A New Twist on an Old Tree

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December/January 1997
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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1.5 pounds of lean ground beef
2 medium onions
1 28-ounce can tomatoes
16-ounce can tomato paste
I cup water
1 beef bullion cube
1 16-ounce can red kidney beans
2 tablespoons green/red bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons chili powder or ground cumin
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 bay leaf

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Saute first two ingredients together in a skillet until beef is browned. Drain fat. Add all the remaining ingredients and simmer gently for about an hour and a half. Serve over rice.

—Jeff Behm Montgomery Two, NJ

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Before you start painting, rub bath oil on your hands for easy clean-up. To keep eggshells from cracking during boiling, add a small amount of vinegar to the water. The way to tell sweet corn from field corn is to watch the tassels. Field corn will have a brown tassel. Sweet corn will have a white or light-colored tassel.

—Elva Pate Windsor, NC

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Borax laundry powder has kept my house and animals flea-free for the past five years. Just sprinkle on carpet, floors, and under cushions on furniture, leave for a couple days then vacuum. No harmful chemicals are necessary.

—Vivian Gassan Barberton, OH

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I am writing in response to the letter by Nancy Markley of Fairmont, WV, in the November 1997 issue, in which she states she covered her patio furniture with denim scraps. Nancy says she had to stitch the covers back on after each washing. My solution is Velcro. I make each cushion like a pillow case and buy sew-in Velcro by the box. Sew a strip along the open end of the cushion case. Then just pull it apart and throw it in the washer!

I also use the whole pair of jeans including zippers, pockets, and waistbands to make rugs. Take an old acrylic blanket, sew the jeans onto it, and then cut a strip of heavy canvas to sew on as a border.

—LynWallace Biloxi, MS

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  • geralyn 6/14/2007 7:47:47 PM

    Could you please forward me Mr. Jesperson's (sp) plans for his
    automatic chicken coop opener? It is not included in the article I
    referenced. Thank you very much

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