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manfredo

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That's one of my favorite things about summer....no shoes as much as possible. Flip flops and shorts!! And this year, due to my slightly expanded pandemic waistline, I have discovered elastic waist shorts are the bomb, especially paired with boxers, for maximum airflow to the boys!!

A three day heatwave headed this way. Oh yeah!!
 

Bareback

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Ah it's easy.....keep it CLEAN and simple, you'll have some good stuff. Also think about some vinegar.....homemade apple cider and wine vinegars are seriously tasty and put store bought stuff to shame. Marinades and salad dressing ;)
Yeah I definitely want to learn how to make some salad dressings , I’ve tried a little bit but I really need someone with experience to coach me.
 

BarnBuster

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Yeah I definitely want to learn how to make some salad dressings , I’ve tried a little bit but I really need someone with experience to coach me.
I eat a lot of cole slaw and make a dressing that uses ½ Mayo and ½ Sour cream, various spices, pickle relish and you use white vinegar to thin to whatever consistency you want. As much as I really like bottled dressing(s), they have some pretty unhealthy ingredients in them. I would like to make a good Blue Cheese dressing
 
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DarkWeb

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Yeah I definitely want to learn how to make some salad dressings , I’ve tried a little bit but I really need someone with experience to coach me.
Vinegars are easy. You can go grab a cheap bottle of red wine or after you ferment all your grapes use what doesn't fit into your bottles.

If you want to try a small batch, get a wide mouth mason jar and some cheese cloth. Pour in your wine and cover with the cloth so no bugs get in and secure it with the band or something like a rubber band. That's it.......let it sit on you counter for a few weeks. You can try it every week or so to see how it's going. Careful that shit gets strong.

That's basic open fermentation........your getting the wild yeasts in the air to do the work for you (like a sour dough starter) the wide mouth increases the surface area which helps. You can filter it if you like, there will be sediment.

Get some spices and herbs a little EVOO and you have "your house dressing" and that's just the start you can add fruit, herbs, whatever. Enjoy :)

This is not rum....
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I eat a lot of cole slaw and make a dressing that uses ½ Mayo and ½ Sour cream, various spices, pickle relish and you use white vinegar to thin to whatever consistency you want. As much as I really like bottled dressing(s), they have some pretty unhealthy ingredients in them.
That sounds good!
 

DarkWeb

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Also just want to add..........cleanliness is next to godliness with closed fermentation. You want to control what is fermenting. That's why you need to watch for any way air can get back in (I run vodka in my airlocks, they have dried out during long ferments and I've ended up with vinegar) and watch your head space....in the fermenter and the bottles.
 

manfredo

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Showed my empty apartment today to 2 incoming university students. back to back appt's., and was glad to see everyone had masks on....but wow, that was the first time I had to wear a mask for an hour straight while talking most of that time....Super uncomfortable and soaking wet by the end. Can't imagine doing it for an 8 hour shift!! This is going to be a most interesting school year!

Taking it real easy this weekend, another heat wave.

Just dropped a bunch of seeds into water last night, for the Christmas crop! Some of the GLG freebies, and a few tried & true from Katsu....There you go, a free slogan. "Tried & True from Katsu" (just send free seeds)
 
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