Jeepers

But But But, if you have OCD all of the slices have to be the same size. They. have. to. be. the. same. size. Or in my case, they have to be the same size just in case I decide to dehydrate some. Size does matter ya know!

I guess everything has a purpose and a need somewhere for someone. Most of the people here still have families at home and some of those families are large. With all of us baby boomers coming of age, (ahem, empty nester seniors) A lot of those products mentioned make perfect sense. I live alone and buying one potato to bake fits my lifestyle. Unless I'm canning, freezing or dehydrating, I would only use 1-2 potatoes in 5 pound bag before the rest would rot. The same for those individual wrapped hot dogs you zap. I eat about 3-4 hot dogs a month. No way would I use a whole package if I boiled them all at once. The individual wrapped ones stay fresh in my meat department thingy in the fridge until I use them. So, 30 seconds in a microwave is fast and cheaper than the gas it would take to boil the hot dogs that I couldn't finish off in the first place. Haven't lost a dog yet. Regular size and bulk buying is only economical if you use the product before it is ruined and ends up in the trash. There are a lot of older single households out there. So, marketing filled the niche. There, I stand behind the spaghetti-o theory. Power to the O's ~ viva la O Long live...The O

Okay...I see you up there! Spaghetti-o's saved me from starvation last night. I heated them up and everything. Then I had a bowl of Cheerios for dessert. I had nothing else in this house to eat. Leave the 'O-s' alone.

Oh Wow! I finally know what to do with all of those canning jar lids.

You're supposed to clean those?! But, but, but there is already a lot of water sloshing around in that washer and the clothes are clean that go in the dryer. I'm sticking with that way of thinking ya know... Please don't tell me you're supposed to clean the dish washer too!

Thanks Fritz. We have plenty of garden centers around here. I never thought about them. I think I'm getting dull these days. I don't seem to be able to come up with alternative ideas lately.

I like that pod, Fritz. I didn't even know there was anything like that. Thanks for the link. I wanted to buy some of those plastic blue barrels for gray water. Shipping is just too high. I went to our local TS_ (can't remember what it's called) and they don't carry anything like that. I looked up Farm Fleet and Agway on line and they didn't have anything either. I don't know what kind of place would carry them now. I thought sure the farm supply places would.

Wow Twilight, I never even thought about field corn being genetically modified! I've just been thinking about the fresh fruits and veggies in the market. Probably should think about wheat and oats too, huh? Monsanto

I'll see you one Electric Slide and raise you one Hustle!

I don't have a Presto but I have a Mirro that just has a weight. It's so easy to use. You just turn your fire up until it starts to jiggle and makes a hissing sound. Then you adjust your heat so it only jiggles a time or two a minute. In other words it isn't a constant jiggling noise. Then you just time your canning from the time you got your jiggle amount set. No gauges to watch or have calibrated. I really like my canner. Mine is a round disk with 3 holes in it. It has marks on it so you can put it it over the vent thing at 5, 10 or 15 pounds of pressure.

Ohhhh a tank cozy....

Originally Posted By: Greywolf UK (SNIP) If you have done a sock puppet show with rabbit skins GW

My MIL used to can that way too. She would can quarts of green beans in a waterbath canner for 3 hours. Why? Because she didn't know any better. I suppose it is that way with the Amish too. Eons ago they didn't have pressure canners. So, they just do it the way their mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers did. Also, the Amish are very slow to change the way they do things. If there is a better safer way to store food I'm all for it. That means I'm not going to throw a hand full of barley into my veggie soup because Darlene and Violet said, "NO!"

Yes maam! I won't do it. I'd rather find out now before I do it than to lose some of my food. Thank you!

Violet, you said barley wasn't safe to can. Does that include a handful of the quick cook kind? I was going to throw some in the pot with stew or veggie soup. I like the different texture of barley. It would amount to about a tsp. per quart. The same thing with rice? Oh, and I guess you can't safely can chicken broth with rice in it either? Like the watery Campbell soup type? Sorry for the hijack!

Will keep Matthew and his family in my prayers too!

My old presto has a weighted gauge. The jiggle type. I've been canning off and on with it for 20 years and have only had to replace the gasket once. I might just be lucky though. I do store the gasket in the lid so it doesn't get bent out of shape.

Originally Posted By: Pixie LOL pink is the way to go! That is how I marked my tools when I was on the job. lol All the guys knew which tools were mine! I get pink whenever I can too. The guys just don't feel comfortable steal...er uh borrowing them. I always buy pink scissors for the same reason.

Hi Herbal and WELCOME! I've been using my Mirro canner for almost 20 years and I love it. I can meat and vegetables in it. About your stove top, I'd check your user guide on the weight limits. A filled canner is very heavy. Never mind...my canner is a Presto not a Mirro. I knew it ended in an "O"

OMG...I am so busted on that one. I even sent the pictures to family members. They were so purdy!

When my friend had her cat declawed they told her not to use regular litter but to only use shredded newspaper for kitty litter for 3-4 weeks. I can't remember for how long now. Anyway, I had a shredder and sent her a couple of trash bags full. I think they make special kitty litter now recovering declawed patients. But the newspaper litter is free and short term.

Wow. Thank you for this bump! Talk about eye opening. Nothing like seeing it as it really was. Frightening.

Woo-hooo, I'm already ahead of the game. Except I call them my fat clothes.