
to the glass with a decorative ribbon allowing the end of the cord to
come down the back of the glass jar. When you plug in the arrangement
the warmth of the lights will warm the essential oils and release the
fragrances. The jar will glow beautifully on a small end table or mantle
display.
Years ago I added mulberry potpourri to clear glass Christmas tree
ornaments and dressed them up with a fancy gold bow. Because they are
stored year around in a dark, dry location the scent and color are still
vibrant each year for me to enjoy.
Source and Craft by: Rachel Webb
Relaxing Bath Tea
2 cups Dry Milk
¼ cup Lavender infused oil
10 drops lavender EO
10 drops Rose FO
8 drops Bergamot EO
½ Cup Rose petals
½ Cup Lavender flowers
½ Cup Lemon Balm Leaf
Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl, combine all oils in a cup,
drizzle slowly on dry ingredients, mixing all the while with a whisk.
When all are well blended, cover tightly and let sit 24 hrs for the
scents to marry.
Next day, pack into 3x5 tea bags (use heat sealable tea bags or cloth
muslin; it takes about six teaspoons of mix to fill one bag), seal bags
and store in airtight container.
Use by tossing bag into warm bath water.
Stimulating Body Scrub
Use this one in the morning as the essential oils are invigorating.
Sea Salt 1/4 Cup
Cornmeal 1/4 Cup
Olive Oil or another base oil.
Ginger 2 drops
Peppermint 4 drops
Rosemary 3 drops
Mix salt and cornmeal.
Combine warmed oil and essential oils then mix with dry ingredients.
Use in the shower or standing in the tub.
Apply in circular motions, working from the extremities inward, working
towards
the center of the body and the heart.
Rinse with warm water.
Gently pat dry.
Your skin will feel smoother and have a nice glow.
Dog Odors
To get rid of doggy smells, spray bedding regularly with a solution of 3
drops eucalyptus oil and 2 drops rosemary to 2 oz of purified water.
This makes a quick, instant spray.
As there is no alcohol to preserve the oils, make up small amounts at a
time and shake the bottle vigorously before using.
(From The Naturally Scented Home by Julia Bird)
INFECTIONS
If you are not feeling well or fighting a cold or virus there are a few
essential oil
combinations that are useful to use in a bath.
Lavender and Tea Tree
Lavender and Eucalyptus
Ravansara and Tea Tree (Some say this is the best)
3 drops of each oil (6 drops total per bath) then go straight to bed.
Chances are whatever you were fighting will never materialize.
MEASUREMENTS
If your recipe calls for 12 drops of essential oil you may use 1/8
teaspoon instead.
So Easy to Make Bath Salts
1 cup Sea Salt
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Baking Soda
Your favorite essential oils
Try French Lavender, Rose Geranium and Ylang Ylang Extra
You’ll want about 6 drops of essential oils per 1/4 cup salt blend
Use 1/4 cup per bath. This makes enough for several baths
Dry Skin Cleanser
4 ounces aloe vera gel
2 teaspoons almond oil
2 teaspoons glycerin
1 teaspoon grapefruit seed extract
16 drops sandalwood
8 drops rosemary
Mix all ingredients and store in the refrigerator.
Oily complexions respond best to basil, eucalyptus, cedar-wood, cypress,
lemon, sage, lemongrass, yarrow and ylang-ylang.
Recipe provided by Diane Kennedy Snyder of Diane’s Herbal Shop
http://www.dianesherbalshop.com/
Lavender Cologne
1 cup rubbing alcohol
1/2 cup dried lavender flowers
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup distilled water
3 drops oil of bergamot
Pour the alcohol into a jar and add the lavender and olive oil.
Cover tightly for 2 days, shaking occasionally.
Discard the lavender flowers, then add the water and oil of bergamot.
Cap tightly.
Note: A lovely, light scent at a fraction of the cost of most
commercial brands.
Disinfectant Oil
7 drops Eucalyptus
10 drops Lavender
4 drops Lime
Dilute with 4 cups water and use as a spray or wipe.
Alternative oils: thyme, tea tree, rose
OR, you can just add to a few ounces of witch hazel, about 15 drops of
Lavender oil, and spritz away!
Bath Oils
Try the following oils by themselves or diluted with carrier/base oils
(2-5 drops of essential oil per teaspoon of carrier/base oil, or 6-15
drops of essential oils per tablespoon of carrier/base oil).
For calming baths (evening): Lavender, chamomile, sweet orange
For stimulate baths (morning): lemon, rosemary, peppermint
For baths to relieve muscular aches and rheumatic pains: juniper,
rosemary, lemon, eucalyptus
For baths to relieve the symptoms of PMS: clary sage, lavender, bergamot
Essential Oil First Aid Spray
Create your own first aid spray.
You’ll need 2 oz. of distilled water.
A blend of Lavender, Tea Tree and Chamomile.
Use any combination of the 3 up to 20 drops.
Spray on cuts, scrapes and insect bites.
Massage for Congestion/Blocked Sinus
Press thumbs gently into hollows of inner edge of the eyebrow.
Press along the eyebrow, continuing along the bone under the eye itself.
Next, press up into the sinus cavities under the ridge of the
cheekbones, starting at the edge of the nose and working to the side of
the face.
Recipe:
Good oils to use in a blend for this massage are eucalyptus, peppermint,
rosemary; 3 drops per teaspoon of carrier/base oil.
Depression/Negativity Banishing Bath Spell
By Ginger Strivelli
Add one ounce of peppermint extract (or essential oil), one rose quartz
crystal, and a piece of
fallen tree bark to a hot bath. Use the tree bark as a wash cloth.
http://www.angelfire.com/nb/appalachianpagan/Newsletters/2001_02.html
[Each time I read this, I imagine sitting on a rock and bathing with tree bark and know it would change my mood......
granny]
[One of the very best baths for tired over worked bodies and after a long trip with a car full of kids, it to boil the common Peppermint plant for 10 to 15 minutes, cool and strain into your bath water.
You have to try it to fully understand, it relaxes, opens pores and heals and you come out a new person.
granny]
RECIPE FOR YOUR OWN LASAGNA GARDEN:
Assemble the following ingredients, keeping in mind that quantities will vary depending
on the size of your garden:
Watering hose (to lay out a free-form garden)
Twine & stakes (to lay out rectangular/geometric plots)
Lots of black & white newsprint (you will wet it down to stay in place)
Grass clippings (the sort that come witout chemical pesticide residues)
Compost (in any stage of decay)
Wood ashes (not too many; you need only a light dusting of this material)
Leaves (the dry variety spreads best)
Manure (chicken, cow, rabbit horse, whatever) *not cat/dog or other carnivorous animal
Peat Moss
Seaweed for nutrient value (if you can find it free at the shore)
Sand (optional)
Topsoil (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
* Select and mark out garden site 6 months or so before you expect to plant
(it takes a while for this lasagna to cook)You can also create a spring garden this way, and sow
seed directly atop one of the peat moss layers, but the lasagna will be more nourishing to plants
if allowed to age for several months.
* Begin by laying down three to five sheets of newspaper atop the sod, covered with two inches
of well-soaked peat moss. You can walk away at this point: the paper is covered and looks nice.
You can return in a week or after several months.
* When you come back, spread out four inches of
grass clippings, followed by more peat moss (water these down well).
* Now add three to four inches of leaves, and more peat moss (again, well-watered).
Continue this until you use up all your ingredients, or until the lasagna is a foot or two deep.
* Add sand, topsoil, or seaweed at any point during the layering process.
* Bake at any temperature Nature gives you, for as long as you want.
* Garnish with wood ashes.
When ready to plant, simply rake open a row and sow seeds.
* I try to get several layers done in a single day and then spread kitchen compost
atop on a daily basis. I’m not too careful because you really don’t have to be. THIS WORKS!!
It’s produced the BEST soil I’ve ever had to grow in! Use this recipe in your existing raised beds as well!
Keep it watered but not soaked.
HAPPY GARDENING!!!!
*** A Lesson about rabbit meat before you scroll the recipes***
Rabbit meat is one of the most versatile foods in the world today. It can be dressed up for
special occasions or simply slivered to flavor a lunch-time soup. In many recipes it is finely
seasoned for a new taste that counts with family and guests.
Rabbit meat can be used fresh, cured, smoked, soured, roasted, barbecued or substituted
for any veal or poultry recipe.
Rabbit meat is an all-white meat, fine grained, mild, and has a delicate flavor all its own.
Rabbit meat is higher in protein but lower in fat, uric acid, cholesterol, sodium and calories
than any other meat available today. It is easily digested and recommended by many
physicians in diets where red meat is restricted. Rabbit meat is non-heat flushing and can be
eaten the year around.
Many good cooks believe that 4-to-6 month-old rabbits carry a richer, fuller-flavor and a
more beautiful grain. Rabbit meat, NO MATTER what the age, should be well cooked and
done in all recipes.
Rabbit should only be boiled the first 5 minutes of cooking, thereafter it should be simmered
until well done.
Don’t over soak rabbit meat in wine while marinating. All wine used in marinating should be
very dry whether it be burgundy, white claret, or Chablis.
Wine breaks down the tissue of the rabbit meat to a degree while marinating but for older
rabbit meat it is advisable to add 2 to 3 oz. of red wine vinegar for better results.
It is not necessary to cover the meat while marinating but you will have to turn it often to be
sure all is marinated properly.
If you use wild rise in your recipes remember that wild rice requires about 40 to 50 minutes
to cook ñ twice the time of ordinary rice.
Herbs should be used sparingly and not too many varieties in any one dish. Some herbs are
not compatible with others; example: oregano and thyme.
In rabbit cookery the most common herbs seem to be: sage, fine herbs, oregano, sweet
basil, thyme, rosemary, bay and cumin.
Mature domestic rabbit and most wild rabbit tend to lack tenderness, therefore one should pre-cook it, regardless of the recipe. This should be done at low to medium heat while covered with water. Don’t over-cook! When the flesh can be easily pierced with a fork, it’s time to stop pre-cooking and move on to your favorite recipe.
As a general rule, wild or domestic rabbit may be used in any recipe which calls for “skinless chicken.” While rabbit does not “taste just like chicken,” it does make a delicious and healthy substitute. For example, a popular “healthy” dish is “chicken & rice.” Rabbit & rice can be prepared in exactly the same way, simply by substituting rabbit for all or part of the chicken that the recipe calls for. Another favorite is Rabbit Tetrazzini.
Most households have a favorite Fried Chicken recipe that can be put to good use with rabbit.
***PLEASE ALSO LEARN ABOUT PROCESSING RABBITS
FRICASSEED RABBIT
Cut up and disjoint the rabbit;
put into a stew-pan and season with cayenne pepper,
salt and chopped parsley.
Pour in a pint of warm water and stew over a slow fire until
quite tender, adding when nearly done some bits of butter.
HASENPFEFFER
1 Rabbit
Salt water
1 Onion studded with 12 Cloves
Flour
Equal parts butter and lard for frying
Pinch of cinnamon
1 tb Vinegar
Soak rabbit in salt water several hours; rinse with clear water.
Put in a kettle and cover with water, adding onion studded with cloves.
When tender, remove from pot, roll in flour and fry in fats until brown.
Just before it’s done, add cinnamon and vinegar; cover and let smother a minute or two.
Put rabbit on platter, make gravy with pan drippings and flour, then add cooking liquid
from boiling the rabbit. Pour gravy over rabbit and serve.
TUSCAN STYLE RABBIT
1 lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, or,
1/2 teaspoon dried
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pounds rabbit pieces
Grate the rind from the lemon.
Place in a 9” x 13” baking dish with the juice from the lemon, oil, garlic, rosemary and pepper.
Add the rabbit and turn the pieces to coat all sides. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Turn the pieces occasionally. Bake the rabbit uncovered at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes.
Turn the pieces frequently and baste with pan juices until the rabbit is tender and the juices
run clear when you pierce the meat with a fork.
If desired, broil the meat for a few minutes to achieve a light brown color.
RABBIT WITH ROSEMARY AND WHITE WINE
(Serves 4)
2 rabbits
¼ cup olive oil
12 oz. leek, sliced
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¼ cup plain flour
2 ½ cups chicken stock
½ cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
7 oz. button mushrooms
8 1/2 oz. zucchini, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1.- Clean and trim rabbits, cut into pieces, rinse under cold water; drain on absorbent paper.
2.- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in pan, add rabbit, cook in batches until browned all over;
drain on absorbent paper. Heat remaining oil in same pan, add leek, celery and garlic, cook,
stirring, until leek is soft.
3.- Stir in flour, stir until mixture is dry and grainy.
Remove pan from heat, gradually stir in stock and wine, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
Return rabbit to pan, add rosemary, simmer, covered, about 1 ½ hours or until rabbit is tender.
4.- Add vegetables, simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in parsley.
BARBECUED RABBIT
Directions: Use this recipe for 2 rabbits.
1 Cup prepared mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. ground thyme
salt and pepper to taste
Apply the above seasonings to rabbits and rub in mustard.
Mix a basting sauce of:
1 Cup water
1 Cup Scuppernong/muscadine wine
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp pepper
Cook at barbecue temperatures 200-210 degrees and baste with sauce. Don’t let the rabbit dry out.
Don’t use too much smoke. Only a little bit.
After it is done, reduce the heat and baste with:
1/4 Cup white grape jelly (preferrably muscadine)
1/4 Cup muscadine juice
1 Tbls. prepared mustard
1/2 tsp. tabasco sauce
black pepper to taste
SWEET-SOUR RABBIT
Serves 6.
Rabbit (2 1/2 lbs.), ready to cook
2 tbsp. cooking fat or oil
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup pineapple pieces
1 med. green pepper, thin half slices
1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Flour, salt, and pepper
Cut rabbit into serving pieces. Roll in mixture of flour, salt, and pepper. Heat fat or oil in a heavy pan; brown rabbit
pieces on all sides over moderate heat. Add pineapple juice, vinegar, and salt. Cover pan; cook over low heat
40 minutes or until meat is tender. Add pineapple and green pepper; cook a few minutes longer. Mix cornstarch and
sugar and stir into water. Stir this mixture gradually into liquid in pan and cook slowly about 5 minutes.
RABBIT WITH CREAMY WINE SAUCE
1 rabbit (1 1/2 to 2 lbs.)
2 slices bacon
1 cup bias-sliced celery
1 med. onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram, crushed
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp. snipped parsley
Cut across rabbit just below the front legs. Cut across rabit just above the back legs. Cut through backbone to halve
the pieces with fron and back legs attached. You should have 5 pieces. Rinse rabbit; pat dry.
In a 10-inch skillet cook the bacon until crisp and brown. Remove, drain on paper towels, reserving pan drippings in
skillet. Crumble bacon and set aside.
Cook rabbit in pan drippings for 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes to brown evenly. Remove rabbit, reserving drippings.
Cook celery, onion, and garlic in pan drippings until tender. Slowly add the wine, chicken broth, oregano, marjoram,
and bay leaf. Bring to boiling, scraping up the bacon bits. Add the rabbit. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about
45 minutes or until rabbit is tender and easily pierced with a fork. Turn rabbit once during cooking. Transfer rabbit and
vegetables to a platter and keep warm.
Measure pan juices; reserve 3/4 cup and return it to skillet. Add cream. Bring to boiling and reduce heat to medium.
Cook and stir about 6 minutes or until the cream thickens slightly. Pour thickened sauce over the braised rabbit.
Sprinkle rabbit with the crumbled bacon and parsley.
RABBIT WITH DARK RAISIN GRAVY
1 to 2 rabbits cut into quarters
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. minced onion flakes or 1 sm. onion, chopped
4 whole cloves
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. allspice (optional)
1/2 cup dark raisins
1/4 cup brown sugar
Place rabbit pieces in deep pot and cover with cool water. Add 1/4 cup of vinegar to water and bring to a boil.
Let boil 5 minutes. THROW THIS WATER AWAY! Again, cover rabbit with cool water and add 1/4 cup vinegar, 2 tsp. salt,
onion, cloves, bay leaves, and allspice. Cook until almost tender and then add raisins and brown sugar.
Continue cooking until rabbit is tender and done. Remove rabbit from pot and thicken liquid with a paste of flour and
water. Replace rabbit in thickened gravy and heat just before serving.
ROASTED RABBIT
Rub surfaces of rabbit pieces with onion, garlic, and lemon. Stuff if desired. Place on a greased rack in a shallow pan.
Brush generously with melted butter or margarine and cover loosely with foil. Roast at 325 degrees F. for 1 to 4 hours.
Remove foil during last 1/2 hour to brown.
RABBIT IN CROCK POT
1-2 dressed rabbits cut into serving size pieces
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. lemon or lime juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Place rabbit pieces in crock pot. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and pour over meat. Cover and cook on low heat
for 7-8 hours. To thicken gravy, use either flour or cornstarch mixed with water. Cook on high until thickened.
EASY RABBIT STEW
Serves 4-6
1 frozen dressed rabbit
1 large onion, cut-up
1 small green pepper, cut-up
1-2 stalks celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper
1/2 tsp. oregano
1 tbsp. dried parsley
1-2 carrots, cut-up
3 tbsp. catsup or tomato paste
Cayenne pepper to taste
1 cup liquid (white wine, cider, tomato sauce, or water)
Marinade: (either/or)
1) 1/2 cup vinegar, 2 tbsp. salt, 2 cloves garlic—minced, and cold water to cover.
2) 1 cup dry vermouth, 1 bay leaf—crumbled, and 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice.
Defrost rabbit meat overnight in one of the marinades above. Brown rabbit with vegetables in hot skillet for 5-10
minutes. Place rabbit and other ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.
FRIED RABBIT #1
2 Rabbits
Water
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt, pepper, and nutmeg
Egg, beaten
Bread crumbs
Fat for frying
Parsley
Green peas
Toast
Dress and disjoint 2 rabbits. Wipe clean and parboil 10 minutes in water containing lemon juice.
Drain. Season with salt, pepper, and very little nutmeg. Dip in beaten egg, then in very dry bread crumbs.
Fry in deep fat (have the fat hot enough so a 1-inch cube of bread is brown in 60 seconds).
Drain free of fat by holding each piece on a fork over the pan. It makes them crispy and leaves no fatty taste.
Place cooked meat on a hot dish, garnish with parsley and serve with green peas and toast.
Plan to serve as many people as you would from the same weight of chicken.
FRIED RABBIT #2
1 rabbit, cut into serving-size pieces
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup water
4 tbsp. fat
1 tsp. vinegar
1 onion, chopped
Roll rabbit in mixture of flour, salt, and pepper. Brown in fat. Add water, onion, and vinegar.
Cover and simmer until tender. Remove cover the last 10 minutes to brown.
FRIED RABBIT #3
2 rabbits, (4-6 lbs. meat) cut up
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. paprika
3/4 cup salad oil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Pepper
About 1 1/2 hours before serving:
On waxed paper, combine flour and paprika; use to coat rabbit pieces.
In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot salad oil, cook rabbit, a few pieces at a time, until browned on all sides.
Remove pieces to platter as they are browned. When all pieces are browned, return to skillet; sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 45 minutes or until rabbit is fork-tender.
(Wild rabbit makes 6 servings; domestic rabbit makes 8 servings.)
RABBIT SALAD
1-2 dressed rabbits
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup pickle cubes
3 boiled eggs, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
Boil rabbit till tender, cut into small pieces. Add celery, pickles, eggs, salt, pepper, sugar, and mayonnaise;
toss thoroughly until mixed. Serve on lettuce with sliced tomato and crackers.
RABBIT ALMANDINE
1 dressed rabbit cut in pieces
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup oil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 tsp. rosemary
1 tsp. lemon rind
1 med. onion, cut into rings
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sour cream
Water
1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
Coat rabbit pieces with flour (reserve remaining flour). Brown in heavy hot skillet, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Pour chicken stock with rosemary, lemon rind, and onion over rabbit. Simmer 45 minutes. Remove rabbit pieces to
warmed platter. Combine reserved flour with water and stir into broth until sauce is thick.
Stir in sour cream and almonds; pour over rabbit.
MISSOURI RABBIT
Mix half saltines (crumbled) and half Parmesan cheese.
Roll dressed rabbit in mixture and bake at 325 degrees until done.
RABBIT SUPREME
Makes 8 servings
2 (2 lb. each) ready-to-cook wild rabbits
or
1 (4-5 lb.) domestic rabbit
All-purpose flour
1/4 cup salad oil
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup milk
1 cup sour cream
About 2 hours before serving: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On waxed paper, coat rabbit pieces with about
1/2 cup flour. In oven-proof 10-inch skillet over med.-high heat, cook rabbit in hot oil and butter or margarine,
until browned on all sides. Remove pieces to platter as they are browned.
In drippings, cook onions and garlic until tender (med. heat) — about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 tbsp. flour, salt, and pepper
until blended; gradually stir in milk and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
Return rabbit pieces to skillet; spoon sauce over pieces. Cover and bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until rabbit is
fork-tender. Remove pieces to warm platter. Stir sour cream into gravy; heat, stirring constantly (do not boil).
Serve gravy over rabbit.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Home_Grown_Living/files/HGL%20recipes/Wild%20Game%20Recipes/Squirrel/
Wild Game Recipes: Squirrel
*TIP* Grey squirrel is tastier than Red squirrel and both better
tasting when hunted in the fall. Young squirrels may be fried.
BARBECUED SQUIRREL
2 dressed squirrels cut in serving pieces
3/4 cup of dry red wine
1 cup water
salt and pepper
2 bay leaves
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots. sliced
1-1/2 to 2 cups barbecue sauce
In a pot or kettle boil the squirrel pieces in the wine and water with the
rest of the ingredients, except the barbecue sauce. Cook covered for about
one hour. Remove pieces, place in a baking dish and cover with the sauce.
Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for another 45 minutes.
GRANDMA’S SQUIRREL POT PIE
1 cup Bisquick (Original Recipe)
1 cup of milk
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can sliced mushrooms (drained)
1 one pound bag frozen mixed vegetables (thawed and warmed on stove top)
2 large eggs
3 guttted/skinned/boiled/de-boned large gray squirrels cut into chunks.
1 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
mix eggs, bisquick and milk with a fork til blended well and set aside.
mix soups, meat and vegetables in ungreased 9 inch baking pan.
Pour blended batter on top til covered completely.
Cook 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Notes from Steve: for variety soups can be interchanged with cream of brocolli, cream of asparagus, cream of celery or cream of chicken.. Makes a hearty meal for 4 adults/ feeds six children.
I grew up on this one in West Virginia. My Grandma used to use this for chicken, duck, rabbit, squirrel and pheasant and I think she even used turkey and left over deer meat a time or two. One note of caution: Watch out for lead pellets when eating. Sometimes one or two gets missed when cleaning the meat after the hunt.
*Recipe courtesy of Steve Rice/ Bartlesville Ok.
SQUIRREL BRAISED IN SAUERKRAUT
2 squirrels cut into serving pieces
3-4 Tblsp butter or lard
A large can of sauerkraut (about 27 oz)
6 thick slices bacon
1 pound hot (or sweet) Italian sausage, sliced
4 cloves garlic, sliced
24 juniper berries, crushed
1 tsp caraway seeds
2 cups good strong beer or ale
salt and pepper
Sauté the squirrel pieces in the butter or lard until nicely browned and
then set aside. Drain the sauerkraut pressing out all the juices but retain
the liquid. In a deep skillet fry the bacon until it is half done. Set
aside. Brown the sausage in the bacon fat. Add the sauerkraut, bacon,
garlic, juniper berries, caraway seeds and beer and mix thoroughly. Simmer
for 10 minutes. Put half of this in a casserole, lay in the browned
squirrel pieces, ten cover with the remaining ingredients. Simmer covered
for about an hour, adding the beer and kraut juice if it cooks down too
much.
SQUIRREL CACCIATORE
2 squirrels cut up into serving pieces
flour
salt and pepper
2 Tblsp lard or oil
3 shallots or one onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 rib celery with leaves, chopped
2 Tblsp chopped parsley
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
1/2 pound mushrooms
1 Tblsp butter
1/2 cup tomato sauce
12-15 small stuffed green olives, sliced
Shake the squirrel pieces in a bag with flour, salt and pepper. In a
casserole sauté the pieces in the lard or oil until golden brown. Take
12-15 minutes to do this over medium heat. Add the shallots, green pepper,
celery, and parsley to the pan and sauté with squirrel pieces for a few
minutes. Add the wine, oregano, mace, cloves, and anchovy paste, cover, and
simmer for 10-15 minutes - until meat is tender. While this is cooking, in
a separate pan sauté the mushrooms 3-4 minutes in the butter then add the
tomato sauce. When hot, stir together with the sliced olives. Add this
mixture to the squirrel pan and serve.
SQUIRREL COBBLER
2 squirrels cut into pieces
liquid to cover (half water and half dry white wine)
2 bay leaves
2 carrots, each cut into 4 chunks
2 leeks, sliced (clean thoroughly of the sand)
2 parsnips, sliced
3 cloves
2-1/3 cups Bisquick
6 Tblsp butter
6 Tblsp flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
thyme
1 cup heavy cream
15 small white onions, cooked
1-2 Tblsp melted butter
Put the squirrel pieces, liquid, bay leaves, carrots, leeks, parsnips and
cloves in a big saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for about an hour.
Remove the squirrel pieces and set aside to cool. Strain and retain the
liquid. Also retain the vegetables but fish out the cloves and bay leaves
and discard them. Remove the meat from the squirrel pieces and cut up into
1 to 1-1/2 inch chunks. Using the Bisquick box instructions make up a
shortcake dough ball but without the sugar. In a saucepan combine the 6
tablespoons each of butter and flour; cook over a low heat for a minute or
two. Off heat, stir in the milk and the squirrel broth and Worcestershire,
then cook over low to medium heat until it thickens. Stir in salt, pepper,
thyme and then the cream. Just heat through but do not boil. In a
straight-sided casserole spoon in a bit of the sauce, then lay in the
squirrel pieces and mix in the carrots, leeks, and parsnips and scatter the
small cooked onions around. Add the remaining sauce. Knead your crust
dough seven or eight times and pat it out on a floured board until it is
just a bit greater diameter than your casserole. Lay it on top of the
sauce, squirrel and vegetables. Brush with melted butter. Crimp the edges
(just for looks, if you wish). Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for
about 30 minutes or until the crust is browned.
SQUIRREL DUMPLINGS
This is an excellent way to cook old squirrels which are too tough for frying.
2 dressed squirrels, 2 to 2½ lbs
2½ cups water
1½ tsp salt
Dash of black pepper
2 tbsp
Parsley
Dumpling Recipe
1) Wipe thoroughly with a damp cloth and pick off any hair .
2) Remove any shot, (pellets) then wash well inside and out with warm water.
3) Cut into serving pieces
4) Put squirrel into a kettle, add water, salt & heat to boiling, then reduce heat.
5) Cover tightly and simmer until very tender, from 2 to 3 hrs the time depending on age of animal. The meat should be almost ready to fall from the bones.
6) Add pepper and butter
7) Increase the heat until liquid boils
8) Lay the rolled dumplings over the top of squirrel, cover tightly and cook
for 12 to 15 minutes
Do not lift cover during cooking.
SQUIRREL FRICASSEE
2 dressed young squirrels, 2 lbs
1½ tsp salt
Pepper
½ cup flour ½ cup shortening
½ to 3/4 cup water
1½ cups milk
1 tsp grated onion, if desired
1) Wipe squirrel thoroughly with a damp cloth and pick off any hair.
2) Remove scent glands
3) Examine carefully to locate imbedded shot and remove with a sharp pointed knife
4) Wash thoroughly inside and out in warm water.
5) Drain well and cut into serving pieces (Never wash after cutting up.)
6) Combine salt, pepper and flour and dredge squirrel in this mixture to coat well
7) Heat shortening in a heavy skillet and brown pieces slowly on all sides to a rich brown, about 1 minute
8) Add ¼ cup of the water, cover tightly, reduce the heat and simmer gently until tender (about 30 minutes)
9) Add remaining water as needed
10) Squirrel should be very tender when done
11) Remove squirrel to a hot platter, cover to keep hot
12) Blend any leftover seasoned flour into the fat remaining in the skillet
Add milk gradually and cook until gravy boils and thickens, stirring constantly
Serve at once with squirrel
**Add the grated onion for additional flavor, if desired
4 servings
SQUIRREL WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY
1/2 pound pork sausage
5 Tblsp all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 cups water
3-4 pounds of squirrel cut up
1 cup sour cream
In a large skillet, fry the sausage, breaking into small pieces as it cooks.
Stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Some pork sausage has so little fat
that you may have to add oil to moisten the flour. Stir in the water and
add the squirrel. Stir several times in the first 5 minutes of cooking.
Simmer, covered, for one hour or until the meat is tender, then simmer
uncovered, or until the gravy is thick, for 30 minutes. Stir in the sour
cream just before serving.
SQUIRREL MULLIGAN
Ingredients
6 to 8 squirrels, cooked & boned
3 lbs. pork, cooked & chopped fine
4 potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
1-1/2 cups chopped celery
1 qt. chopped okra
1 cup rice
2 cans whole kernel corn
2 cans tomatoes
2 sticks margarine
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. red pepper
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tbs. garlic powder
2 tbs. sugar
Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation
Boil squirrels & pork (reserve broth) .
Bone squirrels. All meat should be chopped fine after cooking.
Cook celery, potatoes, & okra in part of the squirrel broth until tender.
Add rice, meat, & remaining ingredients.
Add salt & pepper to taste.
Add enough of squirrel broth to desired consistency.
More rice may be added if desired.
SQUIRREL STEW
1 squirrel, cut into 7 pieces
flour
salt and pepper
2 1/2 Tb. butter
7 cups boiling water
1 tsp. thyme
1 cup corn
3 potatoes, cubed
1/4 tsp. cayenne
3 medium onions, sliced
2 cups canned tomatoes with juice
Roll the squirrel pieces in flour, salt, and pepper.
Brown in butter.
Add squirrel and all other ingredients,
(with the exception of the tomatoes), to the boiling water, cover,
and simmer for 1/2 to 2 hours.
Add the tomatoes and continue to simmer another hour.
BROILED SQUIRREL
Clean squirrels and rub with salt and pepper.
Brush with fat and place on hot broiling rack.
Broil 40 minutes, turning frequently and basting with drippings
every 10 minutes.
Serve with gravy made from drippings and flour seasoned with
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice.
BUTTERMILK SQUIRREL PIE
2 squirrels, cut up
1 can vegetables, (mixed)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Boil squirrels and remove meat from bones. Mix all together in casserole dish.
Topping:
1 cup buttermilk
1 stick margarine (melted)
1 cup self rising flour
Mix and pour over top of squirrels in casserole dish.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
STEWED SQUIRREL
2 Squirrels
2 qt Boiling water
1/2 lb Fresh corn
1/4 lb Fresh lima beans
4 tomatoes; chopped
1 1/2 ts Sugar
2 or 3 potatoes; in chunks
1/2 onion; sliced
salt and pepper to taste
3 tb Butter
Cut the squirrels into pieces.
Put into the boiling water along with the rest
of the ingredients, except the butter.
Cover and simmer for about 2 hours; add the butter
and simmer another 15 minutes.
Bring to a full boil, remove from the stove and serve.
BRUNSWICK STEW
(From Mary Lincoln’s Boston Cookbook First published 1883,
revised and copyrighted by Little, Brown & Co. 1914.)
2 squirrels, well skinned and cleaned (or 2 small chickens)
Put them into a large kettle with 2 quarts of cold water.
Add:
1 slice of bacon
2 quarts of tomatoes
6 large potatoes, sliced thin
1 quart of Lima beans
2 large onions sliced
1 TBLSP. of salt
1/2 tsp. of pepper
Let it stew until tender. Add more water as it boils away.
Add six ears of corn cut from the cob, cook twenty minutes longer,
being very careful not to let it burn.
PAN FRIED SQUIRREL
Ingredients:
3 or 4 squirrels (cut into pieces)
1 1/2 C. Flour
1 1/2 C. “FryKrisp” Batter Mix
2 tsp Seasoned Salt
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 Eggs
1 C. Milk
Oil for pan frying
Beat eggs and milk in small bowl and set aside.
Combine flour, Fry Krisp and seasonings in large bowl.
Coat squirrel pieces in egg mixture, then coat with flour mixture.
Let sit until moisture comes thru and recoat in flour mixture again.
This gives the meat a nice crust when browned.
Pan fry pieces in oil like you would fry chicken, until nicely
browned on both sides. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel thoroughly.
Put 1/4 inch water on bottom of a roaster and put squirrel pieces in.
Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 hour, checking to make sure there is
a little water in the bottom at all times.
Drain grease from frying pan and retain drippings to make excellent gravy!
SQUIRREL GRAVY & BISCUITS
Ingredients:
Salt
Pepper
Flour
Milk
Water
Canola or Vegetable Oil
Take one or more nice fat squirrels (cleaned and quartered)
Place in appropriate sized skillet, depending on how many you’re cooking.
In a 1 gallon freezer bag add:
2 C. Flour
2 tsp. Salt
1 TBLSP of Coarse Ground Black Pepper
Drop squirrel pieces into mixture in freezer bag and shake until well coated.
Add 1/4 C. Cooking Oil to skillet and let oil get hot (medium high temp).
When hot, add squirrels pieces and cook on both sides uncovered until well browned.
Pour about 1/2 C. Water into skillet, cover and turn heat down to simmer for
about 45 minutes or until squirrel is tender.
Remove squirrel from skillet, turn heat up to high and bring drippings up to
high temperature. (most of the liquid will have evaporated).
Stir in about 3 HEAPING TBLSP of flour (just enough flour to absorb remaining
liquid) and stir constantly over high heat until flour browns.
Stir in about 2 c. of MILK (more or less depending on how much flour you add)
Cook over high heat stirring constantly until gravy starts to thicken
Salt and Pepper to taste.
*While you’re doing all this, mix up a batch of biscuits or a can of ready made
biscuits and brown in the oven. Throw the squirrel on a plate,
cover the biscuits with the gravy and dig in!
You will find the squirrel tender and juicy and the gravy and biscuits unbelievable!
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