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PRINTMake your own toothpaste
Tired of paying top dollar for toothpaste made with baking soda? Try this recipe to make your own.
You’ll need to purchase vegetable glycerin from a drug store. If you can’t find it on the store shelves, ask the pharmacist to order it for you.
In a small container measure 10 T. baking soda and 5 to 6 T. glycerin and stir. Add 1 to 2 t. of peppermint flavoring and combine.
Spoon out as needed and apply to toothbrush. To ensure good oral hygiene, give family members their own little jar and baby spoon.
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Deborah S. Tukua is longtime Farmers' Almanac contrubutor and published author. Her stories "Coffee and Alcohol: Good or Bad for You?" and "Learn How to Can and Freeze" are featured in the 2012 Farmers' Almanac. Read her natural health and wellness blog at Chiropractors' Write Hand.Free Weekly eNewsletter
Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 4th - February 7th
- Northeast U.S.
Increasing clouds, cold.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Stormy conditions pose no threat for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, thanks to retractable roof at Lucas Oil Stadium.
- Southeast U.S.
Mild days, cool nights.
- North Central U.S.
Potent Pacific disturbance pushes heavy snow (12+") across Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri. Light snow or scattered flurries farther north.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
- Northwest U.S.
Powerful disturbance pushes in across Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain, strong winds to coast and valleys, and heavy snow—12+" possible—higher terrain.
- Southwest U.S.
Gusty winds. Snow parts of northern Arizona, Nevada, Utah.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.