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IMF warns of economic riots, police ready for civil unrest
worldnetdaily.com ^ | December 18, 2008 | Chelsea Schilling

Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 8:28:07 AM by TonyStark

Pentagon resources and U.S. troops may be used if needed to quell protests and bank runs during an economic crisis, the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Institute reported.

“Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security,” the War College study states.

Incidents of economic collapse, terrorism and disruption of legal order could require deployment of forces within the U.S., it said.

A “strategic shock” could require the nation to use “military force against hostile groups inside the United States.”

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[JDoutrider]

Granny,

This is why we have undertaken the making of our own "Galt's Gulch". I forgot to let you know that the snafu holding back our final closing has been taken care of! Judy has the keys and title! Of course it was the Gubbmint that screwed up... !

She, and Family are starting the move in Monday, when the caravan of new furniture, and other utilities we are starting with will arrive!

I have lots to do before I can go there and start construction of the outbuildings and what not. I Pray our timing is good with the major move in March.

I am going to go ahead and order the seeds this week, even though we won't plant until late May (if the tundra is thawed!). I truly believe (putting Prophet hat on) that folks here should order early as well... good seeds will be as hot an item as ammunition is today... There WILL be a run on anything related to "Victory garden" what nots. When the Sheeple start coming around and understand how serious this economic situation really is, seeds, fertilizer, and pest control biologicals will be in short supply... Let they that have ears understand...

BTW, I'm in the market for a used (but in good condition) tractor, and/or backhoe in the Very Near future!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

http://fp.enter.net/~rburk/soups/fruitsoups/blueberr.txt

Blueberry Soup From Scandinavia

Serving Size : 4
Categories : Soups

1 tablespoon Lemon rind
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Whole cloves
1 pint Blueberries
4 tablespoons Honey
4 cups Orange or apple juice — or water
1 cup Sour cream

Put the lemon rind, cinnamon, and cloves in a small cheesecloth bag and place in a heavy saucepan.

Add all other ingredients except the sour cream and simmer over moderate heat until the blueberries burst. Remove the bag of spices. Puree the mixture a cup at a time in a blender. Cover and chill overnight. Serve in individual bowls with the sour cream heaped in the center of each serving.

NOTE: Rusk bread is the traditional accompaniment.

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My grandmother used to make this and no one got the recipe from her. Everyone raved about the version she made.
10th

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

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Prune Whip
SUBMITTED BY: Meade Ferguson
“An old-fashioned classic, this one sure brings back the memories.”
Read Reviews (1)
Review/Rate This Recipe
PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 30 Min
READY IN 50 Min
Original recipe yield 4 cups

1 1/3 cups pitted prunes
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

In a medium saucepan, simmer the prunes in water until soft, drain and puree. Combine the puree in a saucepan with the sugar and heat until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon juice and vanilla.
Beat the egg whites until frothy, add the cream of tarter, and beat until stiff. Fold the prune puree into the egg whites.

Pour into a buttered and sugared 2 quart baking dish and bake in a preheated 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven until nicely browned. Refrigerate and serve chilled with whipping cream.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/11/rec1113.html

Old-Fashioned Prune Whip

Recipe By : Jo Merrill
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : Desserts

2 cups dried prunes — cooked, mashed
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 dash salt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
4 egg whites

Pit prunes and mash. Blend in lemon peel and lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
sugar and salt. To stiffly beaten egg whites, add remaining sugar, beating
until mixed well. Fold in prune mixture gently.

Pile lightly into 1-1/2 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for
20-30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm
with custard sauce if desired.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

http://tipnut.com/milk-carton-candle/

How To Make A Milk Carton Candle

I haven’t seen these or made one in years…here’s an easy to make candle that’s an old crafty favorite. I clipped this from a 1960s magazine so it’s been around for at least a few decades…

All you do is take any size easy-opening milk carton, and drink up the milk, eggnog or fruit juice that’s in it.

Then put a regular table candle in the center, fill with crushed ice and pour hot sealing wax until full. (The plastic coating will prevent sticking.)

When it’s cool, cut back the carton and pull out the finished candle.

For extra color, decorate with rosettes or holly leaves.

Now all you do is light the wick, and have a happy holiday!

[nw_arizona_granny]

Google says 4,000 links here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=I%27m+in+the+market+for+a+used+(but+in+good+condition)+tractor%2C+and%2For+backhoe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

And 34,000 here, add your state to the search and you should find one:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=7I0&q=++a+used+(but+in+good+condition)+tractor%2C+and%2For+backhoe+for+sale&btnG=Search

Craig’s list, looks good:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=QL0&q=+Craig%27s+list++used+(but+in+good+condition)+tractor%2C+and%2For+backhoe+for+sale&btnG=Search

[nw_arizona_granny]

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SHAMPOO

Lemon, Lavender & Rosemary Shampoo

Ingredients
4 cups water
peel of 2 lemons
1 branch rosemary
1/3 cup pure soap flakes, or grated soap
1 tablespoon glycerine (from the supermarket)
1 teaspoon lavender essential oil (not a massage oil scented with lavender - if you can’t find the real thing leave it out)

Method
1. Put the lemon peel, rosemary and water into a large saucepan. Put the lid on the saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the peel and rosemary, then add the soap flakes and stir until dissolved.
3. Add the glycerine and stir again. Turn off the heat. Add the lavender oil and let the mixture cool for about 5 minutes, then use a funnel to pour it into a plastic bottle. (Tip: don’t use glass - it’s dangerous in the bathroom).
4. As the mixture cools it will thicken; shake it up a few times to make sure it doesn’t separate. After a few hours you should have a thick, pale yellow liquid.

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RINSE

lavender flowers or mint leaves (added for the scent only - they can be omitted)
1 cup white vinegar
3 cups water

To make the rinse, simply combine the herbs, vinegar and water in another plastic bottle and give it a good shake.

Using and storing your shampoo
Use a good handful of the shampoo to work up a decent lather. Wash your hair once (or twice if it’s very dirty), then rinse with about half the vinegar rinse. Make sure the rinse doesn’t get in your eyes. Rinse again with ordinary water, then dry normally.

Keep the shampoo in a cool place, and throw it out if starts to look or smell odd - remember, it doesn’t contain any preservatives.

[nw_arizona_granny]

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Rice Crispy Clusters (Krackle)

Melted chocolate
Rice Crispy cereal

Melt chocolate. Stir in cereal.
Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Let set up.

You can also pour into molds.

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Butterscotch Peanuts

1 lb. butterscotch coating disks, melted as you would chocolate.
Stir in 1/2 cup peanut butter.
Pour into peanut shaped mold or other mold in desired shape.

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Homemade Mounds

Milk or dark chocolate, melted
2 1/2 cups macaroon coconut in small bowl
Heat to boiling 2/3 cup light Karo.
Pour hot Karo over coconut. Mix thoroughly.
Cover and let stand 3-4 hours.
Wet hands with cold water and shape into small flattened logs.
Coat candy bar mold with melted chocolate and let set up. Place coconut into mold and press into the shape of the mold.
Fill mold the rest of the way with chocolate, being sure to cover coconut.
Tap mold to remove airbubbles.
Place in freezer until set. Just a few minutes.
Remove from mold by flipping onto waxed paper. If they stick, put back in freezer for a few more minutes.

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Nut clusters

Melted chocolate
Chosen type of nut (peanuts, almonds, pecans, etc.)

Melt chocolate. Stir in nuts.
Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Let set up.

You can also coarsely chop the nuts, mix into the chocolate and pour into molds.

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Molded Peanut Butter Cups

1/3 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup powdered confectioners sugar
1 tea. vanilla

8 oz. melted chocolate
1/2 cup Peanut butter

Blend first three ingredients in small bowl. Chill.

Melt chocolate in double boiler or use electric skillet method. When melted, stir in 1/2 cup peanut butter and stir until well blended.

Form the filling into small balls and flatten so they are slightly smaller in diameter than the mold’s cup. If it’s too sticky, roll in powdered sugar first.
Using a teaspoon drop a small amount of chocolate mixture into bottom of mold. It works best to line the cups with paper liners. Place a filling piece on top of the chocolate and press slightly so chocolate oozes up around edges. Pour more chocolate on top of filling until cup it almost full, covering the filling. Lightly drop the mold onto the counter from a height of just a few inches, several time to remove air bubbles.
Set the filled mold into freezer until chocolate has set up and is no longer shiny.

Variations: Use crunchy peanut butter to have peanut chips in the filling.
To mark them as peanut butter cups, either sprinkle the top with chopped peanuts while still wet or dip a whole peanut and arrange on top.
To make without a mold, follow above recipe. Shape filling into balls. Using a dipping fork or a plastic fork with the center tines broke off, dip the balls into melted chocolate mixture and place on waxed paper or paper liner to set up.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Mistletoe Ball
Items you will need:

1 foam ball 4 inches in diameter
{florist’s foam works best but Styrofoam will do}
Mistletoe sprigs { fresh or dried } Holly sprigs {fresh or dried}
1/2 yard of 5/8 - inch red ribbon
1 yard of 1/4 - inch red ribbon
Straight pins

Wind the 5/8 - inch ribbon around the ornament { foam ball }
vertically, pin into place and cut. Start from the bottom of the band
and wind the ribbon around the ornament horizontally to divide the
ball in half again. Pin in place and cut. The ball should now be
divided into four equal vertical sections.

Cut an 8 - inch length fro the ¼ - inch ribbon and form a loop to
hang the ball. Secure it to the top of the ball with pins. Ten cut
the remaining ¼ - inch ribbon in half. Use it to make two multi -
looped bows. Pin one bow to the top and the other to the bottom.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

Birdseed Pinecones:

1. Cover your working area with old newspapers and have your supplies
at the ready.

2. Fill a pie tin or shallow baking dish with birdseed.

3. Twist the midsection of a red or green pipe cleaner around the
stem of each pinecone and pull the two ends out straight.

4. Use a
spoon to carefully cover the pinecones with creamy peanut butter
(about 2 tablespoons per cone).

5. Roll the pinecones around in the
birdseed until they’re completely covered.

6. Set the finished
products on newspaper until you have coated each pinecone.

7. Hang
the ornaments by twisting the pipe cleaner ends around branches of a
tree.

8. Sit back and watch the birds flock to your yard.

Tips: An 18
oz. jar of peanut butter is enough for 15 pine cone ornaments.
Pinecones can be purchased in craft stores if there are no pine trees
in your area.

Warming the pinecones in an oven on low beforehand will
get them to open up and look fuller.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

Miniature Lace Wreaths

Form a 1 1/2–2-inch diameter circle using white florist wire. For
ease, form the circle around a bottle or other round object of the
desired size. Do not fasten the wire ends, but allow them to overlap
about 1 inch.

Using one end of the wire as though it were a needle (you may have to
smooth “the needle” slightly with steel wool), thread 1/2–3/4-inch
wide ecru or white lace onto the circle. Use about 1/2 yard of lace,
or enough to form a full, gathered circle. Loop the ends of the wire
together, and trim off excess. If the lace is not fairly stiff, give
the wreath a quick spray of starch and allow it to dry thoroughly.

Decorate by gluing on tiny dried herb blossoms, such as individual
chive blossom florets, little clusters of marjoram flowers, tansy or
costmary buttons, feverfew, leaves of thyme, germander, boxwood, and
seeds or berries such as bay and coriander. Finish by attaching a
loop for hanging and a bow of 1/8-inch satin ribbon in a
complementary color.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

Twelve Herb Yule Sachet

7 parts Juniper
4 parts Cinnamon
4 parts Allspice
4 parts Ginger
4 parts Caraway
2 parts Nutmeg
2 parts Rosemary
2 parts Lemon
2 parts Orange
1 part Clove
1 part Bay
2 pinches Orris

Tie up in a green cloth and give as gifts.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

this is the best casserole I have ever had using sweet
potatoes. I cant leave it alone, AND I dont care for sweet potatoes LOL
thought someone might like to try it for thanksgiving?
jean in ohiO

Sweet Potato Souffle

1 large can of sweet potato (drained and mashed)
1 scant cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cups milk reg or 2 %
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 stick margarine , melted
1 tsp vanilla

mix well, pour into a buttered dish (1 1/2 Qt. pyrex)

TOPPING
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup pecans (crushed into small pieces

crumble over potato mixture
bake 350degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. uncovered

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[nw_arizona_granny]

How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit

Most modern synthetic cleaning products are based on age-old
formulas using natural ingredients that were passed down through the
generations because the chemistry was right. Going back to the
original naturally derived ingredients is a way to make cleaning
products that work, don’t pollute and save you money. Most are found
in your kitchen cupboards. Mix and match with well-chosen and
environmentally friendly green cleaning products found in health food
stores, and you can easily and simply transform your home into a non-
toxic and healthy haven.

Non-toxic cleaning can give you a deep feeling of gratification in
knowing that your family’s health is protected, and that your home is
a place for your bodies to rest and recuperate rather than promote
harm.

SIMPLE SOLUTION: Making your own nontoxic cleaning kit will take you
no time at all with these simple, straightforward directions, and
with this kit you will be supplied with enough cleaning product for
months of cleaning.

As an added bonus, ounce for ounce homemade cleaning formulas cost
about one-tenth the price of their commercial counterpart—and that
includes costly, but worthwhile essential oils, and concentrated, all-
purpose detergents for homemade recipes.

SUPPLIES

Baking soda
Washing soda
White distilled vinegar
A good liquid soap or detergent
Tea tree oil
6 clean spray bottles
2 glass jars

Read more about these 5 basic cleaning ingredients, and a vinegar
update.

CREAMY SOFT SCRUBBER
Simply pour about 1/2 cup of baking soda into a bowl, and add enough
liquid detergent to make a texture like frosting. Scoop the mixture
onto a sponge, and wash the surface. This is the perfect recipe for
cleaning the bathtub because it rinses easily and doesn’t leave grit.

Note: Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable glycerin to the mixture and store
in a sealed glass jar, to keep the product moist. Otherwise just make
as much as you need at a time.

WINDOW CLEANER

1/4-1/2 teaspoon liquid detergent
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 cups water
Spray bottle

Put all the ingredients into a spray bottle, shake it up a bit, and
use as you would a commercial brand. The soap in this recipe is
important. It cuts the wax residue from the commercial brands you
might have used in the past.

OVEN CLEANER
1 cup or more baking soda
Water
A squirt or two of liquid detergent

Sprinkle water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the
grime with enough baking soda that the surface is totally white.
Sprinkle some more water over the top. Let the mixture set overnight.
You can easily wipe up the grease the next morning because the grime
will have loosened. When you have cleaned up the worst of the mess,
dab a bit of liquid detergent or soap on a sponge, and wash the
remaining residue from the oven. If this recipe doesn’t work for you
it is probably because you didn’t use enough baking soda and/or
water.

ALL-PURPOSE SPRAY CLEANER1/2 teaspoon washing soda
A dab of liquid soap
2 cups hot tap water

Combine the ingredients in a spray bottle and shake until the washing
soda has dissolved. Apply and wipe off with a sponge or rag.

FURNITURE POLISH
1/2 teaspoon oil, such as olive (or jojoba, a liquid wax)
1/4 cup vinegar or fresh lemon juice
Mix the ingredients in a glass jar.

Dab a soft rag into the solution and wipe onto wood surfaces. Cover
the glass jar and store indefinitely.

VINEGAR DEODORIZER
Keep a clean spray bottle filled with straight 5 percent vinegar in
your kitchen near your cutting board and in your bathroom and use
them for cleaning. I often spray the vinegar on our cutting board
before going to bed at night, and don’t even rinse but let it set
overnight. The smell of vinegar dissipates within a few hours.
Straight vinegar is also great for cleaning the toilet rim. Just
spray it on and wipe off.

MOLD KILLERS

Tea Tree Treasure
Nothing natural works for mold and mildew as well as this spray. I’ve
used it successfully on a moldy ceiling from a leaking roof, on a
musty bureau, a musty rug, and a moldy shower curtain. Tea tree oil
is expensive, but a little goes a very long way. Note that the smell
of tea tree oil is very strong, but it will dissipate in a few days.

2 teaspoons tea tree oil
2 cups water

Combine in a spray bottle, shake to blend, and spray on problem
areas. Do not rinse. Makes two cups.

Vinegar Spray
Straight vinegar reportedly kills 82 percent of mold.
Pour some white distilled vinegar straight into a spray bottle, spray
on the moldy area, and let set without rinsing if you can put up with
the smell. It will dissipate in a few hours.

HELPFUL HINTS:

Make sure to label all your homemade cleaning products, and keep them
away from pets and children.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

Habanero Gold

1/3 c finely sliced dried apricots
3/4 c white vinegar (5% acidity)
1/4 c finely chopped red onion
1/4 c finely chopped red bell pepper
1/4 c finely chopped habanero (or jalapeno) peppers
3 c granulated sugar
1 pouch liquid pectin

Combine apricots and vinegar in a large stainless steel sauce pan. Let stand at
least 4 hours. Add onion, peppers and sugar. Bring to a boil on high heat,
stirring constantly. Bring to a boil that cannot be stirred down. Stir in the
pectin. Boil hard, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and skim
off foam. Stir to dispers the peppers. Ladle jelly into hot jars leaving 1/4 -
inch headspace. Wipe rims. Adjust two piece lids. Process in boiling water
bath 10 minutes.

Yield 6 - 125 ml jars or 2 - 250 ml jars.

—
Garden Gnome in Ontario, Canada Zone 6A
Come wander through my blogs:
gardening: http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com
cooking: http://momskitchencooking.blogspot.com

[nw_arizona_granny]

The Green Dish: Dandelion Syrup
posted by Melissa Breyer

I’ve been wild about dandelions lately. Dandelion greens proffer their
fleeting sweetness at the first nod of spring and inspired me to write about
harvesting and eating them a few weeks ago, immediately followed by a recipe for
Cream of Dandelion Soup. So next up, I thought, I just have to make dandelion
wine. I’ve tackled homemade paper and found making butter to be effortless, how
hard can dandelion wine be?

Well, after reading about secondary fermentation vessels and yeast varieties
and fermentation traps, I thought, uhmm, actually, I think it was dandelion
syrup that I wanted to make.

Dandelion syrup can be used in many ways, on top of pancakes or plain yogurt,
you name it. I started imagining dandelion margaritas come summer. Or even
homemade dandelion ice cream sweetened with dandelion syrup and speckled with
dandelion petals.

In this country, dandelions abound. I will spare you my conspiracy theories
about the defamation of the dandelion; this rant includes evil genius chemical
companies, the accidental discovery of phenoxy type herbicides in the 1940s and
the need to find a public enemy (that would be the dandelion) to ensure a long
and profitable demand for the new herbicidal product.

Anyhow, the Roundup parade isn’t marching around my neck of the woods in
Brooklyn. Here, the dandelions earnestly shimmy up through sidewalk cracks and
inhabit even the most desolate patches of soil, which is really so heartening.
This would all seem a great harbinger for my dandelion syrup endeavor. However,
urban foraging has its own set of considerations, which include dogs and their
lifted legs, roadside exhaust and the possibility of rodent poison. (I know, not
very charming.) As chance would have it though, there is a large lawn at a
nearby high school that is wonderfully unruly and thankfully untreated with
chemicals. It is being organically planted with vegetable beds by the students,
and the grass was rampant with dandelions. I asked, they said, “uhmm yeah, sure
lady, take ‘em.” And take I did, 100 of them in fact.

Once at home, my daughters and I, hands sticky with bright golden pollen,
plucked off the petals and had a bowl of the loveliest plant matter: Soft, downy
almost, and redolent with the scent of asparagus and carnations. What an oddly
endearing base for a syrup.

So, dandelion syrup. I have long been intrigued by it—it’s at once kind of
down-home American as well as very cool French granny. It is a basic herbal
infusion made into a simple syrup. I felt like I didn’t want to boil the
bejeezus out of the blossoms, so I just brought them to a simmer and let them
soak overnight. The puzzle for me was what sweetener to use. Traditionally white
sugar is used, but white sugar lands last on my list of happy sweeteners. So, I
played around with some other alternatives as well, all with quite different
results.

• White sugar made a syrup with a faint taste of vanilla and very slightly
nutty, it was really just mostly sweet and somewhat plain.

• Sucanat, one of my favorite sweeteners, was, as I expected, too heavy in
flavor to let the subtle dandelion taste shine through. That said, it was very
interesting; like an herbaceous molasses.

• Honey has that smooth edge that became more pronounced after simmering. I
used a mild clover honey and the result was like a somewhat spicy and grassy
honey.

• Agave syrup worked beautifully because it is such a clean-tasting
sweetener—the syrup made with agave was sweet and clean, with bright green
undertones.

So pick your dandelions, pick your sweetener and make some syrup. Many recipes
call for lemon, which gives it a little kick of citrus. Suit yourself.

Ingredients
100 dandelion flowers, or 1 and 1/2 cups petals
1 cup sweetener (see above)
3 cups water
Juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)

1. Remove the petals from the sepal (the sepal consists of the small tight
leaves that extend from the stem and grasp the flower). This takes a while to
get the hang of, but gets much quicker as you go along. Be sure to not allow any
green into the petals, it will add bitterness to the syrup.

2. Place the petals in a medium pot and cover with 3 cups water and bring to a
simmer. Turn off the heat, cover and let sit overnight.

3. Strain dandelion water into a bowl, pressing on the flowers with the back
of a spoon to extract all the liquid.

4. Return water to pot and add sweetener, and lemon juice if using, and simmer
over low heat until thickened.

5. Allow to cool, and pour into a clean jar or bottle. Store covered in
refrigerator.
Makes about 2 cups

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It’s been said that God first separated the salt water
from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all
before making a human. He made and provided what we’d need before we were born.
These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We’re such slow learners...

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!

God’s Pharmacy!
Amazing!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines
look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly
enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red.
All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure
heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like
a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart
and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums
and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the
neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen
neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look
exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarband many more look just like bones. These foods
specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23%
sodium. If you don’t have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the
bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the
body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and
cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today’s research shows
that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted
birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes
exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There
are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of
these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the
mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome
male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of
diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands
of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of
lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body’s cells. Today’s research shows onions help clear
waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash
the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps
eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

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Easy Japanese Pancake

Ingredients
I know this may not be the most traditional recipe for a Japanese pancake (actually, it’s probably not at all), though i think this is pretty close with what i had in the cupboard... and it’s pretty darn tasty! :)

Pancake

* 1 cup plain flour
* 1 egg
* 3/4 cup water
* pinch salt & pepper
* 6 shallot stems, finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon veggie stock
* 1 clove garlic
* Katsup Manis
* Whole Egg Mayonnaise

1. Mix together the flour, water and egg till nice and smooth
2. Mix in the shallots, garlic, veggie stock and season with a little salt and pepper
3. Fry pancake in a little oil
4. Transfer to a plate and make a criss-cross pattern on top of the pancake with the katsup manis and mayonnaise.

Enjoy! :)

Also on the plate are my veggie wontons

http://www.opensourcefood.com/people/meghan/recipes/easy-japanese-pancake?utm_source=Open+Source+Food+RecipeMail&utm_campaign=fd0444a1d3-RecipeMail_December_22nd12_23_2008&utm_medium=email#full

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http://www.opensourcefood.com/people/MamaBear/recipes/grandmas-half-moon-spiced-cookies?utm_source=Open+Source+Food+RecipeMail&utm_campaign=fd0444a1d3-RecipeMail_December_22nd12_23_2008&utm_medium=email

Grandma’s Half Moon Spiced Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream
1 cup honey
1 cup butter
1 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
8 tsp baking powder
4 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cloves
5-6 cups flour

Dissolve baking soda into sour cream.

Combine remaining ingredients with it.

Roll out and cut circles with a water glass or cookie cutter.

Dab jam of choice in center, fold over and seal using a bit of milk.

Bake approximately 10 minutes at 325.

Ice with icing sugar and milk mixture.

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Semi-Homemade Apple Galette

Ingredients

* premade pie dough
* one large apple (thinly sliced)
* 1/4 cup sugar + addition for sprinkling
* egg wash (one egg with a lil bit of water)
* a knob of unsalted butter

1. Preheat oven to 400 degree fahrenheit.
2. Mix 1/4 cup sugar with the thinly sliced pieces of apple.
3. Roll out pie crust dough on a baking sheet. Pile the apples in the center. Leave about 1-2 inches on the outside so we can fold the crust.
4. Fold the crust and keep overlapping around the galette.
5. Dot the top of the apple slices with butter.
6. Brush egg wash on the crust and sprinkle with additional sugar.
7. Bake for 30 mins or until apples are cooked down.
8. Enjoy & Smile!

*** Serving this warm with vanilla ice cream is heavenly***

http://www.opensourcefood.com/people/KamanKaman/recipes/semi-homemade-apple-galette?utm_source=Open+Source+Food+RecipeMail&utm_campaign=fd0444a1d3-RecipeMail_December_22nd12_23_2008&utm_medium=email