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Post by sugarspinner on Jan 16, 2016 20:51:15 GMT
Probably our favorite "make it yourself and don't pay an arm and a leg for one at the store" item is our corn bag. Because DH has a lot of problems with back, neck, shoulder and leg pains, we had looked at the heatable bags available. They are often filled with cherry pits. We don't have an abundance of cherry pits, but we do have an abundance of dry corn. I've made variously shaped denim bags (worn-out jeans), stuffed them with dry corn and sewed them shut. Then we heat them either in the microwave for 5 minutes or, very carefully, on a griddle on the wood stove. These hold heat for several minutes, are very economical and really do help with our aches and pains.
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Post by partndn on Jan 16, 2016 21:04:30 GMT
Hello new person  I love these things. I have one that I use all the time, and in cold weather, I usually use it when I get in the bed (like the old warmer thingie people used to heat with coals), to take the chill off the sheets. I have always wondered about corn. Forgive me if I'm just stupid, but I wonder why it doesn't "pop" after being heated .. does it depend on what type? or the absence of oil? |
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Post by themotherhen on Jan 16, 2016 21:14:58 GMT
partndn, I think it is the type of corn since some varieties of corn seed sold are "popcorn" varieties. And welcome, sugarspinner, nice to have you here.
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Post by sugarspinner on Jan 17, 2016 4:01:08 GMT
Hello new person I love these things. I have one that I use all the time, and in cold weather, I usually use it when I get in the bed (like the old warmer thingie people used to heat with coals), to take the chill off the sheets. I have always wondered about corn. Forgive me if I'm just stupid, but I wonder why it doesn't "pop" after being heated .. does it depend on what type? or the absence of oil? Yes, the type of corn matters - and it must be really dry. I'm just using field corn from our bins. It would be 12-15% moisture. This won't pop. It does, however, occasionally smell a bit like popcorn when I take it from the microwave or oven(I forgot to say, they can be heated there, also.) I've tried adding herbs but they don't seem to retain the herbal scent for any length of time. |
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Post by cornhusker on Mar 15, 2016 16:41:44 GMT
We use "rice bags"
Same principle, just uses dry rice instead of corn.
We use them for bead warmers, sore neck, just about anything.
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Post by wolfmom on Mar 16, 2016 13:25:30 GMT
We use "rice bags" Same principle, just uses dry rice instead of corn. We use them for bead warmers, sore neck, just about anything. ~~~Yup, rice bags. Stays warm for a long time. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 13:48:28 GMT
Rice bags here too. I heated one up for about 1 minute, placed it in a plastic storage bag and put it in with some chicks I was transporting. 3hours later it still had some warmth and the chicks were doing fine laying next to it.
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