Some things are just so bloody good, : ). I do make my own scrapple and sent out 'kits' one x-mas with a recipe to family that misses it from our youth. (our favorite home town brand is Rappa) It is just polenta with spices heavy in sage...and pork. Like a southern dirty rice, Louisiana, or Boudin that uses rice. Offal in the NYC area can get pricey. My local international store went bankrupt... : ( Bags of goat were a bit expensive. Trotters, guinea pigs, (rats, lol) were way over what i would spend. Fresh pizzels were $9 a lb. Simmering cod britches, (roe), sent DH out the door for fresh air. I love it, he hates it. I grew up on scrapple, he did not. And he loves it. A friend not familiar hates it. I do keep chicken paws in the freezer and marrow bones and beef neck bones for stock and dog treats. Just one chick paw, snipped nails, is so good in a veggie stock. (obviously not for a vegetarian), but makes a good veg stock without a strong chick or meat flavor. I've sampled a bit over the years from travel...goat heads in Greece...and a good friend wants the cod eyes after grilling..."you go girl !"...but not for me. I take shrimp tails from everyones plate and pop them back on the grill, skewered, for a bit of crisp and eat them like pop corn...where did that come from?... I love it and i've never met anyone else that does that. My love of soft-shelled crabs? (sooo much flavor wasted!) When we lived in the city, our sunday out was a favorite sushi place in the east village. Dh ordered a special....looked like a delicate tiny noodle....I pointed out, after a good taste or two that each tiny noodle had two eyes on one end and were alive and wiggling. haha

Wow! Tropical, that is amazing. I wish I had that patience & talent to do something like that! Kathi~ I agree, thanks for letting me know not to use that! Ruc~ Thanks for that idea... I do like that, but I have a sunflower motif in my kitchen & that would kind of clash, but it's a great idea. I have been thinking about using peel & stick floor tile then finding some trim that matched. Does anyone have a reason that this wouldn't work? I would think it would be durable & clean easily. I've linked to the patterns that I like. Also, Windy~ The kitchen actually isn't as small as some SW's. It's approx. 13'x13'... I've seen smaller in stick built homes. But, I wasn't going to do anything really "splashy", that's just not my style. I considered using mirrored plexi-glass that I found on Ebay, but thought that would probably show dirt & fingerprints, etc. extremely well. My walls are now a "Hazelnut Cream" color... I think these colors would look OK. Thanks again for all the suggestions & tips. Keep 'em comin'! :) This is the one I'm leaning towards: http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosaic-Beige-Vinyl-Floor-Tiles-30-Pcs-Self-Adhesive_W0QQitemZ250197192626QQihZ015QQcategoryZ20604QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Here is a link that might be useful: 2nd choice tile

Yes, dirtguy50, that's exactly what I'm asking. Some people join because they need something. Some belong because they have something to offer. And then there are others who see things through their own lens, and say "this guy's an opportunist". Last year I bought 30 unrooted cuttings & followed the advice of the most popular youtube videos. None of the cuttings rooted; that's why (among other disasters) I decided on the user name blackthumbed1. I tried spending (for me at least) a good deal of cash to grow figs. I WANT to grow them, but can't afford much. If you have a problem with that, it says more about you than about me.

Hello, it is has been a solid 6 years since I have been in this forum but I use to read it constantly. Figs obviously...but also lots of great gardening and pruning advice. In the past 6 years, I had to give up my trees and trust them to my old neighbors and friends. With that I again have a nice sunny spot for a new tree. I found my old trees were not great fruit bearers in New Jersey and thought a Sal's would probably do well in my area. Does anyone have cuttings they could share for shipping/handling or point me to a nursery that would carry them come spring? I live in central NJ. Thanks for the time. Dan