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I just put to use and old skill I saw used in eastern Europe when I was a child. I harvested about a half pillow case full of ripe navy beans. That would have been a lot to shuck out by hand. So I took my meat cleaver, laid the bag of beans on my living room floor, and started hammering...

I just got an e-mail from my sister. She has been suffering from arthritis in her hands for some time. Then she heard about using the pectin Certo. she puts a tablespoonful in a glass of grape juice every morning, no more swelling, no more pain. Any body else heard of this? What else is it...

What would you do if you were in my shoes? Natural medicine or head to the Dr. office? I spilled some hot grease on my hand yesterday. The whole top of my hand is swollen. There are quite a few second degree burn blisters. None are broken open so that's good. Since the skin is unbroken I...

A long time ago I read somewheres that you can make carmel candy the easy way. Just place a can of sweetened condensed milk, unopened, into a pot of water and boil it for several hours. Take it out, let it cool to the touch, open the can and enjoy fresh carmel candy. Has anybody else heard...

It was interesting reading all the posts under solar ovens but I think we need a thread to share our experience with solar cooking. I am new to this. I finished building my solar over about three weeks ago and have used it a lot. I have described it in another thread. There are things that I...