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If you're anything like me, when you drink milk, you end up having to pee for hours afterwards. And I'm not just talking a little bit, either. It's as if I drank mass amounts of alcohol or coffee; that's the kind of urinating I'm talking about. I found a solution that works for me. I discovered...

Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that Max and Ruby have no parents? Ruby (grade-school age), the older sister of Max (preschool age), takes 100% care of her little brother. The only adult relative that is ever shown is their Grandmother who lives a few houses away. There is a...

Do you ever have those days where you feel sluggish and drained of energy, and nothing you do perks you up? I believe I've found a solution. Salty food first thing in the morning. I am a woman, and this works very well for me. (The best thing I've found is condensed Campbell's cream of mushroom...

What kind of illness does Caillou have? He's a bald 4 year old boy who sounds like he has a mental illness. His head is oddly large. His sister is normal shaped and she is about 2 and has a full head of hair as do his parents and grandparents and everyone else in the show including all of the...

I just saw a segment of This is Emily Young on Treehouse and she was somewhere (I didn't catch where, honestly I wasn't paying full attention) and it was a place kind of like John R. Park Homestead in Harrow Ontario, or Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan, and the woman she was with was...

1/4 cup water 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup fresh broccoli 2 tbsp. butter 2 tsp. cornstarch 1 tbsp. water 1 cup whipping cream Pepper to taste Bring water to a boil, add salt and broccoli and steam, drain water and add butter and saute broccoli. Mix cornstarch with 1 tbsp. water, stir into broccoli. Add...

Serve these with an oven meal. 8 medium carrots 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 tsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. salt Pare carrots: leave whole and place in a 9x9x2" baking dish. Add next 5 ingredients. Cover and bake in a moderate oven (350F) about 1 1/4 hours. Drain and sprinkle with parsley...

3 lbs. fresh yellow turnip 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt Dash of pepper 3 eggs 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice Wash turnip, pare and cut into 1/2" slices. Cook covered in large pot in small amount of boiling salted water until tender (about...

For each lb. of hamburger, add: 1 tsp. curing salt 1/2 tsp. mustard seed 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. garlic salt 1/2 tsp. liquid smoke Mix and refrigerate for 3 days- mixing well each day. On the 4th day, form into rolls and let dry in oven 8 hours at 150F. Can be frozen for further use.

1 pkg. yeast 2 cups lukewarm water 1 tsp. sugar let stand 10 minutes In a large bowl mix: 3 cups flour 1/2 cup oil 1 tsp. salt Add yeast mixture and stir. Add 2 more cups flour. Knead a few times. Let rise 3/4 to 1 hour. Punch down and spread onto 2 cookie sheets or pizza pans. Top with your...

Serves 4 Preheat oven to 350F Trim crusts from 8 slices bread and place 4 slices in bottom of buttered baking dish. Lightly butter the bread and spread with mustard. Slice or grate 1/4 lb. or 1/2 lb. cheese over bread. Grate small onion over cheese. Repeat again with the bread, cheese, and...

Brown pork chops or chicken in frying pan. Layer 2 large onions on bottom of casserole. Add browned pork chops or chicken. Cook 1 1/2 cups of rice. Add to casserole. Cut 3 green peppers into large chunks. Slice tomatoes on top of previous ingredients. Cook covered in moderate oven for 2 hours.

1 can salmon 1 can celery soup 1/2 cup diced celery 2 to 4 tbsp milk 1 1/3 cups cooked rice 1 tsp. lemon juice Add milk to celery soup and pour over top. Bake at 350F for 1 hour.

1 lb can salmon 1 cup bread crumbs 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp. butter melted 1 cup milk 2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 eggs Flake salmon, mix with crumbs and beaten eggs. Add other ingredients. Shape into a smooth loaf in a buttered baking dish. Bake in moderate oven 1 1/2 hours or until a...

2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 bunch broccoli, cut in florets 1 small cauliflower, cut in florets 4 large ribs celery, sliced on diagonal 1 can whole baby corn (pickled) Sliced mushrooms 1 each green and red peppers, sliced Marinade: 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup...