Several times over the past years, I have wished with all my heart I could call Mr. Migaki, my favorite teacher of all time who sparked curiosity and the love of science in my fifth-grade self.
I needed to ask him about minerals and crystals and why borax and washing soda—both of them ingredients in our homemade laundry liquid and powder detergents—can be powdery soft one day and hard as a rock the next.
I was reminded once again of this curiosity when I received this message from EC reader Pat.
Dear Mary: Your Everyday Cheapskate daily newsletter (everydaycheapskate.com/signup) is one of the few emails I receive that I open and read every day, without fail. Both your product recommendations and your recipes are wonderful….