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swish n spit cups! good thinking

smile-worthy

POM's ice cream maker thread -

http://able2know.org/topic/145353-1

As a popsicle stick -- the store didn't have any actual popsicle sticks. Swish-n-spit cups + popsicle sticks would make proper popsicles (the cocktail forks are plastic and work OK but not great). I'll keep an eye out, can probably order some from Amazon or something if we keep going with this. Sure nice to have a freezer full of popsicliciousness when it's so hot outside.

Fun to make popsiclewords..

Why do I think small ones of those - not regular sized popsicle sticks - could come from a med/science supply firm? I don't remember.. even hesitate to remember (was it parasitology?) Probably the immuno lab.
But, I bet kitchen supply places have them.

You go to Hobby Lobby and ask for "Craft Sticks". You'll get all the popsicle sticks you will ever use. Cheap.

Yeah, I was just thinking of that. But... they're a little beefy sized for the dental cups, in comparison to coffee type wooden sticks. Or are they? I don't know the relative weight of the dental cup popsicle to the two sizes of sticks and how the sticks would stand through the freezing time.

Toay, two chickens were riding around on the back of a dexter cow. They looked like a pappan on the back of his elephant. I didnt have a damn camera handy. I need to get a chep digital and keep it in the barn in some kind of cabinet and Ill have those priceless pix captured .

craft sticks - I think they're about 200 to a package at the dollarama

wooden coffee stir sticks might be even cheaper

will try to remember to check tomorrow

Yes, you do, please.

Oops,

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I went to the shed and checked. The printed price on the box is $1.28, and contains a claimed (didn't count) 1,000 sticks. They're the size and shape of a standard Popsicle stick, but being made in China you might not want them within 100 yards of food.

I don't know about dental cups, but I'm sure you want a handle with a shape and size that doesn't let the frozen whatever move around on the stick.

I have no commercial interest in selling Popsicle sticks.

I've got some lovely fresh peas in my garden, as I was shelling them I remembered that the pea pods make a really good wine, so that's two for the price of one.

curious about the peapod wine recipe. If you would be so kind to discuss it?

Mostly, you can make wine out of anything if you add enough sugar.

Im not denying but theres gotta be a way to extract the carbs to help add a "vocabulary" to the wine.

"Pea wine" doesnt sound too appetizing but I may be wrong.

I'm quite happy to. What are the laws regarding home brew your side of the pond? Over here we are allowed to brew as much beer and wine as we want. We're not allowed to distill spirits though, and it's illegal to sell home brew or include a bottle as a raffle prize though. I'm just going to get my recipe book, I'll post the recipe in a minute.

First of all you need all the right equipment demijons, bubble locks etc. I'll just use American measurements, if anyone wants Metric or Imperial measurements I'm happy to post them. Also if you want me to explain terminology I'm quite happy to.

4lbs peapods, 2.25 lbs sugar, 1 tablespoon citric acid, ( or the juice and skins of 2-3 lemons depending on the size) half teaspoon grape tannin (if you cant get hold of it, make a cup of really strong tea and add that) Yeast and nutrient. Water to make a gallon of wine.

Wash the peapods, then boil them until tender. (if using lemons add the lemon juice and skins to the mix before boiling) Strain off and disolve the sugar in the liquid. Wait until the mixture has cooled to blood heat before
adding tannin yeast and nutrient. Put in your sealed demijon and wait.

I always give my wine a year before I bottle it, but you might want to siphon the wine off the lees into another demijon a couple of times first, topping up with boiled cooled water each time. Make sure the wine is clear before you bottle it, (finings are available on the net if it won't clear on its own, or you cant wait long enough.) Most wines do clear naturally given enough time.

Wine making guru C. J. J. Berry describes this as 'a light attractive wine which is a great favourite with many winemakers.'

Any queries don't hesitate to ask. I've been brewing wine on and off for about 20 years, so I've already made most of the common mistakes.

great! i know how to make wine now!

Went to Forest Hills Cemetery today and saw halfling frogs (still had their tails), a snapping turtle, and a wild turkey. Also had a nice long chat with Cass/Quinn while watching the afternoon light filter through the leaves.

She still have that big white cat, Zoe, threatening the mouse?