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- 000 April 2013
- Cherry_Pie June 2013
- flossy_log_lady June 2013
- freddy April 2013
- Leland June 2013
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- YoursTruly June 2013
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UHX U
I would just like to give a shout out to @Loose_Thread, who generously came over last night to give me an iMovie tutorial. That happened because of UHX. It got me thinking: a lot of us know things, and a lot of us want to know things. I bet we could make some exchanging happen (since that's the X part).
What do you know?
What do you want to learn?
I'll offer up: I can teach you how to put up jams and pickles.
What do you know?
What do you want to learn?
I'll offer up: I can teach you how to put up jams and pickles.
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I have no real world skills but I could teach some basic music theory, some extended music history, or I could do like a grammar and writing workshop, hit me up if anyone's interested
Man, I feel like my real world skills are pretty limited, too. Here are some ideas:
1. I could teach you how to paint with oils.
2. I could teach some backpacking or kayaking 101.
3. I could teach about different theories regarding how to live with: depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, your mom, etc.
4. I can help you better understand children's drawings and what said drawings demonstrate re: the child's emotional/intellectual/physical development.
5. OMG - how could I forget? - how to buy a house in Portland without a realtor!
I've untangled some bad messes before. This sounds kinda up my alley, if you ever decide you want to try a different way...
Freddy can you start us off by telling us what equipment a person needs for canning? I find that to be a hump I can't get over--actually understanding and then committing to the equipment. Also I am terrified of botulism. BUT I WANT RHUBARB JELLY. So another thing I would want of a canning class would be for you to basically just tell me I'm not gonna get botulism. This I think would liberate me from my fear.
YT, stick with either jam/jelly and pickles and you won't have to worry about botulism; it's only an issue in low-acid canning (and even then it's extremely rare). If you wanted to try out low-acid canning, I have a pressure canner, but I've never used it since jam and pickles are all I want.
To can, you need:
1. A big ass pot (to sterilize both empty and full jars)
2. Something to keep jars from rattling around as the water boils - either a silicon trivet for the bottom, or a jar rack if it's a proper canning kettle
3. A way to lift the jars in and out of hot water - either a canning jar lifter, or tongs wrapped in rubber bands
4. A ladle
5. A wide-mouth canning funnel
6. Jars and rings (don't have to be new, but do check for chips & cracks)
7. New lids
8. Optional: a magnetic lid lifter to get the lids out of the hot water
9. Something to run around the edge of the jar to remove bubbles - I use a nice tapered wooden toothpick
10. Lots of clean kitchen washcloths/towels
You can buy a canning kettle for less than $20 on Amazon, but if you have a big stock pot, that will do for all but the largest of projects. I have a canning kettle but I find myself reaching for the stockpot most of the time because it doesn't take so long to heat the water.
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First idea: a 2-night trip in Opal Creek wilderness with night #1 spent camping (I'll show you how to hang a bear bag so you won't get eaten by a bear! Wanda can show you, too!) and night #2 spent in a luxury cabin at Jaw Bone Flats (if you're not familiar, it's a tiny little community out in the woods). If we do this, we'll probably have to do a Sunday/Monday night thing, which would mean people would have to take Monday/Tuesday off from work (or at least half of Tuesday). This is because the cabins are already reserved on the weekends. Also, the cabins are kind of spendy - $250/night, with an extra $20 for each person after the first two. If we have 10 people, that's $41/night per person.
Second idea: a one-nighter or two-nighter anywhere, anytime. It would still be ideal to go on a non-weekend day, but we could do a weekend, too. There are so many amazingly beautiful places to choose from! I'm excited!
Which idea sounds better? If #1, we could potentially go June 23 - 25, as a cabin is available that Sunday.
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I will post some trip options. The following come to mind: Breitenbush/Jefferson park area, Mt. St. Helens area, Mt. Hood, Goat Rocks Wilderness in S. Washington, Opal Creek (ol standby). More soon.