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It will form from the sediments mixed in the first step. New soft drinks like Coca-Cola, root beer and carbonated ginger ales were quick to replace alcoholic beverages. Start feeding as normal from the following day.
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Basil, the King of Herbs
All basil, especially ornamental basil, is eye appealing and decorative as accents around the yard and garden.When growing non hybrid basil plants, you have the option of letting a few plants go to seed.
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The Many and Varied Uses of Rosemary
Out of all of the herbs I grow, rosemary is the easiest to propagate and care for.I begin with a 3 inch cutting, pull off the bottom leaves, and stick it in my root trainers.These are small but deep containers with ridges on the side to train the roots...
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Lavender, the Versatile Herb
The variety I like the best for cooking is Hidcote. Boiling water over 6 tablespoons of dried lavender. Keep any unused infusion in the refrigerator and use within a week or two.Lavender essential oil has antiseptic qualities and can be used for fungal...
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Living High on Grits and Tomato Gravy
That is 'good eating' as we used to say. He had never tasted tomato gravy before he met this southern chick. Tomato gravy is also good with other dishes--try it with fish.This recipe will serve 4 not-so-hungry folks.
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Hominy
No matter where it was made, I got to be in on the making.Hominy is dried field corn kernels which have been treated with an alkali. That was the process I really liked. The grits were used to make a traditional hominy soup.
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Greens, Pepper Sauce, and Cornbread: Southern Cuisine
They are not bundled together as whole plants. If any sand remains in the bottom of the sink after the third washing, the greens are washed again.Just like our mother did, we heat a heavy aluminum pan on top of the stove.
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Stevia, Sweet Stevia
Reportedly many times sweeter than sugar, it attracts the attention of people who are looking for a non-caloric natural sweetener. Treated this way, they last for years. Dried leaves will be bright green and crumbly.
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What to Do With All That . . . Cilantro
Hit puree, and blend to the consistency of your choice.You can also use chopped cilantro as a garnish on top of black bean soup, enchiladas, the filling of soft tacos, or anything with a Tex-Mex flair.
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Co-Co-Coconuts!
I have a Marshallese friend, Ebil, who does this for a living, and I can generally find him somewhere on island, climbing a tree for just that purpose.Once the nuts are down, my friend places a strong stick in the ground that has a very sharp point facing...
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Get the most from your herbs I: Pinch, pinch, pinch!
It's not too late! You can still get the most out of your herbs this summer! And letting the leaves get larger means you'll have that much more fresh basil to enjoy.Pinching to control flowering is also useful if you plan toasil often comes true for me...
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Sherry--What it is, How it\'s Made, and How to Use it
These wines ferment "oxidatively" (in the presence of oxygen) until they are darker, richer and amber, and usually sweetened with grape juice., which produces Tio Pepe sherry as well as others.Wine or sherry conoisseurs feel sherry is undervalued and...
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Glace (Candied) Fruit
You can make a variation on this by stirring candied fruit into nut clusters or sprinkling minced pieces onto the top of wet chocolate bark.Traditional processes can involve repeatedly soaking the fruit in progressively stronger sugar solutions over a...
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Cauliflower - a boring vegetable?
The name ‘cauliflower' comes from the French term, ‘cabbage flower' (choufleur). Freezing it will preserve its flavor, but tends to severely break down its texture. I have seen cauliflower described as ?a wimp's broccoli?.
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January is National Oatmeal Month
Purdue University Center for New Crops & Plants Products. Http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/crops/oats.html, 19992 USDA Technical Bulletin 1100, Stanton. However, the history of oats as a cultivated crop goes back hundreds of years to around the beginning...
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What to Do With All That . . . Dill
You need to make sure the contents of your pickle jars have a pH less than 4.6, in order to prevent the growth of dangerous bacteria.) Whole fresh dill heads can be safely substituted for dill seeds at a rate of 1 fresh dill head for 1 tablespoon of dried...
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Dill, parsley and lovage: the most used herbs in the Romanian cuisine
Because I like very much green peas and potatoes, the first course I learned how to cook was the potato casserole, followed by the green pea casserole. As a curiosity, fresh parsley is also very good for our dogs if they are eating their own waste.
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Canola: Where Does it Come From?
Less dependence on foreign oils, more jobs in our country, any way you do the math, more canola oil is a good thing for North Americans. Doubters hush up, because the net change in the carbon costs from biofuels, including canola and rapeseed oil, show...
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Eggplant: Growing Basics and Benefits
Therefore, anyone with already existing and untreated kidney or gallbladder problems may want to avoid eating eggplant.Lastly, folks with arthritis should limit their intake of all nightshade vegetables (which also includes tomatoes, peppers and green-skinned...
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What to do with all that . . . oregano
Add some bacon or ham for flavor, some jalapenos for heat, and a goodly amount of oregano, and cook it down for a couple of hours.Once you get a feel for the flavor Oregano adds to your food, you will start looking for other ways to use it.
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There are Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun By the Pigs Who Search for... Truffles??
Here in the United States we have recently begun cultivating truffles and have trained dogs to sniff them out. The truffle is an expensive, highly sought-after fungus about the size of a walnut, famous in French cuisine, and grows 15-20 inches deep among...
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Butternuts, by the bushel
The first few crops proved me wrong;(squash, cukes, pumpkins) are concerned, help often means organic content in the soil. I simply keep an eye on the watering needs and watch happily as little butternuts begin to form.
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What to Do WIth All Those . . . Chives
A little bit of the herb goes a long way, so even a small chives bed can feel like more chives than you will ever be able to use. Many people consider chives the easiest herb to grow.
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The Summery Flavor of Lavender
Coincidentally, at the tail end of May or the very first part of June, lavender flowers begin blooming in Texas. Chopped lavender flowers.This goes especially well on a lightly sweet bread (such as Hawaiian-style rolls).A summer tea party just wouldn't...
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20 Ways to Soup Up Your Soup
Add stock instead of water to brothy soups. Whatever flowers you choose, make sure you have identified them properly, as many flowers have poisonous look-alikes. It's finally gotten cold outside (winter seems to come to Texas later every year), so my...
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What to Do With All That . . . Parsley
However, it is self-seeding, which means if it likes the area where you've planted it, not only will the plant replace itself, but you might get a lot more seedlings than you bargained for.
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Belgian Endive
Pour the sauce over the endives. But you have to take two steps. This keeps the light from the emerging heads which remain a pale greenish white color and keep their delicate flavor.
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