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Made some Halloween cookies from scratch

I wrote out several responses to this post, but deleted most. It's hard to answer some of your questions but I will try and be honest. I felt free to lock your thread on the technicality that people had got to the point of 'personal attacks' and multiple 'reports'. Personally I would have liked to delete it - but ya know.. I do believe in some aspect of "freedom of speech". You wonder why I let the 'Mandated' one go? I hadn't read it until 12/10 12:30 my time when Rugger asked our thoughts on it. At that point my response was it was utter bullshit, the thread and content annoys me and some other expletives. However it was not yet a "real problem" so suggested leave as is. I have not read it since as I know the content will annoy me. So yes that is 'why' I have let it go, other seniors are aware and can step in when they feel the time is right. I also see people in the forums saying stupid shit and think very much differently about them. It's fair to not visit the forums, sad but makes sense. I also haven't been visiting the forums as much as I used to due to these types of topics. Anyway - hope that helps you understand. You probably won't agree and will find fault. But that's life - full of fault.

WARNING YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FOLLOW PROPER CLEANING AND CANNING RECIPES FROM ACCREDITED PUBLICATIONS BACTERIA IN FOOD PREPARATION CAN KILL YOU! Hello everyone made 2 batches of cinnamon apple Jelly using THE NATURAL PECTIN IN THE APPLES! Managed to get 24 bottles. It was a lot of work. I washed and cut up over 20 pounds of MacIntosh apples. Removed the stems, blossom ends and any blemishes or apple scab. The apples were cut in quarters or more with larger apples. You must leave all the skin, seeds and cores to be boiled. Add enough water to about 3/4 of the height of the apples, meaning don’t cover the apples with water. Once the apples start boiling turn them down to a medium boil. This is where I add the cinnamon, you can use a cinnamon stick, I use a heaping tablespoon per 10 pound pot. Apples are VERY HIGH in natural pectin, too high of a temperature will destroy the pectin at this stage. The pectin is mostly in the skin area. The apples will turn into apple sauce you should also mash the apples if required. Apple juice is what the jelly is made of. Once the apples are fully dissolved make a 4 layer cheese cloth bag to drain/strain the apples into a clean container or pot. You can let the bag drain overnight but I find any juice gained more than 4 hours is minimal. DO NOT SQUEEZE THE the cheese cloth trying to squeak out more juice. This will cause fines in the jelly making it cloudy. Once you have collected all the juice it is time to get serious. All your mason jars and lids should be washed with hot soapy water and rinsed and put in the oven at over 220 degrees F. The lids must be prepared as per the lid manufacturer. You will need to WATER BATH THE MASON JARS after the jars are filled. AGAIN DO YOUR RESEARCH, USE AN ACCREDITED SOURCE like a canning company or extension office. Prep you water bath canner with the appropriate amount of water and raise the temperature to at least 190 Degrees F. Accurately measure your juice by the cup. For every cup of juice you will use 1 cup of granulated sugar. If you have 10 cups of juice use 10 cups of sugar, 15 cups of juice use 15 cups of sugar and soon. You will also add 1 tablespoon of bottled lemon juice per 3 cups of juice. This will raise the acid content of the juice. Bring the juice and lemon juice to a slight boil then stir in the sugar, keep stirring until all the sugar is dissolved. Adjust heat to suite. You want the combined juice, sugar and lemon juice to be in a rolling boil. Watch very closely the your jelly will likely start to FOAM up add a tablespoon of real butter this will stop the foaming. I now just put the butter in before it foams. Putting the butter in early just saves the pot from foam over the top making a mess. You want the contents to be a constant rolling boil. The MOST important is the temperature of the jelly. You will not achieve jelly until the mixture achieves a temperature of 220 degrees F this is the point we’re juice becomes jelly. This is why there is no set times for making/boiling jelly WITH NATURAL PECTIN it’s all about the relationship between juice, sugar, natural pectin and water. Once you have sneaker boiled off the other ingredients come together to make jelly. I use 2 thermometers to check my temperature. You will also see the jelly forming on the spoon you are stirring the pot with as the temperature nears 220. You can also increase the temperature by a few degrees as this will make the jelly a little stiffer and that won’t hurt. If you do not have a proper thermometer you can also use the cold plate method, sheet method. This method is all over the net and can be found on YouTube. Now that we have our jelly at the correct temperature and your bottles have been sterilized sitting in the oven at 220 the lids and rings are prepared as per the manufacturer. It is time to get bottling. The importance of having the sterilized bottles hot is not only to kill organisms but you can’t pour 220 degree jelly in a cold jar it might break. Keeping the water in the water bath hot is the same idea plus it allows the water bath to boil quicker. Fill each jar with jelly leaving a 1/4 to 1/2 inch headspace, wipe the rim of the bottle to remove any spillage that may prevent a proper seal. Cover with the lid and ring FINGER TIP TIGHT don’t over tighten the lids if you over tighten the bottle might not draw a vacuum. Immediately transfer the filled bottle to the water bath. Fill all the jars and place in the water bath there must be at least a full inch of water over all the bottles. You must water bath at a full boil for a minimum of 5 minutes. Remove the bottles set on a dishcloth away from drafts for 12-24 hours to let cool. If you’ve done it correctly the bottles should seal within minutes of removing them from the water bath. AGAIN YOU MUST PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE AND PROPER CANNING AS PER ACCREDITED SOURCES. Good luck, I/we find it very rewarding to create our own preserves. I hope you do too. Wayne

Good evening all! Some who do not have the game and want to pick it up cheap are in luck! CD Keys is having a sale and currently CoD2 is in said sale! Pick it up if you want to see the roots of the clan and have a nice nostalgia hit or hang out with us, by all means grab it whilst you can!! Here is the link provided to my by Loader who told me of the sale and asked me to make a post. https://www.cdkeys.com/call-of-duty-2-steam I use CD Keys myself and have gotten a good fair amount of deals on games, older and more recent so worth keeping an eye out! ~PainKiller

you are learning from Timmah!!

Remove the superfluous, & savor the agrestic immersion; contemplating & performing the tasks at hand, then the fruits of one's labours. His followers send him simple, utilitarian gifts which he records opening. It's humbling, the genuine gratitude for that which we mostly take for granted. His love for his children is heartening.

Good god man. If I posted how I really felt about stuff? The government would lock me up in the funny farm again.

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Because a lot of people don't like it when someone is better than them. I think that was a hell of a shot he missed his target by an inch and got some poor unsuspecting bugger on the other side. Wrong place, wrong time. No hacking at all His initial target was STAS, whom he missed. That's all there was to it. Some people really have a twisted view on what hacking is

Sorry if this was mentioned, but mandates in the US as I understand it have to be imposed if there are 100 or more employees. Of course, that's typically a bunch of people to be around. Those who don't want to get vaccinated under a mandate have the option to find a small business to work for that isn't doing mandates, but I think statistically speaking there is higher risk of catching and spreading COVID that way. This still possibly allows people to feel they are not having their rights taken away. Oh man are there a ton of small business out there that would hire anyone right now! So much money up for grabs at this time. The "LARGE" business owners seem to have lost the choice, so we could consider them to have "lost some rights", but OSHA imposes some sh-edit* standards sometimes that seems even more ridiculous than ensuring people are vaccinated....to me anyway. Kids are required to have certain shots before they can go to public school? The kennel won't let me keep my dogs there if they haven't had their shots. This has been going on for as long as I know. I tried to look at this from both sides, but have been unable to see the evil intent in requiring vaccinations in most cases. I sort of landed on "the powers that be" trying to keep the most people safe, which is weird, cause I do enjoy me a conspiracy theory. : ) I'll love you no matter what you choose to do though. I feel really bad for people who have a legitimate fear of needles. IceQueen mentioned, "Mama said life was like a box of chocolates." Maybe they could just put it in those. At least we'd the mandates would be to eat chocolate....sounds funner.

just want to comment on this Branco stuff picture; Trump or Biden has nothing to do with energy costs. Inflation is every where due to covid and lock downs. Afghanistan pull out was already set-up by Trump date of sept 11 was a symbol target for T. etc etc please dont elect a senile old man for 2024 ... bring new blood...

We tend to complicate "living" ourselves...I was born with out wealth and never had any desire for it...Give me the basics to live and I would be happy...These people here are Blessed even if not only for this video they made (simple)...Great post !

Looks real good Wayne. My blood sugar levels would love that if I could eat it.

nice job,,,but when did you put the weed in..hehehehehe

@Roxy! @WldPenguin Better check this out!

I'll try to make it. Maybe watching Angus fall and rant on will make me feel better.

I think I clipped this last week, but I was very very confused at the time. Yall ever hit a shot like this?

Thanks Merlin....

Thanks Merlin....

Reminder, starts in less than 6 hours from now!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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there's no hacks involved lol. why do u people always say someone is hacking when a lucky shot happens.... if thats true then half of xi is hacking.

jep there's no hacks involved here. Not the first time those kind of shots happen anyway. Just unlucky for Pan-zenek and lucky for stas haha

The cache is coming along nicely.

You don't deserve it

Lag compensation.

Looks really good Weed, good job ! I think that the borders are open between our provinces now, eh ?

As an outside USA citizen Trump would be my last choice sorry ... Ali was a great one for sure i rememeber watching few of his fights with my Dad..

My mom is German, having survived Ww2 as a child; death, disease, destruction...foraging for food in bombed-out root cellars...fleeing the Russians at the end. She worked hard in whatever she did & was one of the most truly strong people I've ever known. Stronger than my hard-scrabble, country tough dad who managed to return from tours in 'nam. Appreciation for whatever she had. Can't recall much ever bothering her, & that at some level, my dad feared her. =D. Some of my friends' German parents & grandparents who also experienced that war were likewise immensely strong, kind & generous; with a deep strain of empathy. I feel for people who don't know what they have. My friend's paternal uncle Horst was captured by the Russians & related stories of his experiences. A man of the most sincere humility & quiet strength. People don't know what they have, because they've never...not.

hes not running a still TBB

Trump? Nope, Ali was the first that came to mind. As it should have for anyone. Why anyone would immediately think Trump, even his supporters, is beyond me.

Nice! I like the long intro with multiple shots setup showing them getting there on the bike. And that radio! Sweet! The way the kids faces light up when the tunes start...haha! Yeah man! A couple baitfish, some turmeric, some bread, all cooked by a small fire...love it. Thanks for sharing. Perspective and whatnot.

Fantastic tutorial sir. Looks great!

Memphis is his name.... he is half Caucasian mountain shepherd and half Great Pyrenees. 10 weeks old.

I mean no offense to anyone here. I just wanted to provide some facts I had seen, and continue to see, since it seems like this jab is taken so lightly. I am passionate about my opinion, and apparently so are you all. That's fine. And it's not so few that feel this way either. Just please don't ask me to "vax", because I won't. You've heard my opinion, so I am done in this thread/topic. Good debates!

No complaints. Nor saying anything about it being overpriced or anything like that. If anything, just said it was comparable to other sellers. Just telling it like it is when it comes to buying any piece of computer equipment anywhere or from anyone. As a general matter including from myself. Calm yourself and dont take it so personally. Its my two cents to spend. I dont need permission to spend it.

Because someone whines doesnt mean they arent right. In any case, so long as the dealer is reputable... and will stand behind any problems that arise... then pay what you want. That said, I assume its not newegg itself but a third party. 30x series are available at the price you sold it.... more or less... for the moment. Only caution I would add I suppose is whether or not warranties apply if purchased from a third party that isnt a valid reseller. Usually the fine print says no. Had to RMA a new one, past the usual 30 days, with an original bill of sale so personally I am careful about warranties.

NICELY done!!!! How about making some sour mash????

crap i think i exposed myself

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Tell me how you escaped - I need to get out myself!!!

going out for a few drinks but should be on later

My fuure wife is of turkish origin. Before Corona, we went to Turkey to visit her family. They showed me where she grew up, and HOW she grew up. A small village in the mountains, at the meanwhile 95% empty since most of the people moved to cities. The house she grew up is made of clay, without water connection and her father (second husband of her mother) installed 1 phase a few years ago. A fireplace gives warmth wich goes out sometimes during the night. In front of the house is the main fireplace. There is the biggest part o all cooking aktivities. And peolpe believe me, it is unimportant what they cook or grill. It all tastes incredible. When we went there, I had a longer walk around the village. I didn't her anything. No cars, no planes, no nating. I think I heard an ant farting. It was such a silence. The way arabic people /turkey people cook is very simple but tasty and, belive it or not, very healthy. Things / methods which are use in middle ages become poular again in our civil life. People seaching for them, but don't see, that some cultures still know and practice them. They practice a different way to celebrate their meals. Sit on the bottom is as normal as eating with fingers. There's nothing to make fun of it, since it's their way to live. And I like it. My future wife's moter has given us a plot of land so when we retire wi will move to Turkey. The climate is better than here in germany. We want to build a house on that plot and I will probably continue to maintain the house which my wifes parants have build in the mountains. Below you can see the village and the surroundings mountainvillage.mp4

No more excuses for me since its the start of my holiday that day. Mark my words mawfakkaaaaa's i'll be there!

I will be there as usual its the highlight of my month You can not beat a bunch of Idiots all online having a laugh

Had to modify how I process them since I've moved to an apartment. Once the hull is removed, I dump them in the bathtub to remove the bulk detritus; then fill a bucket 1/2-way with nut, top with water & agitate them with a paint mixer attachment fitted to my electric drill. I dump the water & repeat about 5 times until the water runs mostly clear. Then I set them in front of this box fan to dry for a couple days before curing them for a few fortnights in mesh bags; if stored in a cool, dry place they're good for at least a year or two. Can grab some & crack them whenever. If I've got extra time, I shell some & then vacuum seal & freeze them.

for my opinion its common sense that a business that work with people , like hospitals , schools and public or private transportations , asked theirs employees all been vaccinated ; its for safety of the workers and also for all users. Your liberty stops when you are affecting my liberty , i want to be free and go where i can be safe and virus free . In my place all these masks stuff and restrictions are still in effects because of the amount of sick poeple in hospital ICU who are close to 100 % non or not enough vaccinated... hope this will end soon ...