I have two butt hams in my refridgerator that I am thinking about canning. I have never canned ham and am interrested in information on how to process it. I have raw and hot packed meat, just not ham. I am also interested in hearing about what the texture of the ham meat is like after canning. I...
I am curious who is going to attend a TEA Party over July 4th weekend. I will be attending one held in St Albans, a town 30 miles from where I live. Vermont will be having 6 TEA Parties around the state, Most of the sites are new from the 2 sites that we had for the TAX DAY TEA Party. I hope...
I am feeling pretty sorry for myself tonight. I went to the Dermatologist to day to have s stitch taken out from where they took a biopsy last week. I was not too concerned. I doubted that the biopsy would find anything out of the ordinary. I was wrong. My doctor told me today that one of the...
I am curious at how much per Killowatt hour people are paying in various parts of the country. I am also curious at the relationship between the cost of electricity and how it is produced. I believe that people in my area of the state of Vermont pay a high cost per Killowatt hour for...
I want to build a solar dehydrator using passive solar technology to dry fruits and veggies in larger quantities than my small dehydrator with round trays can accomplish.
I want the size to be about 3' x 2' x 4' (l x d x h) and I plan on using the old fashioned window screens that expand for...
I have an oppertunity to get some white or blue 55 gallon plastic drums with lids from a farmer that advertised on Craigs List. :clap He has hundreds of them that contained either teat dip, detergent or iodine. They are not free and they need to be cleaned, but they are relatively inexpensive...
Yesterday was a lost day. I was so depressed after the Senate passed the new "Stimulous" package that I was in bed, in the fetal position, by 6 PM. :hide I feel that the people who were elected to legislate what was in the best interest of the United States and her people, have sold us down the...