Posted on 09/10/2021 6:23:00 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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I have FINALLY, accidentally, found out what I’ve been growing, that justadumbblonde sent me years ago, just before she went incommunicado:
https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/lima-beans/kurzer-s-calico-traveler-lima-bean
They were in a baggie mislabeled as cowpeas.
More information about them:
https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/products/kurzers-calico-traveler-lima
Ellendra! See Post #84.
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'Little Heathens' by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
"'I tell of a time, a place, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to describe that treasure trove, lest it vanish forever. So, partly in response to the basic human instinct to share feelings and experiences, and partly for the sheer joy and excitement of it all, I report on my early life. It was quite a romp.'"
"So begins Mildred Kalish’s story of growing up on her grandparents’ Iowa farm during the depths of the Great Depression. With her father banished from the household for mysterious transgressions, five-year-old Mildred and her family could easily have been overwhelmed by the challenge of simply trying to survive. This, however, is not a tale of suffering."
FB message from a supplier, Great Lakes Staple Seeds, who has them--FOR FREE:
Hi Clyde, thanks for reaching out about the Kurzer's - funny you should mention popping pods - earlier today I was working in the seed room and kept hearing intermittent pops that had me puzzles - turns out they were the lima pods popping before I got them threshed! Thank you for letting me know you appreciated the letter - I am a geek for seeds and their stories and was especially excited about Kurzer's.
The letter mentioned, linked on his Kurzer's seed page, is a hand written PDF file from Douglas Kurzer, telling the story of the bean, and how he came to have it...and that nobody, even him, originally wanted the seed!
I haven't grown these Lima Beans, but that has happened to me with Scarlet Runner Beans. I usually save the seeds from those year to year with good germination. The bean seed is SO pretty!
The fact that we’ve got virulently anti-American Muslims in Congress means we’ve forgotten.
I’ve collected a few seed pods from my potato plants.
Anyone know anything about growing potatoes from seeds?
I agree with you.
It's mostly an exercise in futility.
You can grow them from pod seeds, but there is no telling what you'll get, even from seeds out of the same pod.
Mostly experiment stations, and serious hobbyists sometimes do it to try to find (at random) an improved variety they can then propagate from the tubers.
I went down into the gully and sprayed the secret recipe on the plants of Mordor
Check out Cultivariable.com. They have several guides on how to grow true potato seeds.
Thanks.
I'm next door from you in Minnesota.
Someone suggested I post this on your weekly gardening thread so we could all watch the fun.
Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream / Contest Winner
Ingredients 1-1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar, divided 4 egg yolks 2-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules 2 cups 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips, melted and cooled 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted 3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted 1/3 cup milk chocolate toffee bits
Directions In a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in 1/2 cup sugar until dissolved. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and remaining sugar. Stir in coffee granules and bittersweet chocolate.
In small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat immediately. Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; spread melted semisweet chocolate to 1/8-in. thickness. Refrigerate for 20 minutes; chop coarsely.
Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full with custard; freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.)
Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. For each batch, stir in some of the chopped chocolate, almonds and toffee bits. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm.
After canning and/or freezing garden produce for the past six weeks of my LIFE, I am currently under House Arrest, LOL!
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