Day: August 29, 2016

Notes for Monday – August 29, 2016

August 29th is a mournful day, as we remember the anniversary of the death of “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” – Isaiah 40:3. John, the Baptist, who heralded the first coming of our Lord and stood true to his belief in the face of death, was beheaded on this day in 29AD. In 1862, the Battle of Bull Run in Virginia began, along with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Cold Steel Swift I & II

I’m one of these people who doesn’t sleep much at night. On a good night, I might get three or four hours of sleep. So, I spend a lot of time thinking. I sometimes come up with my best ideas in the middle of the night. I’ve often “written” my articles while in bed and put them down on paper later on. I’ve “designed” many knives while lying in bed wide awake, and then put the idea down on paper, and more often than not I can bring my idea to fruition. My long-time friend Lynn Thompson, who owns Cold …


Recipe of the Week: Old World Sauerbraten, by G.M.

Ingredients: 3½ to 4 lbs beef rump or sirloin tip 1 cup water 1 cup vinegar 1 large onion, sliced 1 lemon, sliced (unpeeled) 10 whole cloves 4 bay leaves 6 whole peppercorns 2 Tbsp salt 2 Tbsp sugar 12 gingersnaps, crumbled Directions: Place the meat in a deep ceramic or glass bowl. Combine water, vinegar, onion, lemon, cloves, bay leaves, pepper, salt, and sugar; then pour it over the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours, turning the meat several times during marinating. Place beef in a slow-cooking pot. Pour 1 cup of marinade over the meat. …


Letter Re: Dehydrating Tray Solution

Hugh, I’ve noticed a couple of letters from people writing in and asking about the problem of smaller veggies falling through the trays with the tier-style hydrators. I wrestled with the same issue in the beginning and started out by using aluminum foil stretched across the racks. That proved to be impractical for long-term usage because each time you moved the rack in or out of the dryer the edges of the foil would catch on the sides and tear, not to mention the trick of getting them into the dryer without everything falling all over the floor. Additionally the …


Economics and Investing:

The Royal Bank of Scotland becomes the first bank to set negative interest rates. – G.G. o o o “I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before” – The Housing Markets In The Hamptons, Aspen And Miami Are All Crashing o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Global Central Bankers, Stuck at Zero, Unite in Plea for Help from Governments – You have to read between some lines here, but what I read is Helicopter drops of money in some form will be needed and we have to make sure people understand what they have been doing to us is giving …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Grotesquely Incompetent Judge Won’t Suspend Mandatory Vaccination – DSV o o o The American Redoubt makes the Washington Post: A fortress Against Fear – M.S. o o o American Electorate Loses As Partisan Media Coverage Of Candidate Health Turns Outright Bizarre o o o Gun ownership rises to 44% of all home – GJM o o o Restoring Your Soil: Advice by an Old School Soil to Health Expert – DSV