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    Food Prices, Shortages & Inflation - The Trash Index

    Okay what did I miss... Cooking at home has always been cheaper... Plus you know whats in your food... pre packaged food is full of salt... Making your own bread, pasta ( still gotta try that one), etc is aways better. just my 25 cents
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    Non-Electric Appliances, Tools, And Gadgets.

    I have a manual can opener ( I don't get along with the electric one) LOL...( Have Wisk) but would love a hand crank egg beater any suggestions where to order a good one ??? I remember my grandma lester had one don't know what happened to it... would also like to get a good hand crank grain mill...
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    Dehydrated/Freeze Dried Meat/??????

    I have been going round and round with myself whether or not to order the freeze dried meat combo from www.beprepared.com. Have any of you tried them and if so what are your thoughts... Thank you.. !!!!!
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    whole lotta shakin goin on!!!

    Am I understanding correctly that there were earthquackes today in both colorado and Virgina????? wifezilla glad to know you are alright... and everyone else too.. I wonder if we can have earthquakes here in texas... I know we have a fault line that runs through waco. Plus it runs right under...
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    Food Prices, Shortages & Inflation - The Trash Index

    Here's a link to the story: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/22/social-security-disability-payments-may-cease-in-2017/
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    How would you evaluate....?

    When my sister and her husband lived in Virgina, they lived on a organic farm..to help pay their rent they did chores around the farm .. they also went to the farmers market and helped sell stuff.. Frances even told me they helped with harvesting the chickens etc... They now own their own...
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    Best clothing brands for used clothes

    Back in 2008 Hubby took me to ColdWater Creek and bought me a couple items... Afew months later I got a catalog from them with a 40 % off coupon.. We went to their store here in town and they were haveing a 60 to 70 percent off sale... I was able to get 1200.00 worth of cloths for 279.00.. I'm...
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    Seedsaving: what seeds are you saving?

    assorted varieties of canaloupe seeds, ( hales best, Rocky Ford, Israli), 3 varities of heirloom peas, tomatoes and winter squash.. Guadalope Gold corn.. wish list: Quinoa, Amarantha,
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    Pie Crust Soft White Wheat

    Thank you everyone.... so far for the recipes for me to try... I will make a pie sometime today.. that way we will have dessert tonight and tomorrow...
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    Pie Crust Soft White Wheat

    I finally was able to get something to open my supper pail of Soft White Wheat and ground some of it up this morning.. Does anyone have a recipe for a single and or double pie crust using fresh ground soft white wheat. ??? Thank you. I have a small container of lard also... if possible I'd like...
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    Is it ok to feed chickens old milk?

    Mine love cottage cheese but mine is store bought.. haven't learned to make cheese yet have recipes just gotta get supplies and get milk from store or get some goats milk from lady at church... I'm getting 1/2 gallon from her right now but I drink it LOL.. I give the girls a couple spoonfuls...
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    Completely off The Grid ( aol news article)

    How expensive is it really to go completly solar???? We live in town so not sure it its feasable .... plus don't know it the roof of our house would take it. My step son worked for a company a few years ago in Austin installing solar panels when the goverment was giving money for it.. But the...
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    Completely off The Grid ( aol news article)

    http://energy.aol.com/2011/08/13/completely-off-the-grid/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%7C87592
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    Does anyone freeze their rice or beans for a while before storing?

    I put my rice, and spaghetti in the feezer... I also put my pop corn in there that I use for corn meal... I keep my store flour in there too.. When I grind flour I store it in there too because after it's ground it starts to loose vitamins...
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    Good place to buy Apple cider jugs and caps??

    Does anyone have the recipe for making your own vinegar???? and if so could you post it... Thank you I saved the site for the specialty bottles..
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    Stock up alert!

    Hubby took me to Colorado last summer... On the way back we saw Rock Ford Cantalope in one of the stores .. we picked up several.. I have never had them He is from Tribune Kansas and grew up with Rocky ford peaches and cantalopes.. The cantalope were fantastic.. The following week the wal...
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    Just thought I'd share

    Good mama chicken and Kitty !!!!! Love the picture...
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    Thinking of moving- looking at southwest US-need input.

    How about Waco, Texas or the surrounding towns ( China Springs, Valley Mills, Moody, Lorena, Robinson to name a few !!!!) Would love to have some more duck people close by.. Cost of living is lower here too.. In waco we have two big hospitals and in Temple we have Scott and white plus the VA...
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    new favorite snack

    I'm enjoying cherries while they are in season and on sale !!!! I finally caught the Rainer cherries on sale last week now I know why mom bought them and wouldn't share when we were little LOL>> ... I got the regular ones yesterday ... I'm going to miss them when they go... HeB also had apricots...
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    111 here, and chickens are dying

    It got up to 107 here today... calling for 109 tomorrow... I went out a little while ago and refilled the water containers with fresh cool water.. I have two rubber maid tubs for the ducks to float in... we shut down the bath tub last month and hubby shut down the kiddy pool yesterday... to help...
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