Tinan..According to that list, most house plants are toxic. lol. I have 4 birds, (free-flying when I'm home, which is most of the time,) 2 dogs, (the younger enjoys nibbling greens,) Iguana, and had a 17-yr-old cat, until he went to feline heaven..he died of old age. Birds are more sensitive to plants/chemicals than cats or dogs, which is one reason I pretty much steer clear of chemicals, including cleaning supplies. Except for a few plants, I have many from the list you posted...No problems, Thank God. Plants I won't keep are Dumbcanes, Oleander, and Poinsettas. Even though they claim Poins are non-toxic, it's a Euphorbia, and Euphorbias seep white sap when branch is snapped. Some people are allergic to the sap. On the other hand, I have almost 100 Euphorbias. Make sense? A newsman, 'think channel 5 news,' ate a Poin leaf to prove the plant harmless after a universery did a study and said the Poin wouldn't hurt a fly..I wonder how he felt 15 mins after the news ended. Was he sitting or leaning over a toilet bowel? lol. Playing devil's advocate. My friend's cat had five kittens, pure white long-hair. A woman adopted all five. 2-3 wks later, she called my friend, told her the kittens died. She claimed, she had Poins in the room they were staying, and discovered they have been nibbling on her Poins. Same friend had a Cockatiel/bird. Hedera Helix/English Ivy is supposed to be fatal, will kill a bird if ingested. Her tiel flew on her Hedera, and ate the entire plant..It was in an 8" pot. She was worried, but her tiel was fine. She had him at least 6 yrs after his fiesta. She adopted him out when she moved, and he's still around. He's around 16-yrs-old. So, if a bird can survive some plants listed as toxic, it makes one wonder if plants are as harmful as they say. If you buy a large plant, there are ways to keep your kitty away. Organic sprays and methods. One problem is cats like using plants with canes, 'like Corn Plant.' They'll kneed the heck out of the trunk/s. Good luck...Toni

That's funny, I adore my two Sharry Babys(ies?). And yeah, they're big space hogs - I had to lop off a good deal when I repotted them recently. But I just love the scent, and I love how big the spikes get. I work from home, and I honestly don't tire of the scent one bit. I even downsized my collection recently, probably got rid of 25% or more of my plants and STILL kept the two Sharry Baby. Though I suspect that the scent may hit different people differently. And I grow under lights too, yeah it's a total pain, but I kind of arch the spikes around the lights, and use long metal spikes to tie them to.

Well first, only pints are approved for any product containing clams so you'd have to restrict yourself to pints - no quarts. No processing time is provided for quarts and even if there was one it would likely be well over 3 hours since pints are 1 hr. and 40 minutes. So this is one of those cases where the cost of processing would outweigh any convenience gained. Especially so since you already have the canned clams and the frozen potatoes so can easily make it just before serving. ;) Second, you'd have to can it by the soups rule of 1/2 and 1/2 so it would be much more diluted that you are used to - more watery than normal clam chowder and less desirable IMO. Some recipes can only be stored long term as separate components and then mixed and cooked at serving time and this is one of them I think. And yes, you would have to use the same pressure canning processing time even if you leave out the salt pork. Removing ingredients does not affect required processing time as a general rule. But all that may be moot because there are no approved recipes for re-canning any seafood products that I know of or can find. NCHFP stipulates fresh clams only. Re-canning just like re-freezing is strongly discouraged. In the case of seafood this is likely because seafood (esp. clams) are high botulism risk foods. So sorry, but I would have to say no on this one but wait and see what others suggest, ok? Especially Linda Lou as she knows all the exceptions to the rules that are allowed. Dave

As a long time lurker who has probably only posted twice, I hope I can help since I happened to have saved this recipe (I hope it's the right one). I made these - using the dill weed - and we loved it. posted by gardengrl on 2/5/09: Awesome Clam Chowder 6-7 pieces bacon, cut into small pieces 1 medium onion, chopped 2 (5 ounce) cans baby clams, with juice reserved 1 bottle clam juice 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed into 2" chunks 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of celery soup 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup milk 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon dried dill weed (if you don't have dill weed, use thyme) 1 teaspoon pepper Salt to taste Add bacon to dutch oven and cook on medium heat until crispy. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add clam juice from both cans of clams plus bottle of clam juice. Add potatoes, bring to a simmer, and cover until potatoes are fork tender (about 15-20 minutes). Stir occasionally so potatoes won't stick. Add clams, soup, cream, milk, dill weed and stir together. Add butter and let melt into the chowder, then add pepper. Simmer for about 30-45 minutes or until thickened. Stir occasionally and add salt to taste.