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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 0:39:58 GMT 10
Ouch..yup very heavy. Can understand to reluctance in getting it started. Kind regards..π.. Cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 0:37:25 GMT 10
Thank you for the Jandakot plug. Will most certainly check it out. We go to spud shed Jandakot just about every two week. It's so cheap and it's where I get all my capsicums from.....funny thing is I'm Not a huge fan of capsicums when their fresh...but dehydrated in recipes. Not that's a whole different matter. I wish we had a spud shed here in Northam. We r getting an Aldi's it opens some time in sept/ oct. I loved shopping in Aldi's when I was in America. It was great so was wallmart. But there really is no place Like home...I craved eucalyptus trees..and of all things meat pies. Lol they have pot pies...not the same. Anyways. Hope you have a wonderful night, lol what's left of it. Kind regards..π..cookie Ps I enjoyed talking to you.ππ»
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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 0:25:29 GMT 10
A friend of ours built a glass house completely out of kerb side clean up. He got all the glass sliding doors he could. He even got them out of the quokka free section. Same as the building materials...seen as how your ex wa.. I'm pretty sure you know what the Quokka is. We don't have a glass house..we have a huge green house thingo. Lol I say thingo cause it needs weeding...seriously...... My dad was given the green house From a plantation in Carnarvon. He also has a machine that lays plastic sheeting down and buries the edges of it and punches a hole in the plastic for planting either seeds or seedlings. We have almost everything out there, lol the green house is at least 50 maybe 60 feet long and about 14 foot wide. It's covered in netting. To stop the birds.
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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 0:11:37 GMT 10
See now...your talking my lingo .lol I love the Asian supermarket in Morley..it's awesome And we all love seaweed...nori..especially miss 9
I like trying different teas for their healing properties.
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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 0:09:36 GMT 10
Lol. I will tell you about the hydro set up as soon as my dads out of hospital, As its his baby. It's pretty darn big though. It's at least 15 foot long. Polly pipes pumps water from a water pod on recycle. He designed it all him self. It grows amazing vegetables though...and no sand. In the lettuce leaves. I know he was begging the HYDRO mob in Perth....wink wink nudge nudge...for Their ideas and they gave him hundreds of little pots to grow the food in. The sugar peas were so sweet and the snow peas were enormous. It's packed up at the moment As we are only at our little place on weekends at the moment.
Kind regards..π..cookie Ps...it's nice to know people like my up dates. I hope I don't bore anyone with my ramblings. Lol
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 23:59:41 GMT 10
Poor mans defibrillator .... My mum says heck no ya not using that on me. Lol Kind regards ..π.. Cookie
Grooving to mustang Sally.......πΆ
Have you prepped you sea weed with the rice for sushi...good source of vitamins
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 23:38:45 GMT 10
Hi ml8300 Lol well done. Will stock extra car batteries and jumper cables. Well I'm not sick or dead yet. So the beef jerky is still good. Oh have you heard about Epsom salts and car batteries. Just learnt this last night. Epsom salts apparently extends the life of car batteries. Yup couldn't resist. Have bought Epsom salts. Kind regards to all..π..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 23:32:17 GMT 10
Hi Paranoia, π..lol Yes I do. It's only the prep for dehydrating that takes the most time. When it's in I have a lot of Time in between cycles. Trust me I have my very lazy days where all I want to do is read. And when I'm un well I don't do anything. I am ashamed to say that in the last 2 years of prepping what we had amassed added up to very little. Then with all this NK stuff. It's got me really worried. As soon as it warms up again....middle of Spring..my prepping kinda comes to a stand still. We have loads to do..and I have everyone working on it.. I'm not prepping right now, lol I'm sitting here with a cup of tea putting up a post. by the way how did you know Oh wait I know. Lol spy vision..(giggles cheekily). It's very relaxing doing posts. Thank you for your advice. I appreciate it. and remember prep with all your hear today as there might not be a tomorrow. Kind regards..ππ..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 23:19:47 GMT 10
Hi everyone. When I decided that we should prep I got my self an exercise book. I named it......all for one....lol you know..lol the musketeers In it put all our prepping ideas. We watched every doomsday prepping Dvd we could find. I spoke to preppers....I did a lot of home work before we actually started. I wrote a list for the first aid room. And slowly we r defiantly filling it up. The only thing I can't Afford at the moment is a defribalator...we bit expensive. We also looked into herbal medicine. For when we can't get the pills we need. That was very interesting. So we now stock a lot Of different herbs I would never have thought of. Then came the brewing. Lol we r still brewing. It's working out great. Very strong....phew knock ya socks off, lol Have done canning...I'm not very good at that. Needless to say dehydrating is my thing...and I have A lot to do so the power better not go off yet. Same as vacuuming everything. I have canned goods. I just prefer dehydrated. I know..I know.. It's useless if you haven't got water. Where our little place is...there is a stream that has water in it 80% of the time. We have a damn..we have 10x1000 litre water pods and a huge tank that's full. So as far as water were sitting pretty at the moment. Plus dad put down a couple of bores on the property as well. My dad is a water diviner....a skill we have all been taught. Everything we need is out there...just not enough food. We also have a hydroponics vegetable setup...nope sorry guys....vegetables only. Lol So this winter I want to up grade the chook pen so it has an empty bay either side of it for rotation. I also want to work on the fencing...we r getting a couple of Dorpa sheep. Looking forwards to that.
President moon is in. In South Korea.
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 22:41:46 GMT 10
Hi everyone, Well today's prepping was great. How was your prepping day? I finally almost have my dinning room back. I have been doing a rotation and stock take on all our prepping items. So this means using my dinning room. Gosh we have a lot. Lol but you know for your self a lot is never enough. I bought some more items for the first aid....and some lady's products. Almost have enough for 10 ladies for a year....yup that's a lot. We now have a lot of mosquito coils. I have citronella plants growing really Well out at out little place. Hope you have all had a productive day...remember even just an extra pack of pain killers All helps. Enjoy your evening..kind regards..π..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 18:06:14 GMT 10
Beef jerky update. Lol ITS FINE. NO PROBS WITH IT. I trust my dehydrating....and I'm pleased to tell you It's still crispy and tasty. I have just been chomping on it. In the brown bag I also slipped in a silica gel pack. The brown bag had changed colour but the meat Was fine......it wasn't put in the fridge..or freezer.it was just stored in a tub....not even in the dark .lol I was pretty naive back then as well. Hope this gives you a time frame ml8300 Absolutely no fat....cut it all out.
Keep prepping your survival is worth it..kind regards ..π..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 18:01:28 GMT 10
Beef jerky update. Hi everyoneπ
So on the 27th July 2015 I double bagged my beef jerky in brown paper bags And the vacuum sealed it away. I stored it in a huge plastic tub our on my patio with loads of other prepping Food in the tub as well. I have just opened up the last bag..Almost 2 years later and guess what??
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 17:42:41 GMT 10
Silly fingers. Lol invented meant to be I vented big time, lolβΊοΈ
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 17:40:08 GMT 10
I just got home from shopping. Various shops various reason ending in the supermarket. Each person I greeted happily..hi how are you..and all I got in return was a grunt. How rude is that..what ever happened to...hi how are you...are you well..please..thank you And God forbid we hold our breaths on receiving a....have a nice day. Like seriously. Have we evolved that much that everyone can forget basic manners.
It's wrong...any wonder we live in an angry world.
I can remember being on checkout and every week I had to serve this one woman. She was rude. Nasty. Didn't matter how nice you were to her she was a b&$@h. So 10 minutes left in my last shift and she comes through my check out. I tried my hardest for the last time...and she was still the same. I exploded...went right off my tit at her. Yelled at her and how rude she was and this I'm so very Privileged to serve a @@@@ like her and that every week at the same time I was going to come Down town and stalk her......she was so shocked. She couldn't believe someone would speak to Her like that...both the service supervisors dragged me away from my checkout...I yelled back at them. So what are you gonna do...sack me..by this time I had less than 3 minutes of my final shift.. Needless say invented big time. I would never have exploded like that..hope she learns something from this. A simple smile..nod of the head..please or thank you..is it really that hard to do.
Sorry for unloading. Hope you all have a better day than me. Kind regards to all..π..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 17:18:19 GMT 10
Hi everyone.. Wow am I annoyed
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 13:17:12 GMT 10
Hey everyone,π. So last night I made a beef stew. Just your basic beef stew. It was really lovely. Today with the left overs I am going to dehydrate it. I made a huge pot so I would have loads of left overs. Should Be enough in there for at least 10 meals. I used knoss brand potato powder that my daughter had purchased through PFD...it's what upset my tummy. The stew I made a thousand times so I knew It wasn't that...the only thing that was different was the potato. I was too lazy to Boil some spuds..... Should have known better. But anyways at least I know now. Lol I am going to boil some beef mince later for prepping. You boil it then rinse it off with hot water. Then boil a bit longer..rinse it off again with boiling water To remove all the fat...then I add diced onion...raw ..and a gravy mix...already made...then I thoroughly mix it all together and then I put it on my Plastic tray liners that I made out of the really thin chopping up mats you can get in red dot or most supermarkets. Then I set my dehydrator to 70 degrees for a minimum of 12 hours. Some times it takes less. Then I open up 2 cans of lentils...drain and rinse well..and set them out of my mesh mats to dehydrate. 50 degrees for About 8 hours.
When their all dry I mix the lentil and beef gravy mix together.....that's the base now to my potatoe top pie. Then when your ready to use it. Empty into a air tight container...pour boiling water over the meat mix..about 2cm about The meat..then put the lid on and let the water do its job. π. Lol if you have a tea cozy now would be a good time to use it. Put the container of meat inside the cozy........it does work...have done it many times. While that's rehydrating...start doing the instant mash. Boil water..add to mash mix in a bowl..stir through thoroughly until it is the consistency of mash potato. Add some ghee..marg..or butter..salt and pepper to taste. Then when the meat is ready. Add the potato to the top of the meat....and bake..if you have the facility to bake it with. As always in a SHTF situation you might not. If not just serve and eat. I especially like the dehydrated cheese sprinkled on top.
It doesn't take long to make...rehydrate...it's a quick easy meal. The reason for the lentils is to add some extra protein. You can also add dehydrated veggies to the dry meat mix...or maybe some mushrooms.
Hope this inspires you to have a go. Prep with all your heart. Kind regards..π..cokkie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 12:44:02 GMT 10
Fatty liver disease. There is the one causesd by alcohol and fatty foods and then there Is the one you inherit through your genes. I have the inherited one. My mum has it as well. And we Don't drink. Same as bad kidneys. Lol I may not live a long Time but I sure he'll will make sure my family has enough to survive on. My way of prepping works for me. I'm definitely not a professional at it. And I don't know everything. I am me....and I keep my family going...no matter what..as does So many other people mums dads..aunties..uncles..sisters..brothers..the list goes on. Anyways it is only one of the things that is a part of it. It certainly doesn't define me.. .although it does try to rule me accassionaly Have a lovely day..kind regards to all π..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 10:42:06 GMT 10
Thanks for that remmy Appreciate the advice. It also doesn't help that I have Fld hereditary. Some days I'm fantastic. But then on those other days....π I wouldn't Wish how my tummy feels on anyone. Yup I have a stomach ulcer...not a nice thing. I am on medication for it but unfortunately Some of my other meds don't make it easy either. As a last resort I turn to quick eze and medications Have a definite used by date on them....where as quick eze In a SHTF situation and no meds...and no chalk to chew on....lol think I will prep My quick eze...you just never know. But thanks for that.πππ»..kind regards..cookie
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 10:25:59 GMT 10
Less....not lot messier. Lol darn auto correct
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Post by cookieoz on May 10, 2017 10:25:16 GMT 10
Oh hey..Peter Thanks for that idea about dehydrating sauce. I did it with jar sauce and it turned out great. I also cut it into large pieces and put baking paper In between...works out a lot easier than blitzing It all the time....a whole lot messier. So a huge thank you to peter πππππ» Kind regards to everyone..ππ»..cookie
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