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    I finally DID IT!!!! I ground wheat and made bread!!!

    Well, I was able to find my mothers old book that came with her vitamix 3600. Gosh what a book! FULL of recipies and ideas!;) It can even make ice cream and sherbert's and a ton more things. On the grinding wheat section this is what it says...
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    Immediate Communication?

    Another great bit of info from you ICU4dzs!. My home is in the country I live in a very small comunity on a small lake. I have been SS since I was a kid, got alot of it from my mother. My how has G masks and suits for all, well armed and ALOT of other items put away. We will be good for...
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    Immediate Communication?

    Thanks for that info Trends much appreciated.;). I work 50 miles from home one way. I carry a small emergency pack in my vehicle consisiting of 3 days food supply, water, knife, gas mask, small medical kit and a hand gun and ammo. (I have a concealed carry license. In an emergency situation I...
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    I need a few more ideas on what to do with Jalapenos.

    I am so glad I found this subject!! I have been wondering what to do with my peppers as well. Whta is this "fermented jalepeno's onion and garlic" recipie you are talking about? sounds wonderful. Any others, please post would love the info.;)
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    Which wheat? Red? White? Hard? Soft?

    When my mother passeed away we cleaned out her food pantry as my step dad sold the house. ( I can see now where I get the whole ss thing from.) She had whole grain stored in sealed canning jars, but, she used a Vitamix Super 3600 to grind it with. I received the vitamix kinda on accident at the...
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    What Grain Mill should I get?

    There is ALOT of mills for sale on E-BAy. New and used.;) I am looking also.:P
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    Which wheat? Red? White? Hard? Soft?

    THANKs for that info MOOLIE, greatly appreciate it.;) I was just on E-pay looking at the grain mills there. TONS of them with all differrent price ranges. Even the ones mentioned here.
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    Which wheat? Red? White? Hard? Soft?

    ORchick, you made a statement about soft white wheat that I am curiouse about. You stated " For quick bread's, muffins, anywhere gluten development is not wished for, I use soft white wheat." Does soft white wheat NOT have gluten in it? :/My wife is gluten intolerant and glutn makes her sick. I...
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    Question for garlic growers

    I have just started growing garlic, this is my 3rd year. I found wild garlic in the ditches with BIG bulbs, I pulled them and will plant them with some I have bought. This years harvest wasnt very big\. I try to companion plant with my garlic but either way, this was just a bad year. so I have...
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    Stocking Up, Putting Back, Prepping = Paranoia?

    I have been stocking up for as long as I can remember, something instilled in me by my late mother who was a real country girl. She could shoot a squirrel out of a tree with her .22 pistol! And hit it in the head!! She is the one who realy tought her 3 sons to survive, hunt fish and put back...
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    Feed and food prices are supposed to skyrocket again

    If you can get by to harvest, and you have been graced with rain this year, MOST farmers will sell you corn out of there trucks, the will fill a 55 gallon drum or drums in your truck and charge you the bushell price. Most of them dont care who buys it, you or the Grain dealer. They will also...
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    older article but still we should be prepared---

    I have been buying silver coins from trade fairs, garage sales etc. for about the past year and a half tryingto stay somewhat diversified. cant realy afford gold so I went for the next best thing. I am working on expending my garden areas, with not much luck. Here in Missouri we are having a...
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    New Zealand

    Well Hello Besos, as stated before, welcome. This is a very interesting site. Lots of great information, Great people to. ;)
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    Food Prices, Shortages & Inflation - The Trash Index

    DuppyDo, I am not sure why my rabbits are not producing. It just seems the females arent taking. We leave them in for awhile and they do the "Wally gator hop" :P and then ....nothing.
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    Food Prices, Shortages & Inflation - The Trash Index

    Well, I took a job with the county back in June, as I felt it was a safe place try and ride this out. After seeing the way things are run from the INSIDE I realize this wasnt a good idea, I was telling the guys to watch what was happening as this is a tax driven job, they didnt beleive me, know...
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    Hurricane lamps

    Hey great advice here, but I have a question, I have some old oil lamps I bought at an auction with no Globes. They are dark green and round. The wick 's in these are also round. I bought some globes that fit them and when we had a power outage I tried using them, but the globes broke as the...
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    Gun shooting etiquette question

    Well I will say that I dont have any body trying to interupt me when Im doin my yard work anymore!! (In fact, know that I think about it no one even comes DOWN our road when Im mowin anymore :/). And that could explain why the wife makes me weed the garden and flower beds at night also. :P And...
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    Big lots fruit trees

    WOW, I didnt know that big lots carried them, Well, thats on my to-do list for in the morning. I am wanting somemore apple trees. Thanks for that info!!;)
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    Gun shooting etiquette question

    GIT-R-DUNNNN :D
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    Gun shooting etiquette question

    Just sounds like you have some idiot neighbors. I have several large calliber guns and have shot them regularly. Out here in the country its the way it is. Live and let live sorta thing. More than likely they just purchased a new handgun and are out there shooting it. Large caliber X Short...
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