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    Hen's kefir and kombucha thread-is it ready??

    can we get some pictures? I'd love to see these 'creatures'
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    House with 4 acres in Maine ...photo album added to 1st post

    Is it in an area where I could find a job grooming dogs or working with kids ( nanny) and my fiance could get a job in the IT computer world or is it WAYYYY out there? I'd LOVE something like it!>
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    Next kitchen appliance... what should it be?

    thanks everyone.. im going to keep checking aound- I like the books and thrift store way and my fiance and I are going to her grandma's in sept and they are from the Fl panhandle and do much theirselves so maybe we'll score something from her :)
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    Next kitchen appliance... what should it be?

    I have a mixer, icecream maker and crockpot. Id like to try yogurt and cheese and jerky . i enjoy making my own bread when time allows. what would everyone reccomend? Yogurt makers? Cheese kits? Dehydrators? bread maker? Ps. it has to come from amazon.com because its a gift certificate
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    Proud!

    just a thought- maybe hold back the doe and give her to the neighbor in the spring after you get a few litters out of her? if shes so docile?
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    blueberry candy

    i dont know if it will work but we over boil for candy apples. then we pour into a butter greased pan and put the pan in the freezer and then smack it on the counter. it works but if you don't refridgerate it it sweats.
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    farmers market haul :)

    sorry i thought i said that i use it for smoothies and sorbet. I make a killer watermelon/cantelope sorbet.
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    farmers market haul :)

    any ideas for the rest? I have probably 1/2 a box of tomatoes, a 1/4 box of peppers and 25 lbs of peaches.
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    Lorihadams-- hi guys...been busy!

    lori just a thought.. can you cook the meat and freeze it in easy to reheat portions? I had some chopped meat that thawed and i baked 3 trays of ziti and froze them. just thaw and warm up
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    i use the watermelon puree for sorbet and for smoothies :)
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    I did 9 quarts of pickled okra, 2 gallons of blanched okra ( freezer) 1 gallon of pink eyes ( freezer) 2 gallons Roma tomatoes ( freezer) and 1 gallon watermelon puree.
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    farmers market haul :)

    I'm exhausted! I put up 8 jars of pickled okra, 2 gallons of sliced blanched okra, 2 gallons of tomatoes, 1/2 a melon for snacking in a bowl in the fridge, 1 gallon melon puree , and i ate a peach. i still have all this left over! plus the whole 25 lbs ( -1) peaches. but they are kind of...
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    farmers market haul :)

    Im going to be a busy bee tomorrow!
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    Just thought I'd share a little story

    I am from Connecticut originally and moved to Georgia three years ago to be with my fiance'. food in their house is much much less nutritious than im used to. spagettios, fried stuff, beans with fatback. cheap and fast. We moved into our own house almost 2 years ago . we have been eating...
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    8 quarts dill spears 4 pints hamburger chips.
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    cheesy egg bake

    sounds eggcelent!
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    What are you DEHYDRATING today?

    what do you all think the drying time would be on some sun dried tomatoes here in georgia. the heat index is saying 107 degrees tomorrow . my car's dark blue :) I'm wondering if i can get them and come home and put them in the car to cook around 2pm and get away with it. Also how do i...
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    pickles ? Maximizing the crunch?

    I'm going to can some cucumbers that a friend gave... the problem is he picked them on Friday and they have been on the counter since. I'd like to firm them up... will brining them help? they are not SOFT soft, but a little give when i squeeze. I'm going to pickle them in 1/2's.
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    Where should small dogs live?

    We have two pit bulls that came from outside ( as puppies) and live on our covered carport in a 20x 10 run together. They love it. they are actually quite hairy . . . we got them in april so i dont know what we'll do about the winter but i think it will be outside days and inside at night. . ...
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    Bought The Wife a Nook.

    my kindle allows me to make notes in the book... just sayin. And i too like the low end ( free) and high end new release ( 9.99) prices vs. buying books that cost vast amounts more.
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