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Doing away with the penny would anger my 3-yr-old DD too. She'd rather have a penny than a quarter any day! Now I kinda feel bad for all the pennies I melted in high school chem lab.... :rolleyes:

I have a Lodge dutch oven, it's ok, but I really prefer my Wagners--I have 3 of those and they are awesome. I cook whatever I want to in mine. The dutch oven needs re-seasoned often, but that is probably because it is used more for liquids. It does take a little know-how to cook on cast-iron...

I like the really old cast iron best. You can tell the quality is better on the old ones. The metal should not be pitted. Ideally it should not be rough. I think they pre-season them to try to hide the fact that they are cheaply made. I prefer to season them myself. It probably won't stick...

Hi Boogity, I have a batch of ACV that's been going for about 2 weeks now. One thing importantly I would mention is that you don't want a tight fitting lid on it. It needs air to work. Get an old t-shirt or bedsheet and use that to cover the bucket (use string, bungee, rubberband to hold it...

Here's a mortgage loan calculator that you can plug in some numbers and get an idea of what your monthly payments would be. http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/mortgages/mortgage-calculator.aspx IMO, I feel that if you can buy a starter home very cheap and be satisfied with it as a short-term...

I don't think the bank will give you a loan for that amount right now, especially in this economy, but even then your income to expense ratio will not accomodate it. I forget the ratio, but you can find it online. Their conditions to loan are a lot stricter than they used to be and although...

Put your apple juice into a clean jar and cover it with a piece of cloth and a rubberband. Stick it in a dark place at room temp and it will do its thing. One week into making apple cider vinegar, mine was hard cider. Stir and check it everyday, because it changes quickly. Very easy!

:welcome ELDERWOODCA! :frow Sounds like you already have a lot of knowledge and skills to help you on your way. I'm trying to raise as much of my own food on 1 acre as I possibly can. Having that second acre would be quite an asset. It comes down to making every square foot of space...

I think I can get enough to make it worth a try. I need to get back out in the woods anyways and do a little mushroom hunting. Boy, I wish I could go today! Gorgeous day today... But I've got a few things I promised my husband I'd get done while he's at work (I'd feel bad anyway 'cause he's...

I couldn't get any concord grapes this year since my MIL's grapes didn't do anything. But I did get my hands on a lot of wild grapes. I had to wonder if they would amount to anything, they are so small and have hardly any flesh to them. But they sure did! I was really pleased with how it...

I've got 39 chickens in a 8x14 barn/coop (the barn is even bigger than that, that's just what I have sectioned off for them). I think they have too much room, actually. It's hard to keep them snug in the winter. I'm going to plan to build a better coop next spring and put this space back to...

My DH was almost scared out of his stand by a squirrel once (the squirrel got a good scare too). I'm sure a raccoon would send you flyin'! :gig

Don't remember where I saw it, so no pic....but I saw where someone had dug a small row and set them upside-down in it and used them to border a flower bed. With all the different sizes and colors, I thought it was neat.

I had PUPPS early in my first pregnancy, lasted about a month then suddenly disappeared. MISERABLE. You have my sympathy!! :hugs

Darn, I was just in Krogers, but was in a hurry...didn't think to look.... I am craving some french onion soup now too! :drool Thanks for the info on canning them, farmerlor. I am just getting the hang of pressure canning. Never thought about canned onions!

368 pages...the book sounds thorough. I will definitely check that out! Wild hazelnuts did well around here this year. I've come home with my pockets full on a couple short strolls. My MIL has 2 trees that she really has to work to beat the squirrels to them. These wild ones are smaller...

Those are all really good wishes! Even a puppy could grow up to be useful. ;) I'll be darned if I EVER spend $300 on a stupid IPOD so my kid can sit in a corner, twiddling her thumbs and ignoring everybody all day! I vote for getting your 10-yr-old the beekeeping equipment. :D Aside from...

That's cool. I wish we had a class like that around here. Or maybe I should start one? It would be cool to have a club. I know a lot of things that can be harvested from the woods, but I'd like to know more. If it weren't for my FIL, who was a real WILD MAN who loved the woods, I wouldn't...

Oooh, that IS a deal! I've been lucky to find them at 3lb for a $1. (Which is why I grew my own this year--we use a LOT of onions.) Onions are easier to store than most things, since they don't require it to be particularly cold or humid. You want to hang them in small bunches in their...

Every once in awhile, I'll come across one around here. They used to be very common, but not anymore...wonder if there's some disease or something knocking them out? I think the fruit make a neat fall decoration. You can cut them into circle slices and dry them too, use them in crafts.