MYO:Stain Lifter

I make my own stain lifter for laundry stains and have for a few years now. It works great! As most of you know my boys are really into sports and I have taken out all sorts of stains from them playing. I simply spray it on and rub it in. Let it set then wash,stain gone.

What you'll need:

Tide detergent
vinegar
water
spray bottle ( I use an old stain lifter bottle I had here)

1/2 C tide,2 C vinegar and fill the rest of the way with water. Add lid and shake well.

That's it!

You'll need to shake it from time to time to mix the detergent in. One small bottle of tide last me for a very long time doing this. Wait until you have a coupon and it's on sale to get it,that way your not spending much at all to purchase it.


Also I keep an old toothbrush to scrub the stain lifter into the stain. Works great. You scrub in the direction of the fabric. Just don't do this on delegates or you can damage it.

MYO:fabric softener

I got this recipe from ShepardsHill website. I started using this instead of commercial brands and this works very well. There's no odor to it and it's not irritating to sensitive skin and it really does work well.


2 cups water
1 cup vinegar
1 cup baking soda

Place baking soda in large bowl and pour vinegar over it while it's bubbling pour water over the mixture and mix

Store in sealed container and shake before each use.

use 1/4 cup for each use but make sure you shake it up before using it

MYO:OxyClean

This recipe has been floating around on the net for some time.

1/2 C hydrogen peroxide
1/2 C baking soda
1 C. hotwater

Mix together and apply to stains, or add to machine and wash as usual.

MYO:Spreadable Butter

By: Tammy Channel

2 sticks of butter(not margarine)
3/4 - 1 cups of canola oil (not vegetable)

Set the butter out to come to room temperature.

Place them in your mixing bowl (I used my kitchen aide,but I'm sure you can do this with a hand mixer as well)

Turn on the mixer on the lowest setting to allow the whisk to start breaking up the butter. Slowly start adding the oil 1/4 of a cup at a time until completely mixed.

Pour into a storage container,labeled and stick in the refrigerator and let it chill.

This will be much thinner than you are use to seeing when you buy spreadable butter in the store. This will not be the case when it's chilled, it will set then and be just like what you remember. It tastes great to!

Use canola oil because it's a heart healthy oil, you could probably use olive oil as well for this but I've never done this due to the stronger flavor of olive oil. The canola oil has a very mild flavor and works really well for this.

Hint: If you would like to make the type of butter they have at The Texas Roadhouse. Then just add 1 tsp of cinnamon at the end of your mixing and let it blend well with the butter. Then follow the above directions.