Bisquick Mix

I promised Tom chicken and dumplings for dinner tonight, and found myself without Bisquick. I remembered seeing a recipe for my own mix on hillbillyhousewife. I decided to give it a try. It passed. The texture of the dumplings were slightly smoother, which I liked better. And, they did cook a few minutes faster than usual. No biggie, there. Considering what we saved on with this recipe, it's a keeper. (She has a bunch of other convenience food recipe, which I haven't tried, but probably will now.)

White Flour Biscuit Mix

9 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1/4 cup baking powder
2 cups solid vegetable shortening

(Or, you can do 10 cups of self-rising flour and the shortening instead)

Mix the first three ingredients. Add in the shortening. Mix together with your hands until it resembles lumpy cornmeal.

Store in a tightly sealed container. It makes 11-12 cups. You can use it anywhere you see Bisquick or Bixcuit Mix called for.

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Air Freshener

For when you need an air freshener... Not really a recipe, but sort of like Febreze.

1 Tbsp Baking Soda

2 C Warm Water

1/4 C Liquid Arm & Hammer Fabric Softener

Dispense in Spray Bottle.

Clean Sprayer by pumping water through after each use.

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Glurch

Not an edible recipe, but, it is scribbled on a piece of paper, and I need to get it recorded somewhere else so I don't lose it.

1/2 cup liquid starch
3/4 cup glue (ie- elmer's white glue)

Mix the glue into the starch, first in a cup, then finish mixing it in on wax paper. Let sit for 20 mins.

This is fun for kids to play with, and surprisingly not messy. It will stain if you color it and let is sit on a fabric, though. It reminds me of sitting on Grandma Earl's swing and playing with magic sand with Amy. It's not magic sand, but it has that same fascination for children. It's solid with pressure (squeezing it) but turns liquid.

Really, it is an easy clean-up.

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