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Old 06/19/11, 06:07 PM
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Someone brought broccoli tops and peas in the pods and ranch drsg to work last night,YUM

Yep,I boil my bones pretty far down too.
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Milkweed shoots that I weed out of the garden are excellent. Parboil and then saute them, or throw them in a pot roast.
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Old 06/20/11, 12:33 AM
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Milkweed shoots that I weed out of the garden are excellent. Parboil and then saute them, or throw them in a pot roast.
OK,seen weed mentions,how about some lists of em?
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Old 06/20/11, 12:44 AM
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OK,seen weed mentions,how about some lists of em?
Google edible weeds, or search wildcrafting or edible wild plants on Amazon books. You'll find TONS of information.
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Old 06/20/11, 12:45 AM
 
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Someone told me to break an egg in each hole you put a tomato plant in. Since I had lots of extra eggs, I gave it a try. A stinking possum came along and dug up most of my tomato plants to get to the eggs. That would be my worry with doing this.
Hadn't heard that, but crushed eggshells are good for tomato plants when planted with them. Some people even start the seeds in the shells and have a biodegradable little pot!

As for broccoli, the whole plant is edible although the stringy portions can be cut off.
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Old 06/20/11, 11:19 AM
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Google edible weeds, or search wildcrafting or edible wild plants on Amazon books. You'll find TONS of information.
book with color pics would be nice.
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Old 06/20/11, 12:02 PM
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book with color pics would be nice.
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Old 06/20/11, 01:21 PM
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Has any one found a use for used canning jar lids?
I use some of them to put up dry goods in spare jars, but I must have 2-5 gallon buckets of them now.
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Old 06/20/11, 03:15 PM
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Has any one found a use for used canning jar lids?
I use some of them to put up dry goods in spare jars, but I must have 2-5 gallon buckets of them now.
I have no where near that amt...but I do "can" water im my emptied jars for storage with used lids. Keeps the jars clean, is a source of water in an emergency, and if the used seal does not hold, no biggie. you can use the water jars to make a full canner when you are a few jars short (the strawberry jelly recipe I use makes only 4 pints at a time, so I can fit three jars of water in)
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Old 06/20/11, 03:17 PM
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Has any one found a use for used canning jar lids?
I use some of them to put up dry goods in spare jars, but I must have 2-5 gallon buckets of them now.
Punch holes in em for sprouting jars,but then a gain any jar can do that i Guess,I DO like the mason jars for em tho....
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Old 06/20/11, 03:18 PM
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Thanks,will check it out.
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Old 06/21/11, 08:58 PM
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used to waste it but now I...
save fruit peels...
peach and apple become juice after boiled with water...orange and lemon get dried and are scrumptious in baked goods
celery tops become celery flakes after a spell in the dehydrator
old t shirts become tissues for the nose, potholders or dish scrubbers when made into yarn and crocheted
aluminum foil pans used for storebought stuff are washed and used for camping/feed pans/crow scare etc
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