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I've got Thai, Cayenne, and Serranos (they've ripened to red) peppers going in the dehydrator right now. The Thai I will leave whole for adding to my soups and Thai dishes. The Cayenne and Serranos I like to break up in the food processor to make my own chili flake. I throw a little chili...

Thanks! Would it be bad to wrap it up too? Right now I have some calendula cream mixed with clove oil on it... I'm thinking the clove oil might help numb it... but this might be wishful thinking. It's going to take me a couple of hours (and a darvocet) to work up the nerve to do anything with...

Hey, I slammed my finger in the window right across where the cuticle is... I'm not going to the dr. unless my hand is going to fall off. ( My last trip to the ER cost me $600 AFTER my insurance decided it was only responsible to pay $19.) Half the nail is purplish black and it feels like a lot...

Ok everyone... you convinced me to give radishes one more try. I have about 15 seeds left over from my packs and I will throw them in the ground. If I am meant to like radishes cooked or pickled this will be their last chance! :lol::lol:

After sitting in the fridge for the second day I can not detect any turnip taste. It tastes like a light pickled nothing... but really good. It's hard to explain. It's a clean tangy taste. Plus it has this crunch to it that I think we're always chasing with making pickles, but it is finally...

Bubblingbrooks- I diced some of the radishes up superfine and used them for extra filler in eggrolls. The rest of the radishes I gave to my mother who ADORES radishes... she was the one always trying to get me to eat them when I was little. She liked to take the little red ones and carve them...

I never expected to find myself on a quest for pickled turnips. If you told me before all this started that I would devote a year to chasing a crazy pickled vegetable, I would have told you that you were off your rocker. Some people dream big- buy a boat and sail the world, build their own...

I looked at this thread. I don't usually comment on every thread I read because that would mean my commenting on TOO MANY threads. I don't want to be that annoying. I'm not a psycho or a stalker. I'm just bored and find this forum to be more interesting than what's on t.v. most the time...

Thanks Calendula... what I have looks like the illustration on your link. I found the packet and it says Italian Dandelion Chicory (Cichorium intybus). When I looked up Cichorium intybus it apparently means Common Chicory. Hmm...

Ok, I'm confused now... I have plants growing from seeds I bought that were labeled Dandelion Chicory. It's two different things? :(

I just got out of a 12 year career in the cosmetics industry and I thought you guys might want the real scoop... Yes, it is mostly about sales and marketing. That said, there are some really good products out there that I have seen help women with specific issues (i.e. alpha hydroxy products...

Jrmom- I'll try to find my recipe for the jam, it's buried under everything from last year. My peppers aren't ready yet, so I haven't organized for any of the pepper jams yet. If I remember correctly, I just took a raspberry Jalapeno jam recipe that called for cider vinegar (I love the bite...

Hello, I've been on here for a little bit and I thought I had posted here... but it looks like I hadn't. Ooops! :/ Well I'm in the Central Valley of California where all the raisins come from- Fresno. I grow and dry my own herbs. I grow my own vegetables and can my own salsa, pickles, and...

I wanted to update this with one other thought... I made loquat mulberry jam today. I happen to have a loquat tree that makes a nice mess of everything at the same time the mulberries do... they seem to ripen in unison even though they are half an acre apart :) . So I decided they were trying...

My husband said he was going to do something like that for me... so I'll see what he comes up with too. Thanks.

I'll try the farmers market... Thanks.

I made some calendula oil with the olive oil and dried calendula petals. Once it is sieved is keeping it stored in a cool dark place good enough or do I have to keep it in the refrigerator? I'm going to use it to make a lotion using beeswax and lavender water eventually... but I'm not ready...

I have been looking around for something to do with my mulberries, as well. I found this recipe for Mulberry Liqueur online and plan on trying it this year. It seems really simple. 4 cups clean/dry mulberries 4 cups brandy 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water Put brandy and mulberries in a jar &...

Thank you everyone for your responses. So I guess it won't be a smoker... and after talking to my husband about it I'm back to square one. He hates it too much to use it, but likes it too much to sell it. So I will have to work on him about doing something with it. In the meantime I will just...

I have this old fireplace just rusting away in my backyard. I love it and have been wanting to do something with it. Would it be possible to turn it into a small smoker somehow? Is there any way to clean up the rust? Any other ideas on what I could use it for? None of the parts to it are...