Basic Bath Powder

For an after-bath or after-shower touch, this fragrance-free homemade powder is so natural, it's a safe bet your great-grandmother used it. Keep a container of this mixture in your bathroom. Apply with a powder puff or sprinkle it on from a shaker-top jar.

1/2 Cup baking soda

1/2 Cup corn starch

In a small bowl, stir both ingredients to combine. Store in a widemouthed glass jar or plastic container or keep in a shaker-top jar. Should keep indefinitely.

Susan

www.NaturesLight.net

New Look on Our Blog

Thank you Annie at Caterpillar Creations http://caterpillarcreationsboutique.blogspot.com/ for revamping the look of our blog :)

If you get a chance visit her blog.

Susan

Grandkids

Pics of Charlie, Ashley and Megan (Susan's Kids)

And Jonathon (Travis' Son). He and his Aunt Jessica made cookies, but she didn't have chocolate chips so they improvised and used chocolate syrup....lol :)

Homemade Cocktail Sauce

The zesty side to seafood. To dial up the heat, add more horseradish or hot red pepper sauce. This is not only cheaper than bottled cocktail sauce, but you can mix ingredients to suit your taste.

1 Cup ketchup or bottled chili sauce
1 T prepared horseradish
1 T lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp. hot red pepper sauce

1. In a small, nonreactive bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well until blended. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
2. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Enjoy!

Mints

Instead of sugary candy, chew on breath-freshening herbs and spices

1-2 fresh leaves, spearmint, peppermint, fennel, or parsley
1/4 tsp. fresh or dried caraway, cardamom or fennel seeds

Chew on the herb leaves or seeds for two or three minutes. Spit out and discard.

Soothing Tea for Heartburn

Licorice, ginger and chamomile are traditional easy-to-make, and inexpensive digestive tract soothers that still work wonders for occasional flare-ups of heartburn.

1 Cup Water

1 tsp. grated licorice root

1 tsp. finely chopped fresh ginger

1 tsp. dried chamomile

1. In a small pan, bring the water to a boil. Add the licorice and ginger. Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and add chamomile. Cover and steep for 10 minutes.

2. Strain into a teacup and drink.

Homemade All Natural Cough Drops

Do a little steeping and straining, boiling and stirring, rolling and cooling. Voila! Your very own cough drops at half the price and just as effective as the commercial ones. You need a candy thermometer to make these.

2 oz. dried or 6 oz. fresh horehound leaves

3.5 Cups dark brown sugar

20 drops eucalyptus essential oil

20 drops tea tree essential oil

1. In a saucepan, pour 3 cups boiling water over the horehound leaves and steep for 30 minutes over low heat. Strain into another saucepan and add the brown sugar: stir until the sugar dissolves.

2. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until it reaches 295 F on the candy thermometer. Stir in the eucalyptus and tea tree oils. Let cool slightly, then, using buttered hands, roll into small balls and let the balls harden on wax paper. Wrap them individually in plastic wrap and use as needed.