Text 10823, 125 rader
Skriven 2008-07-18 21:27:54 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 10710 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: gardening
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Hi Janis,

 JK> > Saw something on CNN this morning about the "fire water" in
 JK> Windsor.(G)

 JK> You know, I saw your message earlier today and checked on CNN quick..
 JK> no sign of mention of Windsor .. could be the story scrolled off
 JK> earlier than I got to the page (g)... more running around today,
 JK> though now and again I did make it to the system to take care of some
 JK> things & was able to post a few messages here...

We only had it on for one cycle so I don't knw how often it played.
We're getting things gathered for the trip and picnic as well. BTW, we
will buy a honey bear before we get to your place.

 JK> Anyway, could have been about the great oil deals for drilling on some
 JK> properties in Windsor I figure. Fire water :)

Natural gas mixed in the water table. Talked to an Osterhouse (?)
gentleman & showed a faucet running, then a lighter flicked & flames in
the water.

 JK> Sadly enough for the local area, the Marcellus Shale Formation is
 JK> here. It is about 54,000 square miles in area, and may contain ten
 JK> times as much natural gas as the current largest U.S. field, the
 JK> Barnett Shale Formation in Texas. It's somewhat crazy.. if it goes
 JK> through, some people will be able to lease their property to the
 JK> drilling firms for funds varying between $25 to $10,000 per acre plus
 JK> a 12 % to 87%* royalty fee all "dependent on the savviness and
 JK> negotiating skills of the land owner and/or their agent" as one
 JK> minister in the area put it.. :(  It's worrisome if you take a look at
 JK> what these drilling firms 'do' to the land and wildlife where they
 JK> drill.  Thankfully, we aren't one of those properties.  There are some

It would really change the look of the area--for worse.


 JK> that would qualify outside the village (have to have enough property).
 JK>  So it's not affecting the Village of Winsor.. the "Town of Windsor"
 JK> though is huge and that's where people will be that would be involved
 JK> in it.  Hey, maybe the village of Windsor will get "natural gas" as
 JK> opposed to the propane we have to buy now (g).

You would still be cooking with gas but maybe not paying fr it.


>> normal ground-level.  I use raised beds mostly because it's easier to
>> keep all the idiot animals out of my garden (grin).

 JK> > Good reasoning.  But it's just the right height for nibbling by bear
 JK> or > deer. (G)

 JK> Ah... couple things :)  The beds are in a fenced area (about 4ft.
 JK> high) and the dogs (two ferocious man-eating black dogs (bg)) go in
 JK> and out of the area at will since we have a dog-door on our back

Teasing you.


 JK> entrance.  Haven't seen anything come anywhere near the garden beds
 JK> since putting them in, and I'm sure that's because of my little
 JK> 'angels'.

Most likely.  My dad's biggest invaders are rabbits.

 JK> > think he wasn't really that over all happy with it.

 JK> The weeds are a big deal because they are so few and because they are
 JK> easy to pull.  I have one bed where the asparagus is planted where I
 JK> let the weeds mostly take over last year kind of purpose... I didn't
 JK> want to disturb the roots I'd planted.  The asparagus plants are doing
 JK> well in that bed, so I planted my blue lake green beans in there and
 JK> the asparagus doesn't seem to care (g).  Next year, I'll let the
 JK> asparagus have the whole bed (actually late in the summer this year).

You've got it down to a science.

 JK> a > lot of thunder and lightning the past few days but little rain
 JK> from it.

 JK> Know what you mean.. It's been the same here off and on.  One day we
 JK> did have a downpour though..

My mom mentioned it; I think it was Saturday.

 JK> > True; I'm planning to use about 2 cups of crumbs for the meat balls;
 JK> the > rest will go in the bracciole.

 JK> Sounds fine :)

I may bring some extra crumbs if I can get them made Monday.

>> doesn't have HFCS in it.. I was amazed.. it is the ONLY one I have
>> found.  Every single other brand puts that garbage in :( The company

 JK> > Who needs HFCS in bread crumbs (unless it's the sweetener used for
 JK> > making the bread)? I'm reading more labels these days and seeing
 JK> HFCS in > so many things..........

 JK> Yes, I know, it's the same here :(. I'm hoping the Barbecue sauce that
 JK> Dave mentioned, and these bread crumbs are a sign of the coming return
 JK> to sugar.. we figured it would happen soon enough since the price of
 JK> corn is so high. Bye-bye HFCS (and good riddance) (g).

I generally make my own bbq sauce; have to check some recipes for you.

 JK> > My bread crumbs are made from my home made bread; the sweetener I
 JK> use > for it is raw (turbinado) sugar.

 JK> Since I don't use my breadmachine that often, I don't use sugar in
 JK> recipes for bread as often as you probably do.

It's for the yeasties to eat. I use 3 tbsp per loaf.


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