spiritual musings, grass scubber

 तस्मादसक्त: सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर |

असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुष: || 19||

BG  3. 18: Therefore, giving up attachment, perform actions as a matter of duty, for by working without being attached to the fruits, one attains the Supreme.

grass scrubber

My grandma usually use to scrub soiled  utensils with dried grass and rub them with sand (colloquially known as n baalu ret in Haryanvi language, which can  be 

found almost anywhere in  Bhiwani  district of Haryana . A tightly wadded up handful of dried grass( Doob grass duchab etc) makes an incredible pot & pan 

scrubber.  Add some water  and you’ll never know it wasn’t store bought.  You can tie a piece of cord around it and reuse it several times if you want to.  Dried grass can be used in all kinds of ways.   My grand maa used to wash terra-cota pans like bilowani(Earthen pot used to churn curd and make  butter and butter milk), and kadhawani (Earthen pot used to boil milk on 'hara' हारा milk is left to cook in it the whole day and turns pinkish and gets a peculiar taste) with daab grass( An evergreen wild weed which has deep roots going down to water level) small broom,4-5 inch long).   Mother Nature provides us with so much when it comes to being self sufficient in rural areas.  From food to shelter to pot scrubbers.  You just have to know where to look.

Hope you’ve found this useful too. 

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