THE Random Chat Thread - AKA "The RCT" - No shirt or shoes required - Open 24 / 7

[pepperj]

Except it was in a dry county. Ah, maybe so as not to mess up church going. That would make sense for where I was at. Saturdays for the 7th Day Adventists and Sundays for everyone else. Geesh! It's been years since that vacation.

Yup you're probably right on with that WD.

I always smile to myself at the dog fearing folks. The book in one hand and the flask in the hip pocket so to speak.

Just thinking about a longtime permission-Sunday is all about the service-gospel singing/playing children-good folks-hard working family/farmers.

Mean while in the back of the ranch the number of pot plants grew tall and thick? Makes me laugh at the cover of the book that most show in life.

 

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[pepperj]

That's a lot of sap.

Takes about 65 gallons to start a boil, and when it starts a flooding out of the trees I've had a 370 gallon day in collecting. Now the evaporation rate is 40-1, so that means 40 gallons or more of sap to get 1 gallon of syrup. My old system is about 10-12 gallon per hr evaporation-long days stoking the unit.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Bill,

I successfully graduated from using a box mix to baking corn muffins from scratch. Now the MR is getting suspicious. He said/asked, "Man, apple cobbler last week. Corn muffins this week. Are you feeling guilty about something?" I replied with a smile and batting my eyes.

I am looking at 3 butternut squash and 19 pumpkins, wondering, wondering. Do you got any good recipes?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Well, I don't know the values of any of that. Trading treasure for treasure is neat though.

Thanks for your response WD.
I agree, as long as both parties are agreeable with their evaluations for the trade, then why not trade for something you really want.
How do we put an accurate value on any coin we recover from the soil with 'environmental damage' on it anyway?

Can we add value to a find because of the cost of our equipment, for the amount of time it took to learn how to use our detector, on the research we did to find the site, or for obtaining the permission to allow us to find the item? In my opinion, the answer is 'no'.

The 'actual value' of an item, is only in the mind of the person who found it or the person who wants to buy... or in this case trade for it.
These coins will always have more 'value' to me because I found them, but I'll get just as much satisfaction from wearing this ring for years to come.

I'll always be able to find more coins, but I may never have the opportunity to trade for a ring like this one again.
Dave

 

[WannaDig3687]

Yup you're probably right on with that WD.

I always smile to myself at the dog fearing folks. The book in one hand and the flask in the hip pocket so to speak.

Just thinking about a longtime permission-Sunday is all about the service-gospel singing/playing children-good folks-hard working family/farmers.

Mean while in the back of the ranch the number of pot plants grew tall and thick? Makes me laugh at the cover of the book that most show in life.

Well, I can't get into it here. I will say this: I'm a hypocrite and all those that I thump the good book with admit they are, also. And anyone who touts perfection gives the real truth of the matter a black eye. I know. I have done it before, myself. Hypocrite.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Takes about 65 gallons to start a boil, and when it starts a flooding out of the trees I've had a 370 gallon day in collecting. Now the evaporation rate is 40-1, so that means 40 gallons or more of sap to get 1 gallon of syrup. My old system is about 10-12 gallon per hr evaporation-long days stoking the unit.

We made maple syrup for the first time in 2018. Memorial Day 2019 the tornado took out all of our sugar maple trees. So we thought. We have found some this year, but they may not be big enough.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Takes about 65 gallons to start a boil, and when it starts a flooding out of the trees I've had a 370 gallon day in collecting. Now the evaporation rate is 40-1, so that means 40 gallons or more of sap to get 1 gallon of syrup. My old system is about 10-12 gallon per hr evaporation-long days stoking the unit.

Thanks very much for this Jim!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Thanks for your response WD.
I agree, as long as both parties are agreeable with their evaluations for the trade, then why not trade for something you really want.
How do we put an accurate value on any coin we recover from the soil with 'environmental damage' on it anyway?

Can we add value to a find because of the cost of our equipment, for the amount of time it took to learn how to use our detector, on the research we did to find the site, or for obtaining the permission to allow us to find the item? In my opinion, the answer is 'no'.

The 'actual value' of an item, is only in the mind of the person who found it or the person who wants to buy... or in this case trade for it.
These coins will always have more 'persevered value' to me because I found them, but I'll get just as much satisfaction from wearing this ring for years to come.

I'll always be able to find more coins, but I may never have the opportunity to trade for a ring like this one again.
Dave

That last statement says it all.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm off... hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

 

[bill from lachine]

Dave,

Just a thought if you have a good jeweler in your area ask him if he can adjust the etching to turn the R into a K using the same style.

 

[pepperj]

Dave,

Just a thought if you have a good jeweler in your area ask him if he can adjust the etching to turn the R into a K using the same style.

I've got a few dremels laying around if you you have a need to......

 

[pepperj]

We made maple syrup for the first time in 2018. Memorial Day 2019 the tornado took out all of our sugar maple trees. So we thought. We have found some this year, but they may not be big enough.

The rule of thumb is the tree should be 10" in diameter. That one tap should be used on a tree that size.

Then again you can tap many different types of trees, apples, birch, black walnut.

Now on the price point of a chef buying syrup will pay $20 for Maple-$40-60 for Birch, and $80-100 for Black Walnut syrup.
Now just for Birch sap it's a 60-1 ratio

 

[Rookster]

Morning bill

 

[pepperj]

Bill have you put in your garlic yet? (Assuming that you do)

 

[RustyRelics]

My helmet + mess tin finally came in, and is now sitting in my local post office! All the way from Volvograd, aka Stalingrad.

 

[WannaDig3687]

The rule of thumb is the tree should be 10" in diameter. That one tap should be used on a tree that size.

Then again you can tap many different types of trees, apples, birch, black walnut.

Now on the price point of a chef buying syrup will pay $20 for Maple-$40-60 for Birch, and $80-100 for Black Walnut syrup.
Now just for Birch sap it's a 60-1 ratio

I knew you would tell me the diameter. Thank you. We don't sell. Our friends made the walnut in 2018. Just not as good. It's up to the MR if/when we try again. I did not know about apple trees. We have a few of those. We have know idea what kind they are. I'm trying to get the nerve up to plant a small apple orchard. But we have that fungus out here that goes from cedar trees to apples.

 

[bill from lachine]

Jim,

Yep 55 cloves last Wednesday and yesterday another 55 or so.
Basically we have a 4'x4' raised bed full of garlic that should keep us going next year.

I'll probably try fermenting some to extend the shelf life.

Bill have you put in your garlic yet? (Assuming that you do)

 

[bill from lachine]

WD,

You had mentioned about trying to make some home made pasta. Here's a video to give you some ideas.

 

[Blak bart]

still getting flogged by the weather....crazy rain !!

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all!

Mrs. W.D.:
We ate the last of the acorn squash yesterday.
Split in half , remove seeds/guts.
Onto baking sheet skin side down/flesh side up with a parchment liner.
Brown sugar and butter in hollows.
Bake till yummy.

Maple syrup could go with butter instead of sugar.

Pumpkin has lots of uses. Once cooked it can be added to lots of recipes. Frozen in ice cube tray here for dogs now and then. But such small amount as a cube of pumpkin can go un noticed in many dishes too.

I've not tried it like squash in soup....A small amount of cubes maybe?

Great , now I'm hungry...
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/g3639/best-pumpkin-recipes/