once a few years ago i saved up all my paper towel tubes till i had over 50. I stacked them in a plastic milk crate,filled them with fresh potting soil and planted a seed of pepper or tomato in each. They started to grow but it became quickly apparent that they were not keeping up with seeds planted in the conventional ways. When they started turning yellow I began fertilizing them which would perk them up for a few days but they never really grew till I transplanted them into the ground. I believe I created an environment for denitrifying bacteria and when I took it apart the tubes had lots of white mold on them. I wonder if newspaper pots will work in the same way

2 cups japanese beetles, 1+1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp baking soda , 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup oil, 1 tsp ground ginger,one tsp vanilla extract and 2 eggs. Combine , fill muffin tins and bake 350 15 -20 mins. May substitute zuccini or other sqaush for beetles.

I had them in a jazz club in Chicago and loved them. Since then I've made my own a couple of times by slicing sweet potatoes on the mandoline and frying in hot oil. In addition, I have TWICE found sweet potato chips in a bag. A company called "Jay's" makes them, they call them "Sweet Baby Jay's" chips and they are yummy. Annie

Annie1992 — i’m with you on that grade B real maple syrup! That’s the only thing we use when we want maple syrup. That corn syrup stuff has a mouth feel that is like cardboard gelatin. I rarely buy or use Cool Whip, but one of my in-laws used to make this particular dessert with Cool Whip and strawberries because her children liked it. She use frozen strawberries but with a lot of fresh strawberries on top. I developed a fondness for it :-) I rarely buy or use Cool Whip, but one of my in-laws used to make this particular dessert with Cool Whip and strawberries because her children like it. She use frozen strawberries but with a lot of fresh strawberries on top. I developed a fondness for it :-) That Wired article on Cool Whip is funny. I do remember the polysorbate 60 from reading the list of ingredients decades ago. It really is gooood. Probably a recipe from one of those “Women’s Magazines” decades ago. I made this for a party, and to keep in the fast ingredients spirit, use canned whipped cream (one can discern).