Laundry, Laundry and MORE Laundry
Today is laundry day. Again, I'm a bit behind but hopefully not overwhelmed. I ran out of laundry soap and kept procrastinating on making more. So Saturday I made some more and I'm ready to get caught up on laundry.
The weather here is warmer, high today is supposed to be around 50F. But it's raining so I'll be drying everything in the dryer. I can't wait to get back to hanging things out on the line. The Amish in this area hang everything out regardless of the temperature. I don't see how things will dry when it's freezing outside, but maybe they know something that I don't. Anyway, I'm not that brave. If it's too cold outside, I'm a wimp. lol
I'm also planning on making some bread today. Two loaves of wheat bread. It's been coming out really nice since I increased the size of the recipe. Now that I have this recipe down, I think I'm ready to move on to other bread recipes. Hubby is hoping I'll try a pumpernickle. I'd like to try some Ezekiel bread. If you have a tried and true recipe for either I'd love to try it.
Back to the laundry. The recipe I use is the common Fels Naptha recipe. It's worked really well for me so far. Here's the recipe:
Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap
1/3 bar of Fels Naptha Laundry Soap
1/2 cup of Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (not the same thing as baking soda)
1/2 cup of Borax
Mix grated Fels Naptha soap with 3 pints of water and heat until dissolved. Stir in 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup Borax. Mix and heat until all ingredients are dissolved and thickened and remove from heat. Add 1 quart of hot water to a 2-3 gallon bucket. Add the soap mixture and mix well. Add 5 ½ quarts cold water (or enough to make 2 gallons total mixture). Mix until well blended. Set aside for 24 hours to gel. Mix before each use. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
This recipe not only works well, but it's frugal too (and I LOVE frugal!).
Have a blessed and productive day!
Revelation 1:4-6
Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Posted by CatherineAnn on Monday 3 April 2006 at 1:09 PM - Link
I have my own Mt. Washmore to tackle today. Someday I'll try the laundry soap recipe myself.
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Posted by OurLittleHomestead on Monday 3 April 2006 at 1:27 PM - Link
I think Monday is Laundry day for all of us! I have sheets on the line--and tons more to go :)
What a blessing to have children and hubby to DO laundry for :)
lol!
Have a great day!
Lisa
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Posted by momof2 on Tuesday 4 April 2006 at 7:27 AM - Link
I make the powdered version of the laundry detergent. Definitely a money saver!
I dream of having a clothesline outside. Maybe it'll get moved up on the priority list soon. LOL
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