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I am Tricia. Momma of nine, homeschooler, artist, foodie and maker of all kinds of things. It's a pleasure to share here our family homesteading adventures, the things we make, and what inspires our days. Read more about my family and work here. Thanks for visiting!

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Recycled milk jug sandwich or snack container- Tutorial

By on June 15, 2011 in Tutorials and Patterns
With all the summer fun we have coming up I need a place to keep sandwiches that we can throw in a bag and they will stay fresh and not smooshed.  I really do not like plastic so going out and buying some that I will not want to have around forever is not my idea of money well spent and using my glass containers could mean lost containers at the beach or park or what have you.  Enter the recycled milk jug sammich container.
What you need:
a clean plastic gallon milk jug
scissor
velcro dot or snap
permanent marker

 mark your jug as marked here

 and here

cut down on each curve at the corners to where the dotted lines start, fold the flaps down along the dotted lines on all four sides, then open them and fold them in the opposite directions and then in again to make the crease permanent 

 put a sticky velcro dot or a snap at the front to close

If you don’t buy milk get the jugs from the recycling center or a friend. This would also be a cute little gift container or place to keep cookies, snacks, napkins or wipes etc.  If you make one send me a pic.

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Tutorial tuesday: How to cut a pomegranate fruit

By on June 14, 2011 in Recipes, Tutorial

Yeah I am busted.  I have purchased non-local non-seasonal fruit at the store.  I had to have it but I can stop whenever I want to.  Pomegranates are actually a local fruit but are not ready until fall here.  My own pomegranate trees only still have a few flowers on them. I just needed some little rubies for my salad and if you have ever tried a pomegranate you will understand my deviance.

Pomegranates are so yummy (and of course they are good for you) and actually very easy to use. If you have not ever cut one of these fruits heres how.

 Word of advice, use a cutting board that you do not mind staining and be careful with your favorite tea towels because anything that gets pomegranate juice on it is stained for good. (If you know of a way to get it out let me know as I found this out the hard way).

 Cut the top and bottom off

Over a bowl of water, take your knife and score the fruit 4 times around the outside and 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock (don’t cut all the way through or you will cut some of your pretty little jewels. Now holding the fruit under the water break it open and pop all the little seeds out of their nooks and crannies

 the part you don’t eat will float to the top and the seeds will drop to the bottom

with a sieve scoop out the floating stuff and throw in the compost pile, pour the seeds into the sieve and you are ready to eat them.
Now you can use pomegranate seeds in all kinds of stuff, stay tuned Friday for the salad I made with them.
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