Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Effective toothpaste for sore gums

 For example, if you have a toothache, the dentist will say, "This tooth is fine, just clean it well."

If cavities or other problems are found, they can be treated, but sometimes there is pain even though there should be no problem with the tooth.

I had teeth that constantly bothered me. I get them cleaned at the dentist every month and floss every night before bed. But I still suffered for several years.



Then, I tried this method and within a month the swelling subsided, there was no bleeding when my doctor cleaned it, and the pain disappeared.

It's a very mysterious old Japanese method.  Why did they use eggplant stem ? My dentist believes the cleaning helped, but I'm convinced it was the eggplant .



To make this toothpaste prepare 20-30 eggplant stems (like hats), wash them thoroughly, and dry them well. Place them in a clay pot, cover, and steam for 2-3 hours. Do not open the lid during this time. ( Be careful, if you open the lid at this point it will turn to ash, but the necessary ingredient is not ash. ) Turn off the heat and leave to cool. Once completely cooled, grind the blackened stems into powder. Sift the powder, grind it further into powder, add salt, and store in a tin or glass jar. 



A old lady says it's easy to make at home. But I use it that's already made and sold.  It's available at organic food stores in Japan.

It's just a toothpaste made from eggplant and salt, so naturally it tastes like burnt salted eggplant.. !!



Lined mittens

 Hello, Did you enjoy your summer vacation ?  It's been awfully hot here with very little rain. Then, Finally cooler here too. I miss the wood fire and frost...!!

I spun some yarn during the summer, 



and knitted mittens for my husband's birthday.

 Unfortunately, the left and right of these mittens are different colors. This is because I grabbed the fleece without thinking.  Although, this is from the same , one sheep's  fleece, and it's a natural gradation.

To increase the warmth, I also knitted a lining. Picked up the same number of stitches and knitted everything except the thumb, completely covering the body of mitten.



Why I didn't notice that we can knit and read at the same time.


Every year I bake a sponge cake with decoration, The year before last it was raspberry with pink cream , last year it was chocolate cream, and this year I chose muscat and simple cream. It was delicious. Anyways my husband was delighted with the warmly gift.