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Agree. Pure table salt is a very good seasoning for all animals. The so called Himalayan pink salt tastes exactly as regular table salt. dcarch

For snow load, my suggestions: 1. The one top pipe at the peak of the curve, go to HD and get a larger diameter pipe to replace it. Shouldn't cost too much. 2. Get 5 2"x 2" lumber, cut post length to the height from ground to the underside of the top pipe. When heavy snow is forecasted, just pop up the posts inside the greenhouse right under the 5 cross points of the pipes. the will take care very heavy snow falls. Remove the posts after you clear the snow. BTW, snow is a very good insulator. It's a lot of work to remove and reinstall the plastic cover. You may want to consider also, a small solar panel for 12V LED lights, winter gets dark very early. The 12v, and you may want to have a 12V electric fence around the greenhouse. dcarch

Nice work! How are you anchoring it down? Did they provide parts for anchoring? dcarch

Many years ago, I was invited to a friend's house for dinner. Sheraton and her husbands were one of the 8 couples invited. Food was not the main topic of conversations that evening. I was not much into reading food reviews and didn't start a conversation about food with her. The only thing I remember about that dinner was her husband made a few comments about she being overweight, and she seemed not offended by him. RIP. dcarch

Thanks, I did need a good soaking. I smelled terrible. dcarch

What is the weight of one cubic yard of : Solid rock? up to 4,500 lbs Compacted wet clay dirt? up to 2,500 lbs. The pandemic taught me to expand my garden. After a lot of planning and preparation, solar panel system, electrical system, plumbing system, etc. I discovered a huge boulder, size about 1/2 cubic yard under where I planned to have the new growing area. I learned from youtube how to crack boulders using hand tools. So, I removed one yard of dirt to get to the boulder, 1 1/2 day to crack the boulder into manageable sizes, relocated all the cracked boulders, replaced 1 1/2 yard of dirt where the boulder was. Gravity makes gardening a pain. Thanks Mr. Newton! 😒 dcarch

Doing some research to buy a new digital thermometer. Reading questions and answers for one promising model, a potential buyer asks, " Can this meat thermometer be used as a rectal thermometer?". The manufacturer's tech support answers, "We don't recommend that use. However, if you insist, I suggest you consider buying two." dcarch

Just a simple St. Patrick's Day meal: smoked corned beef , cabbage, potatoes, and carats😆. dcarch

I use souv vide bags which can be boiled. There are many ways you can clean sous vide bags. I put then in the dish washer. After they are cleaned, you can freeze food in them. Rubber bands are what I use to close them. dcarch

If you do lots of gardening, it really slows down the "With each passing year ------" deterioration to your body and mind.👍 "There are much more interesting activities to do..." I agree. you will have less time if you garden to sit on the couch watching TV and eating chips. 😆 dcarch

They do make kosher beef bacon. How about turkey bacon? dcarch

Made dinner for two. SV/smoked lamb chops. I will go back to the store and buy more lamb chops 😍 dcarch

"-----Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned company Born led for much of his life, said Monday that he had died peacefully on Sunday." --- he left peacefully, without a peep. dcarch

My Pasquini espresso machine does a very good job using 2% milk. dcarch

Hoppy New Year to all! dcarch 😶

Amazing chef, has to remember over a hundred recipes. dcarch

Most of you know the difference between "dry" scallops and "wet" scallops. It's a waste of money and time in cooking if you don't use "dry" scallops. Likewise, save up money, if you have budget issue, and only buy fresh shrimps like these in the above pictures. Those "Easy Peel" frozen shrimps is a joke. dcarch

This is how shrimps should be served and enjoyed. No tails attached. dcarch

It only happened once. That was once too many. Pasta sauce prayed all over the ceiling. The pressure cooker safety relief valve failed. Major kitchen cleanup afterwards and repaint ceiling. That sound ! I will never forget. dcarch

Here is another idea: Scrubbing is a pain for anyone. This is what I do: I know I am abescent minded and burn food often. I am also a messy griller with BBQ baked on grates. So I have a good size plastic bin outside the house. The bin is filled with water and the water has a few table spoons of sodium hydroxide (Amazon, cheap) dissolved in it. Any cookware with thick grease, burnt on food gets thrown into the sodium hydroxide solution. The next day I can just wash the baked on stuff away with a garden hose. No scrubbing needed. Of course I make sure to wear rubber gloves and eye protection to do this. Also, you cannot do this to aluminum cookware. dcarch Note: Sodium hydroxide (what makes Liquid Plumber work) is highly corrosive. It's powerful enough to clear clotted plumbing lines. Do not have around if you have children in the house.

Many ideas for anyone, whether you are having problems physically or not. Just ideas to make work more pleasant. I will post more when I have more time. 1. Some one gave me a mobility scooter because it was not working well. All I did was replaced the batteries with lithium batteries. Scooters are fast, variable speed, go forward and backwards. So much easier to go from one end of the garden to another, especially with tools and supplies. 2. I got a rechargeable tire inflater (Amazon, $20) and installed a tire air nipple on a 2 gallon garden sprayer ($0.50? whatever you call that thing where you inflate a tire). You know how annoying it is to have to pump, pump, pump and pump to spray ? especially on a hot summer day? No more. The pump is very small and digital, just set a pressure, that's all. dcarch

You can use your cell phone camera to view and enlarge. dcarch

Thanks! Travel step #1 - covid test. Negative. But Is that good news? If test positive, having been vaccinated, probably just minor symptoms. I can back out and not travel. No cooking! Now tested negative, I will have to deal with the nightmare of big time fancy cooking for many people in someone else's kitchen and in a different city. HELP!!! dcarch 🤪

My bad. I exaggerated "all". I showed the package to a Japanese friend. He said the Japanese writings do not say "ramen". The writings say "small noodles" {meaning thin noodles?) I also trust Duvel's cooking method for ramen. I am just not sure those are ramen noodles. Happy Holidays to all. Packing to the airport. Got a ton of cooking to do. dcarch

In Wikipedia, they seem to call it : Sōmen (Japanese: 素麺), somyeon (Korean: 소면; 素麵), or sùmiàn (Chinese: 素麵) is a very thin noodle made of wheat flour, less than 1.3 mm in diameter. The noodles are used extensively in East Asian cuisines. Japanese sōmen is made by stretching the dough with vegetable oil, forming thin strands that are then air dried for later use. This is distinct from a similar thin noodle, hiyamugi, which is knife-cut. In Japan, sōmen is usually served cold with a light dipping sauce called tsuyu. South Korean somyeon may be eaten in hot or cold noodle soups. Sōmen is typically high in sodium.[2]. I think they label all Japanese noodle ramen for Western buyers. I don't think ramen noodles are white because the alkaline treatment. dcarch