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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    I'm intrigued by the frosting, but at the very end of the directions it says "Add to flour mixture". Am I missing something? :idunno
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    I had a dalmation get poisoned & die from a flea topical several years ago. I believe it was Promaris. Never had any issues with topicals before that. Since then I'm super leery about what I use. Our vet (a lovely country vet), suggested a Sebesto collar. She shows Akitas and uses it on her...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Despite it's looks, it was actually quite YUMMY! And it did rise pretty fast. I do tend to add "just a little bit more" when it comes to yeast . I didn't know too much yeast would cause bread to do that. The oven light is at the top, and it seemed to rise pretty fast initially, before I...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    I have a question for everyone: My last batch of bread (white, sandwich type) dropped/flattened out while baking. Any idea what would have caused this? My husband thinks it got too cold before going in the oven, but our house was around 65-70 degrees at the time. Is that too cold? I had it...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    I used a recipe from pioneer woman recently that had coffee and maple syrup in the frosting. It was really good. Just tasted a hint of each, nothing overpowering.
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    :drool
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    X2 Life's to short not to taste the batter. :drool
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Ha ha, yes, we're big tea drinkers. My little piece of bread looked so lonely all by itself, so I scooted it over by my tea. I did make a second batch and took a closer pic of the yummy choc chips :drool.
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    I'm only halfway through all the posts, but wanted to mark this thread and say to the person that shared the banana chocolate chip bread: Wow! :ep Mine was a little dark because the only loaf pan I had available at the time was dark. I don't usually use dark pans for that reason, but I...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    What kind of bone? Beef? I have some pieces of wood in his pen and some branches for him to chew on, in addition to two types of hay, but I'm always worried they're not enough. Glad to hear about bone. I also have a mouse, so I'll give one to him too.
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    Our rabbit's vet also told us to make sure he had plenty of hay to eat, to keep his teeth worn down. I had never heard of that either, but apparently their teeth can get too long. Growing up with bugs bunny, I always thought- the longer the teeth, the better for eating carrots! :lau Nope...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    We have a house rabbit. We haven't had to trim his nails yet. I hope we never have to. He's a big boy. :th
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    @oldrooster Everyone has their own opinion, but in MY personal experience, and every other jersey owner that I personally know, WE have to trim hooves. From Maine, to Colorado, to Texas. We ALL have to do it. I could care less if you and your parents think that's funny. It's a fact. And...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    Oh, I do want to comment on the subject of miniature jersey's (that was discussed a while back). We have 3 of them. They are basically the prima donna's of the cattle world (at least according to our vets at Texas A&M University). Dairy cows hooves are different than beef cows. We have to...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    IMHO if it grows and produces something, keep it. Somewhere. It may not be your chosen variety, but I'd be excited to have any fruit. I try to keep anything that's beneficial in any way. Even if it just produces mulch or shades a chicken coop. All organic matter is welcome. Even the decaying...
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