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I noticed my tea bushes were sending out fresh new shoots and it had been pretty cloudy. That means it's going to be very flavorful. I did one small batch flawlessly and the next three not so well. I didn't get a full 20 seconds of steam on the leaves evenly. I won't have that problem next time because I won't be so busy with everything else. I have a fair number of small tea shrubs that I'll plant out in a hedgerow sometime next year. Now about tea. What I created in the first batch is sensha. That tea is best cold brewed at around 85 degrees F. Don't leave it in too long or it will change the flavor profile. That's how I make my iced tea in the summer. Try it. This is where the books I haven't even tried to sell until now currently reside. https://www.amazon.com/R.-Hawkins/e/B0157D6F76/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

This was a video I did just before the court cases were heading to SCOTUS regarding voter fraud. There are still a lot of audits being performed and the level of fraud is being exposed. Do not trust the media to tell you the truth by the way. Pay attention to who lied and who was honest. Hint that's when you know who to never trust or support again. I watched the hearings and yup! SCOTUS didn't impress me one bit. Three of them wanted to hear the cases Roberts didn't and the two that were brow beaten by the leftist media were silent. If you're not up to the task don't take the job!!!!!! This is where the books I haven't even tried to sell until now currently reside. https://www.amazon.com/R.-Hawkins/e/B0157D6F76/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Quite often people will leave their DNA or fingerprints where they shouldn't. Arrogance will often drive a person to leave their fingerprints as an added insult. It's an Alinsky thing! This is where the books I haven't even tried to sell until now currently reside. https://www.amazon.com/R.-Hawkins/e/B0157D6F76/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

In this video I explain how to nixtamalize corn. The process involves using a base and in this case it is wood ashes. The process removes the husks and increases the Niacin availability. When the settlers moved to the North American Continent they were introduced to corn. They took the grain back to Europe but forgot to take the process with them. It cost a few lives too.

Butter is is quite simple to can, but it is a bit time consuming so when I do it I do a lot. Waterglassing eggs is a simple process, but you can't use the eggs you buy in the store. In order to be sold in the US you have to wash your eggs first. Washed eggs are on their way out the moment you wash them in tap water or abrade their surface. There is a protective membrane that you do not want to damage. So eggs you're going to do this with must be easily brushed off and little more. Generally speaking this rules out duck eggs. I wonder sometimes if they're aware they're laying eggs or if they just fall out. I can see it now. Mertice: "Lucy! Something just fell out of your butt and into the mud." Lucy: "What?"

Pine straw in a garden creates PH problems. The acid locks up the nutrients. Carbon however acts as a buffer and becomes the storage battery for those nutrients. This is how I now get just a bit more out of a carbon burn using pine straw.

Why was September 11th chosen for the pull out date in Afghanistan? It's a finger in the eye for those who understand and a nod to our enemies. We are at war and have been for a very long time. Wake up! The link below will help to fill you in on the trajectory of the last 100 years. https://intelreform.org/2021/04/23/trapped-in-the-scheme-of-fires-in-the-long-march-rich-higgins/

Dogs are nothing short of awesome. Ours is no exception. He will ask to get on the bed in the mornings with us and gets a ton of attention. However that is the case from November until about May 1st. Then something happens. He has a serious jones for goldenrod. He will act like he's going to throw up and then the second he gets outside he will head for the nearest goldenrod and chow down.

So Tulane is hiring Hunter Biden to speak on media bias? That's pretty amusing, but not so much. It isn't too surprising that this has happened. There's a ton of proof regarding Hunter, but he wasn't the one that had his house searched it was Giuliani. Below this is the link I said I'd put up here. This was the view of those who were actually subjected to slavery not the clowns of today that haven't clue. https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/what-did-19th-century-black-americans-think-about-confederate-monuments/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Liberty_Place_Monument

We seem to have reached a point where we only see what we're looking for. That is what I'm addressing in this video.

In this video I explain how I prepare potatoes for dehydration along with beans both dried and green. This takes less energy and space.

In this video I explain how I prepare my tomato paste so that it is shelf stable without canning. This is an idea I ran across in an interesting book about a region in France and how they prepare their food for winters there. It is called 'Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning' Here is a link to that book if you're interested. https://www.amazon.com/Preserving-Food-without-Freezing-Canning/dp/1933392592/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3FXO2EXKP42NP&dchild=1&keywords=preserving+food+without+freezing+or+canning+book&qid=1618077389&sprefix=preserving+food+without+freezing+or+canning%2Caps%2C400&sr=8-5

Hopi Blue Corn is usually sold as an ornamental. It's way more than that. It has a genetic quality that like everything else the Hopi grow is adapted to survive and thrive with very little water. It's a slightly lower yield but quick crop.

In this video I describe how to save your tomato seeds so that your plants adapt to your location.

In this video I explain why food storage is important. People tend to take way too many things for granted. Being prepared means you're not going to be a burden for someone else and you may be able to help someone.

In this video I explain how to dehydrate and long term store vegetables you got out of a grocery store freezer aisle.

This is one of the first attempts I made at weird editing. Needs a bit of work, but this is where I started from regarding that. This was in support and response to the Walk Away Movement. It was started by Brandon Straka and will continue to grow. In the video I reference this link conventionofstates.com I also reference Nassim Talebs 'The Intellectual Yet Idiot' you can read it at this link. https://nassimtaleb.org/2016/09/intellectual-yet-idiot/

The Challenger accident reminded me of how much I don't trust the media. In here I explain why and reference the small piece of history I was involved in regarding the Pentagon Papers and the end of the Vietnam war. That is a period I will be revisiting pretty soon.

Last year I finally got some pineapple to produce. I then found a video that showed me what to do with it next. It's pretty simple. Here's a link to a video that goes into great detail on the subject.

In this video I explain how I make Miso using Chanterelle mushrooms as the protein source. Making miso at home is as rewarding as making your own dry cure hams etc. Here is the Miso Soup I made with this. https://rumble.com/vjempp-chanterelle-miso-soup.html

In this video I explain visually how to make Bruschetta. Along the way you are also making something that can sit in your pantry patiently waiting to be used. That is twice baked bread or biscuits. I will quite often buy a couple of French bread loaves and prepare this. Slice the bread and then toast it in the oven. Then you either make the Bruschetta or you leave it in longer and heat it a little lower so as to dry it. Then store it in Tins or plastic bags. I like to use these on Roasted tomato Basil soup and on onion soup.

This is an alternate to soy sauce. I've made soy sauce many ties and decided to try a locally sourced version. What soy sauce is really is an amino sauce created by mixing a protein source such as beans and a carbohydrate source such as a grain or even potatoes. This mix used 6 pounds of dried nixtamalized corn and six pounds of dried black beans, Now about the rest of the calculations in the recipe towards the end. If you make your own version of this your numbers will be different and these are the steps you need to go through for a 15% solution in the mix to ensure you that it won't have bacteria trying to ruin your efforts. Things such as fish sauce use a similar mix. Typically the salt content is 15% to 17%, but in some cases out of caution it goes a bit higher. Such is the case quite often with fish sauces. The amount free unbound water in this particular mix I'm making here is 137.2 ounces. Since we're shooting for a 15% salinity on the water you subtract that number from 100%. This gives you 85. Divide 137.2 by 85 and you get 1.6141 ounces. Multiply that by 15 in order to get the required weight of salt. That number in this case is 24.21. Toss that in on top of the contents of your bucket and then mix enough saline solution at 15% to cover it up. Weigh out 85 ounces of water and add 15 ounces of salt. Sea salt is the best you can use for this just avoid iodized salt. I keep reading that. After you've done this mix it in the morning and then at night for the first two weeks and then once a day after that. Once it's been going for a month or so stir it every once in a while. Keep this up[ for anywhere from three months to a year. I usually just go for six months. How to nixtamalize corn. https://rumble.com/vfisoh-nixtamalize-corn-into-hominy.html Koji spores. https://www.amazon.com/Koji-Starter-Steak-Sake-Spore/dp/B07KCLMY5H/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=koji+spores&qid=1626920528&sr=8-3

This is a video I did five days before walking away from my boat. In it I discuss what needs to be done to correct the course we're on. These are the videos in this series. I’ll put these links on all of the released videos as they come up with a brief explanation of what they are. This is where I head for home from Tampa. The Crossing Begins https://rumble.com/vl6ye3-the-crossing-begins.html The below videos are traveling from Titusville to Fort Meyers Sailing Uroborus Day 10 https://rumble.com/vl5vc9-sailing-uroborus-day-10.html Sailing Uroborus Day 8 and 9 https://rumble.com/vl5zmp-sailing-uroborus-day-8-and-9.html Sailing Uroborus Day 6 and 7 https://rumble.com/vl4q44-sailing-uroborus-day-6-and-7.html Sailing Uroborus Day 5 https://rumble.com/vl2ft1-sailing-uroborus-day-5.html Sailing Uroborus Day 3 and 4 https://rumble.com/vl2h3f-sailing-uroborus-day-3-and-4.html Sailing Uroborus Day 1 and 2 https://rumble.com/vl2nqt-sailing-uroborus-day-1-and-2.html This video was where the boat first went into the water. There is a warning here about people working on your boats. Make them repeat back to you what you told them to do. If they can’t do that fire them immediately and move on. Had I done that I’d be 15,000 bucks richer and I’d still have the boat. S/V Uroborus Two Launches One Success One Abort https://rumble.com/vl252l-sv-uroborus-two-launches-one-success-one-abort.html While working on the boat a sailing museum dropped by the marina next door. I was invited to sail with them over to Fort Meyers. For some strange reason I jumped at the chance. Go figure. I don’t talk much in the videos and they are a bit long but if you want to just eaves drop and watch as some do go for it. Pinta Day 4, 5 and 6 https://rumble.com/vl15fj-pinta-day-45-and-6.html Pinta Day 3 https://rumble.com/vkz97a-pinta-day-3.html Pinta Day 2 https://rumble.com/vkx5gc-pinta-day-2.html Pinta Day 1 https://rumble.com/vkvykn-pinta-day-1.html The videos below this are from the work I did on the boat over a seven year period. Oh and if you hire someone to do work on your boat don’t pay in advance ever. Build Your Own Hard Dodger https://rumble.com/vkt46w-build-your-own-hard-dodger.html S/V Uroborus Interior Refit and Repair https://rumble.com/vkrxhj-sv-uroborus-interior-refit-and-repair.html S/V Uroborus Cockpit Grating and Sails https://rumble.com/vkrunv-sv-uroborus-cockpit-grating-and-sails.html S./V Uroborus Hull and Deck Rework https://rumble.com/vkrsav-sv-uroborus-hull-and-deck-rework.html S/V Uroborus Dragon and Signage https://rumble.com/vkrn6z-sv-uroborus-dragon-and-signage.html In this video I discuss the whole experience of owning this boat. Below this I’ll add one last video I did on the way across the Gulf heading out from Tampa. I also have another banner that I’ll add to’Dick’s Diner’ I lived for close to one and a half years on this boat while working on it. I learned how to do some serious cooking and I share those recipes under that banner. I’ll be adding to it and explaining how you can do it on a boat. S/V Uroborus My Time With Her https://rumble.com/vkjpde-sv-uroborus-my-time-with-her.html In this video I just discuss politics and where I feel we are. I loved the trip all of it even though it ended the way it did. You can see how tranquil it is out there. I did this under ‘The Citadel’ banner I use to label my videos as politics. Save Our Republic https://rumble.com/vfcbp5-save-our-republic.html

This was the intro I did for my now empty youtube channel. I am a youtube refugee. There will be an occasional reference to that mistake in my videos. I make no apologies for that. LOL

This last summer while I was trying to burn loads of wood for bio-char for the garden they issued a no burn notice for the entire state as a result of Covid (WuFlu). I planted the garden instead and am finishing the carbon burns this year. That gave me time to learn how to make lumber with a chain saw. I also learned how to make bowls spoons etc. Those were mostly made out of a Cherry tree that was making idle threats towards my truck. I'll be doing more of that as time passes though. The items I made of Cherry are named ‘The Covid Collection’. If you were wondering. Here is a video about how to do this without a guide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ezI2Tamo8 Here is another video with more information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qz64ELkxdA Here is where you can get a guide if you need to. https://www.amazon.com/YEFA-Vertical-Chainsaw-Attachment-Woodworkers/dp/B08X1FFT6X/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=chainsaw+guide+for+lumber&qid=1617134597&sr=8-4 Here is a video on drying fresh cut lumber this is part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39fun9Iwjc This is part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9fInVuqeHU There is quite a bit more on this channel here. I suggest watching it all if you plan on doing any of this.