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    DIY detergent, toothpaste and mowthwash

    I just made some of this and put it in an empty cinnamon shaker. I also brushed my teeth with it. The peppermint flavor didn't really come through. It just tasted like baking soda. My teeth do feel clean though, so i'll probably use up what i made and see how i like it.
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    Sufficient Self Member Map

    I added Neko-chan, Bethanial, and Bubblingbrooks. :) eta: ....and learned a little geography in the meantime. I think i never actually knew where Tasmania was located. Thanks! ;)
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    tips for canning citrus?

    oooh i may try that. It can't hurt. Maybe i'll do a test jar to see how it comes out.
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    tips for canning citrus?

    I was thinking about that, but i don't have a juicer - manual or otherwise. Do you think those thick membranes would mess up the texture if i just pureed them to death in my blender?
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    tips for canning citrus?

    I have a wonderful source for lots and lots of tangelos, and a few days ago i canned just a pint of them in medium syrup. Today, we tried them. The flavor is really wonderful. But the inside of the fruit is pretty much liquefied, and the membrane is a little chewy. This presents a very...
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    Canning Pumpkin - What did i do wrong?

    Oh, y'all are awesome. Thank you. I know what i did now. I took the weight off of the canner to let the pressure out. As soon as i did, there was a constant forced stream of steam out of there for about 15 minutes. I remember thinking, "i don't think i was supposed to do that." Ha! Well...
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    Canning Pumpkin - What did i do wrong?

    See the problem? Lots of the water is gone. I assume that this means that the water boiled out of the jars while in the canner, but what could i have done to prevent this? I canned it in my pressure canner (All American) for 90 minutes at ten pounds pressure, per USDA instructions. I left...
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    Well, dang! I went to transfer it, and i found some mold in one of the jars. Then i started sniffing again, and i wasn't satisfied that either jar made the real thing, so i tossed it. I will have to try again. :(
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    O.k. thank you. At least i should be able to use it to jump start future batches, even if it doesn't develop a big loogie. ;)
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    Oh Thank you!!! ORChick, i'm planning to do it just to see, but what do you think will come of it if i put it in a sealed bottle now? Will it grow a mother that i can use to make vinegar more quickly? Mine doesn't appear to have any mold on it or anything, but i don't see a mother either...
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    three WEEKS?! i thought it was three MONTHS!!!
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    Hehe O.k. thanks for your help. Maybe if there had been a smaller hole at the top, less of it would've evaporated? I used mason jars. Big wide hole. I also wonder if i would've had better results if i had had a cooler place to keep it. This is Texas, so there are only so many places. I...
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    Oh dear. Thanks for responding. Clearly, i missed a step. I've had it in jars with t-shirt cloth over the top, in a closet since May. At what point was i supposed to bottle it? Could i still bottle it now and try to develop a mother?
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    Help! What did i do wrong with my ACV?

    I started my ACV in May. Today, i got it out of its hiding place, and it definitely smells like ACV, but there's hardly any there! It all evaporated! Did i miss something that would have prevented this? I used a whole bag of apples to make maybe a cup of vinegar! Oh, also, i'm not sure that...
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    Buying our first goat!!! Need advice.

    I'm very excited that my husband and i may be about to finally buy our first goat! So i'm doing some research and asking questions. But i need some general information from regular folks. We're getting a free Boer buck from a friend, whose kid raised it to show in the fair. So my husband did...
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    Need some SS ideas

    I'm putting that one on my wishlist. :fl
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    Anyone else fry their own corn chips?

    Without a word from me, hubby came home today with a bag of corn tortillas and a pile of avocados. He made corn chips and guacamole. So yummy! I don't know if i've had them that way before, but they were super good.
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    Just asking a question - about the banned

    I'm not trying to challenge moderator judgment (please don't ban me). I just would like to get some feedback. Earlier today there was some talk about a recently banned member who is thought of fondly by those left behind. I just noticed that the entire thread about said member has...
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