Do-it-your-own

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 can Campbell's chicken broth (plus 1 can of water)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon MSG or Accent Flavor Enhancer
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. First make a roux by combining the oil with 1 1/2 tablespoons of flour
in a medium saucepan over low heat. Heat the mixture for 20-30 minutes,
stirring often, until it is a dark chocolate color.

2. Remove the roux from the heat, stir in the rest of the flour, and add the
remaining ingredients to the saucepan; mix well.

3. Put the saucepan back over the heat, turn it up to medium and bring the
gravy to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until thick.

Makes about 3 cups. It goes so well with homemade mashed potatoes too!

Lip Gloss Recipe

Materials Needed:

Paraffin wax
Coconut oil
Petroleum jelly
Candy melts (to color the gloss and make it taste sweet)
Oil-based candy flavoring (if you want a special flavor)
Grater
Wax paper
Ziploc bag
Small container (recycle old makeup containers or 35mm film containers, or look in stores that carry beads, crafts, or fishing tackle)

Instructions:
Grate some paraffin wax onto wax paper. Measure 1/4 teaspoon grated wax into the plastic bag. Add 1 teaspoon coconut oil, 1 teaspoon petroleum jelly, and 1 candy melt. Add 1/8 teaspoon oil-based candy flavoring if you like.

Seal the bag and carefully put it in a bowl of hot tap water to melt ingredients, about 3-5 minutes.

(Use tap water! Never use a microwave or stove to heat the water).

Once all the ingredients are melted, remove the bag from the water. Squish ingredients around in bag to mix; work quickly! Clip off a tiny corner of the bag and squeeze gloss into the clean container. Let it set for an hour, or put it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

There you go! Use a cotton swab instead of your finger to apply gloss. Your lip-gloss should last a long time. If it changes color, odor, or texture, though, throw it away.