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Do you think that cookbook will have a lot of things we don't eat, since she's from Ireland?

Hey everybody, I have a styrofoam incubator and have had good results as well. We've been doing some experimenting with hatching hens and roosters for years. And now we can hatch about 95% hens with this method. It's going to probably sound weird to some, but it works for us. I can tell as well by the same method if it's a girl or a boy. And I'm right more than I'm wrong. Here goes.. An old country lady told me her mother hatched out hens. She said if the egg is pointed at the end, it's a rooster. If it's more rounded and oval, it's a hen. And she's been right. We have high percentages of hens vs roosters in our incubator. Try it before you knock it, and let me know. Oh, how I love my chickens!!

Oh, wow, Shari, that sounds so goood. I'll try it. I've frozen it. So, I'll do a 15#box. yes, I agree with the praying. While I was today, we had a good conversation. Thanks Shari, I'll let you know how things go.

I just bought 30# of fresh salmon filets. They are beautiful. How should I preserve them. What's the best way. I need help with this. I already have over 100 cans of salmon from the store, so, I'm not sure I want to go that route. Should I slice it into servings, dry it, then vaccuum pack it? or can it in soup? Hmmm, this is a nice piece of meat so I'm not sure what to do with it. Until I've heard from y'all, I've put them in the freezer.

Thanks Violet.

Voilet, All I can say is WELL SAID and I KNOW YOU ARE RIGHT!! One time is too many, and the USDA guidelines are very important and should be followed. Voilet, I appreciate all the insight you have posted about canning the safe and proper way. I have learn a lot from reading them. There is nothing more important than the health of our families in preparing safe, good food for them. When in doubt, don't. the USDA guidelines should always be our standard for canning safely. And I'm glad Darlene upholds to high standards here on MrsS. cleanheart

ladies, GOOD advise. It is so easy after reading so many posts to realize how far behind one is knowing the limit of funds that's available to get what you know you need. OKAY, I'm asking and reminding myself, How do I eat an elephant? One bite at a time. we all will just keep putting one foot in front of the other till we can't no more. Thanks for the encouragement!!! cleanheart

Okay, I say this with fear and trembling... cause there is about 1000 year experience reading these comments, but I lived among an Amish community in OH and learned a lot from them about putting food by, even have a lot of their recipes they canned, and one of them that I canned for Y2K was called Mock Cheez Wiz. Canned about 40 pints of it and used it up in 2000 and 2001. It was great and didn't make any of the fam. sick. I'm just saying, I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just saying that I've seen it done, not canning straight butter mind you, but canning some things that have milk products in it, like the Mock Cheez Wiz, Blueberry Pie Filling, Apple Pie Filling that has Clear-Jell in it. We canned brown rice in quart jars, and it turned out great. When we wanted to use rice, we just opened a jar and it's ready to use. I don't know, I'm just adding what I've seen done and what I've done myself threw learning from the Amish. Learning from the Best, y'all.... cleanheart

WOW! Where do I begin with it all to do........

Hey, what's been going on with the cookbook??? I'm new here so maybe I missed something.. Where did it go?? Did y'all move it to another forum?? Some one please let me know. ~Julie~