This is for Barb in the May 6th newsletter. I wrote in about brand
name mayonnaises having changed their formulas and to check the label
on Miracle Whip to see if that had changed as well. I, then, said I had
found that a store brand mayonnaise had not changed its formula, and we
like one made for a local supermarket. Sorry it wasn't about a store brand
for Miracle Whip. Perhaps a Google for a recipe to make your own might
help.
Hope the weather has settled down in Texas and all of the middle USA. We
have had beautiful weather here in New York State the last week and a half
and I wish we could send Nancy and all our family members in the middle
USA some of it. I will put up with ice and snow rather than high wind and
rain storms with tornados. Do you ever get used to it? Bless you all.
Ginny Lee-upstate NY
For Susan who asked in the May 6 newsletter for more information
about the Better Baker, you might be happy to know there's now a
Cook's Choice forum.
There you can ask questions, get more recipes, post your own recipes, and
have some good old fashioned kitchen related chat. The forum just went
live this afternoon so come on over and take a look.
Denise in East Texas
For Marge in Ohio. I am curious as to what micro/convection oven
you have. Sad to say, my little B&D toaster oven is about to expire. It
has served me well. But I loved it because a 9x13 pan fit in it. I have
looked on the internet and can not find a little oven big enough to fit a
cake pan. This is one without the little hand edges., just a square pan.
If you could mention what brand you have or which ones would be good, I
would gladly appreciate it. I wouldn't care if it were a combo oven. Mert
in WI.
Nancy,
The graphics from Audrey are beautiful, they add another dimension to our
great newsletter. Thanks for keeping this newsletter going, everyone
certainly enjoys it and we all know it has to be very time consuming.
Frances in Wesley Chapel.
Comment
I have not seen Audrey since she was a senior in high school. (Both
her children are now in college.) but I have talked with her a number of
times in the past few months. She is a very sweet person along with
having a tremendous amount of artistic and literary talent. Thank
you so much Audrey for providing the graphics for this site. I am going to
drop your blog tonight and leave a message thanking her. I want to read
the article about making hummingbird nectar again.
Audrey's
Blog
Hi Nancy, Mary in Iowa, Thanks again for the Triple Chocolate
Crockpot Mess. The first time I used all chocolate. This time I used
devil food cake mix, cherry chips, and instead of water I used a cup of
Diet Dr. Pepper vanilla and cherry, and about 1/3 jar of chopped
maraschino cherries for good measure. (Can hardly wait for it to finish
cooking.
Also hubby and I were in Walmart today. I did a little comparison label
reading on Miracle Whip, Store Brand, and Hellmans. If water wasn't the
first ingredient on the contents label soybean oil was and water was
second. (Guess we'll have to sample small jars of each to see which is
best.)
Question: What does Tona in Bama do in her SPARE TIME? She sounds like one
busy lady. Margaret, Tulsa
For those who don't like the new Miracle Whip (I don't like it, either
- it's just too watery) here's a clone recipe that might work well for
you. I found this at budget101.com and tried it and I really like it. I
make mine with Splenda and soy flour and it's very tasty.
Miracle Whip Clone
4 egg yolks
1 tsp salt
2 tsp dry mustard
6 Tbsp vinegar
3 cups vegetable oil
Combine in a blender on high until whipped
3 Tbsp flour or cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp salt
Combine in a sauce pan and cook to a smooth paste. Add this hot mixture to
the mayonnaise mixture and blend well. Refrigerate.
For Ernie of No. Bergen, NJ, whose request was in the May 6 newsletter,
there are a lot of cake recipes that go by the name Dutch Apple Cake but
maybe this is similar to the one you enjoyed so much. If this doesn't
sound right, let us know and we can try again.
Denise in East Texas
Alphabetical Index to May 2007 recipes
Bread Machine recipe for Raspberry or Blueberry or Strawberry Jam
2-1/2 cups fruit of your choice
1-3/4 cup sugar
2 ounces liquid pectin
Cut up about 2 1/2 cups of fresh fruit. Add no more than 1 3/4 cups of
sugar (to 2 1/2 cups fruit) and a package of fruit pectin. Place all
ingredients into the Bread Pan. Insert Bread Pan into bread maker. Select
"Basic" setting. Press Start/Stop for 1 second to begin the mixing
process. Allow this mixing to continue for no more than 6 min. Press
Start/Stop for 3 sec. to stop this cycle. Select "Bake" setting and press
Start/Stop button for 1 second to start the baking program. After 60 min.
the Bake cycle is finished. Remove the bread pan with oven mitts. Let cool
for 45 min., and then you can place into glass jars. Close tightly and
store in refrigerator.
Hope this helps Caroline MO
Here's some Bread Machine Jams for Wendy, MI
gramaj
Quick Raspberry Jam
2-1/2 cups raspberries
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 ounces liquid pectin
Cut up about 2 1/2 cups of fresh fruit. Place all ingredients into the
bread pan. Insert bread pan into bread maker. Select "Basic" setting.
Press Start/Stop for 1 second to begin the mixing process. Allow this
mixing to continue for no more than 6 min. Press Start/Stop for 3 sec. to
stop this cycle. Select "Bake" setting and press Start/Stop button for 1
second to start the baking program. After 60 minutes the Bake cycle is
finished. Remove the bread pan with oven mitts. Let cool for 45 min., and
then put your contents into glass jars. Close tightly and store in
refrigerator. Use same recipe for strawberry and blueberry jams.
Year 'round Spiced Peach Jam (In Your Bread Machine)
I was amazed that there were no recipes on zaar for jams that you can make
in your bread machine! This is from my bread machine manual. Only for if
you have a jam program on your bread machine! I just tried this out today
because I am going to make an assortment of jams for Christmas gifts, and
it was quite good. I would recommend using no more than the amount of
spices listed - it is very strong. Also, I read that you should only use
low-sugar pectin recipes in the breadmachine. I didn't cut up the peach
slices in the first batch I made, so in the second, I cut them up pretty
small because the aggitator doesn't do much to chop them up, like they
normally would if you were stirring it constantly in a pot.
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons low-sugar light fruit pectin
4 cups thawed frozen sliced peaches
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons lemon juice
Attach kneading blade in the bread pan. Place ingredients into the bread
pan in the following order: sugar, pectin, peaches, cloves, nutmeg, and
lemon juice.
Place bread pan in bread machine and close lid. Plug bread machine in
and select "jam" program. Press start.
When jam cycle is complete, open lid and using oven mitts, take pan out of
breadmaker - BE CAREFUL! IT'S VERY HOT!
Let jam cool. Carefully pour jam into container(s) and cover and
refrigerate to set. Jam will keep in refrigerator for 2-3 weeks. Canning
is a good idea too!
Source:
http://www.recipezaar.com/145053
Jeannette's Jam (Bread Machine)
1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed berries (blueberries, strawberries, and
raspberries) 1 ounce dry pectin (1/2 pkg.)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cherry kirsch or lemon juice or brandy
Place all ingredients in bread pan. Set to jam cycle and start.
Spoon into containers and refrigerate.
Yield: 2 cups
Source:
http://www.recipezaar.com/147793
All about Strawberries with recipes
With all the letters regarding potato salad getting watery you can
always make you own cooked Potato salad dressing, very easy and so good.
Roz in Indy
Cooked Potato Salad Dressing
Beat 3 eggs and then add to the eggs:
1 / 4 cup sugar
1 / 2 cup water
1 / 2 cup vinegar
1 and 1 / 2 Tablespoon flour
Cook mixture (either in micro or stovetop) till thick. Stirring often. If
it gets a Little lumpy use a wisk.
Remove from heat and add:
1 Teaspoon prepared mustard ( or to your taste)
1 Tablespoon butter.
Refrigerate till cool then add to salad. You can also add a few
tablespoons Mayonnaise to the cooled
mixture for a creamier dressing. Use for potato salad, pasta salad, etc.
Sandra in Oregon wanting some Rhubarb recipes. Here are MY 2 favorites.
The one is the first time I had ever thought of having cinnamon with
rhubarb. The other is pineapple with rhubarb, I never liked strawberries
with rhubarb ,but this is a wonderful mix of flavors.
Rhubarb Pineapple Pie
1-1/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup flour
1-1/2 tablespoons butter
3 cups rhubarb -- sliced
1 cup pineapple
2 pastry crusts
Mix flour and sugar. Mix through fruits. Pour into pastry shell and dot
with butter. Cover with second crust. Bake at 425' for 40-50 minutes.
Rhubarb Sour Cream Crunch
Serving Size : 9
Crust
4 Cups Cornflakes( or 1 Cup Cornflake Crumbs
1 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Butter -- melted
filling
1 Egg
1 Cup Dairy Sour Cream
1-1/4 Cups Sugar
3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Cups Rhubarb -- cut 1/2" thick
Crush cornflakes into fine crumbs. combine cornflake crumbs, flour, brown
sugar, cinnamon and butter, mix well.. Press half of mixture evenly and
firmly in bottom of 9x9 pan. keeping other half for top.
Beat eggs slightly and combine with sour cream. Mix together cornstarch,
sugar, and cinnamon. stir into sour cream mixture. add rhubarb. Spread
over crumb mixture. Top with remaining crumbs. Bake in 325' about 1 hour
or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.. Serve warm or cold.
cut into squared to serve.
RAIL
Dutch Apple Cake
1-1/2 c. oil
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 can apple pie filling (chop apples up)
1 c. nuts
Combine all ingredients and blend well. Fold in nuts and apple pie
filling. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes on 350 degrees or until done in a well
greased tube pan.
Glaze for cake:
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 stick butter
1/8 c. milk
Mix and cook 3 or 4 minutes. Pour over cake just as soon as you get it out
of tube pan. The longer this cake sets, the better it gets.
For Bunnyb who asked in the May 7 newsletter about a braided bread with a
cherry or cream cheese filling, this sounds a lot like something I made in
home economics, too. I don't know if this recipe is it but it sure sounds
scrumption! It's for Fill-In-the-Blank
Cheese Braid and it's at: http://buildabelly.blogspot.com/ It's the
December 11, 2006 entry.
Denise in East Texas
Trade Winds Salad ~answer~
You certainly could cut back on the brown sugar in fact when I use any
recipe that calls for brown sugar I use the brown splenda because it is
half the calories. You might want to try that if you haven't. You can cut
back on the amount or use the brown splenda with the full amount. Let me
know what you think after you have made it.
Bette~Indiana
For Melissa B. in Missouri, here is a salad recipe that is better if
made the night before you need it. It may be something you want to
consider as a dish to carry. Also, I think I posted one a few months ago
for Enchiladas a la Easy that is quick and very little trouble, but I will
have to go searching for it in the archives. I'm sure I have more, but
need to make certain I have not already submitted them.
Barbara in AL
Sweet and Sour Macaroni Salad
10 ozs elbow macaroni -- Cook 8 minutes
1 green pepper -- diced small
1 bunch green onion -- diced small
2 stalk celery -- diced small
1 med jar pimento, drained
grape tomatoes, diced bits of sharp cheese (optional)
Dressing
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup salad oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp dill weed
Boil macaroni for about 8 minutes. Drain well. Cool. Chop pepper, green
onions, and celery and add to macaroni.
Dressing: Mix well and pour over macaroni mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
This is better the next day. Let stand at room temperature about 20
minutes before serving. Serve with slotted spoon. Chunks of sharp cheese
and cherry/grape tomatoes mad be added just before serving.
BYA NOTES : In addition, this is particularly good for picnics since no
mayonnaise is in it, making it safe to keep awhile. Hope you can use it.
The dressing recipe is cut in half from the original. I just thought it
would be WAY too soupy using that much. I also used only a few bits of
pimento for color.
This is for Karen in Tx in the May 7th she as for a salad dressing made
with soda cracker hope this is what she wants
Salad Dressing with Soda Crackers
Ranch Dressing
15 Saltine crackers
2 cups dry minced parsley flakes
1/2 cup dry minced onion
2 Tablespoons dry dill weed
1/4 cup onion salt
1/4 cup garlic salt
Salad Dressing
1 Tablespoon Mix
1 cup Mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk
Put crackers through blender on high speed until powdered Add parsley,
minced onions, and dill weed. Blend again until powdered. Dump into bowl.
Stir in salts and powders Put into container with tight-fitting lid.
Store dry mix at room temperature for 1 year Makes 42 1 Tablespoons
serving To use mix combine mix, mayonnaise and buttermilk and stir well.
You may want to do what I did and make only half of the recipe. At the
time I really did not like this. So was glad I did cut the recipe in half.
My taste buds have changed and I have been thinking about trying it again.
Caroline MO
This is for Lucy in Kentucky
Butterscotch Pie
1 c. brown or white sugar
3 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. cream
1 c. milk
6 tbsp. flour
1 egg yolk
Cook this until thick and brown. The browner it is cooked the more
butterscotch. Add all other ingredients to first mixture, stirring
constantly. Cook until thick and pour into baked pie crust. Add meringue
made from egg white.
Susana in Louisiana
This goes out to Barb in OKC
I am so glad that you enjoyed the 7-Up Cake. I hope it graces your
tables for many happy celebrations and gatherings of friends and family
for years to come.
Susana in Louisiana
Good Morning Friends
Was wondering if anyone has ever tried to freeze leftover frosting.
Trish in Fl
To Diana in KCK, I use a 15ounce can of tomato sauce when I make the
lasagna. Sarah
Easy Garlic Bread
1 stick butter, softened
4t. garlic powder
1t. natures seasoning
Mix and let stand at least ½ hour. Spread on French bread slices or
hamburger buns.
Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and broil until golden brown.
*This is even better the second day!
Pretzel Dip
1oz. Hidden Valley original ranch dip mix
16oz. sour cream
½ c. bacon bits
½ c. shredded cheddar cheese
Mix together and serve with pretzels.
Easy Black Bean Salsa
1 can (14.5oz.) Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can (15oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (4oz.) chopped green chilies, undrained
½ c. chopped onion
¼ c. minced cilantro
½ t. salt
1 can ( 2.25oz.) sliced ripe olives
Optional: ½ can of diced jalapenos to taste.
Drain tomatoes, reserving juice. Cut up tomatoes and place in bowl. Add
juice and all remaining ingredients. Stir until combined. Cover and store
in refrigerator. Yields 4 cups
*I add some corn too.
Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Prepare Muffin Batter First:
1 egg
½ c. milk
¼ c. vegetable oil
1 ½ c. flour
½ c. sugar
2 t. baking powder
½ t. salt
Streusel Mixture:
½ c. brown sugar, packed
1/3 c. flour
¼ c. cold butter
½ t. cinnamon
Mix all together with fork
1 can blueberries, drained, to be added into the layering.
Spread half of the batter in a greased 8x8x2 sq. pan. Sprinkle with
half of streusel mixture. Spread remaining batter into pan. Top with
drained blueberries and remaining streusel. Bake at 400° for 20 - 25 min.
Cut into squares. Serve warm
Happy Cookin' Sarah, MN
This is for Lucy in Kentucky
Butterscotch Pie
1 c. brown or white sugar
3 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. cream
1 c. milk
6 tbsp. flour
1 egg yolk
Cook this until thick and brown. The browner it is cooked the more
butterscotch. Add all other ingredients to first mixture, stirring
constantly. Cook until thick and pour into baked pie crust. Add meringue
made from egg white.
Susanan in Louisiana
Nancy I just love the new newsletter. It is so pretty. Keep up the good
work. We all love you in my house.
Your Friend, Alice
For Boots in Va. To package cakes for bake sales I usually cut a
piece of cardboard in a square at least 2 inches larger than the cake and
cover it with foil. If it's a pound cake I just put the cake on and wrap
with a clear plastic wrap (I use the clear wrap you get in large boxes at
Costco, Sam's or BJ's. I also write on a 3 x 5 index card the kind or
flavor of the cake and insert it between another layer of plastic wrap. If
it's a layer cake, I always place several toothpicks around the top so
plastic won't stick to frosting, making sure I don't wrap until frosting
has set. When I frost the cake, I always put strips of waxed paper
underneath the edges of bottom layer before applying frosting. When
through I just pull pieces out, and away from the cake. That way you don't
have a mess left on the foil. For cookies or brownies, I usually place
those in zip up sandwich bags. Hope this helps.
Iris in Va. (Fredericksburg)
Hi, I have been busy for awhile but have been faithfully copying all
the newsletter for when i have time to read.
My secondborn is now 15months old. She has not been drinking milk at all
since I stopped nursing her 3 months ago. I would appreciate greatly if
anyone could let me have some calcium rich recipes. I am really
worried as she needs 500 mg calcium per day and she is not even getting
half, being a picky eater. She doesn't take cheese unless I hide them in
her food and she is getting tired of my dishes. Please help
Mom2two of Malaysia
Regarding the Newsletter of May 7th. Whipping cream and heavy cream
are the same. You can use either one.
Mary in Poland, Ohio
In response to FW(5/8) regarding
Terrific Tuna Salad.
The recipes are confusing because it is two different recipes. The title
of the second one was not in bold, Microwave Spinach & Tuna. The Terrific
Tuna Salad is just layered greens, tomato, onion, cooked green beans, 1/2
c. tuna, 1/2 c. beans w/ dressing on top. The Microwave Spinach is again
to taste. I put about a handful of spinach in a microwavable bowl, and
then saute any amount of onions & mushrooms and put on top of spinach.
Then add tuna and then cheese & heat
(cheese melts).
Healthy Chicken
Chicken with Spring Herbs
Make slit in boneless, skinless chicken breast. Fill w/freshly chopped
tarragon, chives, scallions & mushrooms. Brown for 2 min.
per side. Lower heat, cover & saute 3 min.
Athena in DE
I am going to try this again. There were two recipes for Cream
Cheese Banana Bread in the newsletter. One recipe calls for 1/2 tsp.
baking powder and the other calls for 2 tsp. baking powder. Which one is
correct???? This question was asked by one other person and there was
never an answer given. The one recipe is from Tona from Bama, the other I
don't recall. It would be nice to know the correct amount of baking
powder. I look forward to reading the answer.
Jane, Shingletown, CA
I am looking for a salad recipe that has black eye peas and
black beans as part of the ingredients. Can someone help me out?
Thanks Nancy for a super newsletter. I have been a fan for years.
Cheryl in NC
Blueberry Dumplings
2 1/2 cups blueberries
sugar
salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup milk
Mix blueberries, 1/3 cup sugar, dash of salt and 1 cup water in medium
saucepan; bring to a boil, simmer, covered, for 5 minutes; add lemon
juice. Sift flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon
salt together; cut in butter till consistency of coarse meal. Add milk all
at once; stir just until flour is dampened. Drop from tablespoon into
simmering blueberry mixture. Cover tightly; cook over low heat for 10
minutes without removing cover. Yield 6 servings.
Tona in Bama
To Boots in Virginia, regarding how to package baked goods for her
bake sale. What I do is visit garage sales and thrift stores and buy
cheap (usually about $1.00 in good condition) cake plates or stands and
pretty plates for cookies and cup cakes, cover with clear plastic wrap,
add a pretty ribbon, and the price. I have done this for years when I take
things to my church's bake sale. Romana in San Jose
Amish Country Casserole recipe
1 pound beef chunks or ground beef
1 chopped onion
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
1 pound egg noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 tablespoon olive oil
Paprika (optional)
Heat oven to 375. Saute chopped onion in olive oil. Add beef. Cook well.
Add tomato soup. Cook egg noodles according to directions on package.
Drain well. Add
cream of mushroom soup.
Grease casserole dish. Place 1/2 of beef mixture in bottom of casserole.
Add 1/2 of noodle mixture. Put remaining beef on noodles. Add remaining
noodles. If desired, sprinkle paprika lightly over top of noodles. Bake
for 20 to 25 minutes, or until bubbly.
Tona in Bama
This is for Ann in Florida whose letter was in the 5/7 newsletter. I
was sorry you had to learn such a hard lesson when you let your cat
Patches out and he was killed the very first time he went out. As an
animal lover, I know how much that must have hurt and how you blamed
yourself. To anyone else who is thinking about letting their cats out,
may I just tell of my own experience with indoor and outdoor cats.
I am 63 and got my first cat when I was 7 years old. In the past 55 years
I have only had 8 cats (sometimes 2 or 3 at a time). My oldest cat lived
to be 19 1/2. None of my cats were ever allowed out on their own. They
had occasional porch or patio time, but always supervised. They always
seemed to be fearful of the outdoors and came in readily with just one
clap of my hands.
I have a friend that I have known for 9 years. In 9 years she has had 17
cats. All of her cats have been allowed to go out. Her two children are
now 19 and 16 and are no longer crying every time a cat is missing. She
found more than one cat hit by a car near her home. Once she found one
that had been hit and had managed to make it to her front porch. It
didn't make it to the vet's office and died in her daughter's arms.
Usually her cats just never come back and she never knows what has
happened to them. No matter how much I talk to her, she will not keep her
cats inside.
So, decide for yourself if you'd rather have a few cats or many cats.
Diane
To Ann in Florida (re the May 7 newsletter):
It's MUCH better to keep your cats indoors. Cats that go outdoors live, on
average, only half as long as indoor cats. Outdoor cats are much more
likely to get diseases from saliva introduced via cat bites, such as FIV
(which eventually leads to the cat equivalent of AIDS -- not communicable
to humans, but an early and painful death for the cat, and time-consuming
and expensive for the human unless you put the cat to sleep early in the
disease progression).
And of course many cats, while outdoors, get hit by cars. Some get lost,
permanently -- and who knows what happens to them? Usually something bad.
Attacks by dogs and coyotes sometimes happen. My initally outdoor cat
would frequently need antibiotics and sometimes lancing to treat bite
wounds that would get infected from the cat fights he got in. Some cats
get accidentally poisoned in neighbor's yards (pesticides, engine
coolant). Some are intentionally poisoned or trapped by owners who don't
want them in their yards or gardens.
My cat began as an outdoor, wild (feral) cat. After months of my feeding
him outdoors, he finally trusted me enough and ventured indoors (to get
more food). For a few years he was an indoor/outdoor cat. But his health
declined, and so I decided to keep him in. I figured out a way to train
him to use a cat box. When he really seemed to need to go out, I put him
in the bathroom with the cat box and locked him in. He freaked out, and
broke out the screen window. The next time, I made sure the window was
closed, and I stayed in the bathroom with him, lying in the tub over a
blanket with a pillow and a book. I was prepared for an hours-long stay,
but I lucked out. But after just a few minutes, he opted to use the box.
He's been an indoor cat ever since. His health improved. He is quite
happy. I buy flushable cat litter, to make that chore more convenient. I
just make sure to spend a few minutes playing with him every day to give
him some excercise and fun.
Indoors only!
And Nancy, I love reading the newsletter; I copy and paste many of the
recipes and keep them in various Notepad files by category. When I move
into my new digs with a better kitchen and more storage space, I'll have
plenty of good recipes to start trying out.
Jeff in L.A.
TO Lisa (East Texas)
Go online, check out
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Diabetic_Dog/
And you may get more lead from them
Bev Oregon
Just like everyone else out there I love this news letter and tell all
my friends about it. This is for Mathew Buckner asking about ticks.
I am a professional pet groomer and have learned alot in the past 30 yrs
about fleas and ticks living here on the MS Gulf Coast. For ticks you must
spray three feet up on trees, shurbs and even the house when you spray for
them. They climb three feet up and that's about as far as they go. They
are a lot easier to get rid of then fleas. You just spray one time for
ticks and that should take care of them. Go to Wal Mart or any other place
that sells pestisides and read the label and see which one will kill
ticks. I had a problem with ticks in my yard at one time and
called the County Extension and spraying up three feet is what I was told
and it worked. Good luck, I know it works.
I keep my cat inside and also put soft paws on his nails to keep him from
clawing up my furniture, works pretty good and better then declawing in my
opinion.
bbredhead
Hello everyone!
This is in response to Ann in FLA. I'm so sorry about the loss of your
cat. Yes, I agree with you that it is a very hard call to make regarding
letting your cat(s) outside. But you have to keep in mind that we are
their protectors, their mommies and daddies. They don't know about cars,
highways, trucks, coyotes, wolves, owls, etc.. Most domesticated cats
don't know that wolves and coyotes are far better hunters than they are.
Most cats have no idea that a car can kill them. So it is our job to
protect them from these things and animals that can harm them. I wouldn't
look at it as taking away their freedom. If they have a good home with
plenty of toys, windows, things to do inside then they will be okay and
have a very fulfilling life.
Dawn - Cape Cod, MA
RE: Not getting newsletter.
Re Cindi's note . I, too, have had the same problem. Today I received a
newsletter with 4 days of letters: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
combined; not individual ones. In my opinion it seems Yahoo is
menopausal??!! I've been going to my "My Yahoo" home page and getting the
newsletters and even there they don't come through in a timely manner!!! I
click on an old index date, refresh and that does it most times. Feast or
famine!!! Corinne Murrieta, CA
To Ann in Florida about keeping cats indoors. I had an angel of
a cat named April who occasionally tried to run out when I let the dogs
out. She made it once and was attacked by another cat in the neighborhood,
but survived. We were always so careful to keep her in and one day when a
home nurse came to see my husband, she ran out again and this time she
wasn’t that lucky and we found her dead in our yard the next morning,
having been attacked again. It can be hard to keep them in, but she stayed
in for 7 years and was a happy indoor cat. I will always have indoor cats.
Carol in GA
For Jamie in Maine re: keeping ticks out of the house, check
with your local Conservation Agent for solutions.
Millie in MO
About the ant problem a lot of readers are having. I had read somewhere
on the "net" about cinnamon stopping ants. I tried it and it
worked. Just sprinkle cinnamon where they are and they will not cross the
line. It is cheap, earth friendly and easy to do.
Lou, Fl.
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