Great you think so!!andreyaJanuary 17 2008, 21:38:38 UTC
How do you eat it? & how often?
Today Dad told me that door with a flaxseed oil finish & a layer of another paint over that resisted weather much better than without it, & that basically if you add pigments to flaxseed oil, you get color! (duh!) But it was somewhat a revelation for me & I'll continue to research it!
I asked him if he thinks the flaxseed oil alone would do the trick, & he said it might - he said it isn't sticky, with some chemicals added, not sure how it would do alone - further research is needed! ;)
Re: Great you think so!!kkatjuskaJanuary 18 2008, 01:41:28 UTC
We eat with almost every meal - just sprinkle some on your mixed greens salad, or cereal in the morning. I like to fry it up a bit in olive oil with onion, garlic and parsley. Then sprinkle that on your salad or put on top of mashed potatoes... We even sprinkle it on a pizza before we bake it in the oven. You can use it however you want. Just don't cook it in water. It gets all gooey and looses all flavor.
Re: Great you think so!!andreyaJanuary 18 2008, 10:57:49 UTC
Do you grind it or just use it as it is?
It is interesting what you write!!
We use sesame in a similar way - fried up with seasalt... (Some Japanese/macrobiotic recipe - I forget what it's called..) & sprinkle it everywhere instead of 'just salt'...
we used to boil all the eggs at the zoo by putting them in, bring ing to a boil, taking off the heat and covering and letting them sit
when we came back in they were done perfect for the animals!
I was in bed last night planning, how many things I NEED and USE (being two different words lol) that use electricity and how that is impacted? or is it in an earthship house
WOW, it works even with eggs?!!andreyaJanuary 17 2008, 21:35:01 UTC
For how long did you leave them in...? (& are we talking 'plain' chicken eggs or ostrich eggs or...?)
& WOW, you worked in a ZOO??!! You never seize to AMAZE me!!
Cool synchronicity - I did a similar thing today for electricity, brainstormed how it could improved, the usage of it... & I realized by a small realignment of the lamp in my room, I can see just well with only 1 light on instead of 2! (I am trying to resist the CFLs as long as I can, bad I know, but really curious about the LEDs!!)
Also, by switching to 'early bird' I could probably save 1 hour or 2 of 'lamp on'. ;) Thing is when the factory is 'on' I need a radio to offset the noise... So I'm not completely sure it works out for the better while I'm here... But may still prove useful especially in the summer..
Re: WOW, it works even with eggs?!!myhopeJanuary 17 2008, 23:31:18 UTC
laughs yes plain chicken eggs, couple dozen at a time in a big old pan
and yes I did -- parts of me miss it and parts of me are glad it was something I did and can remember and not do each day
cool deal on your brainstorming
Well I was thinking what exactly do I use that uses power... Refrigerator, Stove, Freezer -- other ways I cook toaster, crockpot (use that a lot and uses less power? but takes longer?) i really want a hand held blender wand
thinking what I use now, what that takes exactly not done just started last night
cooking by soakingrafqaJanuary 17 2008, 21:50:02 UTC
The only objection I have heard to the traditional method of soaking beans, etc. before cooking is that this can encourage fermentation (if you're concerned about yeast, etc.). I would think that could be minimized by keeping temperatures cool, but maybe not avoided entirely. In one of my vegetarian cookbooks they recommended bringing to a boil, then soaking, THEN cooking, as a way of eliminating microorganisms beforehand. But they are up on a shelf I can't reach! so I'll leave the reference uncited...
CFLs are the curly bulbs-- is that right? I'm a little suspicious that the huge push to convert to them is commericially driven, and have not heard anyone really address the issue of ALL THAT MERCURY!!!
Re: cooking by soakingandreyaJanuary 17 2008, 22:26:48 UTC
Fermentation - interesting!!
In Winter, & with rice or beans... I don't think it's that big a deal.. (?) (Yes, I am concerned about yeast & such!) So maybe I did it right with the beans? Bringing up to a boil, then soaking...;)
CFL's - yes the ones that used to have a lot of mercury, the newer ones are apparently safer/with less mercury... But they still look fishy to me! (& I really hate the too-strong white light!!) Especially if the lamp is all wrong & half the bulb sticks out! I have no idea if & how they can be recycled either!
Re: cooking by soakingrafqaJanuary 17 2008, 23:19:13 UTC
I use incandescent bulbs; I loathe fluorescent light, even though these are supposed to be "improved." And they're constantly telling people around here that you can't just throw them away/recycle because of all the mercury-- you have to take them to a special facility...
I wanted to link you to a cartoon, but it's not up yet. Later!
CFLs can and should be recycled - they can actually re-use the mercury in them to make new bulbs. By recycling you keep the mercury from getting into the soil/water etc. So - recycle them! Any store that sells them (larger stores) should have a recycling bin for the old or broken ones. I actually like them - I like the bright white light, it makes me less tired than the yellow light of incandescent bulbs. (hopefully they will do some research to find out if mercury is getting into the air we breathe when the lamps are on :)
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Today Dad told me that door with a flaxseed oil finish & a layer of another paint over that resisted weather much better than without it, & that basically if you add pigments to flaxseed oil, you get color! (duh!) But it was somewhat a revelation for me & I'll continue to research it!
I asked him if he thinks the flaxseed oil alone would do the trick, & he said it might - he said it isn't sticky, with some chemicals added, not sure how it would do alone - further research is needed! ;)
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It is interesting what you write!!
We use sesame in a similar way - fried up with seasalt... (Some Japanese/macrobiotic recipe - I forget what it's called..) & sprinkle it everywhere instead of 'just salt'...
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we used to boil all the eggs at the zoo by putting them in, bring ing to a boil, taking off the heat and covering and letting them sit
when we came back in they were done perfect for the animals!
I was in bed last night planning, how many things I NEED and USE (being two different words lol) that use electricity and how that is impacted? or is it in an earthship house
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& WOW, you worked in a ZOO??!! You never seize to AMAZE me!!
Cool synchronicity - I did a similar thing today for electricity, brainstormed how it could improved, the usage of it... & I realized by a small realignment of the lamp in my room, I can see just well with only 1 light on instead of 2! (I am trying to resist the CFLs as long as I can, bad I know, but really curious about the LEDs!!)
Also, by switching to 'early bird' I could probably save 1 hour or 2 of 'lamp on'. ;)
Thing is when the factory is 'on' I need a radio to offset the noise... So I'm not completely sure it works out for the better while I'm here... But may still prove useful especially in the summer..
Did you come up with anything interesting?
What would you need in an earthship?
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and yes I did -- parts of me miss it and parts of me are glad it was something I did and can remember and not do each day
cool deal on your brainstorming
Well I was thinking what exactly do I use that uses power... Refrigerator, Stove, Freezer -- other ways I cook toaster, crockpot (use that a lot and uses less power? but takes longer?) i really want a hand held blender wand
thinking what I use now, what that takes exactly not done just started last night
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love
t
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CFLs are the curly bulbs-- is that right? I'm a little suspicious that the huge push to convert to them is commericially driven, and have not heard anyone really address the issue of ALL THAT MERCURY!!!
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In Winter, & with rice or beans... I don't think it's that big a deal.. (?)
(Yes, I am concerned about yeast & such!)
So maybe I did it right with the beans? Bringing up to a boil, then soaking...;)
CFL's - yes the ones that used to have a lot of mercury, the newer ones are apparently safer/with less mercury... But they still look fishy to me! (& I really hate the too-strong white light!!) Especially if the lamp is all wrong & half the bulb sticks out!
I have no idea if & how they can be recycled either!
What do you use?
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I wanted to link you to a cartoon, but it's not up yet. Later!
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I actually like them - I like the bright white light, it makes me less tired than the yellow light of incandescent bulbs. (hopefully they will do some research to find out if mercury is getting into the air we breathe when the lamps are on :)
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