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    Has any one heard of Himalayan Honeysuckle? Leycesteria Formosa

    Here is a link to a bit of information about it. http://www.rainyside.com/plant_gallery/shrubs/Leycesteria_formosa.html It says the berries are edible. Some sites say they taste a bit like chocolate when cooked?? Some sites say it taste like burnt carmel. While other say they are very bitter...
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    Can I use Powdered Sugar in place of Regular sugar in this recipe....

    Can I use Powdered Sugar in place of regular sugar in this recipe. I ran out of regular sugar. Bad I know.. LOL No cook frosting.. 1 egg white 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 3/4 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 c. boiling water Mix egg white, cream of tartar, sugar and vanilla. Add boiling water and...
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    Blackberries and little worms. Throw berries out.. Yes or No..

    Ok yesterday we went and picked berries. No worms. Today I went to pick berries and now a few of the berries I have noticed have little worms in them. We did have a light rain yesterday that dried up as soon as it was over. Could this be it. I dont want to waste free food. It seems to be only...
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    How do you disenfect used shoes?

    I know there are some fungus or other things you can catch from used shoes. And some of those things can only be gotten rid of with expensive medication. My Step dad has one of the kinds you can only get rid of with expensive drugs (pills), but he cant take them because they are bad for your...
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    R Preppers the New Terrorists? FBI 2 watch Military Surplus Stores..

    Ok please dont shoot me for posting this.. LOL I just thought others might want to read about it. I dont know if it is real or not. I will let you decide. Please dont talk to political, dont want it to get locked. Thank you.. Sorry if this topic has already been talked about. I couldnt find...
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    Any Mechanics out there? car trouble

    About a month ago,while driving I would experiance slight lose of power. But not totally. Then later, once a week the car would stop starting, but the battery was not dead. We changed out the clamps that went on the battery posts. Then there was no more problems starting at all. Perfect every...
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    Please help me find a catalog..

    Ok. When I was in high school my grandma ordered a catalog. In this catalog you could buy books, homesteading stuff. Like horse carriages and carts. Harnesses for horses. Old fashioned cow bells. Ointments for animals. Crocks for ferminting.. I believe you could buy heirloom seeds, but not sure...
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    Have you seen this. Stolen Produce & Meat..

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42603382/ It says that tomatoes, cucumbers, and frozen meat were stolen. The meat was bound for Portland Oregon. No wonder meat prices here have gone up even more in the last few weeks. The cheapest beef you can buy here is hamburger at. $2.89 a pound. And any other...
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    Its starting to get a bit scary around here!

    It may not be scary to some. But in a low crime area, it is. We usually have the petty stuff.. Or stuff done out of boredom. I live in a town of 6,000. One of our stores here was robbed of all their silver, gems and gold. More silver than any thing. Then in the town only 25 minutes south of...
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    GIRLS ONLY PLEASE.. How do we cure this..

    My SIL has a possible yeast infection. We have looked up cures on the interenet.. But I thought I would ask my self sufficient friends first to see if you all say the same thing.. My SIL doesnt have money right now to go to a doctor. We have no reduced price health department in our town. She...
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    How do I save the leftover Nacho Cheese from one of those big cans..

    This may sound like a dumb question. But here it goes... I went to a cheap store to buy food. I found a really yummy looking big (lil bigger than coffee can) can of Nacho Cheese.. Mmmmm Nachos we thought. But we havent opened it yet.. I need to know if there is a way we can split the can and...
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    Mushrooms.. How to store them.. Dehydrate them?? Can them???

    My husband got a permit to pick wild mushrooms.. Now we have blacks, hedgehogs, and yellowfeet.. I think that is what the last ones are called.. Or was it yellowtooth.. Well any way.. They may be called some thing else in other parts of the U.S.. They are all edible.. He used to pick them for...
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