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  1. I generally use vodka as it has no taste of its own. However, I have heard that rum is delicious because you get the flavor from the rum at the same time. It really makes no difference which alcohol you use--they all will do the job but the flavored ones give you more flavors in your vanilla. It is all yummy.
  2. Tomato leaves????? Now, that is just wrong. Tomato is a nightshade plant and the leaves are toxic!
  3. I'd think twice about those big cans of powdered cheese. At least with the mac and cheese boxes those little packages of cheese are UNOPENED and will keep a long long time. Once you open that big can it is going to spoil alot faster than the little packets. JMHO
  4. I live in Minnesota so not many grapes will grow here. I think southern MN is warm enough for wine grapes but I am zone 3. Basically I lost the grapes because the hardiest ones I could find were only good to zone 4. If I replant they will just freeze out the first time we have another bad winter. Kiwis grow on vines. I got the artic kiwi that is good to zone 3. They are only the size of big grapes, sweeter than other kiwis and not fuzzy so the skins are edible. I don't eat alot of meats with nitrates--didn't know they put the stuff in wine. I can't stand all of the salt. Have never been a salt eater and everything smoke cured is so blasted salty. I was craving some smoked flavor for stuff that I cook so I smoked my own cheese, dried parmesan and also some paprika and cumin. Now I can have smoked flavor without buying ham etc. This fall and coming winter I want to do jalapenos and other stuff to use smoked for flavoring. I can't stomach liquid smoke. Reminds me of dirty woodstove pipes! LOL
  5. I have a grape arbor and the grapes died off from a brutal winter. This spring I planted two kiwi vines on it instead. We will see how that works. I was given a bottle of rhubarb wine and that got me to thinking that I should really make my own. I have rhubarb, dandelions (we all have those) and acres of red clover. Guess, it depends whether a person wants a wine to just sip or one to have with food. I don't like sweet wine with food unless it is dessert but then I don't like those dry wines for sipping either. Think we need some of each. A good cabarnet is delicious with my smoked cheese and sweet wine makes the cheese and the wine both taste horrible. Now to find some jugs. Wonder what still comes in glass gallon jugs. Seems they have all gone to plastic. Dang it!!!
  6. I like a nice riesling like maybe Starling Castle from Germany. There are also several from Wa state that are good. Most homemade wine that I have tasted is wayyyyyyy too sweet for me. It has no flavor as they use too much sugar or else maybe their yeast dies too soon and doesn't make alot of alcohol. Don't much care for red wines except maybe a cab. sauvigon with my smoked cheese. I can hardly wait to get started!!!!! You make it sound like fun and like it tastes good too!!!!
  7. Thanks for all of the information!!!! I will print it out. Most wines that I have tasted that people make are syrup sweet and that ruins it for me. Only tastes good for a couple of swallows and then it is like drinking pancake syrup. LOL
  8. I have had Swing-A-way for years. In fact this summer I actually found two that looked like brand new at garage sales for 25 cents each!!!!!
  9. I am interested in making some homemade wine. Does anyone here make wine and if so would you share your recipes?
  10. Has anybody done rhubarb? I have a whole bunch in the freezer that needs to come out of there!
  11. I have been reading this about how long it takes to dehydrate orange slices and really think that personally I would just drink the juice and dehydrate the rest of the orange for use dried. It just takes too long and too much electricity to dry the slices for it to be cost effective. There are alot of nutrients in the white part of the peel and that should be saved instead of just grating off the rind but trying to dehydrate the juice sounds like it just takes too long. Even when I am dehydrating tomatoes I usually cook them down and make leather instead of trying to dry slices unless I have Roma or that type of meaty tomato.
  12. While it is really interesting to know about pine needles etc. for vitamin C we need to also remember that tomatoes and green peppers provide us with more vitamin C than citrus does. It would be a good idea to see that we have a good supply of these things from our garden and we can go to pine needles if necessary. There aren't any pine trees around here. Dang it! Question--how do we know the difference between fir trees and pine trees? Or does it even matter?
  13. Um what are "Crush and snip needles, flowers, and pine candles."? I have not one clue what a pine candle or flower would be.
  14. Not only does it last longer packed in oil but it definately has more flavor and nutrition. Oil would be one of the badly needed items in a shtf situation so would be a valuable thing to have right there in the tuna can. I generally buy tuna in canola oil. Hey, I like Ramen noodles!
  15. Funky Pioneer, Do you see where there is the post number and then the date?? After that you will see the word "attachment" underlined. Click on that.
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