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[ronott1]

No way, no way no way would I want one of those scales. I'd rather live in ignorant bliss knowing I have a leaky mitral valve and a slower than normal heart rate due to the medicine I take. It would just be telling me that I'm in imminent dire danger get to a hospital now and well....hey, I'm really fine....for me. At least what passes or normal for me or as one doctor put it, "You're in great shape for the shape you are in!"

I've just got to figure out what to have with the sourdough biscuits tonight. I'm almost tempted to make chili. It feels like a good chili sort of day outside.

I am with you on the scale!

It can track your recovery and health improvement though.

I have black beans soaking and will pressure cook them with a ham hock tonight. I will likely have corn bread with it but might make buttermilk biscuits. It will be too late to make the sourdough biscuits when I get home.

 

[chickisoup]

We are moving into Fall weather here finally!
I might get to cover the Air conditioners soon and turn off the sprinklers. We will see it it rains tomorrow or not. I imagined I could see vapor from my breath this morning. Almost but not quite. It was likely about 48 for a low this morning.

Wow. I wouldn't mind 48o for a high but it will probably be a long time before we see that again. I let my chickens out and it was hilarious! The older girls came charging out, saw the snow and high tailed it right into the greenhouse. My young pullets? they stood peeking out the door to the breezeway at the heavy snow and I could just hear them saying to each other in chicken talk, "what the heck is that!!!" They finally got brave enough to come out and they were all good with it, scratching for grass, taking bites of the snow, all except my SLW girl. I never saw a chicken actually TIPTOE before! I am not kidding, she actually Ran on her tiptoes over to the shoveled steps to the coop! She spent quite a bit of time fly hopping, skipping, tiptoeing all over until she finally gave up and disappeared into the greenhouse. That bird is in for a VERY long winter.

 

[ronott1]

Wow. I wouldn't mind 48o for a high but it will probably be a long time before we see that again. I let my chickens and it was hilarious! The older girls came charging out, saw the snow and high tailed it right into the greenhouse. My young pullets? they stood peeking out the door to the breezeway at the heavy snow and I could just hear them saying to each other in chicken talk, "what the heck is that!!!" They finally got brave enough to come out and they were all good with it, scratching for grass, taking bites of the snow, all except my SLW girl. I never saw a chicken actually TIPTOE before! I am not kidding, she actually Ran on her tiptoes over to the shoveled steps to the coop! She spent quite a bit of time fly hopping, skipping, tiptoeing all over until she finally gave up and disappeared into the greenhouse. That bird is in for a VERY long winter.

Pullets are so funny!

I have 4 that I need to get outside soon. It will be fun seeing them adjust to their new space

 

[pennyJo1960]

Mine will not walk on snow not having all the barred rock now I know all the ameracauna and easter eggers will never step out in snow

 

[chickisoup]

I am with you on the scale!

It can track your recovery and health improvement though.

I have black beans soaking and will pressure cook them with a ham hock tonight. I will likely have corn bread with it but might make buttermilk biscuits. It will be too late to make the sourdough biscuits when I get home.

you reminded me I have a bag of old mixed beans sitting in the pantry closet. Never thought of just throwing them into the pressure cooker. Looks like the chooks are getting a warm meal of beans and rice.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pullets are so funny!

I have 4 that I need to get outside soon. It will be fun seeing them adjust to their new space

the silkies went nut outside and the day was half nice now it is too wet to bring them back out can't buy the metal till tomorrow still have the 2 from junebug 1 ameracauna cockerel and the 3 I bought at auction that have not been out either

 

[chickisoup]

Pullets are so funny!

I have 4 that I need to get outside soon. It will be fun seeing them adjust to their new space

X2! I spent quite some time standing on the back porch watching them, laughing the entire time. Should have grabbed my Kindle and videod it. Darn.

 

[ronott1]

you reminded me I have a bag of old mixed beans sitting in the pantry closet. Never thought of just throwing them into the pressure cooker. Looks like the chooks are getting a warm meal of beans and rice.

Most beans go about 22 minutes under pressure and then a 10 minute natural release. Soaking helps

 

[chickisoup]

Most beans go about 22 minutes under pressure and then a 10 minute natural release. Soaking helps

Thank you!!! As old an old fashioned cook as I am, I'm still new to pressure cooking. I wouldn't go near the things until I bought my new electric. The old stovetop ones scare the heck out me.

 

[ronott1]

Thank you!!! As old an old fashioned cook as I am, I'm still new to pressure cooking. I wouldn't go near the things until I bought my new electric. The old stovetop ones scare the heck out me.

The chart says 15 minutes for black beans but that is too short for the beans I get from the Grocery Outlet. They are Mexicani brand.

Pressure cooking beans is so fast that you will not want to use canned beans any more.