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    reflux treatment options - bitter tea?

    I hope you've found something to help before now, but just in case: separately, carrot juice and honey do help with reflux. for some people going gluten free will also stop acid reflux To help your digestion: Betaine is great to increase your stomach's acidity. ACV comes in capsules, or you...
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    what would grandma have done with this beef broth...?

    I would use it.
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    pressure cooker modification

    No, thank you all. I've been a homesteader-wanna-be lurker for just over a year, and am glad i can contribute
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    pressure cooker modification

    So many creative minds out there
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    pressure cooker modification

    I'm not about to do this myself, but found this to be very interesting/creative http://www.hippressurecooking.com/good-pressure-cooker-hacks/
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    Cleaning Cast Iron pans ?

    I used to use vegetable oil, but never really got it well seasoned [eggs would still occasionally stick] until i started using animal fats. I admit, it may have been it just needed a lot more seasoning, but I tried with the veg oil for a long time, and was much happier with the surface so...
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    peeling chicken feet

    How important is it to get all the skin off chicken feet before simmering to make broth? I'm going to strain it, so i'm not worried about scales/particulate matter. I just don't know if there's something in the skin/scales that may affect the flavor. I had saved several feet and want to...
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    would love to learn how to caponize

    There's a pretty long thread on BackYardChickens that has a lot of info http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=210041 starts good but got locked bec a few people with issues chimed in. Good luck
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    Healthy, soft serve chocolate ice cream.

    how about an avocado???
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    Fiddlehead Ferns

    I was told to blanch them and toss that water to take out some of the bitterness. they still tasted pretty bitter to me. Since we are talking about them, are 'fiddlehead ferns' a particular kind of fern, or just the uncurled developing leaf of ALL ferns? I've never myself gone collecting in...
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    Where do you get your kefir/kombucha starters?

    how do you "keep your SCOBY under 1/2 inch thick" ?
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    baking stone substitute

    all good points I think i'll keep looking for the unglazed tile in a local store or a baking stone at a yard sale this spring thanks all
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    baking stone substitute

    that's why i'm asking first. I'm chicken.
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    baking stone substitute

    it is natural stone, not heatproof to my knowledge. I have been looking for unglazed tile. [it was mentioned on another thread as a less expensive baking stone], but looking at the leftover tile I started wondering.
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    baking stone substitute

    Any opinion on using bluestone as a baking stone? or is it more likely to crack/shatter. [I ask bec we have some leftover from a project]
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