Bumper Meat?!?!

Tony has been out hunting a few times this season with no luck. He did however stumble upon what he calls "bumper meat". Yes, thats right, I am married to a hillbilly. One who picks up road kill ("it was still warm!") off the side of the road and brings it home to butcher. Well, not our home, cause I wouldn't let him do it here. Regardless we now have lots of venison in the freezer. As long as I don't think about what I am eating, it is actually very good. Its also going to save us some money this winter on our grocery bills. Dinner tonight was venison stew.

What Doin'

Today I made laundry soap. I found the recipe here and if I remember correctly this stuff works out costing around 3 cents per wash load. Plus it doesn't contain any extra chemicals, perfumes, or dyes. It consists of washing soda, borax, soap, and water.

First you cut off shavings from the soap.

Then melt them into some water.

Then add this soapy water to more water, washing soda, and borax. The solution starts out watery.

But after it begins to cool, it sets up into a gooey, chunky, gel.

Haven't done a load of laundry with it yet, so we will have to wait and see just how well it really works.