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uthinkofsomething

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What kind of pickles?
Dill pickles made from cucumbers. I use equal parts vinegar and water, couple tablespoons of salt per 4 cups liquid, pinch of sugar, various spices. Boil that for ten minutes and pour over sliced or whole (make some holes in the skin for whole) cucumbers in a plastic container. Let them cool and put in the fridge.
I have not had dill seed in the past but got some for this season. We'll see what happens.:nun:
 

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Good morning, random folks:) I did manage to mix one more yesterday so I got 5 total. It's a start:) Today I am going to the movies with my gd and 2 ggds. We're going to see The Lion King. I'm sure they will be here earlier than needed but I still have most of the morning to hopefully get something done. I have 2 sft's I have to do and I need to get more mixes done. Hopefully a couple more coffee's will give me some drive.

As always I can use any ideas for mixes of little sweetness:) If I do a mix with fruit that turns out too sweet I can usually "fix" it with a bit of Rhubarb and if I mix a cheesecake that turns out too sweet I can fix that with a little "plain TFA Cheesecake". I have too many mixes written with no fruit or cheesecake and I'm afraid most will be too sweet with no way to fix them.
Have you ever tried Bitter Wizard?
 

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Dill pickles made from cucumbers. I use equal parts vinegar and water, couple tablespoons of salt per 4 cups liquid, pinch of sugar, various spices. Boil that for ten minutes and pour over sliced or whole (make some holes in the skin for whole) cucumbers in a plastic container. Let them cool and put in the fridge.
I have not had dill seed in the past but got some for this season. We'll see what happens.:nun:
I've only made fresh (lacto-fermented) pickles. Love them. I probably won't get to make any this year, though, because the farm from which I buy my cukes seems to have suspended home deliveries. A tragic loss. I mourn.
 

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Hi mixers. I'm not mixing today. This benzo taper suuuuuucks.

Mistakes I have made: killed off my coffee urn. The husband says it's probably fine. I don't think so. I was gonna get a French press but then I was like "I would need an electric kettle with a timer on it.

I can't tell you how many Mr. Coffees I have bought over the years. Like, some my mom kept giving away, because I would need to go house sit for her and whatnot. Finally I got one where I wrote in indelible ink on the side, "If you give this away, I will kill you Mom."

But I killed it in the apartment in Sierra Vista.

I figured I would be super smart and try a Black and Decker.

One should not approach a coffee pot right before bed, I was pulling the thing out of there but it was upside down and the shattered remnants of the pot are STILL on the floor although I will, yes, perhaps do some sweeping today. HOWEVER, that sucked last night. It did not inspire me to set the timer and I was busy like, shoving water through it with bowl to catch it that does not work well and it's been DAYS since I have had coffee without grounds in it.

I bet a stupid new pot is like, as much as the machine, and I REFUSE to go to Walmart again today, I don't feel right. Also, it SUCKS. Also I fell asleep on the couch from about 6--10 am and I have NO CLUE why and whether doing the FINAL crossover is like, good or bad.

I mean, everyone knows I am having med issues and they aren't being obnoxious (well, except for like, evil ADA lady, I don't like her much) but STILL if I can't get to work tomorrow, well, I am then unpaid, officially.

Sigh. Also I have built my V4 exovaep again with a beautiful 0.91 coil and I am going to shove SO MUCH wick in there, but I'm waiting a bit. I don't want to cry. LOL.

Anna
 

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What is this Ella's shortbread I keep reading about here? I looked for it on AtF but didn't find it. On ELR, I saw various takes on Ella's Shortbread Biscuit but not the original. I'm brain-dead today, though, so I could easily have missed it.
 

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What is this Ella's shortbread I keep reading about here? I looked for it on AtF but didn't find it. On ELR, I saw various takes on Ella's Shortbread Biscuit but not the original. I'm brain-dead today, though, so I could easily have missed it.
A while ago I was on a similar search. I found on ELR that some recipes have a little button at the bottom that says 'adapted from this recipe'. I followed the crumbs back!
I think this was the original.

posted on ELR by VHM

Acetyle Pyrazine 5% (TPA) .5%
Biscuit (INW) 1.5%
Vanilla Shisha (INW) 1%
Sugar Cookie (CAP) 4%
Vanilla Custard (CAP) 2%
 

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    Have you ever tried Bitter Wizard?
    Yes, and none of the sour/bitter additives have ever worked well for me. If I can find a tart flavor that fits in a recipe that does work much better.
     

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    I've only made fresh (lacto-fermented) pickles. Love them. I probably won't get to make any this year, though, because the farm from which I buy my cukes seems to have suspended home deliveries. A tragic loss. I mourn.
    Do you have no one that would bring you there?
     

    stols001

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    I hope you get your pickles. And your recipe.

    I STUFFED my v4 Exo FULL of rayon and it is working Awesome with 1/2 of one JFC thing open. I really like it.

    I don't get why you have to stuff a TOP air RTA full of wick, but if you do that with a BOTTOM air one, it's all hell and leaking to kingdom come. This makes not sense, but it's okay I don't need sense really.

    WIN! The bag surrounding the coffee pot contained all the glass. I'm gonna pick out the plastic shell and see what I can do about McGuyvering something. Suggestions welcome.

    This does have all the hallmarks of potential disaster. I can admit it. I might still try.

    Annna
     

    Skeebo

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    Hi mixers. I'm not mixing today. This benzo taper suuuuuucks.

    Mistakes I have made: killed off my coffee urn. The husband says it's probably fine. I don't think so. I was gonna get a French press but then I was like "I would need an electric kettle with a timer on it.

    I can't tell you how many Mr. Coffees I have bought over the years. Like, some my mom kept giving away, because I would need to go house sit for her and whatnot. Finally I got one where I wrote in indelible ink on the side, "If you give this away, I will kill you Mom."

    But I killed it in the apartment in Sierra Vista.

    I figured I would be super smart and try a Black and Decker.

    One should not approach a coffee pot right before bed, I was pulling the thing out of there but it was upside down and the shattered remnants of the pot are STILL on the floor although I will, yes, perhaps do some sweeping today. HOWEVER, that sucked last night. It did not inspire me to set the timer and I was busy like, shoving water through it with bowl to catch it that does not work well and it's been DAYS since I have had coffee without grounds in it.

    I bet a stupid new pot is like, as much as the machine, and I REFUSE to go to Walmart again today, I don't feel right. Also, it SUCKS. Also I fell asleep on the couch from about 6--10 am and I have NO CLUE why and whether doing the FINAL crossover is like, good or bad.

    I mean, everyone knows I am having med issues and they aren't being obnoxious (well, except for like, evil ADA lady, I don't like her much) but STILL if I can't get to work tomorrow, well, I am then unpaid, officially.

    Sigh. Also I have built my V4 exovaep again with a beautiful 0.91 coil and I am going to shove SO MUCH wick in there, but I'm waiting a bit. I don't want to cry. LOL.

    Anna

    I only do Bunn coffee makers. I like the one with the reserve tank on the back. It doesn't have an automatic feature, however it can dump a 10 cup pot in under 3 minutes. They require a little quarterly maintenance, but I swear the coffee taste better out of one.
     

    rosesense

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    I hope you get your pickles. And your recipe.

    I STUFFED my v4 Exo FULL of rayon and it is working Awesome with 1/2 of one JFC thing open. I really like it.

    I don't get why you have to stuff a TOP air RTA full of wick, but if you do that with a BOTTOM air one, it's all hell and leaking to kingdom come. This makes not sense, but it's okay I don't need sense really.

    WIN! The bag surrounding the coffee pot contained all the glass. I'm gonna pick out the plastic shell and see what I can do about McGuyvering something. Suggestions welcome.

    This does have all the hallmarks of potential disaster. I can admit it. I might still try.

    Annna
    Goodwill/thrift stores usually have spare pots, might find one that works for you.
     

    hittman

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    Hi mixers. I'm not mixing today. This benzo taper suuuuuucks.

    Mistakes I have made: killed off my coffee urn. The husband says it's probably fine. I don't think so. I was gonna get a French press but then I was like "I would need an electric kettle with a timer on it.

    I can't tell you how many Mr. Coffees I have bought over the years. Like, some my mom kept giving away, because I would need to go house sit for her and whatnot. Finally I got one where I wrote in indelible ink on the side, "If you give this away, I will kill you Mom."

    But I killed it in the apartment in Sierra Vista.

    I figured I would be super smart and try a Black and Decker.

    One should not approach a coffee pot right before bed, I was pulling the thing out of there but it was upside down and the shattered remnants of the pot are STILL on the floor although I will, yes, perhaps do some sweeping today. HOWEVER, that sucked last night. It did not inspire me to set the timer and I was busy like, shoving water through it with bowl to catch it that does not work well and it's been DAYS since I have had coffee without grounds in it.

    I bet a stupid new pot is like, as much as the machine, and I REFUSE to go to Walmart again today, I don't feel right. Also, it SUCKS. Also I fell asleep on the couch from about 6--10 am and I have NO CLUE why and whether doing the FINAL crossover is like, good or bad.

    I mean, everyone knows I am having med issues and they aren't being obnoxious (well, except for like, evil ADA lady, I don't like her much) but STILL if I can't get to work tomorrow, well, I am then unpaid, officially.

    Sigh. Also I have built my V4 exovaep again with a beautiful 0.91 coil and I am going to shove SO MUCH wick in there, but I'm waiting a bit. I don't want to cry. LOL.

    Anna

    I have one of these at work and really like it. No pot to break.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hamilton...MIgOyU0JLR4wIVBJ6fCh1KWAp3EAQYAiABEgKgIPD_BwE
     

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    My youngest gd's very best friend was in a car accident this morning on the interstate. TT truck towing half a house passed a car. The house sideswiped the car and it spun out in front of the friends' car and she hit him head-on. So lucky she only got minor injuries. The car that got hit twice looks like a mangled pile of metal but the guy is alive and in the hospital.
     
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    hittman

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    For coffee makers, I've been buying Cuisinart From years. My current one is 5-6 years old.

    I like cuisanart also. The one I have at home has a grinder built in but you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to. It also has a filter.
     

    FranC

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    I've been vaping a Berry Shortbread I mixed back in Nov. I'm liking this one a lot. I've vaped more than half a 30ml bottle already. When I get around to doing a remix it might get another 30ml.Bottle. The recipe is posted in this thread.
     

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