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Junie, you can get books on the great Depression that has a lot of recipes and home remedies in it...and what they used to substitute. Just do a search on a bookstore site As much as I complain about the work in a hobby farm....there are many people who wish they were in our shoes at the moment. I am so thankful that I have always been a frugal person. I hand tilled my garden today(meaning I spent hours turning ground with a shovel), I'll rake it out tomorrow....got to get it ready to put the potatoes in, in a few weeks. With the addition I added this year, I can get in an extra row of potatoes.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Thanks, Sunny. I will look it up. Yes about living on a farm even if it is a small one. I know there are many benefits. My mom lived in a farm during the " Great Depression". They were much better off than people that lived " in town"...I am happy for you, Sunny...I wish we still lived on our little 5 acres back in Illinois. Extra potatoes...yay for you !.. potatoes keep well if stored in a single layer not touching.
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I remember the elders talking about the booklets with stamps in them that allowed them a certain amount of necessities and no more. I can see it happening again.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Yep, food rationing during the wars. Ration books. My favorite cookbook is out of print but I was able to find it on Amazon. It is: Good Recipes For Hard Times. It has quite a bit of nutrition info in it that fascinated me when I borrowed it from a friend back in the 70's. The proteins particularly interested me. Ancient people sowed and saved things to eat. But if they ate beans for every meal every day they would slowly starve, fall ill and die. The same if they stored only grains. But if they mixed them, they thrived. So mixing legumes and grains gives your body what it needs. The indigenous (Indians) came up with succotash; beans and corn. Incans came up with beans and tortillas, corn or flour. Beans and rice, peanut butter on bread are more examples. We know now that these are incomplete proteins on their own but mixing them completes them. Toss in veggis on the side and now you're cooking. Animal products have all of the amino acids that make up complete proteins. So meat, fish, milk, cheese , yogurt, eggs and even butter have your needs in them. T I didn't mean to write a book here. Sorry. It is a subject I like. That book lives next to my computer with another I love: The Junk Food Alternative. Not a depression era book but how to make fun foods healthier.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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My Valarie has some of those ration stamps that were once her Grandmother's. (Rod's mom)
Tina, I went on eBay and looked at the book you were talking about. Looks like it is a nice book. Good for you.I
I ordered a few books today to entertain me. I also need to buy more soil to plant my last 2 🍅 plants..I think 1 or both may not make it, so I will put them together..if they both make it,oh well, they will have to share the pot.....if they do not, I will buy myself a zucchini plant for that pot...I love Zucchini bread...
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Ok looking back at my family. Last I heard everyone was/is fine.
Good night all. This baby girl is tired.
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~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Good morning all.
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I forgot to come in this morning. I thought I had. Oops.
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When one day runs into the next, that is easily done, Tina. Not to be concerned. Glad to see you now.
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Afternoon all, First day of the stucco/painter doing our house.. had to get up at 6.. so tired already....LOL! they washed the house and filled holes and cracks today.. guess previous owner either never did anything to it or had a lousy job done on it... at least 3 more days of them working... poor Milo just wants to go out and have them pet him... he watches out the windows and whines under his breath to go out... he "talks" a lot when displeased... I think our next beg purchase may be a water softener , water is really hard here in town and I itch constantly... no matter how much lotion I put on... driving me bonkers... we were lucky in Colo.. water was fairly soft and out where my in-laws live they have a well and it is soft too...
Well now that I paid bills and came here to visit I think I may go rest some.. made enough food last couple days to last us rest of week for meals... warm here today but not as warm as tit will be later in week.. ac will go on then... weather person said we are going to have 100's soon daily.. so glad for the ac here.
Well better go and see what else I can do not to nap to long or at all... maybe read some more....
Have a good afternoon and evening all.. stay well. Nana
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Oh, I've posted a lot and just thought I had today. I took an early nap that I musf have needed. I'm going to open the next new Coffee House because we're a tad over.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Naps are a good thing...I took one yesterday !
This one is closed !!
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