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Green & Natural House Cleaner Recipes

Natural cleaners are growing in popularity. Many of us rarely stop to think that there are many natural cleaning agents available that work as well, or better than their mass market competition. These cleaners can be created at home, using a few simple ingredients, for a fraction of the cost of the chemically created commercial products and for far less than the mass produced natural products offered commercially.

Whether you are looking to improve the environment and health of your home and family, save money on necessary household cleaning or even start your own line of cleaning products you will be amazed and pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to make your own, completely natural cleaning products.

Blending inexpensive base ingredients with the antibacterial power of herbs, oils, & extracts you can clean and freshen your home.

A basic cleaning kit can contain fewer than 10 ingredients! You can expand the basic cleaning kit to include other, optional, cleaning ingredients that will let you customize each product to meet the specific needs of your family.

I have included more than 170 of my favorite recipes you can use to clean in and around your home. Once you see how easy to make, powerful, and healthy home made cleaning products can be, you can use the optional ingredient lists to create 100’s of new custom designed cleaners, polishers, & pet products to meet your every need.

So, let’s get started! Gather the few basic cleaning components from the list and start on the pat to natural cleaning, disinfecting, & freshening every room in your home.

Natural cleaners are growing in popularity. Many of us rarely stop to think that there are many natural cleaning agents available that work as well, or better than their mass market competition. These cleaners can be created at home, using a few simple ingredients, for a fraction of the cost of the chemically created commercial products and for far less than the mass produced natural products offered commercially.

Whether you are looking to improve the environment and health of your home and family, save money on necessary household cleaning or even start your own line of cleaning products you will be amazed and pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to make your own, completely natural cleaning products.

Blending inexpensive base ingredients with the antibacterial power of herbs, oils, & extracts you can clean and freshen your home.

A basic cleaning kit can contain fewer than 10 ingredients! You can expand the basic cleaning kit to include other, optional, cleaning ingredients that will let you customize each product to meet the specific needs of your family.

I have included more than 170 of my favorite recipes you can use to clean in and around your home. Once you see how easy to make, powerful, and healthy home made cleaning products can be, you can use the optional ingredient lists to create 100’s of new custom designed cleaners, polishers, & pet products to meet your every need.

So, let’s get started! Gather the few basic cleaning components from the list and start on the pat to natural cleaning, disinfecting, & freshening every room in your home.

INGREDIENTS:

Cupcakes:
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® lemon cake mix
1 box (4-serving size) lime-flavored gelatin
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup Key lime juice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 or 3 drops green food color, if desired

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons Key lime juice

Frosting:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Grated lime peel, if desired

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix and gelatin with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Add remaining cupcake ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

2. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. With toothpick or wooden skewer, pierce tops of cupcakes in several places.

3. In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and enough of the 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle and spread glaze over cupcakes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in vanilla and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar until mixed; beat on medium speed until fluffy. Frost cupcakes, mounding and swirling frosting in center. Garnish with lime peel. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips:
You can use fresh or bottled Key lime juice. If Key lime juice is not available, use regular fresh or bottled lime juice.

Garnish each cupcake with a small piece of jellied lime candy slice instead of the lime peel.

INGREDIENTS:

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons mint extract
3 egg whites
12 drops green food color
2 jars (16 oz each) hot fudge topping
1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
5 drops yellow food color
Thin rectangular creme de menthe chocolate candies, unwrapped and cut into pieces, if desired

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal or glass pan (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.

2. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the mint extract and the egg whites. Reserve 1 cup batter. Stir 3 drops of the green food color into reserved batter; set aside. Pour remaining batter into pan.

3. Drop green batter by generous tablespoonfuls randomly in 12 to 14 mounds onto batter in pan. Cut through batters with metal spatula or knife in S-shaped curves in one continuous motion. Turn pan 1/4 turn; repeat cutting for swirled design.

4. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

5. Carefully spread fudge topping evenly over cake. In medium bowl, stir whipped topping, remaining 1/2 teaspoon extract, remaining 9 drops green food color and the yellow food color until blended. Spread whipped topping mixture evenly over fudge. Garnish with candy pieces. Store covered in refrigerator.

Want a clean your home without using toxic cleaning products? Green Cleaning provides plenty of tips, hints, and resources to make your home healthier and more eco-friendly. Covering everything from bathroom grime to pets, this book explains in detail how you can safely and effectively clean with natural products.

The chapters include:
Getting Started, a guide to avoiding the worst cleaning products and building your own green cleaning kit
Kitchen Catchalls, a chapter that tells you everything you need to know to clean your appliances, counters, floors, utensils, cookware, fine china, and more
Bathroom Buff-ups, a collection of tips for knocking out mildew, cleaning the toilet, scrubbing the floor, and more
Clothes Encounters, an eye-opening look at how you can save energy and water while still making your clothes look their best
Keeping a Green House, a chapter that covers cleaning the rest of the home, including carpets, furniture, glass, and pet messes
Car Keepers and Garage Sweepers, a guide to cleaning your car exterior and interior, as well as battery leaks and oil spills in your garage
The Green Outdoors, a chapter about cleaning patio furniture, decks, pool toys, siding, grills, and more

With this handy book, you ll do more than save time, money, and energy you ll help to save the planet.