posted April 24, 2014 10:31 PM            

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Originally posted by Violets:
Nevermind about the dandelion root question, I answered it for myself.

Sure, you *can* eat them raw. Eeeyikes. Maybe better to blend them up with something extremely sweet and make a smoothie, haha.

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posted April 24, 2014 10:51 PM            

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Originally posted by Violets:
Um...don't know much about yeast, the types of containers that would be needed, or the size of field onions compared to the ones in our garden. Or pickling for that matter.

Gonna have to do some research, and ask my family. They've been pickling things for years, but I'm not sure if they know much about making homemade vinegar.

Gram grew up on a farm in the Ozarks, I often wish she were here to teach me.

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Simple plastic container, or even glass:
http://theartisticfarmer.blogspot.com/2013/08/homemade-apple-cider-vinegar.html

Really is that simple

See now IRL, disbelief meets skill=interesting conversation especially if one is dressed well at all

Nothing at all wrong with drinking 'shine, personally would pass, too powerful

Now amongst a group who is not exactly on the same page..how to make clear water interesting?

posted April 24, 2014 10:54 PM            

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Originally posted by Violets:
Eh...I washed mine just now, and was able to just sort of scrub the first layer (the one with the dirt on it) off of the roots by hand, like an onion. But still, it was quite horrid raw.

How does it work as a coffee substitute, anyway? It doesn't have that pep to it like Chicory or Yerba Mate, does it?

If so, I'm making some dandelion coffee!

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Problem is, the dirt more than likely is also inside the root, i'd soak in cold water for a day or so, and rinse rinse rinse

Could probably par boil to also remove it

posted April 24, 2014 11:03 PM            

Then I roasted them in the oven, til they toasted nicely.

posted April 24, 2014 11:20 PM            

I'll be doing something with them besides eating them raw (bummer, because of course I can't stand cooking in any form, at least for food's sake).

I don't know what the previous owners did in the garden, but I know that we don't use pesticides, and I personally don't worry so much about a tiny amount of dirt in my food from the garden.

posted April 24, 2014 11:30 PM            

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Originally posted by MsPrism:
I hope this makes you laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuRzJRrRpQ

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Gahhh! The cuteness!
We did have a pet goat growing up, but he was a male goat, and a pet. So no milking or anything. And of course my mom feeds her animals until they're obese, so the poor little guy could only waddle around.

Here are pictures from where the rest of my family lives now, where I grew up. They have goats and horses, and the neighbors have cows. We used to have cows in our pasture, but my cousins and I were afraid of them, haha.

posted April 24, 2014 11:38 PM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
See why I said taste them first?

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posted April 25, 2014 11:47 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
My goodness, I don't think my cat would even wait for me to die! She tries to eat my head while it's still alive. But I love her...kind of a twisted relationship..and I'd never* eat her.

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posted April 25, 2014 01:43 PM            

Cats

@Violets,

Thank you for the pretty pictures! Such a beautiful area, and lovely animals...you're lucky to be able to spend time there.

posted April 25, 2014 03:19 PM            

What an excellent and interesting conversation!

I only hope those who are bitter, took notes

posted April 25, 2014 04:51 PM            

See, aquaguy? You might have a brilliant future in goat herding, but first you have to BELIEVE.

posted April 25, 2014 05:46 PM            

Belief implies doubt.

posted April 25, 2014 08:16 PM            

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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
^ is that supposed to be funny? Lol

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posted April 25, 2014 08:27 PM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
http://vimeo.com/48335996

Belief implies doubt.

Faith.

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Oh how I love The Sound of Music My 3 year-old watched it with me, and he has this huge smile on his face.

Thank you, Ellyn.

So...what synonym for belief doesn't imply doubt?

And philosophically, how far can one really go with certainty about their expectations?

And what does having that certainty gain them?

I wonder...hmm.

posted April 25, 2014 10:51 PM            

http://youtu.be/eEep67akIn4

posted April 26, 2014 08:44 AM            

Oh man, that Kinks is cool!

The belief thing, hm.

Well, if you don't have something inside, you don't possess it.

It eludes your grasp, don't you see.

Belief and Faith are not synonymous with Knowledge.

If you Know something, it's yours.

posted April 26, 2014 09:44 AM            

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Originally posted by Violets:
This message was brought to you by The Kinks.

http://youtu.be/eEep67akIn4

Hooray for music!

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I never paid attention to the lyrics before. They perfectly fit this thread!

I miss the hippies and their luddite music.

Like Jethro Tull- Songs from the Wood

Let me bring you songs from the wood
To make you feel much better than
you could know
Dust you down from tip to toe
Show you how the garden grows
Hold you steady as you go...
Join the chorus if you can
It'll make of you an honest man...

posted April 26, 2014 09:54 AM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
My kids always loved that one as well.

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It occurred to me as an afterthought that the moral of that scene seems to be, yodeling goatherds get the babe.

A word to the wise!

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
Well, if you don't have something inside, you don't possess it.
It eludes your grasp, don't you see.

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Er...I've been thinking so much "in the gray" lately, it's hard for me to get it.

Faith seems to me like an educated guess, something you half-grasp, half-don't.

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
Belief and Faith are not synonymous with Knowledge.

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Kinda like...

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
Of course I was teasing you with the name, but the Truth remains.

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I should get a new screen name, this one confuses people.