Dealing with Bug Bites

Two posts in one day??? Crazy, isn't it?

Here's another tip that I learned about recently. I'm very allergic to spider bites and swell up really bad. So, one day, I had about 8 bites and they were all itching badly. I went to my handy, dandy search engine and started reading away about home remedies.

What works for me is to make a paste of baking soda and water. Spread the paste onto the bites (works for mosquito or spider bites) and let it stay on for at least 15 minutes. I do this at night after the kids are in bed. After the 15 minutes, wipe it off. In the morning, the swelling has gone away and so has the itching.

Cooking burns

For my first post, I thought I'd share a tip. If you burn yourself while cooking, just put honey on your burn (like a salve - thick). The honey will immediately take the burning sensation away.

I learned this after burning myself on my pressure canner (I hit it with my finger while cooking breakfast and canning at the same time).