Sarah

. There is sugar added to the bottled "real lemon" you can buy from the store.

 

Thank you. I did not know that.

Twilight, I am sorry. I realize it is too late, but perhaps the tip I got may help others.

http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/

Sarah

Resurrecting an old thread. It is that time of year for touchups. But what an offbeat recipe!

Here is the original.

1 quart skim milk (room temperature)

1 lemon

4 tablespoons of desired pigments, if any.

optional: 1 Ounce of hydrated lime. For outside paints, more colorfast and helps with sun bleaching.
(Do not use quick lime, as it will react with the water and heat up. Hydrated lime has been soaked in water then dried.)

optional: 1 to 2 1/2 pounds of chalk may also be added as a filler.

optional: 1/2 teaspoon borax, makes creamer / more glue like, adds some pot life, used instead of chalk, do not use both.

Mix the juice of a lemon with 1 quart of skim milk in a large bowl. Leave the mixture overnight at room temperature to induce curdling. Whole milk may be used. Pasteurization or homogenization is of no concern.

Pour it through a sieve lined with cheesecloth to separate the solid curds from the liquid whey.

Add your desired pigments. As a child, and for indoor use, we used kaolin, (fullers earth) for 'eggshell white'. Here a light chocolate brown is common, from local deposits. You can buy the pigments. I do not like the yellowed-white of no pigments. I have heard stories of using artists acrylic paint, but never have done that. Shade will be slightly lighter when dry.

Add lime if desired, add borax if desired. Wear a mask, and stir until the pigment is evenly dispersed.

Milk paint will spoil/separate quickly, so it should be applied within a few hours of mixing. The sour smell will disappear once the paint dries. The borax will give about an hour extra pot life at room temperatures. Even if 'spoiled' by smell, you will still have good coverage, but once the paint 'separates', make another batch.

Kinder safe (think teething)(be aware of some pigments), animal safe (ditto), sticks to anything porous, lets wood 'gas' water moisture, a fair water barrier paint for block/brick.

Hard to remove. No standard stripper will touch it, really only removable by sanding/grinding. Latex and some oil paints will not stick to it. This makes it even more kinder clean up friendly.

I just finished refreshing the asphalt shingles on a coop (with no fear about them getting poisoned), And another 'shake' shingled outbuilding. Snow/ice is not an issue, but salt can be. A raw plywood outdoor floor plate is to be the next one. Waiting for these curds to drain...

And for the guys, stable stalls and garages are often done this way, to include cement floors. I have no idea if anything does 'touch' it in that chemical environment, but is common, so must be something to it.

Sarah

OTTOMH: Oregano. Garlic. Bay leaves. Basil.

Sage?

I do remember there was a list of herbs that would turn bitter if oversimmered, and it was in a mid 1900s cookbook. I am not sure where, what book, etc.

I will check my go-to herb book, The Book of Herb Cookery. 1941. Drats.

Sorry, Jeepers, the librarian is stumped.

Well it was to be acorn 'meats'. To make acorn meal. But almost all were wormed. I recognise the acorn weavil larva, and the acorn moth larva, but these are not. Stink bug? Cracked about four bushels. Sheesh.

Sarah.

Sassenach, I am not doubting your verasity, but I have trouble believing that. How do they limit the prescription? Standard box or vial of strips is 50 count. For one strip every three days, that would be... umm... eleven strips a month? Do they 'break pack'?.. Well, I am glad you have an alternate source of supply. Keep fighting for your needs. Sarah

I gave my word in a private message that if I found the reference about herbals for type 2 diabetics, I would send it. I stumbled across part of it, but now can not remember who it was. Nor have I located the original internet site, or the name of 'JJ'. But it might give a good starting point for research by some type 2s here.

Cite is

"Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces (Airborne). Mr. Johnson was a Special Forces Medic, EMT and ACLS-certified"

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There are several herbal foods that may help those suffering with Type II Diabetes.

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a hypoglycemic herb that has reduced urine sugar levels by 50%. Fenugreek can be taken as capsules, tinctures or decoctions of seeds. Pregnant women must avoid it, as it is a uterine stimulant.

Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is also a hypoglycemic and it increases insulin production. The leaves are the primary source for help with the diabetes; leaf infusion can be taken as an adjunct to control it.

Goat’s Rue (Galega officinalis) affects blood sugar and actually enlarges the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas that make insulin. Be advised: “A possible interaction exists with hypoglycemic medication. Goat’s Rue should not be used by diabetics currently maintained with commercial pharmaceutical hypoglycemics.”

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The first two foods are available in health food stores, on Amazon or in your friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart. As with all things, pay attention to the instructions on the label. A good thing they may be used for: as an adjunct to your emergency kit should supplies of insulin or medication be interrupted (such as by hurricane, shortage, etc).

The star/dot click works too. Thanks.

Annarchy, My 'duh'. Thanks for being gentle with me. Sarah.

I just ordered me one of those taller canisters for mine today. I have some glass mayo jars that no matter what I do the vacuum sealer will NOT seal them! I have tried using 2 lids and have done everything and it just wont work. I want to be able to use them like this since I don't pressure can with them. I can't wait to get it so I can seal up some food in my mayo jars now.

Have you tried rubbing 'gulf' wax on the rim?

Is there a way to have a link to 'last unread' in a message?

My pet peeve with those is that you often have to wait through advertizing. Some only force you to wait five seconds to see a link to 'skip ad'. Others, the newer ones, you have to wait at least thirty seconds, with no 'click out'. I do not post videos any more, the concept of forcing me to sponsor their advertizing... No thanks.

 

What about a ..bookshelf..where quality books could be added with description not sure where it would go as it would/could have a broad range of topics.

Maybe a section on YouTube in same section?

 

I think a forum called "Book Shelf" would be wonderful Twilight :-) Could be a "go to place" for all online e-books etc. as well as links to other online books...ie: pams pride etc.

Darlene, perhaps you would like to visit our 'spin off' site, icsarchive.org. The Paperback Shelf. Be my guest, raid at will. I have quite a few regrets about the Cookbook Shelf, part of the Paperback Shelf. After we got all the pdfs verified as PD, it fizzled. Nobody wanted to help build the indexes. I was really looking forward to using the text search engine and have an 'ultimate' recipe search. Perhaps some folks here would enjoy doing that if you hosted your own.

As far as links, I would pass on that. Like the Johnny Cash song lyric goes, "I've have seen them come and go, and I've seen them die, And long ago I stopped asking why". It becomes a nightmare to keep the links current, even if you do an automatic link tester.

Thinking of some of the things I have found in them, there could by some lively discussion.

Sarah

Agreed. Perhaps the beginning...

But I do not see it as pushing the little guy out. Standards must be maintained, if that is the issue. I suspect it is not. I see the word 'extracts', no mention of tinctures or essential oils. One could, bureaucratically, consider such as 'extracts'. I see several in that list that I know from a essential oil or tincture standpoint, not as an 'extract'.

A terminology/language thing? My poor english again? Sorry, fuzzy. Or is a too wide paint brush being used here?

Well, for me, I will keep the references here at the Librum close at hand. Many are up for you to grab, and use, for free.

Sarah

Thanks again. It is working. And, yes, the weaker vinegar seems to be more effective than the stronger. More aromatic I guess.

"Dear RatFink, Let me introduce you to my little friend, RBG."

ANTI. Amonium Nitrogen Tri-Iodide. I will NOT tell you how to make, but easily made, and probably the most unstable fulminate known to man. Do a web search, or ask a Kurt Saxon reader. RatFink brushs a crystal with a whisker, and Rat Be Gone. I know, it is evil of me, but hearing a crystal 'crack' is very satisfying.

Think of the little poppers you can buy around the Fourth. The little twisted tissue things, thrown to the ground and they go 'bang'. Now you know the active ingredient of them, and have a general idea of any of the relatively small safety issues. I used to crush a handful of the poppers in my hand, to keep my sisters from using them against me.

No on 'Brita' and 'Zero', etc. Berks, as they are called, are part of the MM deployment kits. (Mennonite Medics)(along with 'aqua' brand pills and 'survival straw's) The big multi element Berks, for when the water is suspect, such as flood senerios, where a lot of people need water, and electricity is problematic.

If it were me, and with good electric, an RO (reverse osmosis) would be my answer, for 'whole house'.

Correct me if I am wrong but those are charcoal and membrane filters? Didn't the AMA endorse the Berks as the only 'raw' water treatment they would recommend? The single element ones are coming down in price, but slow on the filtration. And they can be the very devil to clean.

Sarah

Sassenach, one strip every three days? I have two type 1 vets who use VA (Martinsburg) in this enclave. They have, by endocrinologist prescription, no limit on 'supplies', which includes strips. And no copay, so free. Shipped. I know this as the Librum also includes the enclave PMO that they ship to. (Private Mail Office). Also the insulins come in those cute little ice chests, but those are copay ($9 a vial?). Why they would 'cut you back', I have no idea. If $ an issue, would suggest you try them again.

Again, I am type 1 centric, so the ins and outs of type two are not well known to me. Maybe they do limit 2's.

Anarchy, now the 'at home' test kits are more available, cheaper, and more accurate. No need to visit Doctor for the test. But again, be advised of the limitations / hidden gotchas. Again, they are not effective for us.

Twilight, the 'push a pill' syndrone. I have sometimes wondered if the American medical system is so badly broken, that we have to 'bail it out' by mandatory health insurance, if it can survive. One person I know wrote that said medical costs could well be the 'trigger' for a second revolution. (third?) His brother is a doctor, but has such a large school debt that, well, he will be paying for most of his career, so I do not blame the doctors. Why should any American incur such debt to be a doctor? And we wonder why so many are foreign born and trained. Broke.

Momo, I am thinking the Walmart insulins you mention are 'pig' insulins, 'N' and 'R', which are not effective for my people. I think the the modern rDNA types are cheaper. Or should be, considering the manufacturing costs.

Some of the comments above about bringing the a1c down via diet and life changes reinforces my opinion that setting the clinical definition of diabetes as 6.5+ on an a1c test is bunk, and 'push a pill'.

Oh, and I did not get an answer to my reply question about hypoglycemics and glucose injections. I know no hypos.

Twilight, more 'push a pill'. I have often wondered at how many drugs are being tested on type 2's. So many recalls and court suits.

Jeepers, yes, a slight injury can case major issues due to poor blood circulation. That is why one person I know wears 'shin guards' under her dress, and uses only thick, as in cushiony, socks she knits herself, more padding against injury. And you can buy, medical, what struck me as dirt bike racer shin guards. Stray thought... perhaps we should bring back the high laced boots for women I wore in my youth?

Sarah

One other area, is camping and bushcraft ( which is just very primitive camping without fancy gear, you bring in some food but may be hunting or snaring small game animals to get your meat, or fishing instead and making things like a cook system , a leanto or teepee set up or something like that, and making utensils and dishes out of down wood with a decent carving knife ) These are all handy things to know in case you get stuck with just a bob daypack and have to be out of normal circumstances due to extreme chaos or something or just hobby oriented skills for those of us who enjoy the outdoors or there just is no room in what you can carry to bring much. Or you forgot your matches or steel fire striker, etc and your batteries ran out... etc. Good emergency skills, and cookery for camp fire cooking. Label it Bushcraft ( Primitive skills) . ???? Otherwise the stuff gets buried in other forums.

Seconded. We are working on the old Wilderness Way magazine archive here. Some interest.

I realize you folks think me primitive to begin with.

Update.

I am very busy today. We are having our quarterly 'peak-up' of our medical folks, and we support other enclaves (shhh... and two of the counties' volunteer units). This is where they come in, and get their credentials updated (Red Cross, AMA, First Responder ®)(does the circle r work here?), some common 'emt pack' supplies are updated (bulk purchase saves money), etc. This time we have 'Doc El' with us, who is always welcome, she has a doctorate in emergency medicine.

I posted in the meeting room, on one of the 'white boards', "If the ADA says that an a1c of 6.5 is the clinical definition of diabetes, how does hyperglycemia work into ths system?"

This morning, as I was opening up, I found my reply. "It does not. Hyper and Hypoglycemia are now discounted concepts and terms."

I added a followon question. "Do the hypoglycemics still get perscribed the gluco shots?"

Will respond back with the answer, if any.

Sarah

Edited to add: No, the ® for the circled R, for registered trademark did not work.

Thank you, Wormguy!

Mt_Rider, Bananna? We freeze those before storage, just before they 'turn'. For pies, breads, puddings and the like. We are not big on raw.

Hmm... Going to have to experiment a bit. I do not want to put soap in my glass traps, it would be too difficult to clean out. And I wonder if it has to be store bought 3-4% apple cider vinegar. Ours is normally stronger.

Reproduce overnight in the drain?!? So that is where... But I would have thought the wire strainers would block. Going to try a couple of drops of soft lye soap in the drain each night, after the nightly flush.

Thanks again.

Sarah

$3,700 for an enameled, and $6,250 in stainless. Sheesh. I am 'sending this up', perhaps it will be a enclave acquistion.

Thank you, Ambergris, for the link.

Bags not required? GOOD.

With the quality of cans, we do true canning at the enclave level, really going 'south', hmm...

Sarah

I am looking for a DIY formula for my fruit fly traps. The costs of refills keep going up. Apple and grape juice do not work so well. Anybody got anything?

Sarah

punching squirrel into the database gives:

FF FOXFIRE 1-12

Recipes, squirrel, 01:269
Squirrel cooking, 01:269
Squirrels, dealing with (in the garden), 04:191
Wild animal foots, squirrel, 01:269

xx:yyy is Foxfire volume / page.

WHCB WHITE HOUSE COOK BOOK 1887
POULTRY AND GAME: Squirrels. 89
SOUPS. Squirrel. 30

freebie copies of both works via the link below.

Sarah.

Anarchy,

(sorry, something seems wrong with the quote function)

>>> What does dKa stand for? What does a1c stand for?

dKa: diabetic ketoacidosis. The body, in distress, not having enough glucose and other sugars in the blood stream will turn on the body. First it eats up the fat. This makes the blood more acidic. Then it turns on the muscle. Hence 'the wasting sickness'. This is also why aspart insulins are by prescription only. Lantis type insulins, in many states do not require a prescription. A body builder could take three to five units of an aspart, (depending on person) and the body would counter. A few such cycles, with six hours between, and they are 'ripped'.

NOTE: dKa is not just diabetes. Normally, yes. It is the body turning on itself, several things can trigger.

a1c: I do not know the meaning, but it measures the average glucose level over a rough three month period. There are now standardized, measurement and scales wise. This is an electo-chemical electro-isotope test, similar to the standard glucometers, but expressed as a percentage. The older form of a1c was a visual spectrum test where they actually measured the thickness of the glucose coating on the hemoglobin. I am not sure of the figures, let me check...

"Diabetes is officially diagnosed with an a1c of 6.5 percent. This middle ground between 5.7 and 6.4 percent is called prediabetes. This means that a person with an a1c in this range is at high risk for eventually being diagnosed with diabetes if changes are not made to lower the glucose levels in the bloodstream."

The modern meters may also report 'keytones'. It used to be that the doctor was required to ask if you ever had such a reading before taking blood for a1c.

>>> That's almost scary, if you do not know you have retention issues, the results would be skewed?

Retention issues, and high/low, or dKa skews any electrolytic a1c for that 90 day period for anyone. This is one reason that a doctor is REQUIRED to ask if any highs or lows prior to taking blood for the a1c.

Standard glucometers, yes and no. Genetics again. For us, yes.

General update: There is an update on the figure of what part of the population has invalid readings with an modern glucometer. It was 2.7%. Abbot now claims 2.5%, with the Precision eXtra with the latest rom, according to the latest sales flyer.

Hope for us? Now, all of our juveniles take the old 'glucose tolerance test'. If hinky in any way, the pre-pubesent juvenile will take a small, 25% rda, supplement of the various minerals. This experiment has not been active long enough to tell any true results. The suspicion is that the damage is done back then, and making sure they are in retention norms during this period will offset the chance of 'the wasting sickness'.

Sarah