Archive for November, 2008

3 Simple Tips to Get Better Gas Mileage

3 Simple Tips to Get Better Gas Mileage

1. Avoid Aggressive Driving.

Driving aggressively with sudden accelerations and braking can waste a substantial amount of fuel. In fact, you can waste from 5 to 33 percent of your car’s fuel.  Driving with more care can increase your car’s gas efficiency which can mean saving lots of cash over time.

2. Get rid of accumulated excess weight.

You can easily accumulate a lot of junk inside your trunk over time.  Excessive weight can actually lessen your car’s gas mileage.  Clean your trunk once a month and remove unnecessary items.  Result? Cleaner car and more efficient too.

3.  Have your car checked regularly.

Cars go through a lot of tear and wear especially if you travel a lot. Over time, this could affect your car’s gas mileage. One way to avoid problems is to follow your car’s preventive maintenance schedule.
Regular maintenance checks can save money in the long run by fixing minor problems before they become major and help your car run more efficiently as well.

2 Ways to Lose Weight Naturally Before Christmas

Share this weight loss report with your subscribers!

Download free report below and save to your computer (PDF):

2 Ways to Lose Weight (Naturally) Before Christmas

(Right click to save image above to your computer.)

MISS FARMER’S CHOCOLATE CREAM CANDY

MISS FARMER’S CHOCOLATE CREAM CANDY

  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2/3 cup of milk
  • 1 TBS. of butter
  • 2 squares of chocolate
  • 1 tsp. of vanilla

Heat butter in saucepan; when melted add sugar and milk. Heat to boiling point; then add chocolate, and stir constantly until chocolate is melted. Boil thirteen minutes, remove from fire, add vanilla, and beat until creamy and mixture begins to sugar slightly around edge of saucepan. Pour at once into a buttered pan, cool slightly and mark in squares.  *Can omit vanilla, and while cooking add 1/4 teaspoonful of cinnamon.

Thanksgiving Turkey Graphic

“A Season of Thanks”

Note: Copy to Your Computer and Paste into Your Newsletter.

Easy Meringue

Easy Meringue

  • 2 egg whites
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 level tablespoonfuls of sugar
  • 1 teaspoonful of vanilla

Add salt to eggs and beat in a large shallow dish with fork or whisk until stiff and flaky and dish can be turned upside down without dripping. Beat in the sugar slowly, then the vanilla, and beat again until stiff.

Breakfast Cocoa for a Crowd

Breakfast Cocoa for a Crowd

(Makes 3 gallons)

  • 1/2 a pound of baking cocoa
  • 1-1/2 gallons of hot water
  • 1-1/2 gallons of hot milk

INSTRUCTIONS: Liquid should not be allowed to boil. Either make it in a large double-boiler, or a large saucepan or kettle over water. Mix the cocoa with enough cold water to make a paste, and be sure it is free from lumps. Heat together the milk and water, and pour in the cocoa.   Cook at least an hour, stirring occasionally.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Christmas Candy

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Christmas Candy

  • One cup of molasses
  • Two cups of sugar
  • One cup of milk
  • One-half pound of chocolate
  • 2 TBS. Butter

Instructions:

Boil the milk and molasses together, grate the chocolate fine, and mix with just enough of the boiling milk and molasses to moisten; stir until perfectly smooth.  Next, stir the sugar into the boiling liquid; add the butter, and boil twenty minutes. Try as molasses candy, and if it hardens, pour into a buttered dish. Cut into desired portions.