I just sell to friends and neighbors for enough money to pay the monthly feed bill. I recently had to up the price by 25 cents, to $1.50 a carton, 'cause the feed cost went up. I have lots of folks saving their cartons for me, and they are just happy to be able to recycle and get cheap, fresh eggs. I started out telling folks that the price would go up if I had to buy cartons, so that got 'em motivated! When I first started trying to sell eggs, there didn't seem to be much of a market - lots of my neighbors have their own birds (and some of them give away their spare eggs). But word slowly spread, and now I have regular customers and no problem selling all I care to part with. I just started out carrying eggs with me when I went to community gatherings, the dentist's office, etc. For me, it seems it was just a matter of getting some people in the habit of buying from me, now they come and get them. One of my girlfriends has also cultivated a market for my eggs among her co-workers, so she takes all I've got if they start piling up at all! pam

I was hoping you'd get an answer from someone like Marty DeHart (soeur) or someone else that might have a definite answer, but it doesn't look like they are checking the forum. I would recommend asking a local nursery owner. Someone like Mike Stansberry at Beavercreek Nursery in Powell could tell you for sure. You could also email Marty through Gardenweb. I think I know the answer (or at least some of the complexities involved), but I'm not sure. If you find an answer, please post what you found out here. I'd be interested in what you find.

Wow, lots of questions / info here. Exterior - YES, get the Sutherland Welles Exterior (link above) - that's what I would use on that Mahogany door (don't know WHY anyone would stain solid mahogany in the first place). Countertops - YES - DEFINITELY do the bottoms and edges you do not see - one-two good coats on the bottom is fine. The end grain will ALWAYS suck up a lot of any finish - oil or paint. Shine / lustre: My sealer coats from Treehouse Lab had NO shine at all. I chose Medium luster for my finish coats (Sutherland Welles), but they also sell a Low Lustre version. I never did buff the Treehouse Labs stuff though, but a bit of shine did appear after I steel wooled it, so it COULD potentially create a low-lustre finish if you buff it with a rag or car buffer. Tung oil soaking in too fast: That is normal depending on the wood, the temperature / humidity and the percentage of thinner. My really old and well-worn oak floors soaked up the Tung Oil like there's no tomorrow - that was MUCH easier to finish than my new Sassafrass flooring. New wood takes a lot longer because it is not as thirsty - so excess beads up and you MUST remove it or it'll leave ugly spots / blotches. Also, apparently plywood and veneers do not absorb it either - Sutherland Welles sells another kind of surface tung oil for veneers. Just keep applying more coats until it will not drink up the oil after 15-20 minutes. Then use steel wool, apply 2 finish coats and buff with a rag or car buffer. I used 8 coats on my oak floor. Citrus vs. Paint thinner / mineral spirits: They both work. Honestly, the citrus smell is INTENSE and (at least if you do a large surface area) the smell lasted for WEEKS in the house! It was like drowning in one of those pools filled with balls for kids, but if it was filled with oranges instead! I used that for my sealer coats (and would probably do the same on a countertop), but for my Sutherland Welles finish coats I bought the regular version thinned with Mineral Spirits (much cheaper, and if I had to smell anymore oranges I was going to kill someone). I still cleaned my brushes and rags with mineral spirits (originally I tried to save the cheesecloth by rinsing in mineral spirits, but eventually I just switched to cheap lint-free rags and threw them out when they became too saturated because the mineral spirits ended up costing more in both time and money). Raw 100% tung oil. Seriously? I have NEVER heard anyone say that that works - I have only read the opposite - it goes NOT get absorbed at all and it just sits on the surface forming an uneven surface. There are tung oil varnishes that are applied thicker, but I've never used them (Sutherland Welles has TONS of different kinds of Tung Oil for various applications - you really have to spend a long time navigating their site). But, that is a very difficult finish to apply, NOT DIY friendly. Minwax Tung Oil varnish is easy to use and is shiny - but I would NOT use that on a countertop (too many chemical dryers and other additives). Drying rags - just let them sit out on some newspaper and they will turn to "plastic" in 24-48 hours and you can throw them out. You can do this inside or outside. You can't wash them in water - the oil repels water. Some people seal them in a water-filled container before throwing out, but I don't think that's safe because the container can open up at any time. Note that it is not the Tung Oil that is combustible, it is the THINNER! Drying the rag is the same as the wood drying - the thinner evaporates out and leaves just the tung oil (and any additives if you use a varnish) behind.

Janet: good to know about the rings. Pkramer60: I think I probably will go with the 8qt. and googling my current favorites cooked in the IP is a good idea. Anne Duke: If I ever have time to experiment I might try that. Right now I do the easy way:microwave in the potato bag. Dan1888: Sounds like things I cook, but don't understand how you cook potatoes and carrots wrapped in foil in beef stew-am I mis-reading that? Alex9179: I have a manual PC, so am familiar with the extra time you have to allow for coming to pressure and cool down. I still love the way it tenderizes certain foods and the speed. Thank you for the link; I will explore. Sooz: The chuck roast sounds delicious! I would have never thought of meat loaf in a pressure cooker and chicken broth, too. Lalithar: The time saved cooking beans and lentils makes a PC earn its shelf space. I didn't realize they act as warmers. And glad to hear you like the IP brand better. Chocolatebunny123: Glad to hear from another pleased user, even if it is hubby who uses it. I remember as a young married, being afraid to use a PC, but my mother bought me one an insisted it was safe. I didn't read the instructions well and eventually tried to cook something in it that I wasn't supposed to and blew the vent out. IIRC it was chicken and dumplings and they were all over my ceiling. By then I knew how valuable the PC was for saving time and started paying more attention to how and what to cook in it. Btaylor10: I've never made yogurt, but we do eat lots of it, so that would be a neat feature. Moosemac: I like the idea of using it for broth and I like that so many have replaced appliances with the IP. Thanks for all your responses. It always helps to make a decision about cooking appliances and tools after reading the opinions and experiences of the people on this forum I think I will have to be careful about weight gain if I use it for as many cheesecakes as people on here are enjoying!