Monthly Archives: January 2013

Do you ever wonder what I lust after?

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I'm like everyone else; sometimes I really, really want something. And I'm the one who preaches about deciding whether something is needed or just...

Q and A: drying citrus peels and storing smoked meats

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Drying citrus peels Now that citrus season is here how do I dry the skins from oranges, lemons, grapefruit, etc. I don't have a dryer....

Q and A: making cheese, rum vinegar, and sewing a zipper

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Making cheese When making Chevre Cheese from goats' milk you instruct: Warm milk to 80 degrees by setting pot in a sink full of hot...

Our “Happy” New Year turned out pretty sad

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On New Year's Eve, my step-grandson, Tony, was fatally stabbed to death. Details are still sketchy but it appears that the student-housing block was...

Q and A: moving chicks outside, meat grinder, and condensation in...

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Moving chicks outside We live in the northeast (New York) current temps 27-38 highs and 8-30 lows. We hatched 5 chicks November 7th, 2012. They...