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From the whipped butter post I wrote about yesterday, Roxine asked in August 2011: If I wanted to add preservatives to this, do I add the recommended usage amount based on the total product weight. So say, .05% of the butter made with the oils and FO? Or is the percentage of preservative I use...
I love reading your comments and e-mails, but there have been times when I’ve missed some really interesting stuff because I’ve had too much going on in my life. (To give you an idea of what life is like right now – I have 171 unread e-mails, and 88 flagged so I can remember to...
Let’s continue to take a look at how we might modify a template recipe to come up with what we really really want! (Click here for yesterday’s post!) What is my goal with this product? I want to make a nice glidy body butter for the upcoming dry winter months in the Fraser Valley. I want...
I thought I’d spend a couple of days answering this awesome question. We’ll return to the experiments later in two days! Always Looking 4 1 More commented in this post: Your recipes are interesting, for sure. I bet you’ve already answered this question, and I probably didn’t do a good enough search for it, but...
If you live in the Fraser Valley, why not join us for National Gaming Day at the Yarrow library from 11:00 to 3:30 on Saturday, November 12th? We’re opening the event up to everyone of all ages, so come one, come all and play some Rock Band 3, Beatles Rock Band, Dance Central 2, Super...