Next Workshop - February 23rd, 10 a.m.

Next month's focus will be couponing for beginners.  Also, we will be making enough liquid hand soap for everyone to take some home with them.  Participants are asked to bring a container (preferably one with a pump dispenser) with them.

Chicken Pot Pie

Roll out one pie shell and fit in bottom of pie pan.
Make one serving of Cream of Something soup.
Mix: Cream of Something Soup
One can drained mixed vegetables
One can drained chunk chicken
Pour into pie shell.
Top with second pie shell and bake at 350 until golden brown.

Cream of Something Soup

Mix:
1 cup non-fat dried milk
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup bouillon granules
4 Tablespoons freeze dried minced onions
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
To make soup:
Mix 1/3 cup dry mix with 1 1/4 cup water.
Cook until thickens
Makes the equivalent of one can of condensed cream soup

Pie Shells

Combine: 3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt ¾ cup shortening
¾ cup butter
Using a pasty cutter, mix until butter is about the size of a pea
Add: 1 slightly beaten egg
5 tablespoons cold water free
1 tablespoon white vinegar
Stir until well blended
Divide into half and put in baggie, refrigerate until use.

Gift Giving - Think outside the box by making it personal

Put money away each month - I put in $2 a day for $730 extra for Christmas

Make a list of people that you want to buy for and buy a present each month

Think outside the box

Does it have to be new?
Auctions
Sell it on Ebay and buy it on Ebay
In fact, sell on Ebay all year to have money for Christmas

Make it personal
Love letters
Easter baskets - stocking stuffers - stuff you get free & stuff they will use anyway
Wedding dress into christening or dedication gown
Leftover fabric into handkerchiefs.
Frame a black and white photo
Silhouette - costs less than a $1 without the frame, should be able to get frame $10
Scrapbooks
Check booksale for their favorite book
Picked up a signed first edition of Nicholas Sparks The Notebook and sold it for enough to buy my granddaughter the roller skates she wanted.
Cards
body scrubs
baked goods
cleaning supplies

Keep a few gifts and cards on hand

Wedding Ideas Pizza stone- cutter and recipe

Baby Ideas
 diapers
Rash ointment
Pacifiers

Tapping Maple Trees

Theirs: $19.98 per quart Ours: FREE
　
What you will need:
Bucket to collect sap
Spiles to tap tree
Large pot to cook down sap
Jars to store syrup in
For more information on how to tap Maple trees go to:
tapmytrees.com

Sour Cream Drop Biscuits

Combine:
2 sticks softened butter
8 ounces sour cream
2 cups self rising flour

Mix ingredients.
Spray muffin pan with Pam.
Using spoon drop mixture in muffin pan.
Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.