Pot Scrubber

Among other things, you did not need to buy that pot scrubber.

If you get out hiking like you should, or if you live in a place like I do-where mountains, lakes and trees abound-then you can easily find many of these. Pine cones are excellent pot scrubbers. When you are done, throw them back in the yard. Much better than the gross diseased scrubby thing you keep using over and over. Yuck!

They are NOT dirty. They are as safe and clean as picking organic produce from your own garden to make a salad.  Remember this when a piece of cone is in your water. There are hundreds of unhealthy chemicals in everything you buy to do certain tasks. A piece of pine cone is NOT one of them. Change the way you see the world and your world will change.

(Yes, your water will look yellowish and you might even see some dirt. Just finish the freaking task and dry your dish. Now, look at it. It's CLEAN. Did you hear me? Look me in the eye, IT"S FREAKING CLEAN. Now put it back in the cupboard and do something else and stop being a puppet of economic consumerism and corporate/media propaganda.) 

I use the Blue Spruce as a regular scrubber and a firmer and harder Ponderosa Pine cone for getting tough eggs or potatoes off my pan after cooking. Some pine cones are sharp and will not work without using a glove. I have so many options I just don't use them unless they work well and easily.

It's one more way to minimize, and it's fun to work with nature to simplify and energize your life.

Tip: Collect a bunch of cones that work for you and set them on the counter in a nice wooden bowl. They look cool and might even offer a scent of pine.