Midnightmom

Is @Jeepers in the way of this storm?

My guestimate was incorrect. It took all 4 heads of cabbage (both bags) to make one gallon of sauerkraut.

Hopefully you can see how much water has already bubbled out of the jar since yesterday.

Since I wanted to make 4 gallons, I had to go back to Safeway and get 4 more heads. So, the four bags shown here contain the remain12 heads if cabbage!

(Each bag is 2.5 gallons)

Now I have to weigh it all out and add the correct amount of salt to each bag and get it into the jars.

Showed up in my FB feed today (3/15/24)............................ 

.....because today I am taking advantage of St Paddy's Day sales to load up on cabbage to make kraut with!  

I bought 12 heads of cabbage for just a little over $10. These are 2 1/2 gallon storage bags, and there are 2 heads of sliced cabbage/bag. I think each bag might make 1 gallon of kraut.

Let's see if I get the math right (wanna' check me out @euphrasyne?

12 heads @ 2heads/bag = 6 bags

1 bag = 1 gallon of kraut

1 gallon of kraut = 8 pints

6bags x 8 pints = 48 pints! (I'm gonna have to buy more jars!!!)(Maybe I should dehydrate some of it???)

$10 / 48 pints = 21c/jar

Canned kraut at the store is OVER $1/can! 

I think I saved a bunch of moolah. At least I will have, once it's all processed and preserved.

There's a name for this phenomena - misusing a word - that I can't remember. Does anyone know what it is???

FOUND IT!  The name of the phenomenon that I was inquiring about is malapropism.

"The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one of similar sound, esp when creating a ridiculous effect..."

I learned of this day several years ago because my son is a math guru.

Gave him this rock I painted.

9 hours ago, Necie said:

I use regular sea salt.

I use it for the table, but for preserving I use canning salt as I read somewhere that the mineral content of sea salt can vary greatley depending on the source.

On 2/29/2024 at 1:24 PM, Midnightmom said:

Going to have to purchase some more canning salt though.   

 My favorite grocery store didn't have any canning salt on the regular spice aisle, so I checked the canning section. None there either, so, had to trek back to the spice aisle and picked up some kosher salt instead. Of course it was more expensive than canning salt would have been!

2 hours ago, Jeepers said:

I got a small fern thing on sale for $5.00 and a set of three tiny square bowls to put a bath bomb in for $3.50. They are probably meant for a dipping sauce?

I love finding "non-traditional" uses for things!  

On 3/10/2024 at 2:18 PM, Littlesister said:

I am not cleaning those seats again

Teach him how to do it, and maybe he won't like having to do it, so he will stop doing it (wiping his hands)! 

17 hours ago, Annarchy said:

@Midnightmom, if’n you are interested, I can send you some carrot seeds, heirloom non GMO…you might get orange or yellow but they would grow in your garden….   PM me if’n you are interested.  Your pot size looks like it could handle, at least, a dozen or two.  Onions?  Got them too.  From seeds, you’ll get chives the first year.  Tasty.  

You're saying they would grow in mostly shade but also in the heat that hits here in the summer? (sometimes over 100F for days at a time.) That spot does get late afternoon sun, but more on the side near the edge of the building rather than by the stairs.

So, if you think they will "do well" there, yeah, I'll give it a shot. 

On 3/8/2024 at 2:31 PM, Mt_Rider said:

   I still have no link visible to me?  No small pic of the vid either.  Nada.  Nothing. 

Here's a before and after pic. I am also going to add the link so you can go see them fall. I hope it works for you.

Video link (if this still doesn't work, search this title on YT: NEW DOMINO RECORD + Most INSANE Spiral Ever! (32,000 Dominoes)

Here are some more pics of the plant I am wanting to identify (I thought it was some type of clover).

8 hours ago, Littlesister said:

I love watching that.  I think it said it took 2 weeks to set that all up. But a lot of fun. 

It took her a little bit longer than that. 

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82 days of building later, I'm proud to present to you my new personal domino record with 32,000 dominoes!

13 hours ago, Mt_Rider said:

Um....no vid visible to me, Midnight.  I love watching those but sheesh.  How can anyone devote TIME to do all that?  Hope they have a day job!

 

MtRider   ....hoping to see it

She has developed and sells dominoes specifically made for the purpose of toppling them. I don't think she's hurting for cash. 

I googled Creepin Charlie and this is what it looks like: 

It doesn't have the 3 segment leaf like the one I inquired about.

19 minutes ago, Mother said:

Can we see pictures of the plant?  And something to give us a size, like a quarter beside the leaf or a ruler?  I’m not sure it IS a clover. 

I'll take a pic of the cluster tomorrow and also add a pic with an item for size reference.

Found this clover growing in the lawn here at the apts. I've never seen clover that has "fluted" edges on each of the 3 leaves. I've tried searching for images with a variety of search terms to try to identify it - with no luck, so I am turning to the "experts" here for some help.   Mind you, I have no plans for using it, I'm just d@m'd curious!!!     Does anybody know what this is???  

One of the  most concerning things for me about "dry packing" potatoes for canning is that you coat them with some form of a fat prior to processing. So, in addition to not having a liquid in the jars to evenly distribute the heat to ALL of the contents (especially those in the center of the jar) you are adding an ingredient (fat) that is not shelf stable for an extended period of time, as fat can go rancid. A little bit of fat at the top of a jar when canning, say ground beef, is not the same as each item in the jar being coated with it. Just my 2¢  

Just a quick note to those of you who are inquiring of Mommato3boys: If you want to make sure to get her attention, use the @ symbol followed by her forum name. This will send her a notification -depending on her settings - that she has posts to review.

EX:   = 

4 hours ago, Littlesister said:

am so far free on Friday and Sat. so will get the potatoes canned. Going to follow a recipe from I think it was. Sutton Daze or one of the other ones. It's dry canning potatoes. Not going to do the whole 10# that way but will do about 3 or 4 jars to see how they do. 

I can guarantee you that you did not see that recipe/method on SuttonsDaze - unless it was a warning video. 

6 hours ago, Mother said:

(or unusual ones like Midnightmom)

Since my Spring "garden" got lost in "the glitch," I will post some pics here to launch this new thread.  

12 hours ago, Jeepers said:

I have 12 trash bags stuffed full to donate. They are sitting in the hallway staring at me. It will really clear up some space when I get them out of here. Getting them downstairs and out to the garage and into the car is holding that up. I don't wanna. 

If there's nothing breakable in them, just put them on the landing at the top of the stairs and give them a little "nudge of encouragement" to get gravity to do the work for you.     (This is one emoji I never thought I would ever use!!!  )

On 2/29/2024 at 6:30 PM, Littlesister said:

We need to find a bottle she will except for those days when mommy is working, and I have her.

Have you tried NUK brand?
"NUK Simply Natural nipples mimic the shape mom's breast takes while breastfeeding. The scooped nipple cavity allows space for baby's tongue and jaw to move naturally, just like they do when breastfeeding."  (https://www.nuk-usa.com/)