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DLKnives

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  • Apr 25, 2019
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    And then there were four. Fourth one required excavation of the very poor soil underneath the bed, and leveling was much more difficult. Funnily enough, this bed is the most level of all of them so far. This spot didn't have the benefit of a strawbale row last year or mulch. The other spots the soil was beautiful and very easy to work with. I also found some buried treasures.. a glass marble, a broken mug handle, and some unknown object.

    Here's a link to some pics, it's easier than having to reduce or crop my photos.
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    Nice job! And you found artifacts! :w00t:
     

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    I was watching his football practice,, saw the coach pull him aside and talk to him.... Later driving home I asked what the coach said to him.. coach asked him if he was going to be ok,, cuz all the other boys were husky farm fed,,, ,,,, and what did you say?? Yeah,, fear!,, I just have to catch the ball and run!
    I wasn't tall enough for basketball (but I had my own net above the garage at home... could do a "hook shot" from the end of the driveway) but too short and my tall friends would block my shot and laugh at me. Anyway, not big enough for football either (but I would have been a great receiver... regular "Jerry Rice") but was very good at baseball.
     

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    A while back I went to mix my Cran - Lime and halfway through putting the cranberry in I ran out, so I finished with INW Cactus. Ew! Well I tried it today - winner! It is good! I'll post a recipe later. :thumbs:
    I haven't tried cactus, but everyone says it's like the universal thing with fruits (going to order some myself)
     
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    vaper1960

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    Good luck! Hope you like it. And like I said, it's totally customizable. If you don't care for anise or cinnamon, or whatever, just skip it. But it's a solid basic chai latte.
    I'm sorry but isn't "latte" a coffee thing (not tea)? I like both so no worries, but the name of the recipe confuses me.
     

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    I just plain can’t vape anything very sweet. Can I get you to share a couple black tea recipes?

    With pleasure. But first a disclaimer--I'm not much of a mixer and like very little flavoring, but you probably already know that. :)

    I vape black tea as I like to drink it--milk and no sugar. But since black tea is a strong flavor, I always add a touch of something sweet and creamy to my vapes to tame it.

    I like FA Black tea the best. My go-tos:
    2% FA Black Tea
    1% Fresh Cream
    or
    2% FA Black Tea
    0.5% Vienna
    0.5% Fresh Cream (or any combination of your favorite creams up to 1%--I use FA only)

    If you like black tea with honey, try
    1.5% Black Tea
    0.5% FA Honey
    and/or optional 0.5% White Peach or Pear

    If you like Earl Grey (all FA flavors):
    0.3% Bergamot,
    2-2.5% Black Tea,
    0.5% Creme Fresh
    0.5% Vienna Cream

    Black tea is also good with fruit
    2% Black Tea
    1-1.5% Apricot or 0.25-0.5% Pomegranate or 1% FA Apple (Fuji overwhelms the tea)
    optional--if you like a little extra zing:
    0.5% Lorann Butter Rum (sorry, I don't remember who suggested it--I just had it in my very old notes--so I can't give credit where credit is due)...

    If you like white or green tea (my favorites because they are more delicate), try them with creams and fruit and honey (at 3% tea), but don't use FA Green Tea--it's really nasty. I like and recommend TFA Green Tea.

    And another warning about FA Honey--this time from HIC's notes:

    "FA Honey: Extra-strong flavoring! This is sweet, realistic, excellent amber honey flavor - deeper than clover honey, lighter than buckwheat honey. It is not floral or fruity, and it smells just like a bottle of honey when you sniff the bottle. It's very strong and very sweet! Even 0.25% FA Honey can overwhelm a recipe. I suggest making a small bottle of 10% FA Honey to use as your flavoring bottle. Using 1% from that bottle gives you 0.1% flavoring - which is a light 'spoonful' of honey flavor in a recipe."
     

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    I haven't tried cactus, but everyone says it's like the universal thing with fruits (going to order some myself)

    I’ve found that if I go very high on it that it ruins the whole mix. I forget the recipe but there was one that used like 2.5% and it was gross.
     

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    I'm sorry but isn't "latte" a coffee thing (not tea)? I like both so no worries, but the name of the recipe confuses me.

    Latte means milk in Italian, so, technically, anything with milk added can be a latte. ;)
    Au lait in French--with milk. Same deal.
     

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    Wonder if I could mix Cinnamon Danish and Vanilla Cupcake to get a "Bear Claw" pastry ?
    I love real bear claws. Needs brown sugar (or at least caramel as a substitute) Next time, consider adding (WF) croissant (very rich and buttery)
    P.S. This where Fran comes in and says "I don't get any butter" Cupcake won't get you were you want to go, but croissant will;) If you really like cinnamon (like I do) try (FA) cinnamon ceylon (strong but goes well with bakery)
    I was literally thinking a similar recipe myself today.
     

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    I haven't tried cactus, but everyone says it's like the universal thing with fruits (going to order some myself)

    Cactus isn't much of a flavor as a standalone, IMHO, but is a great mixer--makes any fruit ejuice taste rounder or juicer, if you will.
     

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    With pleasure. But first a disclaimer--I'm not much of a mixer and like very little flavoring, but you probably already know that. :)

    I vape black tea as I like to drink it--milk and no sugar. But since black tea is a strong flavor, I always add a touch of something sweet and creamy to my vapes to tame it.

    I like FA Black tea the best. My go-tos:
    2% FA Black Tea
    1% Fresh Cream
    or
    2% FA Black Tea
    0.5% Vienna
    0.5% Fresh Cream (or any combination of your favorite creams up to 1%--I use FA only)

    If you like black tea with honey, try
    1.5% Black Tea
    0.5% FA Honey
    and/or optional 0.5% White Peach or Pear

    If you like Earl Grey (all FA flavors):
    0.3% Bergamot,
    2-2.5% Black Tea,
    0.5% Creme Fresh
    0.5% Vienna Cream

    Black tea is also good with fruit
    2% Black Tea
    1-1.5% Apricot or 0.25-0.5% Pomegranate or 1% FA Apple (Fuji overwhelms the tea)
    optional--if you like a little extra zing:
    0.5% Lorann Butter Rum (sorry, I don't remember who suggested it--I just had it in my very old notes--so I can't give credit where credit is due)...

    If you like white or green tea (my favorites because they are more delicate), try them with creams and fruit and honey (at 3% tea), but don't use FA Green Tea--it's really nasty. I like and recommend TFA Green Tea.

    And another warning about FA Honey--this time from HIC's notes:

    "FA Honey: Extra-strong flavoring! This is sweet, realistic, excellent amber honey flavor - deeper than clover honey, lighter than buckwheat honey. It is not floral or fruity, and it smells just like a bottle of honey when you sniff the bottle. It's very strong and very sweet! Even 0.25% FA Honey can overwhelm a recipe. I suggest making a small bottle of 10% FA Honey to use as your flavoring bottle. Using 1% from that bottle gives you 0.1% flavoring - which is a light 'spoonful' of honey flavor in a recipe."
    Thank you much:)
     

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