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Pringles Can/Solar Cooker

Believe it or not, there is a good environmental reason to buy a few cans of Pringles : You can easily turn them into solar cookers.

All you need is a wire hanger, some strong cutters to cut the hanger and maybe some black paper, tape and glad wrap and an empty Pringles container.

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First untwist  the wire hanger and cut it to a length about 4 inches longer than the Pringles can.  Poke a hole in the top and bottom of the can. Remove lid and slide hanger through the can with bent end of hanger at the bottom end of can.  Place hot dog pieces or alternate hot dogs and tater tots down the coat hanger wire and replace top.

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Place your cooker in the hot sun for about45 minutes to and hour.

You can also take that a step further and wrap your can in black construction paper and cut a vent slit down the center and then cover that slit with plastic wrap.

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Repeat the same steps with the coat hanger wire and place in a sunny spot.

We have also “cooked” pizza rolls in our cooker.  Anything you could skewer would work.

Enjoy!

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Thursday’s Quarter Recipe

From this…

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To this…

mmmmm

In several easy steps!!

CHOCOLATE COVERED FROZEN BANANAS

First peel your bananas and compost the peels (or throw them out if you must)

composting is good!

Next cut all your bananas in half and place on a try/cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper

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Grab a bunch of your kids craft sticks

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Very carefully insert sticks into bananas about 1/2 -3/4 of the way, taking care not to split bananas.

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Melt some chocolate of your choice-I used semi sweet choc chips.  You can melt in a double boiler on the stove or in the microwave but be careful not to burn it.  Use 1/2 the power and stir often.

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Dip or frost bananas with the melted chocolate and sprinkle with nuts, coconut, sprinkles, wheat germ…..

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Place decorated bananas back on trays and put in the freezer.

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Once bananas are frozen they can be placed into a tubby or zip lock for easier storage in the freezer.

And on a different note-Meet Grizzly the 1, 118 lb Blue Ribbon Winner of The Ohio State Fair.

Blue Ribbon Grizzly

He really does not look comfortable.  Grizzly along with a mama pig nursing her 9 piglets and a closer look at all the Art in the Fine Arts Building were the highlights of my return visit to Theee Fair this evening.

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Tips For Me? Links For You!

Just found out we may be visiting Portland, Maine in early September.  Any must sees or good tips?  What about Scottsdale, Arizona with out kids?  We will have a car for both places.

It’s hot here and we are all sleepy for the second day in a row.  Papers to stuff and  deliver, laundry to hang out, vacuuming that has been calling for days, flyers for a benefit concert to hang, a haircut that I really want to make time for and visit to the pool-all before 4:00, so that I can go back to the fair with out kids to see the things I want to see!!  So I am guessing there will be no crafty project to post about today.  So I thought I would pass along some link love to some blogs that I have been enjoying lately!

The New Unschooler

The Inspired Family

That Damn Pioneer Woman What can I say-love the way her blog looks, love her photos, and all those dirty, sweaty cowboys-need I say more!

Shining Egg

Maine Momma

What are your favorites?  I am always looking for reasons to spend even more more time with this needy 4th child, umm I mean computer!

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