Toddlers and Detergent
I enjoy reading (a few) Works for Me Wednesday posts, sponsered by Rocks in my Dryer. I've laughed at that name, but was a little taken aback to find blocks in my washer. I guess that is what happens when a toddler who loves to "put in" sees you putting dirty laundry into a hamper.
Has anyone tried Charlie's Soap? I had to try it when I read that they'd done a test using cotton prefolds to see if it built up over washings. I *think* I like it. You only use 1 TBSP per load, so my bag of 80 washings is smaller than a first grader's lunch sack. My diapers are softer than ever and my wash seems nice and clean. I think this would be a great detergent for an apartment dweller or elderly person because you need so little of it.
(For cloth diaper users.)
Unfortunately, diapers seem to be smelling like ammonia really quickly. I have changed my wash cycle from a hot wash with an additional detergent-free hot cycle to a hot wash with an additional detergent-free cold cycle, so that could change things. Also, the weather has been super-duper-hot and humid, which would also encourage the ammonia reaction. I also have been using the full 1 TBSP of detergent though I had previously used about 1/4 the recommended amount of detergent. 1/4 TBSP just seems like so little to me, I can't quite believe that it would actually clean anything! Any thoughts?
posted by emily @ 12:43 PM
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What a sad story about the baby!
yes, I have an ice shaver ($10 from Korean grocery store; I think sometimes places like Target sell sno-cone makers for kids).
Soak red beans. Boil until soft. Add sugar. Put yummy stuff on top of ice. eat. ;P That's about it! Sometimes I use juice or Kool-Aid instead of milk too; whatever you want!
I checked out a Korean cookbook from the library which informed me that red beans are adzuki beans. I thought red beans were kidney beans! Oops. I'll look for adzuki beans next time I'm at the grocery.
are you using baking soda and vinegar in your wash? That is my way to ensure no ammonia smell. I use 1/4 cup baking soda (gets added with the detergent) and 1/4 cup vinegar (gets added to the laundry softener slot)
Do you know if your water is hard or soft? If you have hard water you may need to strip the diapers because you could have a mineral build up. If that could be the problem I can find a protocol for stripping that I used when we lived in Tucson (hard water there)
I use 1 TBSP of detergent for diaper loads, 2 TBSP for regular loads. I'm using Bi-O-Kleen Laundry Powder these days and I like it
Oh yeah, I was thinking about that--I should clarified that they are adzuki beans. ;P If you like the taste of kidney beans (and don't associate them with Texas-style chili like I do), they could work.
Also, you should drain the beans before mixing the sugar around.
Tawianese style shaved ice uses "green beans," (and grass jelly...YUMMM I LOVE grass jelly!) little beans that are green, not actually "green beans." I'm not sure what they are--perhaps mung beans? Anyway, I think any kind of small-ish bean (for asthetics) that doesn't get too mealy/powdery (like, I think lima beans would be gross) that has a sort of sweet flavor would work. Like I said, in the Philippines they use corn!
Ellie - I went to the Asian Market today and got green beans (mung), red beans, and soba noodles. :-) There were green/red bean drink packages, but I couldn't read the instructions as they were all in chinese. The beans-alone packages were cheaper, anyways.
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