The Old Folks Home

[ozexpat]

It was mostly "I put up the chickens of an evening"
Stuff like that. I haven't seen it in a couple of months.

of an evening is perfectly correct.


i drink a beer of an evening but not every evening.

I shower of an evening; usually around 7pm every day.

 

[ozexpat]

Morning discussion with Karin over breakfast: "Oh, someone on BYC had made honey." "No." "It looked pretty nice." "No." "Didn't even seem that difficult." "No. You are not getting bees."

Thats a matrimonial comprimise

 

[vehve]

 

 
@Bunnylady
 No, cooking would take out all the beneficial refined bacteria based substances from it. Instead it is to be served at freezer temperature.

I have no idea what you are talking about??!

Morning discussion with Karin over breakfast: "Oh, someone on BYC had made honey." "No." "It looked pretty nice." "No." "Didn't even seem that difficult." "No. You are not getting bees."

 Saw you coming, did she?

I was referribg to the ethanol in the mead recipe that you said sounded like it was cooked ip by a frat. In other words, I was trying to be funny. I've noticed that my jokes often require explaining. Perhaps I'm just trying too hard.

Yeah, she did. Miles away.

 

[vehve]

 


Morning discussion with Karin over breakfast: "Oh, someone on BYC had made honey." "No." "It looked pretty nice." "No." "Didn't even seem that difficult." "No. You are not getting bees."

Thats a matrimonial comprimise

First we discuss, and then agree to do it her way.

 

[Bunnylady]

Quote: I have no idea what you are talking about??!

I was referribg to the ethanol in the mead recipe that you said sounded like it was cooked ip by a frat. In other words, I was trying to be funny. I've noticed that my jokes often require explaining. Perhaps I'm just trying too hard.


Gotcha. And no, the joke works, I just lost the thought with all the other posts in between. My train of thought derails easily.

 

[drumstick diva]

Good morning guys, now you need one less post to reach 20,000 -

 

[Dragonfly216]

Awesome garden and chickens, Teila! I love your plants! And what cool parrots that are just native birds! Even your doves are really pretty! (Are you allowed to shoot them? Fried dove is tasty!)

SCG, WOW! What a bunch of honey! I can't wait to have bees! Everyone at my house is on board do I think I can get them to go in on the cost with me and I find a simpler horizontal type beehive that I think I can actually build. Very exciting!

That's great news Cynthia! I agree, your sister is quite blessed to have you! Thanks for sharing your family photos too, you guys look quite happy and very loved by each other.

I agree with Wisher, Oz! You got a great deal! Not to mention all the amazing adventures you guys have had on your farm/plantation!

That's such great news, Chicki! I don't think I was the only one praying for you and your puppy, and I'm telling you, prayer has IMMENSE power! I was just talking about the power of prayer with a friend the other day.

I'm VERY southern myself and have never heard the "of an evening" usage......

 

[Dragonfly216]

Oh, and welcome to all the new folks.....except the trolling folks......

 

[Peep_Show]

Raccoons stripped my nectarine tree.

Well, at least it's good to know it wasn't the neighbors. And good to know what I have to fortify my soon-to-be-built coop against.

 

[LindaB220]

The Finnish Beekeepers Association does testing on 140 brands annually. Right now, a Turkish honey has been pulled off the market in Sweden, and they suspect that some of it has been sold in Finland too. The Finnish food safety authority Evira is investigating. Domestically produced honey has stricter standards than EU produced honey, and is monitored more closely.

@superchemicalgirl I found a smaller recipe for mead of the Finnish Beekeeper Association's pages.

450g (1 pound) honey
4 liters (about 1 gallon) water
2 lemons
a dash of yeast (brewers yeast I suspect)

Boil a part of the water and pour it on the honey. Add the rest of the water and the juice from the lemons to the mixture. Add the yeast (about a fifth of a teaspoon) to the lukewarm mixture. Let it ferment in room temperature over night. Filter and bottle. Let it develop in room temperature for 3 days or refrigerator for a week. Don't use a too tight cork, as pressure will build up. Consume the ready mead within a week.

I always wanted to know what mead tastes like. This I can do. Thanks Felix