Recipes

In light of my last post, I wanted to share a few new recipes. I've tried several of these (the All-Purpose cleaner is great) already. Just sharing the wealth.

VINEGAR RINSE
8 oz. white vinegar
8 oz. water
10 drops of an essential oil (optional)

Here is a great site with TONS of uses for vinegar (alone and in combination with other ingredients).

AIR FRESHENER
8 oz. water
25 drops essential oil of your choice

ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER
1 T dish soap (plain Dawn is great)
20 oz distilled water

EARTH SHAKER
(This works great in an empty grated parmesan cheese container)
Baking soda
15 drops of essential oil per cup, if you'd like.

Yes, you read that correctly. Just baking soda.

EARTH SCRUB or PASTE
2 c baking soda
1/2 c liquid soap (Castile works nicely and so does plain old Dawn)
2 T distilled water IF you're storing it in a container with lid
OR
1/2 c distilled water IF you're using a squirt bottle
2 T white vinegar, added last

The last two recipes are from Karen Logan's book, Clean House Clean Planet. It's very informative and has tons of recipes. If you're in the local area, the Blasco Library has two copies.