
Do you like my little spray bottle? I have lots of these around my house. I decorate them with whatever I can find including fabric, scrapbooking stickers etc. I make my own Ironing Spray which I can also use as an Upholstery Freshner and as an Air Freshner. It is simply water and Essential Oil. I use Lavender or Rose & Geranium as they are my favourites just put water in your spray bottle and add the scent until you are happy with the smell. I put about 15 drops in mine. Ironing with this spray is so lovely and everything smells divine !!

When I cook roasts I only ever put them in water to cook.



SUSAN’S HOMEMADE BOLOGNESE SAUCE
5.5 kg (12lb) ripe tomatoes, sliced
500gm (1lb) apples, peeled, cored and quartered
500gm (1lb) onions, roughly chopped
500gm (1lb) sugar
Wedge of pumpkin, chopped
250gm (½lb) salt
1 tspn nutmeg
1 tspn curry
½ tspn dried chilli
½ tspn cayenne pepper
12 cloves
850ml (2 pints) vinegar
Optional: other herbs and spices – paprika, basil, oregano
10 Recycled large jars
Put all into an extra large saucepan, bring to boil. Then simmer for 2 hours.
To prepare jars. Wash in hot soapy water, let drain. Bring a kettle of water to boil or have a small saucepan boiling on the stove. Put each jar through this boiled/boiling water, rinsing inside and outside, cleaning soap off and placing upside down on sink. Do the same with the lids. Don’t need to towel dry.
Using a food processor, or rubbing through a sieve or such item, in batches, process until it looks like sauce. Fill jars, sit on a chopping board or thick newspaper, on bench, place lids on tightly and let them cool. Usually overnight, then pack on shelves.
This quantity will make 10 large jars (the size of Chicken Tonight or Kan Tong or Dolmino)
5.5 kg (12lb) ripe tomatoes, sliced
500gm (1lb) apples, peeled, cored and quartered
500gm (1lb) onions, roughly chopped
500gm (1lb) sugar
Wedge of pumpkin, chopped
250gm (½lb) salt
1 tspn nutmeg
1 tspn curry
½ tspn dried chilli
½ tspn cayenne pepper
12 cloves
850ml (2 pints) vinegar
Optional: other herbs and spices – paprika, basil, oregano
10 Recycled large jars
Put all into an extra large saucepan, bring to boil. Then simmer for 2 hours.
To prepare jars. Wash in hot soapy water, let drain. Bring a kettle of water to boil or have a small saucepan boiling on the stove. Put each jar through this boiled/boiling water, rinsing inside and outside, cleaning soap off and placing upside down on sink. Do the same with the lids. Don’t need to towel dry.
Using a food processor, or rubbing through a sieve or such item, in batches, process until it looks like sauce. Fill jars, sit on a chopping board or thick newspaper, on bench, place lids on tightly and let them cool. Usually overnight, then pack on shelves.
This quantity will make 10 large jars (the size of Chicken Tonight or Kan Tong or Dolmino)
Sounds Yummy doesn't it?

You really can't beat that.
It is so important as part of your frugal living to buy items whilst they are on special. I check out the local supermarket specials each week on-line and write myself a list of products that I use on a regular basis. Items usually come on special every 6 - 8 weeks so when buying them try to get enough to see you through until it next comes on special.
I have been working on a few projects each night - Some I can reveal to you and some I can't - When I next post I will show you some of my new designs and also a few sneak peeks but only if you are good........ have you been good??
Anway I will be off now - Take time to smell the roses - We need to keep reminding ourselves of that.

I have been working on a few projects each night - Some I can reveal to you and some I can't - When I next post I will show you some of my new designs and also a few sneak peeks but only if you are good........ have you been good??
Anway I will be off now - Take time to smell the roses - We need to keep reminding ourselves of that.
9 comments:
Great idea re the chicken I MUST do this. I have been ottling pasta sauce too, different recipe that i got from the Grassroots magazine (My all time favourite read!). I also loved the spray bottle advice. I find the essential oild expensive though but still may do this. I also have a lot of dries lavender i wonder if this would work in a spray bottle as well.
Im in dire need of inspiration for frugal living at the moment and find your post inspirational. Thanks
Cherry
Some great frugality there and that "Blog-O-naise" sauce sounds delicious!
Cute spray bottle - love the tips! And of course I've been very, very good.....*crosses fingers behind my back*
Thanks for the good tips. I am definitely going to make my spray water smell pretty.
You certainly are giving us some great tips here Fiona!
Looking forward to the next instalment
x Sarah
OH, you have made me hungry!
I love your spray bottles! Cute!
I loved all of your ideas. Thanks for the recipes and the how to's. :)
Some great frugality there and that "Blog-O-naise" sauce sounds delicious!
Work from home India
I have never thought to bottle Blog-O-naise sauce, and being a vegetarian, your recipe is perfect for me to try.
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