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Rusty identifies as human.

We've been making a couple quarts of yogurt weekly for the last two months and are really enjoying it. We've tweaked the time and temp a little and now have it perfected to our taste. I thought I'd give an update. We heat a half gallon of whole milk (pasteurized, but not ultra pasteurized) up to 200 in the microwave. It takes about 18 minutes done in 6 minute batches, stirring in between. Cool it down to 110 in a cold water bath in the sink. Put about a quarter cup of the previous batch into each quart jar as a starter, add the milk, seal it and sous vide at 110 for 12 hours overnight. In the morning stir it a bit-- there's a little liquid to incorporate and lumps to work in. Chill for a few hours. We really like the thinner consistency done this way. It's pourable but pretty thick. Tartness is just right. I put about a tablespoon of warmed up jam in a dish and mix in the yogurt. The missus likes it plain or with some granola. Not much to look at, but here's some with gooseberry jam mixed in. Or fruit. Some dead ripe peaches.

'Don't judge a book by its cover.' -Mamma ness

When the temperature drops into the low 90s I start thinking soup! Chicken soup with orzo.

Very nice shot! I'm hoping to get another before they migrate. Meanwhile, looking out the window this afternoon, we saw a fox under the deck next door then he moved out into their yard. Rusty was beside himself wanting to go out and say hi. I grabbed the camera and went around but he was gone. I'd love to get a shot of him. Kathy found a pile of fur in the yard this week but with the bobcats we figured it was one of them. We're glad foxes are back! Too many rabbits and squirrels around here.

Green chile cheeseburger

Oh, the goings on at the retirement village can be sooooo interesting😀

Seems like I heard too much was bad for you or something. Cigarettes too. 😀

Had to keep a Ticonderoga #2 in the glove box😀

Agree-it sounds like they'd me nasty and I was hesitant at first but they can be good.

Driving the backroads through Florida years back I remember the roadside boiled peanut stands. All kinds of flavors, and many were pretty good. Pronounced 'bowled' peanuts.

Seeds are a must when I'm on a road trip. The only problem is they're loaded with salt and wear down your teeth 😀

Shrimp etoufee Eating good in the nesselhood 🤪

I think they're a chain with trucks all around. I've had it a couple times and it was good. But we've got places that do it better, like Culver's.

Chikin and dumplins. The puffy kind.

I only recently learned the term 'chili sauce'. It was West Virginia chili sauce I heard of first. One of those things where it seems to be popping up all over the place now.

Love it!

Johnny's wasn't really a college bar. They've expanded to KC and have several around the metro now. Pretty good. The original closed because the neighborhood is pretty rough and homeless people were a problem. But I think they got that reopened.

We had a Der Weinerschnitzel, Arthur Treacher's and a bunch of others along Noland Road in Independence. I cruised a lot of miles on Noland Rd. In the 70s. A local joint that's still around is Hi Boy. Burgers, tenderloins, really good rings etc. if you remember the commercial where Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are eating and Andy says, 'Gimme a nuggie!' That was shot at Hi Boy.

We had the 50 cent movies at the Union in collage. They called it 50 CENT FLICKS and each week someone would slide the I on the sign over and connect it to the L, then someone would come back by and disconnect them. We didn't have food trucks in school but we would make the 20 minute drive to Lawrence (KS) for Joe's Donuts. Grab a dozen donuts and a sub sandwich. Anybody that went to KU between the 70s and early 2000s knows Joe's. The donuts were gone before we got back to Baldwin. We've got a couple food trucks that cycle through now. Off the Hook does a really good fish and chips. We've also got a Taco Via truck. Taco Via is a Johnson County institution. Basic American Mexican food. You'd kinda have to grow up with it to get it.

How to ruin a good thing!

That's a pretty cool story if it's true🤪

I remember the first time I took my dad to White Castle. I gave him the low down before we went in but he wasn't listening. He stepped up to the counter and ordered *a* White Castle and a coke 😀

Let's just go with that