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  • in reply to: Egg Prices #45532
    Mike Nolan
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      Our local paper has story about thieves stealing hundreds of eggs from a cafe in Seattle, complete with video of a white panel van pulling up, two people bringing out several stacks of egg crates in several trips, getting back into the van and pulling away.

      I keep thinking of the Monty Python segment: Your Lupins or your Life!

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 9, 2025? #45505
      Mike Nolan
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        Not mild, unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID this evening.

        in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45503
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          I spotted a couple more pea-sized tomatoes today, I'm going to keep a log of what I pick, though I'm not really sure if the first one was a Better Bush or Defiant, kind of hard to trace the vines in the middle of that jungle.The first 6 I spotted are now bigger than a ping pong ball but I don't really expect them to show signs of ripening for another few weeks.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45502
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            Peter Reinhart's marbled rye bread also use shortening, he says it gives a softness other fats don't.

            in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45493
            Mike Nolan
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              We wound up using the tomato in tacos. Although it was fully red, Diane thought it could have stood another day or two of ripening, that's part of the learning curve. But it smelled and tasted like a tomato.

              in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45487
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                I'm hoping this is the first of many, otherwise these will be really expensive tomatoes!

                in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45484
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                  I picked a lovely 2.15 ounce tomato this afternoon, not sure yet how we're going to use it.

                  in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45477
                  Mike Nolan
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                    Found several more tiny tomatoes and a couple of not-so-tiny ones, including this one hiding in the forest:

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                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 2, 2025? #45475
                    Mike Nolan
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                      It was pizza night here.

                      in reply to: Egg Prices #45473
                      Mike Nolan
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                        I'm seeing reports that wholesale prices for eggs in the midwest are running $7.03 a dozen. Ouch!

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 2, 2025? #45472
                        Mike Nolan
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                          We had a rotisserie chicken before going to see Moulin Rouge the Musical tonight. Great show!

                          in reply to: Egg Prices #45458
                          Mike Nolan
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                            If I'm reading the news right, both Mexico and Canada have been given a 30 day pause on tariffs in return for some promises on other issues (Mexico will try to deal with fentanyl smuggling), so it may be more of a negotiating tactic.

                            in reply to: Egg Prices #45457
                            Mike Nolan
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                              I haven't been back to that store to check on it, and maybe I misread it, but it was right across from the case where large eggs were about $4.98/dozen.

                              in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45456
                              Mike Nolan
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                                I did spot one Defiance tomato today, still about pea sized, but if there's one, there should be more soon.

                                in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45454
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  It'll probably be 3-4 weeks before those Better Bush tomatoes start to ripen, I'm also quite curious as to how they'll taste. I haven't spotted any more, but the 5 I spotted over the weekend were probably there for several days before I focused in on them. Still lots of blooms on the other variety (Defiance) but haven't spotted any fruit yet.

                                  I'm still making up my list of seeds to start late next month for the outdoor garden, but I will be dropping First Lady II and adding Defiance to the list. I need to find some more Italian Heirloom seeds, I haven't seen any in a couple of years at the garden stores, but I haven't made the rounds of the garden stores and other seed racks yet. I may have enough for 2025 but they're probably 2022 seeds so the germination rate may be lower. I also need to order leek plants from Johnny's.

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