Barbecue Fire Starters
Barbecue Fire Starters 1 pound paraffin Sawdust Melt paraffin and mix with sawdust. Pour into an empty cardboard egg carton. After the wax is set...

Beeswax Candle
Beeswax Candle 1 pound paraffin 1 pound beeswax 1 ounce stearic acid 1 teaspoon scent (optional) Dye (optional) NOTE: You may use 1 3/4 pound paraf...

Buddy Burner
Buddy Burner 1 clean tuna can 1 (2-inch) square paraffin Corrugated cardboard Cut a long strip of cardboard. The width should be the same height as...

Christmas Snow
Christmas Snow 1/3 cup liquid starch 1 cup soap flakes or detergent granules 1 to 2 tablespoons water Blue food coloring Mix liquid starch into the...

Disinfectant
Disinfectant 2 cups soap flakes 1 pint pine oil 6 cups hot water Slowly stir soap flakes into water in a clean glass jar. Stir until the flakes dis...

Elmer's Glue
"Elmers" Glue 1 quart skim milk 3/4 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon white vinegar 10 ounces water Place milk and vinegar in a double ...

Everlasting Fence Posts
Everlasting Fence Posts Pulverized charcoal Boiled linseed oil Stir pulverized charcoal into boiled linseed oil until the consistency of paint. Put...

Flame Extinguisher
Flame Extinguisher (for campfires) 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons salt 1 quart water Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle. Spray directly on ...

Gas Line Antifreeze
Gas Line Antifreeze 3 drops pine oil 4 cups isopropyl alcohol Mix oil and alcohol in a quart-size glass container. To use, add 1/2 cup to your car'...

Gum Arabic Adhesive
Gum Arabic Adhesive (for paper, broken glass or porcelain) 6 tablespoons gum Arabic 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons glycerin 1 cup water Dissolve gum Ar...