Hello again! I just wanted to pop in and update. Our chicks have grown fast....they began producing eggs last month. This month I had a visit from code enforcement. I am now working with my city councilmen to get hens on the 'allowable animal' list. Apparently only cats and dogs are allowed...
It's fully peach season here. Plum, too. I picked a tree full of plums on Monday and most of a tree full of peaches Tuesday. I made 30 pints of peach related jams yesterday. :)
Peach Strawberry
Vanilla Peach (my favorite!)
Vanilla Peach-Plum
Spiced Peach
I get to go back tomorrow and get...
Hello, hello, Everyone! I have not been here in a while!
We are fully recovered from my daughter's surgery. We have added another rabbit to our family for manure.
The garden is producing some lettuce for us. Carrots are growing.
We've gotten our chicks!!!
We are building a beautiful...
Oh, you also asked about Splenda. I stay as far away from it as possible. It's along the same lines as aspartame, nutrasweet and other poisonous man-made sweeteners. Do some research and stick with honey and stevia.
http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=52&db=6&C0=17 has lots of links to start...
Welcome to you!!! I have the same falling-asleep issue when I eat too many carbs at once. In fact, I'll be sleepy soon, 'cause we had pancakes for dinner! Good thing we'll be watching a movie together this evening.
As far as kombucha, it tastes like apple cider, with a bit of a kick. If...
I use a different username most everywhere but here. I wanted to try something new when I joined.
HannaLee has two meanings. First, I love the name Hannah, but my husband didn't want to name any of our many girls by that name, so I thought it might as well be mine on the web!
Secondly, it...
I got my first pressure canner off of Craig's List for $15, my second off E-Bay for $50, cost and shipping together. New, there's a Presto on Amazon for $75.
We disliked water till we bought our Berkey. A week afterward, my son said, "Mom, it's like I can't get enough water now!" It's been almost a year and we are still drinking like never before.
I posted an applesauce tutorial on my recipe blog: http://feedingthecrew.blogspot.com/2009/10/applesauce-tutorial.html
I just finished a pear tutorial and posted it this morning: http://feedingthecrew.blogspot.com/2009/12/canning-pears-photo-tutorial.html
Both of them would be easy...
WZ, tell me about this symptom: After a carby meal or snack is ingested, 10-20 minutes later, overwhelming sleepiness results in a 'forced' nap of 10-20 minutes. I call it a 'sugar coma'.
I made 6 quarts of pear-applesauce y'day and have more made tonight. Actually canning it will have to wait till tomorrow, though. The night got away from me!
If you use Mozilla FireFox, you can download an add on you can get to block all those pop ups. I visited the OldFashionedLiving site and saw just the site with no ads. :)
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