They Turned Out Better Than I Imaged! Homemade Lip Balm and More!
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I put time stamps in the description box for the recipes and the DIY chapstick!
Hi I was wondering how eggnog might be in the French toast breakfast casserole??
Do you still have a link to your glass baking dish with a lid that you used to freeze your manicotti? They seem like the perfect dish!
The link to glass dish with lid can be found in Becky’s “Cook once and eat for a month” video. 😁
Sounds like fun. Be careful with Peppermint essential oil. It has menthol in it, so it can burn for some people with sentivities to it.
I'm having trouble printing your chapstick recipe. There is a message saying it's on the client's end. I love your videos and recipes. I just wish Soy wasn't in almost everything premade nowadays. Happy New Year to you and your family. 🎉💕
Lip balm tips: use rubber band to hold tubes together in a group while filling, use dropper to fill each tube with less mess (and control the amount of pour more easily), use heat gun to gently melt tops of balm to get rid of hole and make a smooth top. Enjoy!
There are a lot of great ideas on here thank you.
How do you clean the wax out of the dropper?
@KatieJane31 I would imagine warm it up and wipe as much as possible out of it, then wash in warm soapy water and rinse.
@KatieJane31 Sometimes, I use super hot water, but sometimes I use the disposable ones so I can throw it away. And I should have specified that they are actually called pipettes if you try to search for them. 😊
Admiration to this lovely community for always unselfishly giving tips for getting things done better. ❤ Love to all of you, from South Africa
This is Renee - and the lip balm is wonderful!!! Thank you Becky! Love you!! ❤
As someone from the UK, I always used to marvel at Americans drinking cider at any time of day, and giving it to children. Then I learned Americans call a non-alcoholic apple juice "cider."
Then I was stunned watching vids of Americans sloshing back eggnog at Christmas like it was going out of fashion, and giving it to children. Today, I learned the American version of eggnog is also non-alcoholic 😂 TYSM Becky
😂😂
It is funny, isn't it? We have (filtered) apple juice, apple cider (non-alcoholic but not filtered) and hard apple cider. Someone said they though it was from prohibition (??🤔🤔). Back in colonial times they also had "small cider" which was diluted hard cider for kids. (I learned that from visiting Sturbridge Village here in Massachusetts.😁)💕💕
@@robine916 that's really interesting to learn. Thank you 💖💖💖
Eggnogg usually has rum in it. 🇨🇦
Depends on who’s making it! My uncle’s had bourbon and brandy!
Any jars of things I give at Christmas, I cut out a circle from an old Christmas card to lay on top of jar then put the ring on. It dresses it up real nice!
Hey becky.
I also make soaps and cosmectics too.
Next time, please add your Vitamin E and essential oils after the microwave heating.
Once everything is melted and mixed well, then you can add in V-E oil and essential oils and fill tubes once you get your recipe you desired.
The reason for that is, if you add them in and heat them up or while the oils are too hot, they are losing there benefits for the lips.
So always add in the V-E oil & essential oil after your oils are cool down.
I hope this really help you out for next time.
P.S: For anyone that want to make vegan chapsticks, they can replace the beeswax for candalula wax instead and minus the lin.
Was just coming in to say this and saw your comment ❤ 🙌🏼
Becky, I'm here to thank you for being so real! You could have edited and put up a picture of perfection in the kitchen, but I love that you portray the real we experience in our kitchens. Please do not change anything..I Love (at 78) learning and having fun in the kitchen with you! 🩷
I am not a homemaker, I have no garden or chickens. Hell I live in an apartment. Lol. I might cook 3 times a week max. But when I say I LOVE YOU Becky!! I love you! Lol. I found you a couple of months back and I have watched every video you have released in the last 2 years. As well as every new video you've dropped since. You are such a beautiful soul and your videos brings me so much comfort. Thank you for all you do! Happy 2024 to you and your family! ❤ Haley
What a sincere and hilarious post; you’re cracking me up! Trying to watch Becky but your comment has me laughing! I hope your day is fabulous!
Lol, i found Becky last year right before i was having reconstructive surgery. It was a massive freezer meal day. I was so happy because its how i like to cook and prep. I also live in an apartment in NY but you would think i have a garden and house. 😅😂. When someone asks where i got the recipe its always..from my homegirl Becky.
Isn't she just the best!! I am so inspired by her! I watch every video with my 13 year old. I can see in my daughter the things she has learned from Becky! We LOVE her!
To the all the women who gave feedback to Becky Thank for your kind delivery. I love that you didn’t tear her down when you notice something was done properly. Becky, I really appreciate that you acknowledge the recommendations and tips of these women. Your channel brings joy to many and your genuineness just radiates.
The comments are always so helpful. And I always learn something new from Becky💖
Yes she’s so sweet in her response ❤
This is SUCH a good community! Almost every comment I have seen has been polite and helpful
I live in England and love this channel she is the realist person I have watched she shows her mistakes or mishaps and that makes it more genuine. My 4 daughter in laws and own daughter are huge fans of this channel also. When she is baking or cooking her kitchen looks like mine a complete mess, bowls every where nearly every utensil is out. That makes her real
As Garth Brooks says..... " If the kitchen isn't a mess your not having fun" Your a Sweetheart Becky‼️ Luv your channel & ALL You Share. Thank You! 💞
I love how the coffee is THE key component in your day too! Also, the dogs wandered around "cleaning the floor" is precious.
Absolutely 😊
I love seeing her dogs "helping" in the kitchen. We have two, but one is especially in the kitchen when we are cooking, we call him our Kitchen Witch. Becky can you tell us your pups names?
I love the dogs ambling about!
Being almost blind, only seeing 7%, having cronic illbess with cronic pain, but love to cook, I started making freezer meals the way you do, both breakfast lunch and dinner so whenever im having a bad day, my family can still enjoy homemade healthy food.
Love seeing how you manage everything to effortlessly
I hope you’re not insulted that i love seeing the real side of you. I’m a cluts in the kitchen and i was laughing with you. I’ve never been a fan of being in the kitchen but you inspire me. I roasted 15 pumpkins and seeds. I just froze 2 batches of beef bone broth because you make every thing look doable.
One cup glass measuring cup is your friend when pouring lip balm...or-like a ketsup squeeze bottle and with a careful hand, put your liquid balm in the tubes. Also, if your mixture sets up too fast, have a 2 cup glass measuring cup nearby with some boiling water (super hot anyway) and place your container holding the bulk balm inside as you work. It may cut down on the mess. when you get a divit in your poured balm, take a hairdryer or heat gun and remelt the top because adding to the tube will keep the oils separate still and it can flake off on the lips.
When you added more beeswax you heated it up and that made the peppermint dissipate - Always add the oil last after heating -this is true in soap making as well. :)
Hello Becky. I am a soap-maker, as well as a lip balm maker. For many years. Just FYI, you shouldn’t add your vitamin E until everything has been melted. Enjoy your makes!!
Thanks for the tip!
Hello, the same thing goes for any essential oils. They must be added after melting the wax. Heating destroys beneficial compounds and can amplify or deteriorate the scents.
The little stickers that you put on the jam could have been wrapped around the gifted Chapstick.
@@shirleybeattie9606 I thought the same :)
Try melting the ingredients in a glass measuring cup with spout to make it easier to pour.
Becky, it is not a chore. It’s a pleasure to spend time with you. You are such a gem.🦋🌟😊
Hello Becky I’m a candle & lip balm maker when they do get some hole dips you can use a blow dryer and slightly melt the tops that helps to smooth them out and the melted wax travels back down the hole and turns out very nice! 🙂
Hello Becky. Just an idea, you might be able to add colorful card-stock or patterned paper to your chapstick rolls to hide fingerprints after they harden. Just cut paper to size and use glue sticks to apply to the tube. Love the video.
Always enjoy the videos. As a beekeeper a word of caution to anyone using beeswax. Whatever vessel and utensils you use when working with beeswax should never be used for anything else as you never really get the wax cleaned off. It always seems to leave residue even when you think it’s clean.
I agree with this. I have designated melting vessels for my lip balm and a designated one for candle making. I NEVER mix the 2 and never use a food vessel.
Yep. That's your balm bowl now. And funnel.
I make lip balm and headache balms - tip I use my Pyrex measuring cup to melt ingredients and I let it sit in my double boiler. Then I take a syringe and fill it then I fill up my tubes. Less mess and I can fill up the tubes fairly easily. 😊
Becky, down here in Louisiana we call your french toast "bread pudding". Made with a milk/egg/sugar/vanilla custard and stale French bread or baguettes, baked in a casserole dish and topped with a whiskey sauce. Yum.
As the chapstick cools in the tube, it contracts to the walls and leaves the sinkhole in the middle. Most natural chapsticks I've purchased in the past have the hole.
Love your channel. Recently found it and am loving it. Thanks.
Hey Becky, I’m a soap maker, who also makes lip balms … your recipe looks fantastic … something I found really helps for filling tubes is to have a dedicated beaker style vessel or Pyrex measuring cup, so it can be melted and poured from easily.
I love your look at us when you think the cardboard tubes dont push up! So sweet and silly just like a good friend and so happy they turned out for you! You have the biggest heart and love that you share so much with us!
Let's not overlook that Josh's friends & co-workers are saying, " You lucky dog you!" LOL. We all love you, Becky!
Don’t you just know!
Good video, Becky! Brand new craft to me. If the outside of cardboard gets stained perhaps printout a label “Made by Becky” and cover the stick. Thanks good lady!
My almost 2 yr old daughter (Jan 7th 😢 ) ... loves watching you.
She loves baking and helping in the kitchen. I really try to let her because it's cute and I want to teach her..(sometimes it's frustrating 😂 )..
She saw your dog in the background in the beginning and got really excited. She loves animals!! Even though we have none lol.
I am so glad that you invite your daughter to “help” you in the kitchen. My mom wasn’t allowed as she would make a mess, so when I was only 7 she started teaching me how to bake on my own. I’m so appreciative that she did that, as I am 62yo now and am still baking and cooking my heart out! Kudos to you for putting up with the mess for your daughter’s sake.
Just a suggestion: when making soaps lotions chap sticks candles etc. I use specific utensils and containers only for that use. The first time I had a difficult time cleaning my regular kitchen items.
She's such a sweetheart!
Congrats Becky, you're a inspiration for a lot of us ❤
I love watching your dogs doing laps around the island while you are making things! They're cute!❤
Yes. I’m waiting to see her toss a treat to them. 😀❤️😀
I was thinking when watching you fill the tubes that you could wrap those tubes with a really pretty contact paper or maybe do some kind of decoupage wrapping for them. I'm inspired by your video and am going to make some chapstick for myself! Thanks so much for this.
I don't know if this was already suggested, but perhaps you could use a Pyrex glass measuring cup to melt the ChapStick ingredients. The glass is heat safe and has a pour spout for filling tubes without a funnel. Its much easier to see the level of each tube as you fill them. I so enjoy learning new life skills from you. Wishing you and yours a gentle New Year filled with Joy!
I have used the cardboard tubes and learned to wrap the outside of the tubes with saran wrap and when cooled then take it off to prevent oily finger prints
Becky, thank you for being you - kind, sweet and creative! Your videos' are a joy. I made lip balm years ago, but now I have to make them again with your recipe and those fantastic cardboard tubes! Thank you and I hope 2024 is blessed beyond measure for all of your lovely family. ❤❤❤
I love making lip balm and salve!
Here’s my recipe (not as precise as yours though 😂):
2 parts shea butter
2 parts coconut oil (solid, unscented)
1 part beeswax (can as more if needed)
Melt together. Then add 20-40 drops of essential oil of your choice.
Sometimes I add vitamin E and/or jojoba oil.. especially when making salve. I add these after everything else is melted.
That’s pretty much mine as well which reminds me, I need to make some body butter, lol. Happy New Year!
@@firequeen2194 That’s what I would like to try to do to make an all natural body butter. Do you have the recipe for the body butter? All natural ingredients? I love coconut oil & shea butter. Anything that has coconut, I love. If you can, please give the exact amount of the ingredients for the recipe. I would love to make my own body butter and lip balm or salve. Thank you in advance!
@cynthiaaston I’m going to try this recipe out. Does this lip balm stays on the whole day? I don’t like to keep on reapplying my lips. Some lip balms, you constantly got to reapply. Thank you for sharing!
@@nancymoo5354 It does stay on a long time depending on drinking and eating of course. Good luck with making some!
Love watching you. You're my inspiration that keeps me motivated while working in the kitchen as well! One note, as a professional soap maker. I have a spice, tea, and soap store. If you are using homemade lye from ashes, soap needs to cure that long to get rid of any residual lye. I use lye beads, or modern lye. Soap only needs to cure for 48 hours, then. To be safe, you can do a pH test to see if it's stable. Learning that from another expert soap maker was a game changer for me!
I didn't know eggnog was that easy, especially for your coffee. Today I'm canning Honey Ginger Cartots, and baked beans.
So excited a video from Becky uploaded!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Oh my! I had to pause the video to go fix myself a cup of coffee once I seen Becky making hers it suddenly made me need some. Having coffee with a friend!!
It'll be my coffee break time from now on!!❣️☕🥯🧈
Fyi, when using scents, use coffee beans to reset your sense of smell in between scents. It helps. You'll find that they have beans at a Yankee Candle store just for that purpose. ❤
Yap,p
Stores that sell perfumes use coffee beans for that.
I never knew that! That’s really cool.
My brother makes soaps and he has said he's goes nose blind, I keep telling him coffee beans.
When I was an infant in the 50s, a go-to food was egg custard, which is made with egg yolks. My mom got really good at angel food cake and meringues. She would save the whites in the freezer. The meringues were like little nests that held a scoop of ice cream and topped with fresh berries.
What nice memories!
Becky,
Why not use those stickers on the sides of chapstick tubes too. They were made with love just like the jam. ❤️❤️❤️
If you melted the wax in a glass jug/cup with pouring spout, it would be easier. Love your videos. I love going through your other videos for recipe ideas ❤❤
I get excited when I get the notification that a new video has been posted. Thanks for all the hard work.
Our sons and spouses/girlfriends come home for a week every Christmas and I love to feed them! I made two of these croissant casseroles and I put a 16 oz container of blueberries in one and two apples, diced very small, in the other. Both were delicious, but the blueberry was everyone’s favorite.
Becky, you are a jewel. I don't know how you stay so sweet and kind with so much pressure to produce videos. You never let us down.
I'm definitely making the lip balm. I make soap, lotion and crocheted washcloth baskets for a co-worker (he buys 10 baskets) and that would be a great addition.
You can use a straw to fill the lip balm hole. Put your finger over top of straw after putting it in liquid. Once over tube lift finger. Easy control over tiny fill.
I love how real you are. Showing is mistakes and all. It's really reassuring for those of us who can find the things you do intimidating. 😊
OH yeah! You can use Mango Butter instead of the cocoa butter. The Mango Butter smells amazing!
I was coming to say this. Mango butter smells amazing and adds a nice touch to the lip balm. My recipe is equal parts beeswax, mango butter and avocado oil. I usually leave it unscented
I just love the way you are being just open about all you do! Great job ❤❤❤
Ma’am please have your coffee first 😂 I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your family Becky! Thanks for all your hard work over the year. Even my fiancé recognizes your voice now haha. He is slowly getting into gardening videos 🤗
Thank you! You too!
From one Becky to another, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! My husband David and I are in awe of your enthusiasm in each one. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. We're retired and I'm always looking something new to try. I'm going to try candle making and now I'm adding lip balm to my list. Happy New Year 🎉
Being Jewish I don’t celebrate that holiday but I love your gift giving ideas. I am planning on trying to make that chapstick. I love beeswax lip balm. I hope you had an amazing time with your in-laws. I love your kitchen. Thanks so much for being you and happy new year.
Becky, i made the french toast casserol for Christmas. My 92 year old dad LOVED it! He said it was wonderful and when can I make it again? Topped with strawberries and whipped cream rather than syrup..
Hi, Becky, I started watching a couple of months ago, after seeing you on Lisa Bass' podcast. I enjoy watching so much! You are so sweet and calm, and I love the look on your sweet face when you like a recipe! I love your channel, and it has become my new favorite! Happy New Year to you and your little family Becky!
Everything looks delicious! Just wanted to mention I have been making soap for years and if you make hot process instead of cold process you don't have the 4-6 week wait 😉
Great job Becky xoxo! I make skincare products/soap as a side hussle. I find the double boiler method easier for balms with less to and from, you can keep it from solidifying and also you can melt at a lower heat with less chance of affecting the medicinal properties of the ingredients. Use essential oils with care, they can burn if you use too much. I use a jug with a spout for easy pouring as opposed to a bowl. Yes a funnel is good but cleaning is a mission.
I was surprised I didn’t see more comments like this and about how one shouldn’t add extra peppermint essential oil “for good measure”. Most pure essential oils/fragrance can be very irritating to the skin! 😬
Would you be able to use peppermint extract? Or would it not mix in well?
I’ve read many of your comments and they’re all so nice. If I wanted to keep the cardboard tubes, I’d cover them with press and seal so your tube stays clean. Maybe it wouldn’t melt down. I use that stuff for corralling my cords on my Christmas displays to keep the cords in control while stored. Also, you could put a pretty picture around the tube and cover with shipping tape.
OMG, Becky, you make me laugh while I am learning from you. Your spilling of the eggnog, placing the bread in the wrong bowl and knowing your brain is not totally firing is so funny! LOL Now about the chap stick tubes, let the seller know and refer them to your video so they can see for themselves and you might get a refund for faulty products.
I think it’s a lot harder to do everything Becky does while you’re also filming it. That would be very distracting for me, I don’t know how she does it!
Hey, Becky! My daughter made chapstick for the first time this year. And she used tallow for her recipe. it turned out great. she also was going to make soap but she ran out of time, too. I gifted homemade bread and jam this year and everyone loved it.
Great idea!
I use lard or tallow as well as olive oil, coconut oil, and vitamin E.
I love how if something messes up, you just leave it in. You don't try to tell us that everything goes perfectly every time.
I have several metal paper towel holders from dollar tree that I keep my canning lids on. I have one for each of the different size rings stacked on different holders, so I can keep them organized and easy to access.
Thank you Becky for mentioning marionberries that you purchased for your mom a few weeks ago. Loved them! 😊Haven’t had any in at least fifty years. Found some on Amazon and can’t wait to renew the memory. 😊
Hi Becky, hi friends! All the very best to everyone for the new year!
Becky...those croissant boxes make excellent seed starter trays and you can use them to root small cuttings too.
I use the rottusuire chicken containers from Sam’s.
I use the fruit and vegetable containers and also egg cartons (paper you can cut into individual sections and plant the whole thing. My seeds don’t really do very well in the styrofoam cartons. I also use a heated ice pick to make drainage holes in the veg/fruit containers.
@@loriwalker5864 All brilliant ideas 💡!
37:37 Re plain paper gift bags: I used to borrow my friend’s daughter to color all over packing paper to use as gift wrap. You could have Baby A decorate some plain paper gift bags. Works well at any age. =)
Yes! I have given my kids sheets of white butcher paper and markers or ink pads with Christmas rubber stamps and had them “ design” our wrapping paper. Everyone gets a kick out of it.
I love watching you! You’re so young to be so knowledgeable about all things food! Kudo’s to your mom for being such a good teacher! My mom was a “farmers daughter” who didn’t like farming or cooking….so I’m pretty much cookbook and self taught and that started when I got married almost 53 years ago! I need to get a freezer so I can make some of your make ahead casseroles! I need to make some chapstick too! Great Video! Thank you!!!❤❤❤
You need to get the mini silicone spatulas! They work so well when making body products! They work great for regular baking, too!
I love my mini spatulas, I use them all the time.
I don't know if anyone already said this but those cardboard tubes could be decorated so cute with a homemade label or maybe some scrapbook paper.
Back in the day I used a block of foam rubber with slits cut in it to hold the tubes upright. I used the small ones, and filled them with a 5cc syringe which I would flush with boiling water as the salve hardened inside. Gosh I made a mess but gave them out as 🎄 gifts and so many ppl wanted more later!
After seeing the casserole make ahead I was excited about making the croissant bake. It was so good and we had no leftovers. Definitely recommend it!
Did you happen to use Costco croissants? I made it for Christmas breakfast and it never cooked all the way through. We had to toss it. I was thinking that maybe the Costco croissants were too big but I see Becky used Costco ones here. I had it in the oven for a total of almost three hours!
@kimneill1496 Have you checked the temperature your oven cooks at? You can put an oven-safe thermometer in your oven and set the oven on and see if it's cooking at proper temp you set it to. Almost everyone's stove runs slightly hotter or colder and it's good to know for cooking/baking, so you know it will have to cook slightly longer or at a slightly higher temp than the recipe if your oven runs colder for example.
@@Megan9689 Thank you! I have actually been wondering lately if my oven is off ! I am going to do just that. Thank you! I really want those to turn out 😊
That's what I have to do. But this is because my control panel is old and cannot be replaced. So I just live with it. LOL
I've always wanted to make these but was too scared of failing!! TY so much for doing this!❤
has anyone suggested this yet? You could pour your eggnog into your pitcher without the sieve - place the sieve over your jar instead. Pour through that - less mess more control same result 😊
I so thoroughly enjoy “spending time with” you~!! I would have been giggling along side you while you spilled haha. Because that’s so me!
To make a vegan lip balm, replace the lanolin with orange wax, and the beeswax with candelilla wax. Also you can use jajoba oil as a replacement for the sunflower since it is the closet oil in nature to the human body's oil.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. So inspiring to see you make the chapstick. You did a great job and I'm sure they were received with much joy!
Becky, I truly appreciate your genuine spirit and love that you are so real with us. We all make mistakes and watching how you just move through them to make things work and are kind to yourself is inspiring. Thank you for sharing yourself so openly with us!
Hi Becky....just a couple of thoughts from someone who never made lip balm...I would use my computer and printer to design a label to the tubes to cover any fingerprints. Also, I might cut off the fingers of the gloves and put them over the bottom parts of the tube as protection.
I made the croissant brekkie and an egg and sausage one for Christmas morning brunch. They were amazing!
You could have used a glass measuring mug too, Becky! Looks interesting.
Girl!! I can barely find my way to the BR and downstairs before I have my coffee!! You make breakfast, eggnog and a casserole before yours is even finished brewing!!! I love how you keep it "real"!! I get frustrated when I watch "perfect cooks in a perfect kitchen making perfect food"... that's just not me.... I make messes, screw up recipes and occasionally burn something. When I watch you, I'm like I can do that!!!! ❤❤❤
My kids and I live watching your videos. This was so fun to see. My 10 year old wants to make these for the homeschool handi craft fair this year after seeing how you did it. Thanks for sharing.
This was incredibly entertaining! Love the finished product, good job! That egg nog sounds amazing too! Thank you! 😊
Becky you almost had me shedding a tear during the outro with the words of gratitude. Much love ❤ wishing you and your family an amazing new year and I definitely am going to try that chapstick recipe!
Hi Becky, maybe try melting wax in glass measuring cup instead of a bowl. Then you will have a pour spout to fill the tubes. Might make filling small tubes easier. God Bless!
Thanks Becky! Love hanging out in the kitchen with you!
Thanks, Becky, for everything you do. May You and your family have a beautiful Christmas,
Thanks for working out the chapstick recipe. I really like Burt’s Bees too. Peppermint is the key.
I use a rubber band to hold the tubes together and a needless syringe to fill them. I also think the brand of essential oil makes a difference and to remember to use vitamin E that can be ingested. I have have some that’s for lotions only. 😊
Love Bert's Bees!!!! Looks so simple to make. If making more in the future might want to think about having equipment dedicated just for making lip balm. Bowl, spoon, funnel, etc... I know you clean everything well but it's better to be on the safe side. I love your enthusiasm and no fear of trying new things!
Im so going to make my own chapstick! I think if you melted everything in something with a pour spout that would be much easier. Blessings to you!
I love this idea!! It is not only useful, it is a very thoughtful gift as well. I look forward to attempting to make chapstick. 😊
Hey Becky! Just a thought I had while you were making them. Maybe wrapping the bottles in plastic wrap while you’re working with them or painter’s tape, etc. Then when you’re all done you could peel it off!
use a block of florist foam. use one tube to press indentations and create a stand to hold while forming
I absolutely love watching your videos! You’ve inspired me to make gifts for this year, to be better at spending & making use of proteins for future meals.
I so love watching your videos. They are inspiring me to be a better homemaker. I hope your new year is a blessed one.
When making warmed balms I always reserve some for the divot in the middle. It happens because it cools from the outside in and draws the liquids in to the container. Such a thoughtful gift!
I made the french toast casserole for my family for Christmas and they loved it. It's definitely a new Christmas morning tradition.
Happy New Year! Making presents is awesome! I have never made Chapstick...but I really want to! I can only have this in the cold months of winter. Arizona is a melty state! Hahahahahahahaha! They look outstanding!!! Cheers Becky!
I made cornmeal sausage muffins today using my blue corn from New Mexico. Yum!
I really just want to say thank you Becky. I've been watching for a little over a year and a half, and I just am in awe! I love your personality and your love of making homemade, homegrown food and gifts for your friends and family. You've inspired me to start doing the same. This year I made my co-workers vanilla extract and candy. I think your chap stick recipe will be my gift next year. I'm in Florida, so gardening is tough with the extreme heat and humidity but we made a go of it and I'm still harvesting bell peppers (red, green & yellow) tomatoes are done but did well, carrots were a huge source of laughter for us, they looked perfect from the top of the ground, but when pulled they were little 2 inch stubs 😅. Our onions rotted think they were over watered, and the potatoes were grown in bags and buckets and were great. Thank you again for the entertainment and inspiration. Happy New Year!
Hi, the only thing I would change when making the Lip Balm would be melting it in a large glass measuring cup with a pour spout. It would be much easier to control when pouring it in the tube.