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Tiny living in a cob home.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Banana Bourbon Recipe
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Boozed + Infused
Infusing liqueurs at home with inspiring and seasonal ingredients
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
Toasted Coconut And Berries Charlottes Recipe
Friday, July 20, 2012
Cold Process Soap DIY Picture Tutorial Alkanet (Smoky Purple)
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The Homestead Survival: Cold Process Soap DIY Picture Tutorial Alkanet (Smoky Purple)
Monday, July 9, 2012
Chicken coop made from a trampoline frame
The creator of this wonderful project allowed us to share her pictures.
Roxanna is an amazing woman with such a kind heart.
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An old rake makes a vintage-inspired base for this gorgeous fall decor.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Emergency Duct Tape Field Stretcher DIY Project
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Ditch Medicine: Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencieshttp://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=h...1&a=1581603908
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Applesauce Fruit Blend Recipes
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Roasted Pumpkin Sage Soup Recipe
Friday, October 26, 2012
Why You Need a Safe Room and How to Build It
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The Homestead Survival: Why You Need a Safe Room and How to Build It
Friday, October 26, 2012
Survival Skills: Build a Perimeter Alarm for Your Camp
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The Homestead Survival: Survival Skills: Build a Perimeter Alarm for Your Camp
Friday, October 26, 2012
How To Keep Warm in a Power Outage
Family Survival Planning
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How To Prepare For A Hurricane? Some Lessons That Preppers Can Learn From Hurricane Sandy
By Michael, on October 28th, 2012
http://endoftheamericandream.com/wp-...ne-300x292.jpg If you are just starting to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, the truth is that you are already too late. Most of the essential supplies have already been stripped from store shelves.
If you don't have an emergency generator, you might be without power for quite some time.
It is being estimated that up to 10 million people could lose power during this storm, and it is already being projected that some people may end up being without power for a week or more in the worst hit areas.
Hopefully you have already boarded up your windows. They can be broken very easily during a hurricane, and you certainly don't want to be dealing with a broken window during the worst moments of the storm. Those that have prepared ahead of time are likely to be in good shape to ride this storm out, but sadly the reality is that most people have not prepared ahead of time.
Every time a major storm or natural disaster strikes, we always see the same thing happen. Hordes of half-crazed people storm into the stores hoping to find the things that they need, and many of them end up leaving disappointed because what they were looking for has already sold out. Thankfully, most of our "disasters" have typically only lasted a few days at most, but what will happen someday if a disaster ends up being permanent? What if there is a disaster that is so bad someday that things never return to "normal"? Would you and your family be able to survive on only the preparations that you have made so far?
Hopefully Hurricane Sandy will be a wake up call for a whole lot of people. It is being projected that this storm will affect about 50 million Americans, and it is already been called "worse than Katrina" by some meteorologists. It is an absolutely gigantic storm. It is more than 1000 miles across and it is the largest hurricane to hit the U.S. since records of storm size began to be kept back in 1988. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the destructive potential of this storm is rated 5.8 on a scale that goes from 0 to 6. So needless to say, referring to this storm as "the Frankenstorm" does not quite do it justice. It is being touted as the worst storm to hit the east coast in 100 years.
According to Stu Ostro, a senior meteorologist at the Weather Channel, this is truly a history making storm...
"History is being written as an extreme weather event continues to unfold, one which will occupy a place in the annals of weather history as one of the most extraordinary to have affected the United States."So a lot of Americans are about to find out exactly how prepared they really are for a major natural disaster.
High winds of 80 MPH or higher are going to take down power lines all over the northeast over the next few days. Along the coast, some people could see a storm surge that is up to 15 feet above sea level in some areas. Other areas will see nightmarish flooding as a result of very heavy rain.
So there will certainly be a lot of challenges. The good thing about a hurricane is that you typically have at least a few days in advance to make preparations. Hopefully people have been making good use of the time.
Unfortunately, most Americans do not even have a short-term supply of food and water stored up. A lot of people run out to grab some food and water from the stores at the last minute, only to find that there is none left.
For example, it is being reported that store shelves all over New York City have already been picked clean of bread and other essentials.
In Arlington, Virginia it is being reported that some supermarkets are already sold out of water. If the worst happens and some people end up spending a week without tap water they are really going to wish that they had made some preparations ahead of time.
But food and water are not the only things in high demand.
According to CNN, other emergency supplies have been flying off the shelves as well...
Generators, flashlights, water, batteries -- these are just some of the emergency supplies that are running out in many stores in the Northeast.Fortunately this is only a temporary emergency, but what if we have a "permanent" emergency someday?
Nearly a third of the country's northeast is preparing for Hurricane Sandy, which expected to make landfall on Sunday and Monday. Customers who have been flocking to stores may be coming home empty handed.
What will people do if they can't find the things that they desperately need all of a sudden?
According to Fox News, one store in Ohio is reporting that people are actually calling from other states to see if they still have any supplies...
An assistant manager at a Lowes store in Columbus, Ohio, told 10TV.com that people were calling in from West Virginia and Maryland to ask for supplies.When will people learn?
And in northern Virginia, a cashier at Pitkins Ace Hardware in Dale City said batteries, flashlights and candles were flying off the shelves, PotomacLocal.com reports.
You don't wait until the last minute to get necessary emergency supplies like plywood, hurricane shutters, tarps, sump pumps, ice chests, candles, flashlights, batteries and battery-powered radios.
For a hurricane, you need to be prepared to be able to survive for at least a week without any help from the outside world. In the most extreme situations (such as in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina) the state of emergency created by a hurricane can last even longer.
So exactly how should one prepare for a hurricane?
Ready.gov provides the following list of tips...
To prepare for a hurricane, you should take the following measures:
- To begin preparing, you should build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.
- Know your surroundings.
- Learn the elevation level of your property and whether the land is flood-prone. This will help you know how your property will be affected when storm surge or tidal flooding are forecasted.
- Identify levees and dams in your area and determine whether they pose a hazard to you.
- Learn community hurricane evacuation routes and how to find higher ground. Determine where you would go and how you would get there if you needed to evacuate.
- Make plans to secure your property:
- Cover all of your home’s windows. Permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for windows. A second option is to board up windows with 5/8” marine plywood, cut to fit and ready to install. Tape does not prevent windows from breaking.
- Install straps or additional clips to securely fasten your roof to the frame structure. This will reduce roof damage.
- Be sure trees and shrubs around your home are well trimmed so they are more wind resistant.
- Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and downspouts.
- Reinforce your garage doors; if wind enters a garage it can cause dangerous and expensive structural damage.
- Plan to bring in all outdoor furniture, decorations, garbage cans and anything else that is not tied down.
- Determine how and where to secure your boat.
- Install a generator for emergencies.
- If in a high-rise building, be prepared to take shelter on or below the 10th floor.
- Consider building a safe room.
A recent CNN article included a list of supplies that you should have on hand in the event that a hurricane is on the way...
-- A three-day supply of water, one gallon per person per day.But in the final analysis, preparation is going to look a little bit different for every family.
-- Three days of food, with suggested items including: canned meats, canned or dried fruits, canned vegetables, canned juice, peanut butter, jelly, salt-free crackers, energy/protein bars, trail mix/nuts, dry cereal, cookies or other comfort food.
-- A can opener.
-- Flashlight(s).
-- A battery-powered radio, preferably a weather radio.
-- Extra batteries.
-- A first aid kit, including latex gloves; sterile dressings; soap/cleaning agent; antibiotic ointment; burn ointment; adhesive bandages in small, medium and large sizes; eye wash; a thermometer; aspirin/pain reliever; anti-diarrhea tablets; antacids; laxatives; small scissors; tweezers; petroleum jelly.
-- A small fire extinguisher.
-- Whistles for each person.
-- A seven-day supply of medications.
-- Vitamins.
-- A multipurpose tool, with pliers and a screwdriver.
-- Cell phones and chargers.
-- Contact information for the family.
-- A sleeping bag for each person.
-- Extra cash.
-- A silver foil emergency blanket.
-- A map of the area.
-- Baby supplies.
-- Pet supplies.
-- Wet wipes.
-- A camera (to document storm damage).
-- Insect repellent.
-- Rain gear.
-- Tools and supplies for securing your home.
-- Plastic sheeting.
-- Duct tape.
-- Dust masks.
-- An extra set of house keys.
-- An extra set of car keys.
-- An emergency ladder to evacuate the second floor.
-- Household bleach.
-- Paper cups, plates and paper towels.
-- Activities for children.
-- Charcoal and matches, if you have a portable grill. But only use it outside.
If you live along the coast, there is a good chance that you will need to evacuate. If you live farther inland, you will probably be able to hunker down exactly where you are.
Hurricane Sandy will come and go, but hopefully millions of Americans will learn some lessons about preparation from this crisis. One of these days we may have a disaster that lasts much longer such as a major economic crisis, an EMP attack, a nightmarish pandemic or a major war. If we cannot handle a disaster that lasts for just a couple of days, what chance are we going to have at surviving something that lasts for months or even years?
That is something to think about. Hopefully we will all reflect on emergency preparedness over the next few days. Our world is becoming increasingly unstable, and eventually there will come a point where we will find ourselves totally dependent on the preparations that we have made.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Huge Picture Tutorial Of Boots Made From An Old Sweater DIY Project
Tutorials | Urban Threads: Unique and Awesome Embroidery Designs
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Keep Medicine On Hand For Emergencies
October 29, 2012 by Bob Livingston
http://personallibertycom.files.word...0817_image.jpgPHOTOS.COMAlong with other medications to keep on hand, you should stock a year’s supply of any prescription drug needed.
An understanding of the bacteria that cause disease is necessary if you are to prescribe antibiotic treatment. While there are hundreds of bacteria, there are relatively few that that cause most of the problems in people.
They can be classified into four classes: gram positive, gram negative, anaerobes and others.
Gram positive bacteria include:
- Staphylococcus: Causes boils, abscesses, impetigo, wound infections, bone infections, pneumonia, food poisoning and septicaemia.
- Streptococcus: Causes Strep pneumoniae and the Strep pyogenes. Strep pneumoniae causes pneumonia, ear infections, sinusitis, meningitis, septic arthritis and bone infections. Strep pyogenes causes sore throats, impetigo, scarlet fever, cellulitis, septicaemia and necrotising fasciitis.
Gram negative bacteria include:
- Neisseria meningitides: Causes bacterial meningitis and may also cause pneumonia and septicaemia. Can be rapidly fatal.
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Causes gonorrhea.
- Moxella catarrhalis: Causes ear and sinus infections, also chronic bronchitis exacerbations.
- Haemophilus influenzea: Causes meningitis (especially in children under 5), epiglottis, cellulitis and a sub group cause chest infections.
- Escherichia coli: Causes urinary infections, severe gastroenteritis, peritonitis (from bowel injury), septicaemia.
- Proteus sp.: Causes UTIs, peritonitis (from bowel injuries), wound infections.
Anaerobes include:
- Bacteroides sp.: Causes infections following injury to the bowel or in wound contamination and causes abscess formation.
- Clostridium sp.: Produces spores and toxins.
- C. perfringens/C.septicum: Causes gangrene.
- C.tetani or tetanus: In tetanus and botulism, the damage is from toxins, not the bacteria themselves.
- C. botulinum. Causes botulism.
- C. difficille. Causes diarrhea following antibiotics.
Bacteria that fall into the “other” category include:
- Chlamydia sp. ( C.pneumonia): Causes a type of atypical pneumonia.
- C.trachomatis: Causes the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia.
- Mycoplasma pneumonia: Causes atypical pneumonia.
The list of antibiotics and the bacteria they treat most effectively is:
- Penicillin: For Streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections, anaerobic infections “above the diaphragm” such as abscessed teeth. This drug is relatively cheap and causes fewer side effects such as diarrhea and vaginitis. Unfortunately, streptococci and pneumococci are increasingly antibiotic resistant.
- Ampicillin or Amoxicillin: For urinary, middle ear, and lower respiratory infection. This is a broader spectrum penicillin. Staphylococci are usually resistant. Is also available in suspension for children who cannot swallow amoxicillin capsules.
- Erythromycin ethylsuccinate: For pneumonia or Streptococcal sore throat. It is also of some benefit in Staphylococcal skin infections.
- Tetracycline: For plague and various other insect-borne infections, urinary infections, bronchitis, infected animal bites, some venereal diseases and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Pregnant women and young children should avoid using this drug, if possible. A more expensive drug in this class is doxycycline. Doxycycline has fewer gastrointestinal side effects and is better absorbed than tetracycline with food in the stomach, but is more likely to sensitize the skin to sunlight.
- Metronidazole: Very effective against certain protozoans, including amoebae and Giardia, and for anaerobic bacteria such as those that normally inhabit the bowel and the female genital tract. It can be extremely useful in intra-abdominal, pelvic and wound infections caused by such bacteria.
- Chloramphenicol: For anaerobic infections, typhoid and other Salmonella infections, psittacosis, rickettsial infections, or meningitis due to Hemophilus or Meningococcus. This drug is very well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and penetrates well into the cerebrospinal fluid (hence, its value in meningitis). However, it causes fatal aplastic anemia in about one in 50,000 persons treated with it, and some drug companies have stopped manufacturing it.
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole DS (Bactrim, Septra): For urinary infections and some types of bacterial diarrhea or as a back-up drug for sinusitis, bronchitis, ear infections (for resistant organisms or allergic patients).
Some other drugs to have on hand — if you can get them — and their uses are:
- Adrenalin: To treat acute anaphylaxis or drug or other allergy such as bee sting, or for a severe asthma attack.
- Prednisone: For severe cases of asthma, poison ivy, sunburn and allergic reactions; but it is not a substitute for epinephrine because the response is not fast enough. Use with great caution because steroids depress the immune response, among other side effects; however, the drug can be life-saving.
- Theophylline preparation: For asthma. Combinations with ephedrine (such as Theodrine), while out of favor these days, may be much cheaper. Theophylline is being used much less often. Tea contains a little theophylline.
- Prochlorperazine: For nausea and vomiting, this drug also may be of some value in acute psychosis.
- Phenobarbitol: As a sedative. Caution: Barbiturate addiction is very dangerous; fatal withdrawal reactions have occurred.
- Xylocaine 1 percent or 2 percent: As a local anesthesia.
- Acetaminophen with codeine: As a pain reliever in combination with acetaminophen (or aspirin). It also relieves severe cough.
- Proparicaine ophthalmic solution 0.5 percent: Will anesthetize the cornea of a patient with a foreign body in his eye. Use only once to enable you to remove the foreign body. Continued use may allow severe damage to the eye to occur without the patient’s awareness.
- Nalbuphine hydrochloride: For relief of severe pain. This drug is considered to have less potential for abuse than morphine because it is also a narcotic antagonist (that is, it will cause acute withdrawal in an addict).
- Hydrochlorthiazide: Helps to control high blood pressure or congestive heart failure.
- Nitroglycerin 11150 gr: Helps to relieve angina (heart pain).
- Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.25 mg: Good for certain cardiac conditions such as congestive heart failure or atrial fibrillation with rapid heart rate.
- Atropine 0.5 mg/cc (30 cc): Because it speeds the heart rate, this drug is useful in some heart attack victims if they have a profound decrease in pulse. More importantly, it is an antidote to many poisons (such as organophosphate insecticides, some poisonous mushrooms and chemical warfare agents such as tabun and sarin).
And don’t forget the medicines you and your family take every day. You should have a year’s supply of any prescription drug needed. Rotate each year. This is especially important for drugs with a short shelf life, such as insulin. (Insulin lasts about six months at room temperature, but for only two to six weeks at 80 degrees F.)
Finally, don’t forget to have a good supply of common, everyday over-the-counter medications like aspirin or ibuprofen for fever and pain relief, Kaopectate for diarrhea, Pepto Bismol or Mylanta for stomach maladies, diphenhydramine for insect bites and allergic reactions, cortisone cream for insect bites and skin allergies, and antihistamines for respiratory allergies.
Colloidal Silver
Until the beginning of the development of modern antibiotics in the 1940s, colloidal silver was the natural antibiotic of choice and had been for 50 years. Pharmaceutical antibiotics looked like miracles because, in the beginning, there were no antibiotic-resistant strains of disease organisms. There was a lot of excitement over the new wonder drugs. So naturally, colloidal silver disappeared into the memory hole.
But as there are more and more resistant strains to antibiotics, colloidal silver is reappearing. There is no doubt about the antibacterial and antimicrobial properties of colloidal silver. It is very effective against bacterial infections like Strep throat and flu and fungal infections like Candida.
Germs can’t escape colloidal silver no matter how much they mutate. And colloidal silver doesn’t harm good bacteria. There are no known risks to using colloidal silver internally or externally.
Keep Medicine On Hand For Emergencies : Personal Liberty Digest™
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Homemade Root Beer Picture Tutorial Recipe
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The Homestead Survival: Homemade Root Beer Picture Tutorial Recipe
Real (or as real as it’s going to get) Root Beer
June 29, 2011 @ 12:46 am · Filed under Recipes · Tags:beverages; soda
I’ve been making my own sodas for a while now. I started off cheating, which, by the way, I hear is all the rage right now. It seems like a lot of people are buying those SodaStreams and mixing the soda water they make with different flavorings. I have nothing against that, in fact, I’m planning to one day get my own CO2 tank and rig up my own version of a SodaStream so I can make seltzer. But ever since I perfected my real ginger ale recipe, I’ve been hooked on really making soda. In addition to ginger ale, I liked making root beer and birch beer, but I was daunted by the prospect of looking for roots and for a long time stuck to using extracts. The sodas I made from the extracts tasted fine, but I knew that couldn’t go on forever. I’m just not an extract kinda gal.
So I bought Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop by Stephen Cresswell. Now, I really like this book and it has a lot of great recipes I’m looking forward to trying, but nearly all of the root (and birch) beer recipes call for, well, roots. And while I’m not an extract kinda gal, I’m also not the gal who knows where to go to find these roots, how to identify them, and how to dig them up unobstrusively, and the book doesn’t go into that. One day I fully intend to make root beer from roots I have dug up, and birch beer from birch trees I have accosted (the latter seems easier, frankly), but in the meantime, I turned to my friend the internet and ordered myself some roots. The main root you need is sassafras. I bought it from Amazon, but that is way, way, way more sassafras than you need. Later I found it in smaller quantities at American Spice Company and Mountain Rose Herbs, the latter from whom I have ordered before (get the bark, not the bark powder). Sassafras is slightly hard to find, I think because the FDA thinks it’s a carcinogen or something. Don’t be alarmed: a glass of root beer every now and then is not going to give you cancer. Maybe don’t drink a gallon of it a day, but then again, don’t drink a gallon of anything a day, other than water.
I also call for sarsaparilla, though you can omit it (I made my first batch without it and it was very good). Sarsaparilla is actually a little easier to find than sassafras. I bought my sarsaparilla from Jay’s Brewing Supplies, because they are a local business, but you may find it in your own local brewing store, where you may also want to purchase bottles. (Jay’s does mail order, and I’ve ordered from them back before they had a storefront, and I can recommend them for that.)
You need champagne yeast. Stephen Creswell of Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop prefers ale yeast, but I haven’t tried that yet. Technically you can even use bread yeast, but I absolutely do NOT recommend it. I tried it ONCE the first time I made soda and it was nasty, nasty, nasty. I’m sure I did something wrong, but I’ll always use a beer or champagne yeast from now on. It’s sold in packets just like bread yeast, and you won’t need a whole packet. Just store the unused portion in the refrigerator and it will be good for a while.
Finally, you need bottles. The recipe makes about a gallon, which is 8 16-oz bottles. I strongly recommend you use swing-top (aka EZ cap or Grolsch-type) bottles. You can drink Golsch and save the bottles, or buy them. Jay’s has them. They actually hold more than 16 oz, so I always end up filling fewer bottles than I expect to. You can also buy or save non-twist-off-cap bottles and buy caps and a capper, but the reason I strongly recommend the EZ caps is I have found root beer in particular to be unpredictable in the amount of time it requires for carbonation and I like to be able to close bottles that aren’t ready yet and reseal them. I also don’t always drink 16 oz+ of soda at a time and like to be able to reseal them for that reason too.
This recipe was lightly adapted from Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop, and I’ve more or less used his technique. The author calls for mixing the sodas in a one-gallon glass carboy. I have three of these: I have two from beer brewing kits, and one that is from a gallon of apple cider. They are the exact same thing; I can’t tell them apart. Jay’s sells them too, but I paid less for the apple cider than they charge, so if you want a jug, just buy some cider. You don’t need a jug though. The jug makes it easy to shake the soda really well, but before I had jugs, I just whisked everything together in a pot.
OK, FINALLY, here’s the recipe!
Real Root Beer
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1/4 oz dried sassafras root bark
2 tsp dried sarsaparilla (optional)
scant 2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp champagne yeast
about a gallon of water, divided
This is my measured sassafras and sarsaparilla.
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Put the dried roots, sugar, and two quarts of water in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
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Then remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for another 25 minutes.
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Strain the liquid. This is only half of it – I wanted to decant it into a clear container so you could see the color. You might be able to make a second batch from the roots – I haven’t tried that.
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If you have a gallon jug, pour the liquid into the jug through a funnel. If you don’t have a jug, skip this step and just put the liquid in a 6-quart pot.
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Add two more quarts of cold water, cap jug, and shake. (Or whisk well in a pot.) You want to cool the overall temperature of the soda to 70 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. You can do this by just letting it come down to room temperature naturally (if you are patient), by putting it in the refrigerator, or by setting it in an ice bath. Whatever floats your jug. Just make sure it cools down to room temperature (you don’t even really need a thermometer) so you don’t kill the yeast when you add it.
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Add the yeast to 1/4 cup lukewarm water (about room temperature) and whisk. Let sit for a couple of minutes.
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Add the yeast to the soda, cap the jug, and shake vigorously for a minute or two (or add to pot and whisk very well).
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Use a funnel to pour the soda into the bottles and close or cap the bottles. Leave about 1″ head space at the top of the bottles.
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Put the bottles in a cool, dark place – not a refrigerator, but maybe a basement. I’m not going to lie to you: explosions are possible and I’ve had root beer explode, so what I do is put the bottles in my laundry room and cover them up with a giant trash bag so I can contain the mess if disaster strikes. I haven’t had one explode since I’ve been doing that, so I think maybe it subdues them into submission. After 48 hours (maybe sooner if it’s really hot in your house), check the carbonation by opening one of the bottles. You can generally tell by how fizzy it seems when you open it, but you’ll also want to take a sip to judge it. If it’s as fizzy as you want it, move the bottles to the refrigerator. If it’s not, keep testing it every 12 to 24 hours. Every recipe I’ve ever read has made it seem as if it’s usually ready right around 48 hours, but I’ve had some sodas that have taken up to a week to be fully carbonated. If it takes that long, I usually put it in the refrigerator anyway and let it finish carbonating slowly.
Refrigerate the bottles for at least 24 hours. I’ve found that sodas really taste best after about a week of refrigeration, but bear in mind, although refrigeration greatly slows down the fermentation, it does not stop it, and your sodas will build up more and more carbonation if you leave them in the fridge. If you aren’t drinking them fast enough, open them periodically to release the pressure…although I wouldn’t keep doing that or you’ll have the reverse problem and they’ll go flat. You’d be wise to open your bottles over the sink regardless how long you’ve had them. I don’t know what it is about root beer, but some bottles in the same batch just seem to have different levels of carbonation, so I don’t trust any of them to not geyser all over me.
After it’s chilled for at least 24 hours, it’s time to drink! This is a little 8-oz bottle I saved from some commercial soda that I bought just for the bottles. I had a hard time choking down that soda, I’ll have you know. But I like to make a few small bottles to use when checking the carbonation, and also 8 ounces is about how much soda I really want to drink at a time.
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Pour into an icy mug and enjoy!
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Root beers and other sodas were originally created as health tonics. I’m not going to tell you that something with this much sugar is a health drink. I don’t drink that much of even my homemade soda, although it’s far less sweet than commercial soda (and the yeast consumes a lot of the sugar; it’s not as sugary as it sounds). But there is something about this homemade root beer that makes me consider it a restorative. I like to drink a bottle after a long, hard morning of working with raccoons. I come home exhausted and make a quick meal that I serve with my homemade root beer and suddenly I feel refreshed. And I came home tonight with a headache but a glass of root beer has given me the strength to go put together this baker’s rack that arrived today…which I’d better get working on!
This post is dedicated to my paternal grandfather, who I remember making root beer in his basement when I was a kid. He died years ago and unfortunately my father doesn’t know how he made his root beer. I wouldn’t be surprised if he used an extract, as I don’t recall him tramping around the woods collecting roots, but making root beer reminds me of him and I think that’s nice. Wish you were here to share a mug, Granddaddy!
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How To Make Beef Jerky Cure
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Making jerky is the easy part; making the jerky cure is where your imagination and your taste budshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png come together to create a great jerky flavor. There is no exact science to making the perfect jerky cure. Use this recipe for a good, standard cure. From there, you can add flavors to make it more robust or spice it up with herbs and seasonings to create an international taste.
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Things You'll Need
- 1/2 cup of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup of soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp of liquid smoke flavoring
- 1 Tbsp of coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves of fresh grated garlic (or 1 tsp of garlic powder)
- 2 Tbsp of finely grated onion (or 1 tsp onion powder or chopped, dried onion)
- 1 tsp of honey
- Spoon and fork
- Large bowl
- Small pan
- Jar with lid (only if storing for later use)
- Large glass pan
- Plastic wrap
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Instructions
- The Cure
- 1 Place the honeyhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png in a small pan and set aside.
- 2 Mix all remaining ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well for at least 30 seconds.
- 3 Remove 1/4 cup of the mixture and add it to the small pan with the honey. Heat on low, stirring continuously until honey is well blended. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- 4 Add the honey mixture to the remaining ingredients and mix well for at least 30 seconds.
- 5 The cure mixture can be stored in a jar with a tight fitting lid for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
The Jerky
- 6 Have your grocer's meathttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png department cut 3 lbs of beef into 1/4-inch thick slices. Just about any roasting type cuts will work, such as rump roast for large slices, or London broil for smaller strips.
- 7 Place meat slices in a shallow glass pan. Pour cure mixture over the meat.
- 8 Using a fork, pierce and turn each slice several times, allowing the marinade to cover each slice of meat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for between 5 and 24 hours.
- 9 Once meat is fully permeated (inside should be the same color as the outside if cut), drain excess liquid from the meat and use a paper towel to dab away any remaining liquid.
- 10 Preheat your ovenhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png to 175 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a large drip pan on the bottom rack of the oven. Place meat strips directly onto the oven rack above drip pan.
- 11 Allow meat to dry in the oven undisturbed for three hours. Turn each slice over. Allow meat to dry another four to eight hours until moisture has been completely removed and before meat is brittle or overdry.
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