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Beth’s — Seattle, WA
The disclaimer at the bottom of the menu at Beth’s Cafe says it all! Please note that eating any raw and/or undercooked foods, playing in traffic, or running with scissors can make you not feel very good. Part greasy spoon, … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Rambles
Tagged 24-hour, B Food, baked goods, breakfast, burgers, cheese, chicken, eggs, food journies, funky places to eat, garlic, oddity, onions, sausage, Seattle, steak, WA
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Sumac Jelly
You may remember, one of the things I brought back from my 2010 Food Journey was a half brown paper grocery bag full of Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) that I collected–along with about fifteen chiggers and a bad case of … Continue reading
Posted in Canning Goodies!
Tagged boiling water bath, extract, food journies, foraging, frugal, homemade, jelly, oddity, SC, special cooking technique, sumac
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A great picture of a cashew apple :)
I found this today while looking up info for an upcoming post. It’s the best picture I’ve ever found online of a cashew apple, the fruit used to make the cashew juice that I often go on and on about … Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park — NW Wyoming
As you hit the north end of the first park, you basically exit Grand Tetons National Park … and enter Yellowstone National Park! The $25 entry fee covers both, so be sure you keep your receipt. I’d hoped to be … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous Ramblings about Food and Life
Tagged food journies, MT, oddity, WY, Yellowstone
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The Dutchman’s Store — Cantril, IA
I arrived at my destination about mid-morning, and was not surprised to see lots of folks already shopping in The Dutchman’s Store. Yes, gang! My Mecca for this trip was a Mennonite-run general store, specializing in plain and simple goods. … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous Ramblings about Food and Life
Tagged beans, canning equipment, Cantril, clear jel, cured meat, cutlery, dried fruit, extract, flour, food journies, frugal, glassware, grains, hand-crafted, homemade, homemade sausage, IA, knives, melamine, no-sugar-added, nuts, oddity, pasta, pickles, prepackaged mix, pressure canning, sewing, snacks, spices, sugar, sugar-free, Tender Quick, The Dutchman's Store in Cantril IA
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I found Staghorn Sumac! :)
I read a series of posts recently on one of my Yahoo canning groups about a plant called staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina), one that some people are using in canning. I’ve been fascinated to try it ever since. I already … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous Ramblings about Food and Life
Tagged foraging, frugal, oddity, SC, sumac, Yahoo Groups
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Lookie what I found! :)
I didn’t buy it … because it’s considered one of the old unsafe canners … but look at this old Burpee Aristocrat I found: I’d never use it as a canner … and they wanted an antique price for it … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous Ramblings about Food and Life
Tagged oddity, pressure canning
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Wanted: Pepper Spies!
I found these imposters at my local produce stand. They were simply hanging around the tomato bin with all the other red and globular fruits, like they were waiting on me to bring Duke’s mayonnaise and bacon home, too. I … Continue reading
The latest Food Oddity: :)
He wants to be sweet! No! He wants to be dill! No … he’s Multiple Personality Pickle! Multiple Personality Pickle is more just a mascot for now. Honestly, his incessant prattle and inability to make up his mind don’t make … Continue reading
A new $2.00 Box Challenge: Pickles and more :)
When I stopped by my favorite local fruit and veggie market this weekend, looking for some inexpensive inspiration, I found a Two Dollar Box with lots of potential! It was the 4th of July weekend, and we had plans to … Continue reading
Posted in $2.00 Box Challenge
Tagged burgers, celery seed, cucumbers, eggplant, frugal, garlic, mustard seed, oddity, onions, pickles, Splenda, sugar-free, vegetarian, vinegar
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