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Ummm, :sick . You know, I have no issues changing diapers, butchering cute rabbits, pulling guts out of a turkey carcass, or going in to rearrange a stuck kid but knowing what is in my compost, I can't get myself to take the plunge. >.< I admire you all for being so brave. LOL BUT, thank...

Oh, duh. I just googled it. *smacks forehead* I swear, last time I looked (about two years ago) I couldn't come up with ANY results online. *blush* Well, for anyone interested, here are a few links.... http://www.amazon.com/HOKCO-Compost-Thermometer/dp/B002FE5R8Y...

I had a compost thermometer several years ago. I LOVED it! It helped me keep tabs on my compost bin - turn it at just the right time or leave it alone. I was able to make compost real fast using it. I've searched high and low for a new one but even garden center employees look at me with...

The event is the American Fuzzy Lop & Jersey Wooly National shows (ARBA recognized rabbit breeds) in Reno, NV. The favors are for a combined awards banquet. Center pieces will be done by someone else. My idea for awards were actually horseshoes with trophy labels on them :) but my hosting...

I need to make table favors for an event. The theme is western. I'm told my budget is only $2 per favor. I'm told people like keepsake favors best but store bought stuff is too expensive. I'll need to make the favors to have any hope of staying within budget. Does anyone have ANY ideas of...

:lol: I like it.

I didn't read through this all because I just have a minute before I gotta run my boys into town. Here is my method (actually Martha Stewart gets credit for this one). It works perfectly every time. I use eggs stored for about a week because I'm not good at peeling fresh ones. 1. Place...

ROFL! :lol: Is goat milk soap expensive to make? @ BarefootMom - where do you age your cheese?

My son's does kidded so I get to go out and milk today! :ya I had a great time shopping Caprinesupply.com yesterday buying cheese making products and can't wait 'til they get here! My son, now 11yrs old, made simple queso blanco last year. We also made ricotta. This year we're going to try...

:yuckyuck Yeah, funny and sad at the same time. To trademark a VERB is utterly arrogant, greedy, unethical, and a very bad move for their business if they are asking for continued support. :rolleyes: Yeah, right. When their backyard pigs fly. I have taken part in successful boycotts...

Mmmm, that sounds good. Thank you for answering. :)

Thank you for those links. :) I have a question now. Do you not have to take off the membrane after you take the peel off?! I pictured me having to peel, separate segments, and then painstakingly pick and peel off the membranes off each segments. Store bought mandarin organges don't have...

I was thinking of canning the segments but it seems like it would be sooo much work to get all the membranes of those teeny tiny pieces. Did you think it was real labor intensive?

So, did you have problems with liquid leakage like I did (and the Farmer's Wife)?

A very kind lady has invited me and my children to pick mandarin oranges in her orchard tomorrow. Since we'll have a load of them, I'd like to can them. She suggested juicing them for canning. Has anyone done this before? I believe it's pretty straight forward - wash, peel, juice, bring to...

A meal I made for a family reunion was pulled pork. I bought pork loin roasts from Costco and stuck 'em in crock pots in the am. I seasoned one with Rosemary Herb Seasoning Mix from Pampered chef and the other with lots of garlic and onion. Salt and pepper, too. After they were done, I...

I haven't gone through this entire thread but besides my #10 can dry beans for uber long storage, I have 40 lb bags of beans to can for convenient meals. It's sooo much cheaper than buying canned beans at the grocery store and you can make so many different things from very few varieties of...

"A penny saved is a penny earned" - Benjamin Franklin I haven't spent anything today (yet) so I guess I've earned. :) Earlier this month, though, the kids and I made a cull list. We wrote down all the animals we could do without, so we could decrease our chore time. I listed the superfluous...

I made chocolate brownies topped with chocolate fudge yesterday. It's all gone today so I'm good for a while. :rolleyes: Seriously, though...:gig Yeah, not gonna do well without it. FYI, chocolate stores fairly well in the deep freeze but it blooms and the taste may be a bit off when you...

Angoras!!! :drool Soooo darn cute :love I know Allen from Eureka Mohair in California. Love his goats. :) You've got to post pics when you get them.