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Comments (7)IMO dyes look bad unless black. There is a black dye called Deep Water sold by Lilypons (on-line). IMO the blue dye they sell for ponds (I think it is called Shade) looks like airplane toilet water! Maybe consider colored lights for your fountain if you want something colorful that you can change the lens cover if you don't like one shade over another or want to have variety. But, if you want to know how to make blue-green. Blue is a primary color and green is a secondary color made from varying amounts of blue and yellow depending on the shade you are seeking. I would start with yellow dye and add blue until you get a green you like. Food coloring won't hurt fish IMO but it will stain like the dickens everything it touches....See MoreFoodSaver and Dehydrated Food Storage
Comments (2)OK, citric acid for sprouting... ascorbic for breads. Got it. Guess I was thinking they were same thing. Oh, and that's new information for me about sprouting the mung beans under pressure. That's really interesting. I have a vacuum sealer, but I haven't used it very much. I guess I should get it out and try it. I went over on You Tube and did a search for Foodsaver and found several things to watch, also found a few on Pump'n'Seal and maybe that's where my confusion comes from as I've seen a little about both kinds and may have mingled the way the two different systems work. The Foodsaver universal lid doesn't get very high marks on Amazon, I went there some time ago when it was mentioned before. I went to Foodsaver's website and I see that a jar sealer is $9.99. So do you buy one of those for each jar and leave it on the jar till you're ready to use the contents? Or do you have a Pump'n'Seal where you use a regular canning flat, punch a hole in it to vacuum out the air, and then seal up the hole with a little piece of tape? I can see where this method would be 'way cheaper than buying Foodsaver universal lids, if it works as well as they say. Have you used the Pump'n'Seal method and if so, what is your opinion? Foodsaver universal lids cost $24 for a two-pack. If they have to stay on the jar till you use it, it seems like $12 a jar is kind of a substantial outlay of cash unless a person could stumble upon some at a garage sale or something, where the seller didn't know what they had. Or does the FoodSaver have the capability of using canning flats in a way similar to Pump'n'Seal, so that you're only out a canning flat? And I suppose the canning flats could be resealed? It's kind of hard for me to believe that a little piece of what looks like duct tape is all that keeps the vacuum intact, but maybe it does because the vacuum holds it on.... Forgive me, I'm not trying to be critical or troublesome or stupid, I'm just trying to make sure I understand as I don't know anyone personally who uses these. Thanks for your patience and taking the time to provide this information. I do truly appreciate it....See MoreRaw Foods/Whole Foods Kitchen? How did you plan around these needs?
Comments (6)This is my 3rd attempt at sauerkraut. First time was too scary, and I abandoned it. Second time around, I was more adventurous, and scraped the "spooge" off the edges and then tasted the 'kraut. It was SOUR, since I'd let it ferment for a long time (6 weeks or so), but good. Other people's sauerkraut tasted bland in comparison. I'm going to check this new batch at 5 days, and keep checking it every little bit after that til I find "just right". I know it takes me a while to get used to new favors, so hopefully the more you drink your lemonade, sample the cheese, etc., the more you'll like it. Have you tried store bought Kombucha? I'd love to get that kind of flavor and fizziness in our home brew. That's great you have space for a back pantry kitchen, Building for the CATS. I think this is an ideal setup, really. AK Tillery's kitchen comes to mind. Our pantry is only about 4x4ish, and has no room for a back counter. I'm thankful for what it holds, but its use is somewhat limited. The Amish around here often have a second kitchen in the basement. This is their canning area, and is nice for when they host large groups for church and fellowship. One friend used her second kitchen for juicing as part of Gerson therapy for her husband's Lyme disease (He's doing GREAT!) She was really thankful that all that prep and cleanup could happen separate from her everyday kitchen. Your rolling carts and extended counter sound super helpful, loonlakelaborcamp. I hear you on nowhere to clamp things down, we had issues with that in our old house when we'd go to use the squeezo or the apple peeler. I love the idea of the canning jars at the backsplash. I think Mamagoose has this too, right? I have my spices under my cooktop, which is pretty handy too. I just need to break down and order storage tins to contain them more neatly. It's a mess under there right now. I don't think I mind the "working kitchen look" so much as I mind A.The lack of counter space. B.When there is clutter on the counters, the kids don't clean up as well (and neither does mom, frankly ; )) It's like the stuff all blends together, and it gets more full and disorganized by the minute, like Scoby's left too long in their dark swampy tea. : )...See MoreNo more food at home, yet still new food moths
Comments (11)We live in a 3500 square foot home and have been battling pantry moths since December 2021. Fortunately, the moths have been contained to our mud room which is a room between our attached garage and the rest of the house. We believe the source was birdseed that had been stored in the mud room. (I have no idea why someon put birdseed in that room!) Although we discovered the moths in December, I am pretty confident that they were there for at least a month or longer before we found them. We found moth pupae in the sealed glass Yankee candles! One blessing was that our actual pantry in the kitchen was free of moths, and remains free. Needless to say we still invested in hundreds of dollars of airtight containers to store our food. Now it is May 2022 and we still are finding moths. Not many though- we went over 3 weeks without seeing one. We thought we finally beat them. The two mud room doors remain closed at all times except when entering or exiting through to the garage. We removed most of the cabinets from the mud room when we did the initial clean out. The mud room is almost completely stripped. We contemplated taking off the trim that goes around the doors and the baseboards…. however we haven’t since there is caulk between the trim and the walls… It seems so ridiculous that an insect can be so disruptive…. So we will continue to monitor and kill on site…A couple of weeks ago, we had mulch delivered for the flower beds - to my disgust, the mulch had moths in them. Not the same as the pantry moths, but moths no less. We paid for 11 yards of mulch and the nursery threw in the moths for free, I suspect… I don’t think there is an answer for any of this. I am just sharing my story, to let others know, if you see a moth in your house, be vigilant - don’t ignore them....See More- 20 years ago
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