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I added a TAG! That should cover quite a few things though you might also look for particular threads as well. I’m pretty sure there is a dehydrating thread.

MT3B, nice to see you posting. I know those flying monkeys and that hand basket all too well also. Let’s make a pact and make up our minds that 2024 will at least bring us hope!!!

Phoenix. Nice to see you posting! And you are correct, Home Depot does look up your purchases even a few years back. They did that for us recently when our freezer needed repairs to see if the warranty was still valid.

That is the best come back I have heard in ages.

Jeepers. Welcome home!

I actually had that happen to me once and then I actually fell and had to rethink it all over again. And the answer was nope, I had not ADEQUATELY planned for any of those falls….. but I’m a fast learner.

Good for you, LS. Perhaps he would like to park in his friend’s driveway and use their facilities instead!

We buy local honey by the gallons. It is harvested within a few miles of us. It has been our primary sweetener for sixty plus years along with a small amount of local maple syrup (and the occasional coconut sugar which is DEFINITELY not local. ) Honey is expensive but goes so much further than sugar. We probably don’t use five pounds of sugar a year and use about 60# of honey a year.

Not a lot of billionaires are like that. If more were we wouldn’t all be so concerned about those who held the wealth. Thanks for that info, Jeepers. 👍

We had a small gathering, too. Just five of us but we had Turkey Breast, green bean casserole, corn pudding, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, apple crisp, banana bread, sweet potato casserole, crackers, cheese, and pickles. It was just enough fun for the two of us with lots of laughter and very little clean up. Kept just enough leftovers for a couple of meals.

Thanks for the correction, MM. Always good to verify statements.

Nice, very nice.

I believe it was Benjamin Franklin (maybe) that wanted the Turkey as our national bird. Having worked with both during rehab I’d say neither has the best dispositions.

Happy birthday, UK Guy. I hope your day will be especially wonderful!

Euphrasyne is right. Hunted meat is NOT free. For all the reason’s she lists with the exception of the beer in our family. Not to mention the work and time involved to harvest it and process the deer yourself. It is over a hundred dollars if you have it processed. No, it is not free but when all the necessities are prorated over several years it does become cheaper. Then there are the rewards of knowing they can provide a quality protein for their family and they are helping to support all wildlife.

Ambergris, those look nothing like what I expected chocolate to come from!!!

Oh yum. We had that last week!!! 😋

Today we had a whole meal of older frozen foods. Grilled sweet corn dated 2021, beets dated 2022, Bok Choy dated 2020 and chicken dated 2019. All was good tasting with no freezer burn but they had been packed well. The corn had been previously oven roasted and was a but chewy but still good. We are slowly trying to use up the old.

Here too. DGS took a deer today in fact. Little Sister, I can appreciate what your DD does. I was a Federal and State licensed wildlife rehabber for well over 25 years and was also licensed to keep unreleasable animals to use for educational purposes. We averaged over 300 rescues a year. We did not eat any of them. We only ate what we legally hunted with the exception of road kill deer. We worked closely with the DNR and were called for any downed animal in our area. The injured we helped and released back into the wild, the dead food animals we processed and shared with various institutions and those in need.

I have a similar recipe that makes enough mix for literally hundreds. (800-1000 cups mixed up) We served it at the museum I worked for at the annual Christmas Walk. They still do. We used regular cocoa instead of the chocolate mix along with the other ingredients. Much cheaper and makes it nice and rich. (So they tell me, I am terribly allergic to chocolate ). You can also buy dried mini marshmallows like comes in cereal and add that to the mix. The colored ones look especially festive. We used to get them in the bulk at Amish bulk food stores but I’ve seen them on Amazon. A tip. The mix makes a really nice gift. I’ve pared it with a special mug with the directions tied on with a decorative ribbon. Great for a gift exchange too.

Thanks for the survival tip Necie! Seriously though, just in case….. Didn’t care for raccoon but opossum in the crock pot with cream of mushroom soup is great. No need to feed it ahead of time or to parboil. Plain trapped or hunted opossum will do. Be sure to remove the glands they mention and as much fat as is possible. I believe we are having wild Turkey this year. The permits are pretty high priced so not much savings but oh so tasty! By the way, if you are concerned with a ‘gamey’ taste in any wild meat (which it rarely has) soak it overnight in milk. And did you know that wild goose can taste so much like roast beef that few people can tell the difference if not told.

Well of course you are!

Necie Take a left at Urban Side Streets and then a right at Urban Farming and you should see the door to the country!

You aren’t looking at me, are you??? You at least only moved it. I might have deleted the whole thing!!! 😳. Maybe you could just do a reverse spell on it? You know, Pocus Hokus and beat it with your magic wand??? There must be a magic potion or something……. ((((((((((((((((((Jeepers))))))))))))))). Don’t worry. It’s not lost, just playing keep away in a different forum. Someone will come along to fix it.