LBM in 2003.. What have I been doing since??!

brizzledfw

Okey doke gals here it is..alternatives exist on the Old Style Board I think..but this one was from Bitter & Twisted I think

Laundry Gloop Recipe

Collect some 4 pint milk containers or large plastic squash/drinks bottles with screw top lids. I went hunting in the recycling bins down our road!:)

Grate 1 bar of washing soap eg. Fairy or Sunlight or own brand and add to a saucepan of 1.5l boiling water.

Mix with a wooden spoon and add in 0.5 cup of washing soda crystals and 0.5 cup of borax (fab stuff..and an excellent stain remover (also handy for getting rid of ants nests but I digress..:rotfl:)

Keep on the heat, stirring thoroughly until completely dissolved.

Add to a bucket (you may need 2) with around 8.5l of hand hot water and stir. Keep stirring otherwise will separate (mine has on occasion and I just shook it up before using so not end of world). Maybe add in a few drops of an essential oil if you like..then decant into your bottles and use. You will need somewhere to store the bottles - they practically filled my cupboard under the sink last time.

B&T suggested 100ml for a load, so does 100 washes? But to be honest I just used to put a slug of it into the dispenser. No measuring for me but to eke it out you probably should. So 100 washes for the price of a few items which in the case of borax and washing soda are great household cleaners in their own right!

Worked well. Will do it again.

See you laters!!

Brizzle

debtfreewannabe321

brizzledfw wrote: »

Okey doke gals here it is..alternatives exist on the Old Style Board I think..but this one was from Bitter & Twisted I think

Laundry Gloop Recipe

Collect some 4 pint milk containers or large plastic squash/drinks bottles with screw top lids. I went hunting in the recycling bins down our road!:)

Grate 1 bar of washing soap eg. Fairy or Sunlight or own brand and add to a saucepan of 1.5l boiling water.

Mix with a wooden spoon and add in 0.5 cup of washing soda crystals and 0.5 cup of borax (fab stuff..and an excellent stain remover (also handy for getting rid of ants nests but I digress..:rotfl:)

Keep on the heat, stirring thoroughly until completely dissolved.

Add to a bucket (you may need 2) with around 8.5l of hand hot water and stir. Keep stirring otherwise will separate (mine has on occasion and I just shook it up before using so not end of world). Maybe add in a few drops of an essential oil if you like..then decant into your bottles and use. You will need somewhere to store the bottles - they practically filled my cupboard under the sink last time.

B&T suggested 100ml for a load, so does 100 washes? But to be honest I just used to put a slug of it into the dispenser. No measuring for me but to eke it out you probably should. So 100 washes for the price of a few items which in the case of borax and washing soda are great household cleaners in their own right!

Worked well. Will do it again.

See you laters!!

Brizzle

Fab :T So basically the same as the powder I've made but the 'wet' version (for want of a better word :rotfl:) I might try this next time -i've just made up another load of powder!

Do you use your own washing up liquid? I've been playing around with a few recipes and am yet to find the perfect one although the last one I did was pretty near the mark....if you do please share

Skint_but_Optimistic

Cheers Brizzled.

brizzledfw

Hi all

Just popping in! WUL..well I never. Nope, please share yours! I am currently a Meth@d user and seem to be getting through stacks so this might be just the thing. Can you post the recipe pls DFW?

Blimey it's freezing here..I simply refuse to have the heating on but have to say it's been a close run thing. Sitting hunched over a PC for a day makes me feel very very cold!

Skint_but_Optimistic

its not the warmest day we have had. Think that was summer, those four days.

satchmo1

Does that lot fit into 5 x 2l bottles, or did you need 6? That's a lot to store, but I guess it could go into the garage. I'd need to sneakily dispense it into a commercial branded container to pass it by my DH who is very fussy and (insert drum roll) very domesticated about loading and hanging-up the washing. Pretty good at ironing too, but won't do sheets as he isn't bothered about whether they are creased or not, whereas I am a "princess and the pea" type of gal.

On another topic, have you seen this, it made me cry: http://agirlcalledjack.com/2012/07/30/hunger-hurts/

satchmo1

Oh, and meant to say, Brizzle please prioritise your expenses my dear! You aren't a cash flow resource for your employer :-)

brizzledfw

Satchmo you are so right..£1.5k worth of expenses posted off today:eek: Will get it into my account before next payment due though so not end of the world.

Probably 6 bottles...and I think he will notice...it's not as thick as commercial stuff...but maybe water it down , half and half:rotfl:

Shattered. Really tired today but not sure why!

Brizzle

brizzledfw

Skint_but_Optimistic wrote: »

its not the warmest day we have had. Think that was summer, those four days.

What a depressing thought..but it seems that way just now.

May be the woodburner for me again this eve!! Oh well at least it's not adding to a gas bill :T

Have a good eve folks. Ate my Girl Called Jack rip off burgers this eve..so to use up what I had instead of what Jack suggested, it was red onion, kidney beans, red and green pepper burgers with cumin but sadly no coriander. Very nice. Salad and a muffin as well. DDs ate theirs slathered in ketchup, I had mine with mayo. All very nice and so cheap:T Have to say though that her portion control is WAY smaller than mine...so you may have to increase the quantities if you use her recipes...I certainly would.

Skint_but_Optimistic

Come on DFW, show us your washing up liquid!

brizzled those burgers sound fabulous. I agree with portions, we like a large evening meal.