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  1. miss_thenorth

    Do YOU need to go gluten free?

    It seems more and more of us are deciding we need to go gluten-free. I think, honestly, if you are not feeling 100%, it is worth looking into. I know Bubblingbrooks pushes that everyone look into adrenal fatigue, but seriously, adrenal fatigue may have alot to do with gluten sensitivites, as...
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    Rain rain GO AWAY!!!!!!

    We had an extremely wet spring, then a heat wave, and now we are back to soooo much rain!! I had to drain my pool as it was 2 inches from overflowing, and can't winterize it yet due to it won't. stop. raining. I have so much to do to get ready for winter (that I now have to do myself b/c of...
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    Drop in milk production?

    I have had my goat since May, and for the longest time, I was getting 3 1/2 lbs of milk from her each milking. She is now down to 2 1/2 lbs. and has been for about a month. Is this normal? I plan on breeding her this November.
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    It has been crazy around here, and not gonna get better for a while.

    Last Thursday, hubby and ds were out on a motocross track. Hubby landed a jump wrong and shattered his ankle. He has been in an out of emerg, had a brief stay in the hospital, and back and forth to doctors appt's I have to drive him since he can't. He has to have surgery on Friday to put his...
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    Can you believe some people?!?!?

    Last week I posted about a kitten we found by our horse trailer. That kitty is doing fine and has found a new home. But now we know, or have a very good idea of where it came from. Yesterday my son just happened to look out the window in our laundry room, and saw our NEIGHBOUR throw a kitten...
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    Another feral kitten :/

    WE wer sitting around the campfire last night, and the dogs were going crazy over by the horse trailer. Hubby and sil and dd went to take a look and sure enough, there was a tiny little kitten. Maybe 5 weeks old. This one is sick. It is sneezing and has weepy eyes. It has ear mites, and his...
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    gluten free bakers, I have questions... :)

    I hasve been gluten free for over a year now, and never really missed bread, so I never made any. But now my girlfriend is trying to go GF,, and in order to buy gf bred, it cost her about$7 a loaf. WEll, I told her I could make it for alot less than that, so I started experimenting with gluten...
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    Ideas for using up the sourdough starter tht you are supposed to dump.

    I try not to dump my sd starter when I need to feed it. Sometimes I just increase the amount of flour to it if I am not going to use it that day. Today, I made 4 pizza crusts. Recipe: Sourdough Pizza dough 1 1/2 cups sd starter 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt a bit of water as...
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    How to make hard cider ??

    I have an abundance of natural non treated apples this year, so I was wondering......exactly how do I go about making hard cider. I have some apples ready to go for ACV, but go to thinking, we could be making hard cider also. I know skr8pn has made some, anyone else? Skr8pn--care to chime in??
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    NT sauerkraut recipe

    I need someone to hold my hand and guide me through it. I haven't made the kraut yet, and have a cabbage waiting. I am confused abou t he pounding--does that extrude all the liquid you will need? (besides the whey), or do you also need to add water. And how do you pound it? in the jar? or...
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    Funny and sad at the same time.

    Our home owners insurance is due soon, so, as we frequently do, we shop around for better rates. so, while hubby was awaiting a quote from one insurance comapny, they told him-- get this--we can't insure you because you have too many chickens. :ep TOO MANY CHICKENS!!!!!!! Unbelievable. They...
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    Favourite ways to cook kale

    I bought some on sale a the gorcery store. We have been using it in our greensmoothies, but I was curieous to see how else epople eat it. Suggestions?
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    Low carb and vegetarian ????

    I need a little help from my low carb firends (Hi wifey!!) Hubby works with a Hindu--who is vegetarian due to religious beliefs. (Saying that to clarify that he is not going to chsange his belief system.) He eats eggs and dairy. He has been in Canada for about 10 years and has embraced the...
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    Beginning stages of Alzhiemer's?

    I just got off the phone with my dad, and he said that mom is starting to lose it. He is getting frustrated. apparently, my mom will tell him something and then several hours later, say oh yeah, I forgot to tell you..... and tell him again. He'll say you already told me that etc. and They...
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    Ohio and surrounding states.....

    When do your kids go back to school? DD and hubby want to go to Cedar Point, but want the US kids to be back in school so the line ups will be smaller. :lol: thatway they gat more for their money!!! :P
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    I suck at math--can someone help me?? :P

    Ok, I have something I need to mix. It says, add 6.7 oz to a gallon of water. (which is 128 ounces, I googled that). thing is, I only want to mix preferably 16 or 32 oz of water, so how do I reduce the 6.7 oz part of the ratio?
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    Canning meat

    Sorry, I am not going to read all 147 pages of the canning thread :D I have two turkeys that I would like to can, just to get them out of the freezer, and also to have a quick meat to open up for a quick meal. CAn someone tell me the best easiest way to can turkey meat? I really don't want...
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    Canning baked beans Q.

    Has anyone canned baked beans before? Can I use my own recipe? Do they turn into mush from being canned for so long? My DS has decided he likes them, so I thought it would be nice to have some canned so he can have a quick meal. But, considering they are cooked ahead of time and then...
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    How can I figure out how much my goat weighs?

    She is an alpine, if anyone knows. i have checked websites but go no relevant info on what her weight might be, ans aside from picking her up and putting her on a scale, I don't know how to measure her weight. Anyone know?
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    I have to say...

    I love TSC in the states. :D I went to visit my sis in law today in Sarnia, so we hpped the border into Port Huron and went to TSC.OMGoodness!!!!! The Canadian version pales in comparison. So wht I got was--calf manna. I think I will out this into the freezer for when I might need it--can't...
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