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My seeds are also safely packaged away in the basement....:he

That is sooooooo scary!

Fish tacos with some clearance rock fish I got at Safeway. YUMMY!!!!

China as the Primary Source: Currently, the majority, if not all, of the bamboo pulp used for toilet paper, including that made and sold in the US, originates in China.

I've never fried my Foster Farms chicken livers. I boil them for the dogs (hahaha) and use them and the broth as supplement to their dry dog food. I'll have to try them fried.

Speaking of TP, America buys over 2 million tons of kraft pulp from Canada. This pulp makes up about 1/3 of a roll of TP and about 50% of of a roll of paper towels. The 50% tariff that the US is imposing on this pulp will cause a shortage and then price increases from the US based tp and pt...

My old food saver, that I bought used off of eBay, has a long narrow tray that I have to put the open end of the bag, down in. PITA, but the machine works fine.

I love chicken livers. I buy them on clearance, supposedly for the dogs, but I end up eating half of them!! YUMMY

Word got out that our Canning and Dehydrating group was planning on a 72 hour preparedness display. We've been invited to the local Emergency Preparedness and Safety Fair three Saturdays from now. I'm glad I got a small start, cus I'll just continue with my Canning Focus for the County Fair and...

I DID watch it. And then posted my comment.

Gonna be 78 down here today. Then back into the 50's. Totally weird!

I'm one of two assistant Superintendents for our County Fair for the Canning & Dehydrating Group. The main Super asked me to set up a 72 hour emergency prepared table. BUT! It has to be canning and dehydrating focused. So far I've made: 1. Crisco candles in a pint and quart jar, and a sardine...

I can't plant in the ground here. Too many moles and other underground varmints ruin the landscape.

I soaked bowls and bowls of black beans. For a bit too long, but they were aok. Canned up four quarts. Two of them didn't seal!! I can reprocess, but I think I'll throw them into zip bags into the freezer. I add beans to lots of my recipes. Just to stretch the meat a bit.

We got 0.85 inches of rain yesterday. No cloud breaks either!!