what i learned today

[wareagle69]

what i learned today is i dislike going to my wifes christmas party a bunch of stuffy vets eating some high class crap i can't pronounce or eat, only benefit is one of the vets husband is a farmer so i always pick up useful info from him, such as i get my brown eggs from dan so i asked him how long eggs are good for, he tells me that most of the eggs that ppl buy at the store are usually a couple of months old by the time you purchase them, whick leads me into the conversaton about due dates and the mentall factor of seeing them, also dan does his own honey says that store bought stuff is boiled thus eliminating most of the nutrients, huh the things ya learn..

[nell67]

WE,dont know if this is true or not,but I have heard that if you never refrigerate fresh eggs,they will last a long time (dont know what a long time is though) but if you refrigerate them,you must leave them in the refrigerator until you use them or they go bad quickly.

[Rick]

Hey, WE. The best way to keep a cackle berry fresh is to keep it in the chicken.

[nell67]

Now I KNOW you were born in Indiana,never heard anyone else call them cackle berries.

[Gray Wolf]

Here's an oldie...

Rigor Mortis is Latin for "I forgot my survival kit."

[nell67]

Here's an oldie...

Rigor Mortis is Latin for "I forgot my survival kit."

AAHH but isn't it the truth!

[Smok]

Eggs will keep a long time without refrigeration by dipping them in liquid glass and a long time is may be up to 6 months.

[Rick]

Mother Earth News conducted a study back in 1977 on just how long eggs would last. Here are the results of their study:

Conclusions:

At the end of seven months (all of our experiment that was finished and processed at the time this issue went to press), then, we had drawn these conclusions about our egg preservation experiment:

[1] Unwashed, fertile homestead eggs seem to store much better than washed, unfertile agribiz eggs. Why? Probably for the simple reason that they're unwashed ... and not because they're fertile. Hen fruit, as it comes from the chicken, is coated with a light layer of a natural sealing agent called "bloom". And, while a good wash may make a batch of eggs look more attractive, it also removes this natural protective coating ... leaving the eggs more subject to aging and attack by the air and bacteria in the air.

[2] The very best way we've found to stash eggs away for long-term storage is in a sealed container at a temperature of 35° to 40°F. Their whites may become somewhat runny looking over a period of time, buteven after seven months—the cackleberries stored in this manner smell good, taste good, have a good texture, and—in short—seem "almost fresh".

[3] The widely touted idea of covering eggs with a solution of one part waterglass (sodium silicate) mixed with nine parts of boiled and cooled water does indeed seem to work better than any other "room temperature" preservation method we tried. If our experiences are any indication, though, it's really good for only about five months and is a distant second to controlled refrigeration.

Another point: As good as some eggs kept in waterglass were, almost every batch we opened seemed to contain one real stinker. Which makes it a superior idea to open any waterglassed egg (or any egg, for that matter) separately into a cup ... where it may be inspected before pouring it into a skillet, pan, or dish with other food.

[4] Unwashed, fertile eggs submerged in a solution of 16 parts water/2 parts lime/1 part salt, packed in lard, and coated with lard seem to keep at room temperature almost as well as unwashed fertile eggs that have been given the waterglass treatment. Washed, unfertile eggs do not.

[5] Unwashed, fertile eggs packed in dry sand or coated with vaseline and stored at room temperature keep a little longer-but not much-than unwashed fertile eggs that are just left lying out at room temperature. Washed, unfertile eggs exhibit the same characteristics ... with all storage times running a few days less across the board.

[6] Forget packing any kind of eggs in wet sand or sawdust! Our tests show that such methods of "preservation" can turn eggs rotten within a month and are worse than doing nothing at all to the hen fruit.

Nell - I think they're from Indiana, too. They call them cackle berries!!

[Gray Wolf]

What a flashback, that big Mother Earth Book!

[toasta]

i learned that 650 fps on an airsoft gun hurt like a beezy!

and how to make a shelter

[Rick]

Well, you know what they say. If you can remember the 60s you were using the wrong drugs.

[Gray Wolf]

Wasn't that you in July of '67, standing on the corner of Haight-Ashberry in the dear skin outfit with the Lincoln high hat?

[Rick]

What a great hallucinat....memory you have! Must have been a great time. (to tell you the truth, I don't remember.) 1967! Are you ready? I stopped by to see Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with A Little Help From My Friends Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite. Then I went home and I was Fixing a Hole in the roof and noticed She's Leaving Home! From the rooftop I yelled Lovely Rita, When I'm 64 it will be a Day in the Life and she said Good Morning, Good Morning. But now I'm Getting Better.

How'd I do? Pass the mushrooms, please.

[Gray Wolf]

That's why I got my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat

[Rick]

What I learned today. Back on Strike Anywhere matches. I hammered them last week so now I have to give them some praise.

I called Jarden Home Brands today, they own Diamond Matches, and low and behold reached the VP of Sales. It seems they moved to a new building and the phones were messed up last week. They are still not straightened out because all the customer calls are going to him. Anywhoooo. We spoke for a few minutes and he told me that most places won't carry them because of liability. Wally World has stopped because they average two ignitions per year across the U.S. In other words, on average, two boxes per year fall off the shelf somewhere in one of their stores or someone drops the boxes and the matches ignite. If your Wally World has them it is remaining stock so you might want to snatch up some.

Another interesting fact he shared with me is the box is designed so if they do self ignite that can't draw oxygen so only a few will actually ignite and the smoke smothers the rest. Didn't know that.

He said Target still carries them. Although some stores may choose not to. He also said it was very obvious there was a real need for strike anywhere matches and he was going to talk to his internet people and see if they couldn't set it up to sell them direct. He told me to try Target and if I didn't have any success to call him back and he would see to it that they got some to me.

That's pretty good customer service in my book. So I have to eat a little crow (a dash of garlic, salt and pepper, sliced onion. Fry until brown and onions are tender.)

[Beo]

I learned that corndog had to be taught to tie a bandana jk

[corndog-44]

I learned that corndog had to be taught to tie a bandana jk

Laugh hard enough you wilderness junkie and you might get me to laughing .

[Rick]

Corndog - Ask him who's sitting around the house and who still has to go to work.....

[Beo]

I am a wilderness junkie, thank you very much. And I do go to work everyday, well I do get off days. Soooooo what does that mean? Let me tell you. It means I work Mon-Fri and hit the forests three out of four weekends a month and twice during the week and on vaction I spend no less than two weeks in the forests, river bottoms, mountains, and spend several other weeks a year on treks with my son and group.
Damn.... I may be a wilderness junkie.

[Rick]

Whoa! We need to get you to WJA. You'll have to learn the ten essential items (referred to as steps) to recovery. But you can only be helped if you want to be. Corndog and I understand. We're compassionate souls, Beo. We don't want to see you end up on some corner saying, "Dude, yea you, got any wilderness? Come on, man. I'll take some grown up lots. Over grown yards. Anything. I'm hurtin' here."