BilletHead

Kraut may be next after the deal we are trying now. Check out amazon for weights. All kinds of types. I chose these because easy to grab the knob for lifting out.

These guys right here, plus I ordered some glass weights. These lids may be the ones that were posted way back when (sorry again).

Guess I need to get into the vault of archives. Have many on floppy disc I have no way of seeing but I have the floppies .

Sunday was something else new. French onion soup. We like this but never made it from scratch. Used a recipe out of the ball canning book. Canned three quarts and retained one in fridge to eat. Yowza! Good stuff Maynard.0110211740.mp4

A couple things to share both done last Fall. First was smoking and dehydrating peppers. Did three batches. Jalapenos , Habaneros, plabano and Serrano types. All peppers were deveined and deseeded. Hey i like hot but do not like lip and tongue burn. When dried these were put in spice grinder and spun up to a fine powder. Caution should be taken when opening the grinder. Its like a puff of deadly smoke so get back! This all turned out well Jalepeno and plabano very mild, the serrano a bit hotter and of course the habanero hottest. All smoky very tasty and you don't need much. I have had it on popcorn, eggs, nachos and a dusting on tacos. No limit to uses. Much better than the dust from hell I have made before that had seeds and everything else. It worked too but it was just plain evil! So we also dove into the fermenting food realm too. After a post @ness made and then I cannot remember who (sorry) showed us the fermenting lids for mason jars I knew I had to try. We did peppers out of the garden like above. Jalapenos and hot banana. Both split and seeded but left in membrane. They were good but more mild then I expected. No pictures of this but did make hot sauce. Just like in the above peppers were deseeded and deveined. Did red jalapenos, green jalapenos and habaneros. They had garlic, onion and sliced carrots in them. After the fermentation process blended up and into squeeze bottles. Options were given to add other herbs and spices but we did not just wanted to try basic sauce. Vibrant colors when done. Good stuff but mild on the jalapeno and a bit hot on the habanero. Keeps for a year like this in fridge. Green not pictured and after 4 months still vibrant colors. It is still supposed to be fermenting but at a snail pace. There is more fermenting going on now here but more about that later if it goes as planned

I have found the same thing in our small town. Most of the time have to sub ones from a jar. it works.

Vernon thank you for the side effect update... A couple of questions though for you and others. We hear of a few that have some side effects. Anyone died yet of side effects? what about the hundreds of thousands that have been taken the vaccine with no side effects? Does anyone know what the percentages with none verses some? Any vaccine can have side effects. So another question.. Most of us have had children who were required to get vaccines to attend school. Were these in question at the time or did we refuse on religious principles or homeschool our children? I do realize some here are questioning the fast track of this vaccine being rushed. Do you all think when the polio vaccine was invented and administered to the masses in 1962 there was better things to see if it was safe as there is now even being fast tracked? Hey it comes down to choices I get that but I choose to lookout for future generations, call me a lab rat, without lab rats we would be pretty screwed. Again I am not arguing of fighting about this just seeing the views of everyone.

Eric, Condolences from Pat and I. Wounded one gave me a call yesterday to see how we were doing and let me know you had lost your mom. We are truly sorry man. Hope your other deal gets over fast and behind you soon. If you get moved let me know. Get the big stick 7 or 8 wt. dusted off. We will get you into some big game and wear your arm off. Bless you friend, Marty

Thank you David for doing your part.

On the paperwork Pat had to do before getting her vaccine there was a question if you have already had Covid or not. She said it is recommended you get the shot but need to wait a certian amount of days before getting it.

Not required if you are protecting your personal property but just killing them because you want to anywhere is not permitted period. Otters are a game animal.

As @Devan S. said found in Fur farms and in many domestic animals. It has jumped also to a wild mink. It was caught close to a mink farm in Utah. No doubt came in contact with a domestic Mink from the farm, First Case of COVID Detected in Wild Animal | PEOPLE.com

Perhaps you should share with the medical community your answer to the pandemic? You know where you said smoking tobacco and whiskey is going to protect you? Well with my uncle and cousin with COPD that destroyed their lungs using tobacco doctors have told them if they get Covid life is over for them. They are old I know but another deal you mentioned is if the old folks and others who a drain on society they should be taken out, harvest viable organs to be given to those who can still contribute to society right?

Hotdogs are so underrated! Consumption with limits though.

Right on @Ham! Why are people so afraid to get the shot? I have had three people I have told that Mrs. BilletHead has got her first shot. First thing they ask is is she alright? What the heck? Two of these people were encountered today. Pat and I did a walk today squirrel hunting. We happened upon a father and two daughters out for a walk. We visited with them. We talked about the virus as he was hacking and coughing. We were up wind and keeping our distance. Told him about Pat getting the shot. He was one that said are you Ok looking at her. Then he proceeds to tell us he had it and got out of quarantine yesterday. Both of his girls out there roaming around were supposed to be in quarantine. Next person a neighbor on the road. He asked if we were well, yes and Pat got her first shot, again from his mouth is she ok? I heard it was bad to get the shot. What the heck? Where are these people getting their information? The bar? The swap meet? On the street corner? You know if a person hears good things it goes right over their heads but if one false or misleading or someone had a sore arm from the shot it sticks in their pea brain and it is repeated and repeated and fear mongering spreads.

The once and awhile splitting up ribeye for us today, over charcoal and wood. Tried something new to side with it. Roasted sweet and sour Napa cabbage. A very tasty side that will be repeated. A Bourbon Barrel quad to go with. Usually split one of those too but I did the whole bottle myself. I am really liking that stuff but I'm a sissy and it about kicks my rear .

Sorry man.

Spot on. Like a bulimic person. Eating then purging.

Yep Hope the Wiley tribe does good next couple of days!

You know I am not mad at you buddy! Don't sweat it. I miss sharing and helping out others. It has become a hard tightrope to negotiate. I get it.

Yep have some guys get mad because I mentioned a certain river and posted pictures not even mentioning the area. On another river lost a friend over a post. He recognized a rock in the background and went off about it. I since have figured out another thing he did in retaliation over it. Pretty sad deal.

I have caught them in the Butler Missouri city lake. I believe many moons ago the state record came from there.

I would say she could beat the tar out of many of us on here! Any of you watch or remember her in Saving Grace? Dang is all I have to say about that.

I really like me some Holly Hunter too.

Con air, leaving Las Vegas are a couple more. Liked them both.