Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tax Time TipsNever give up! You can do it!
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Nutritious Tax Time Tips for 2024Never give up. Drink to help you think ---- drink plenty of water. Everything in your body happens in the presence
of water. Adequate water intake helps keep your brain and body running smoothly. Shoot for drinking about eight (8) cups per
day or ~ two (2) liters of water. Start your tax preparation day with 15-30 minutes of exercise to boost your
body with plenty of oxygen. Follow it up with eating a healthy breakfast. Be sure to take time for a healthy midday meal and
evening meal. Every hour or so take a break. Take a walk outside or just do some stretches. Sleep
on it. If you are working into the late night and get hung up on some tax figures that aren't making sense....maybe consider
giving your brain and body a rest. The solution to the problem may be more clear in the morning. Easy on the caffeine
(not more than 200 mg/day) and go big on the water intake.
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Saturday, April 11, 2020
DO IT YOURSELF Naturally Dye Easter Eggs Can't
leave the house? Dye your own Easter eggs naturally. The earliest dyes came from nature: Yellow onion skins or hickory
bark for yellow; madder root or brazilwood for red; walnut shells or coffee for brown; and barks, berries and leaves of other
plants for a multitude of colors. Because nature provides such a profuse variety of raw materials, natural dyeing is an art,
not a precise science. Start with either hard-cooked eggs or emptied eggshells.
Then, choose a dyestuff. Just a few possible dyestuffs for eggshells are listed below. Using your own judgement about quantity,
place a handful - or two or three - of a dyestuff in a saucepan. Add tap water to come at least an inch above the dyestuff,
about one cup water for each handful. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer about 15 minutes or up to an hour until
the color is the shade you desire, keeping in mind that eggs will dye a lighter shade. Remove the pan from the heat. Using cheesecloth
or a fine sieve, strain the dye mixture into a small bowl that's deep enough to completely cover the eggs to be dyed. Add
two to three teaspoons of white vinegar for each cup of liquid. With a spoon or wire egg holder from a dyeing kit, lower the
eggs into the hot liquid and let them stand until they reach the desired color. For emptied eggshells, stir or rotate for
even coloring. With a slotted spoon or wire egg holder, remove the eggs to a rack or drainer. Allow to dry thoroughly. Refrigerate
hard-cooked eggs intended eggs intended to be eaten within less than two (2) hours. Naturally dyed eggs tend to have a duller finish than commercially
dyed eggs For a soft sheen, after drying, rub with cooking or mineral oil.
Dyestuff | |
Color | Fresh beets, cranberries,radishes or frozen raspberries Pinkish red Yellow onion skins | | Orange |
Orange
or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground Cumin | | Delicate yellow | Ground turmeric (the spice) |
| Yellow | Spinach leaves | | Pale Green | Yellow Delicious apple peels |
| Green-gold | Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves | |
Blue
| Strong brewed coffee | | Beige to brown | Yellow Delicious apple peels | | Green-gold |
Dill
seeds | | Brown-gold | Chilli powder | | Brown-orange | Purple or red grape juice or beet juice | | Grey |
Source: Eggcyclopedia, Unabridged 6/99. The Incredible Edible Egg, pg. 1.9
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