Posted on 02/09/2009 12:36:11 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny
Dates are good in muffins too. -cut into small bits.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62661
Your main squeeze for potassium and the antioxidant vitamin C.
By Meredith Stanton
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Feature
Reviewed by Kathleen M Zelman, MPH, RD/LD
Your taste buds may cringe if you eat lemon alone, but this zesty citrus fruit is low in calories (one medium lemon has just 17) and high in potassium — a single lemon provides 80 milligrams of the essential mineral. Potassium is vital for maintaining the body’s fluid balance, muscle function, and basic cell function.
Lemons are also an excellent source of the cancer-fighting antioxidant vitamin C, also needed for the repair and maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.
Hailing from Asia, lemons arrived in Europe and the Middle East in the third century thanks to Alexander the Great. Did you know that there are two kinds: acid (for example, Eureka) and sweet (like the prized Meyer)? Squeeze either kind over salads, steamed vegetables, and soups — or bake them in a tart, pie, or cake.
No matter how you slice it, this golden fruit delivers powerhouse nutrients and great flavor.
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Recipe
Baked Lemon Pudding Cake
Makes 6 servings
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic members: Journal as one medium dessert
Canola cooking spray
2 tbsp butter (no-fat or low-trans-fat margarine can be substituted)
6 tbsp Splenda (sugar substitute)
6 tbsp super-fine granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup lemon juice
Zest from one lemon, finely chopped
1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 1/4 cups low-fat milk
Powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter or margarine well with an electric mixer. Add the sugar substitute and sugar and beat well.
3. With an egg separator, separate the eggs; save the egg whites in another mixing bowl. Add the yolks to the butter mixture one by one. Gradually add the lemon juice and lemon zest. The batter will look like lemon frosting at this point. Slowly add the milk to make a thin batter. Set aside.
4. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they are stiff. Gently fold the egg whites into the lemon mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pie plate.
5. Place the pie in the preheated oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes. Remove and allow the pudding cake to cool.
6. Dust top with powdered sugar and serve with fresh sliced strawberries, if desired.
Per serving (without strawberries): 170 calories, 5 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate, 6 g fat (3.3 g saturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 0.4 g polyunsaturated fat), 83 mg cholesterol, 0.4 g fiber, 83 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 32%.
Published June 2006.
SOURCE: Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD
©2006 WebMD Inc. All rights reserved.
Hello and welcome to the thread.
Yes, dates are good and I have used them for years.
My friend had a few trees and kept me supplied, before that I could get them in the Date Farm shops.
We tried almost every date recipe that we found.
LOL, I think that I like them best stuffed with walnuts and coconut.
At one time I bought a product called Date Sugar and used it for part of the sugar in recipes.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2009
Release # 09-134
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 580-9930
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983
Old Navy Media Contact: (800) 333-7899 x75900
Old Navy Recalls Stuffed Toys; Button Eyes Can Detach and Pose a Choking Hazard to Young Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Stuffed Animal and Creature Toys
Units: About 35,500 in the United States and 5,400 in Canada
Retailer: Old Navy LLC, of San Francisco, Calif.
Hazard: The stuffed toys have two button eyes that could detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The stuffed animal and creature toys are made out of cotton and have plastic button eyes. They come in a variety of styles, such as a rabbit, penguin and reindeer. The recalled toys and style numbers are listed below:
Type of Stuffed Toy and Style Number:
Brown Plaid Creature (Stubby Stuberson) 612756
Pink Striped Dove 600571
Grey Dog 600572
Hot Pink Creature (Lucy Toothy) 612800
White Dog (Dr. Poopsie) 612738
Brown Penguin 612672
Light Pink Rabbit 612671
Brown Reindeer 612728
Dark Pink Rabbit (Honey O’Bunny) 612806
The style number is located on a white label sewn into the side seam of the toy.
Sold at: Old Navy stores and on the Web at www.oldnavy.com from July 2008 through February 2009 for between $6 and $10.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled stuffed toy away from young children and return it to any Old Navy store for a full refund. If purchased online, contact Old Navy for instructions on returning the toy for a full refund. Consumers who return the toy before July 1, 2009 will also receive a $5 coupon toward a future Old Navy purchase.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Old Navy toll-free at (866) 580-9930 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, visit the firm’s Web site at www.oldnavy.com, or e-mail the firm at custserv@oldnavy.com
Note: Health Canada’s press release can be seen at http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=666
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09134.html
RABIES VACCINE - CHINA: RECALL, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Wed 11 Feb 2009
Source: Xinhua News Agency [edited]
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/11/content_10803696.htm
China recalls more than 320 000 doses of flawed rabies vaccine
The SFDA asked the province’s drug administration department to make
sure all products were recovered, Yan said at a press conference. The
agency ordered the company to recall all rabies vaccine it produced
in 2008, totaling 3.389 million does, soon after the department
received a report from the National Institute for the Control of
Pharmaceutical and Biological Products (NICPBP) in early January [2009].
The institute found in a test that 360 200 doses of the company’s
vaccines contained nucleic acid, which was not supposed to be added
until its safety had been proven. Nucleic acid acts as an adjuvant,
or a substance used to enhance the effectiveness of anti-viral drugs.
However, China hasn’t yet approved it for use in rabies vaccine, said
Dong Guanmu, a researcher at the NICPBP. Dong said although animal
tests showed the acid did enhance the effectiveness of the vaccine,
it had to undergo clinical trials before it could be used on humans.
The company said on its website that it now supplies 20 percent of
the rabies vaccine in China’s market. The company could not be
reached immediately for further information on the recall because the
telephone number it published online was no longer in use.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
promed@promedmail.org
[The expanded use of rabies vaccine for both pre- and post-exposure
immunisation has created a requirement for vaccines of higher
potency. The production of vaccines in cell culture is complicated by
the need to exclude animal serum from the final product and addition
of adjuvants is one approach to enhancement of vaccine potency. The
report above does not identify the nature of the nucleic acid present
in the rejected vaccine, but if it is not merely indicative of a
contaminant it may be an adjuvant which has not yet received approval
from a regulatory organisation.
For example, in China Wang et al have described a CpG
oligodeoxynucleotide, which acts as a potent adjuvant for inactivated
rabies virus vaccine (Vaccine. 2008 Mar 28; 26(15): 1893-901;
abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321616
Their data indicated that the CpG oligodeoxynucleotide could be used
as a promising adjuvant to replace or combine with aluminum for
developing more effective rabies vaccines. Their data show that the
CpG oligodeoxynucleotide could be used as an effective adjuvant in
experimental animals (mice) to replace of or combine with aluminum
for development of more effective rabies vaccine.
Further information on the reason for the withdrawal of the rabies
vaccine batches described in the preceding report would be welcomed. - Mod.CP]
[see also:
2008
1. Compound Bows Recalled by BowTech Archery; Bow Can Unexpectedly Break Apart (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09132.html)
2. True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09133.html)
3. CPSC Public Calendar
I thought keeping it simple like this would be easier -
But if power is needed, maybe I should try a non-petroleum adaptation like:
Maybe if I dug a trench between rows I could reach the crop.
Just kidding -
Actually I got a quadracycle that I am planning to put batteries on and drive with electric motor - will post pictures when it is done. Right now we pedal it (two seat side by side) but with the sprocket sizes it came with it pedals a bit hard on grass and softer ground.
Unusual foods -
Corn Smut
Corn smut is a fungal disease that sometimes affects corn ears. Usually, farmers in the United States treat smut like an undesirable disease and make every effort to eradicate it.
In Mexico, however, the smut is prized and farmers who find their crops infected with it are happy because they know they can sell their crop for a higher price.
Ustilago maydis is the Latin name for the smut that causes the corn kernels to grow large and distorted. In the maturation process the kernels become filled with the characteristic dark, powdery spores of the fungus.
Smut corn has been prized since the Inca and Aztec times, but only recently has the taste grown significantly in the United States; programs that allow farmers to cultivate smut corn are just starting across the country. “It tastes a little like mushrooms, and it’s great in scrambled eggs,” swear recent American devotees.
Several have inquired about keeping a few chickens -
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These are just great. Deep fried might taste good but it is so loaded with Omega 6 that it causes terrible damage to your system. And your body can’t fix the damage readily because most folks are deficient in vitamin C.
ROFL, I can just see Cal tooling down the rows of the orchards on that contraption!
Yay, the orchards started blooming in the last day or two! So far, we have almonds and peaches blooming. The plums probably are too but there aren’t a lot of plum orchards. In the city there are quite a few cherry trees in light pink blossoms. I’m going to take pictures and post them soon, probably on Flickr. I’ll post a link for you all.
As we shiver with the temperatures finally reaching 30 degrees and the winds a sustained 20 mph with gusts to 35 - Brrr.
Our 12 year old homeschooler came bouncing in to ‘test’ me.
If March winds bring April showers, and April showers bring May flowers, - - - Then what do May flowers bring?
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Pilgrims of course...
The joys of homeschooling - getting to laugh at the jokes and riddles I put into her daily schoolwork... (It never seems to dawn on her who put it there.)
It is fun though to see her excitement and can’t wait to tell someone... I am sure Mom will hear that one when she gets home...
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For dinner tomorrow fix your dinner from your emergency preparedness stock. Then evaluate it!
I am thinking it would be good to have some of the bulk items, it would be less tempting for someone to take as they wouldn’t know what to do with it either. LOL
“I sit here knowing that I need to eat and can’t think of anything I want, so end up with cheese and crackers.”
Me too, granny. That’s my favorite standby lunch or snack. I often look around to decide what to eat and nothing excites me, so go for cheese and crackers. I don’t really enjoy cooking and when I do, I like to keep it simple. My boys get bored with my selections, so I guess I need to try some new stuff. Hubby eats anything, so no problem there.
Wow — thanks for all the great goat tips. I’m going to cut and paste them into a Word document so I have them ready if I ever get some little furry hooved friends. They sound like a whole lot of fun.
By all means, help her out and you will learn a lot.
I only want to insert one caution...
I know many older folks who still water-bath can things that should only be pressure cooked. I know, they have done it that same way for decades... BUT it is like playing Russian Roulette - botulism does not smell, it is anaerobic (grows in the absence of oxygen) and therefore will grow in a completely sealed jar or can. Don’t take the chance! I know, the Amish have done it for generations - but PLEASE don’t take that risk.
Unless you are doing high acid canning, it is absolutely a must to use a pressure canner. You can do pickled anything safely in a water bath canner (where you put it in a deep pot - cover it with water - put on a lid and bring to a boil for the required minutes) You can do jellies, most fruit and tomatoes that way, but you need to be aware that the acidity is the key. You should add lemon juice to the tomatoes for example. Follow recipes that are approved!
Please do some reading on this site before canning:
http://foodsafety.psu.edu/canningguide.html
I am probably the world’s worst when it comes to following a recipe - BUT I never fail to check and double check the canning guide before and during the preparation. The link above is the latest update - as they learn more and do more testing, they do update that manual. The 1994 edition is the latest one - don’t use a 1940’s Better Homes and Gardens recipe for canning!!!!!
If you do it properly, canned foods are absolutely safe and will last for years and years! Think about it - the food isn’t spoiling, and do you really care in an emergency if the protein from that canned meat is 38% instead of 42%? Best by dates are only to maintain over 90% of the packaged values of nutrients.
DO store whole grains in containers - BUT get some bulk and try using it... You may have to use a blender to grind your flour (I and others do it all the time) or you may have to get a couple of rocks and do the grinding (There are millions who do that every day - yes, today). But do it a few times to know how and to know what works best for you.
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Enjoy preserving food! It is most assuring to know that you have enough for a whole year and have the items necessary to produce more to replace it.
We eat 90% from our stockpile and keep replacing it - giving us a good rotation. We eat very varied meals. I would hate eating hamburgers everyday - Bologna for lunch everyday and cereal for breakfast everyday. We had Chow Mein last night, and are having venison shoulder roast with baked sweet potatoes, lima beans, corn, pickled beets and a salad for dinner tonight with cracked wheat rolls and an apple pie for dessert. All of it I have produced (except the sweet potatoes which I will be planting too this year_) and have preserved. It doesn’t have to be spam and stale saltines!
I really wish I lived near one of you ladies. I sure could learn a lot! (And I need to if we are to survive the coming chaos.) Funny thing is that when I try to talk to my family about preparing, investing in something other than dollars, just in case — they treat me like I need medication. I sincerely hope I don’t get to say “I told you so”, but their inability to even conceive of the idea that we are headed for economic doom worries me. Too much mainstream media brainwashing I guess.
Hey, you’re only about two hours away from us! We’re in Bakersfield. I didn’t realize that there is such pretty terrain without having to go either farther north or higher up in elevation.
All get back with you if I ever get the opportunity to move ;( Hubby is pretty set on having a job before we move someplace. He’s always so practical!
Does the house/structure need to be on each of the parcels were 15 the whole 10 and just put a mobile home in the middle?
Thanks. We knew we wanted a cabin in the mountains before we moved here. Actually, we moved back here specifically in order to have one. My husband came out first and found the lot in the mountains before we even came out after him. We were starting on the cabin before we had a house in Bakersfield to live in. He pretty much built it himself to save money. Which is a darn good thing, because house values have plummeted up there and we’ve still spent under what it’s worth. Not that it would sell now anyway. Vacation homes are the first to go.
Not that we think of it as a vacation home — that’s actually are real home, while the other house is just where we have to live in order to earn money! I sure would love to have a place that I loved to be in and didn’t have to leave it, though. Maybe someday.
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