Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World (45 page)

Whole Chicken Stock,
46
–
47

Chicken coop, building,
261
–
63
,
264
–
65
,
266
–
67

Chicken feed,
267

Chickweed

foraging for,
111
,
111

for skin irritations,
33

Cleaning products, household

advantages of,
68
,
69

Almost Universal Spray,
70

Deodorizer,
74

Dusting Aids,
73

Floor Cleaners,
72

Furniture Polish,
73

Hard Water Scale Remover,
74

ingredients and supplies for,
69

Mildew Removers,
74

Scouring Powders,
71

Soap Scum and Bathtub Ring Cleansers,
74

Soft Scrub,
72

Spray for Greasy Surfaces,
70

Stove and Oven Cleaners,
73

Super-Natural Disinfectant,
71

Toilet Bowl Cleaners,
72

Vinegar of the Four Thieves,
71

Wood Cleaners,
73

Cleaning rags,
69
,
70
,
73

Cloth menstrual pads,
137
,
138
,
139
–
45
,
142
,
144

Cocoa powder, as dry shampoo,
16

Cocoa Puff Skin Butter,
125
–
26

Coconut Laundry Soap,
155
–
56

Coconut oil, in hair conditioner,
23

Coffee stains,
81

Colds,
31
,
109

Colony collapse disorder,
271

Comfrey

as fertilizer,
188

for muscle aches and strains,
33

Compost or composting

benefits of,
2
,
182
,
226

cautions about,
229

considerations in making,
228

container for,
229

fast compost,
234

from shipping pallets,
230
–
31
,
231

slow compost,
232

ingredients for,
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,
232
–
33
,
234
–
35

methods of

fast,
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,
234
–
35

slow,
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,
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–
33

sifting,
233
,
235

worm bins and,
233
,
242
–
47
,
245

Compost worms, for worm bins,
243

Condiments, homemade

Harisssa
,
63
–
64

Mayonnaise,
61
–
62

Mustard,
62
–
63

Conditioner, hair,
23

Congestion

nasal,
33

stuffy head,
34

Cooking from scratch.
See also
Salting, foods made from

benefits of,
42

dried beans,
48
–
49

preparation for,
43

recipes for

Chicken Stock,
46
–
47

Dog’s Pot, The,
55
–
57

Harissa
,
63
–
64

Italian Fried Rice,
52
–
53

Mayonnaise,
61
–
62

Mustard,
62
–
63

Oxymel,
65
–
66

Quick Soup,
53
–
54

Sekanjabin
,
66
–
67

Switchel,
67

Vegetable Stock,
44
–
45

Vollkornbrot
,
58
–
60

transitioning to,
42

whole grains,
50
–
51

CooKit solar cooker.
See
Solar cooker

Cornstarch, as dry shampoo,
16

Coughs,
31
–
32
,
109
,
110
,
113

Cross-pollination

of fruit trees,
193

seed saving and,
189
,
190
,
191

Curiously Homemade Peppermints,
15
,
35
,
134
–
36

Cutout, for bee acquisition,
1
,
275

difficulty of,
281

preparation for,
282
–
84
,
282

supplies for,
281
–
82

Cuts,
32

D

Decoctions, herbal,
116

Deep bedding, in chicken run,
268

Dehydration,
32

Dental care,
11
–
15

Deodorants

Baking Soda Cleansing Spray,
132

Herbal Stick Deodorant,
131

Deodorizer,
74

Diarrhea,
32

Direct sowing of seeds,
180

Disinfectant, Super-Natural,
71

Dog’s Pot, The,
55
–
57

Double-digging soil, for vegetable garden,
182
–
83
,
183
,
183
,
184
,
193

Drain opener, in soap making,
149

Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds, for laundry,
75
–
76

Drip-irrigation system, for vegetable garden,
218
–
22
,
219
,
220
–
21

Dry toilet

building,
236
,
237
–
39

composting humanure from,
239
–
41

ready-made,
238

Dusting Aids,
73

E

Eggplant seeds, saving,
190

Emitter tubing, quarter-inch, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
220
,
221
,
221
,
221

Epsom salts, for muscle aches and strains,
33

Espalier, how to,
192
–
97
,
195
,
196

Essential oils

for headaches,
33

for scenting laundry,
81

F

Fabric softener, vinegar as,
80

Face washing,
27
–
28

Facial, quick,
25

Failures, in make-it-yourself projects,
5

Fast compost,
226
,
234
–
35

Fat, animal, in soap making,
157
,
159
–
61
,
160

Fats, for dogs,
56
–
57

Fels-Naptha, for cleaning laundry,
75
,
76

Female hose beginning, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
220