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Happy (belated) Birthday!

I *think* RainyGardener was doing a taste test review of different recipes ... but then again, maybe it wasn't her ... I think it *maybe* was though.

LOL Jeepers we should unite our powers ... we'd be invinsible...or maybe not so much

April 28 - May 4 = 12 miles (jogging)

I missed 4 days this week -- lots of family drama going on, and I don't handle that sort of thing well, which led to slipping back in to some less healthy patterns (ben & Jerry are such comforting pals ~ and just sitting on the couch watching Keeping Up Appearances (I love Hyacinth ) with a pint (or so) of Ben & Jerry's doesn't count for many miles ... if it did .. watch out, I'd be racking them up )

Heading to Florida tomorrow, and will be gone 8 days, so I am determined I will at the very least walk or jog along the path by the river in the mornings before everyone else wakes up. If that falls through, my back up plan is to put my nephew in a stroller and walk around the path in the afternoon ~ he'll need a nap, and instead of staying indoors with him while he sleeps I can actually get some activity in. Well, that's my plan (both A and B ) so we'll see how it fairs. Feeling optimistic about it

I wonder what new regulations are in play now, and if they will eventually extend to the home gardener at some point??

I wish I had more money to allocate toward food storage at the moment. Praying we all have the things we need before the regulations and such lead to too much of an issue in the future.

it's crazy that they're printing dangerous techniques - anyone can set up a blog online and go praddling off this and that, but the printed books, I kind of expected that they'd have to be held to a higher standard. I am surprised the publishing companies concerned, if not for the readers, at least for their own liability. I'd think things would need to be checked for being factual, and safe.

then again, if self-publishing is all the easier (and cheaper) these days, maybe that could be a factor in this stuff being printed without the fact checking/safety? Or, maybe they do have publishers and they just don't care

Scary thinking of the people who will use these "resources" and end up hurt, or worse.

I've sure learned to be a whole lot more discerning with where I get my info. I've been more selective with YouTube too -- some of the ladies I was tuning in to watch, I've stopped viewing ... mostly over the canning butter and such. I can see if they were saying it's unsafe but they still do it, at least giving the caution ~ but the "end" for me was when on their radio program (and video) where they were kind of teasing a friend of theirs who was afraid to use home canned butter she was given, and ranting on about how it's perfectly fine, and making remarks about fear mongers ... after that, I started looking at everything they shared with a skeptical eye, because one risky move could mean they'd have other (maybe less obvious) risks viewers/listeners may not as easily catch on to. And if they'd tease/encourage a friend to take a major risk, would they have any real concern for viewers? I doubt it. Not that I'm saying or thinking that they're bad people -- just kind of well... too risky for me I guess.

Happy Birthday!

I think this is the one she's referring to, Philbe: http://nchfp.uga.edu/ (scroll down to the bottom)

Announcing a free, self-paced, online course for those wanting to learn more about home canning and preservation.

• Introduction to Food Preservation
• General Canning
• Canning Acid Foods
• Canning Low-Acid Foods

This course is offered in the University of Georgia eLC system. UGA requires registration for you to receive a login.

So Easy To Preserve The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is pleased to offer the 5th edition of its popular book, So Easy To Preserve. This beautiful book contains the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations for safe food preservation. So Easy To Preserve is now a 375-page book with over 185 tested recipes, along with step by step instructions and in-depth information for both the new and experienced food preserver. Chapters include Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Jellied Fruit Products, Freezing and Drying. This 5th edition has 35 new tested recipes and processes, in addition to a new section with recommended procedures for home-canned salsas.

I signed up for it when out_of_the_ordinary posted the link in the shoutbox not that long ago -- it took about 4 or 5 days for them to email the sign-in info, just wanted to mention that so you don't sign up and think they forgot or anything like that. The login info is valid for 6 months

It's *really* good I am enjoying it a lot -- and learning a ton.

I love perbain and Imstillworkin too (have you seen her videos on doughnuts ... )

super cute

I love the one with the mosquitos coming after them with flashlights LOL

I figured i'd check out a lady's YouTube channel - she does a lot with the LDS cannery (somewhere in the south). Anyway, about 4 hours ago she posted a video on this topic.

According to her, it's effective July 1, 2013 - no more canning in the east, but that you can still buy the pre-canned items or the supplies and borrow the manual canner (depending on individual cannery policy).

She did mention too that she believes it's eventually going to happen with *all* of the canneries.

are they closing to everyone, or just non-members?

Talk about false advertising! Looking at the cover of the book, it appears to be sort of like Chef Tess's meals in a jar/bag, so it seems like intentional misleading, esp. with the pics and the just add water claims. If you've got to do all of that other stuff, then it's far from being a just add water deal

Is the cheese canning suggestion even safe

Thanks for sharing your experience with it, Jeepers, based on the pic and description, I can see it being something I'd have purchased ... and ended up wasting my money on. It's good that you found it at the library so you didn't waste that money.

btw, is a retort bag like mylar?

cute

that's an unusual thing to see, I'd have thought he got caught in the rain, but if the dog had a raincoat, it sounds like a planned trip. kinda sounds unsafe too, esp. in a downpour

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, MomM and GoatLady!!!

thanks you for everything, Ann

Happy Birthday, Darlene!

Happy Birthday!!!

Monsanto is a scary entity -- even scarier (to me) is how many Monsanto higher ups end up in top positions of the FDA and EPA. No conflict of interest there

little kids say the funniest things

Thanks

April 21 - 27th

jogging (at a snail's pace) = 23.5 miles

I didn't do anything on the 27th, and fell short of my goal on the 21st. Still, I figure it's a lot closer than I'd be logging from my couch lol.

I wish I had the kind of exercise bike I used to have a couple years ago, that was terrific, it just fit my stature perfectly and it didn't bother my back at all (even though it didn't have one of those back supports). I could go and go on that, esp. while watching tv. But it broke. and they apparently don't make that particluar one anymore. (It was only in the ballpark of $70 too!). Now the others are a lot pricier, and the newest one we got hurts my back a lot (which is weird, because this one has the back support -- I think it's just how everything is positioned, it doesn't work with my body type). Anway -- if rambling burned calories, I'd be rail thin

I am so sorry for your loss ((((((()))))))

Congratulations, Deerslayer!!!

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