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What could you make with 57 grams of BTMS-50? It would cost me $5.95 plus $0.71 in taxes, for a total of $6.66. It works out to about 12 cents per gram. I know this seems like a lot of money, and BTMS-50 isn’t cheap, but here are a few ideas of how you could...
We asked the question the other day, is it cheaper to make your own products? and I think we’re all feeling like it is. (Although the shipping is crazy…more on that tomorrow!) It might not be cheaper to make our own conditioner compared to buying Suave at the drug store, but it’s certainly cheaper than...
I’m surrounded by strawberries and I love it! The season is in full swing in the Fraser Valley, and we spent yesterday making strawberry balsamic jam, strawberry pineapple jam, and cherry walnut relish (from the book Put ‘Em Up!) If you click on the strawberry pineapple jam recipe, scroll down as there are a ton of...
Today’s post will be delayed as we be jamming strawberries while they’re still in season! We’re planning to make regular strawberry, strawberry and pineapple, and strawberry with balsamic vinegar. As well, we need to make our awesome cherry relish with walnuts, which is freakin’ amazing on meats or Raymond’s baguettes with Boursin cheese! I’m in...
Last year, Patrick and Will posed this question – what is the cheapest lotion you could make? We took a look at various ingredients we would use in a lotion and tried to figure out how to reduce costs. This morning, I found this comment from Catherine (click and scroll down to read the entire...