For liquid soap, the alkali component is a bit different.Sodium hydroxideis used to make hard bar soap while potassium hydroxide is used to make liquid soap.Potassium hydroxide is harder to find and comes in flakes, not beads. The flakes are easier to work with but are still caustic, so ...
your mashed potatoes light and fluffy or rich and creamy. We’ve included the recipe for The Ultimate Light and Fluffy Mashed Potatoes in this post. For rich and creamy mashed potatoes, the process is the same; the difference comes down to the types of potatoes, liquid, and fats you use...
Place damp lettuce leaves on top of the peas. (The lettuce creates steam and liquid.) Cover and cook over low heat until the peas are just tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve the peas with or without the lettuce. Steam peas in 2 to 4 minutes...
Three years ago, trying to find a way to have liquid soap without the plastic bottle, I discovered that you can’t actually make real liquid soap from a solid soap bar. What I ended up with was aslimy green failure. And the reason is that liquid and solid soaps have different chemistri...
Water newly planted lupins until they are established, and all lupins in hot weather. Lupins do not need regular feeding, but afertiliser which is high in potassiumwill help plants to produce flowers. Perennial border lupins should bepruned in October, cutting them back to ground level. Tree ...
Use 1 cup rice to 1 ½ cups liquid when cooking on the stovetop. Ratio, ratio, ratio.Having an incorrect liquid to rice ratio is almost the culprit for rice gone wrong, and while this ratio varies on package instructions, depending on the variety of rice you’re using, a1: 1 ½ ...
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Drought negatively affects crop growth and development, so it is crucial to develop practical ways to reduce these consequences of water scarcity. The effect of the interactive potential of compost (Comp), mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and carbon nanoparticles (CNPS) on plant growth, photosynthesis rate...
Fertilize regularly. Use a high nitrogen fertilizer until flowers form. Then, switch over to a high phosphorous and potassium fertilizer. We also recommend the use of liquid fertilizers and foliar feeding. Watermelon plants like lots of water. There is no surprise here. Make sure to add water...
You can fold the edges of the rag and squeeze the liquid through, if needed! Reply STK says December 5, 2023 at 4:36 am The weave of your rag’s cloth is probably too tight. There’s absolutely no way it should take that long to strain. If you get some unbleached cotton – I ...