HOMEMADE SPORTS WASH

No perfumed scent or UV brighteners and cheap as!

Half a bar of unscented soap grated (I used ‘Simple’ brand)
1.5 litres of water
1/2 cup washing soda
1/4 cup borax
1 litre hot water

Place soap in a large saucepan with the first quantity of water and heat on low until soap is dissolved. Stir in washing soda and borax. Stir for a few minutes until thickened and remove from heat.
Add 1 litre hot water to a bucket. Add soap mixture and mix well.
Fill bucket with another 5 litres of hot water and mix well. . Pour into old 2L plastic milk bottles and set aside for 24 hours or until mixture thickens (mine thickened overnight).
Use half a cup of mixture per load of washing—the blue scoops that come with regular washing powder are great if you have any laying around as they are a 1/4 cup...so just add two. Be sure to shake the bottles before use as the mixture does tend to go a little gluggy after a while.
Makes around 8 litres, which will give you around 60 washes all for under 5 dollars!

You can grab the washing soda and borax at your local Bin Inn store.

VENISON JERKY RECIPE

A great tasting snack to take hunting...if you can stop yourself from eating it all beforehand.

1½ -2lbs. venison steak
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
1½ tsp liquid smoke
½ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp fresh crushed garlic
¼ tsp chili powder
½ tsp cracked pepper

Trim away all fat & sinew from meat. Slice meat into 4mm thick strips – cutting along the grain, not through. Place meat into zip-lock plastic bag.

Mix all other ingredients & pour over meat. Let out the air and seal bag. Refrigerate for 12-48 hours. Mix contents of bag once or twice while marinating.

Drain off and excess liquid. Hang meat from oven racks using toothpicks. Set oven to around 70 C until done. May take 3 - 8 hours depending on temperature and thickness of slices. Let cool before putting in bag or jar for storage.