Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the spring
garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto and
V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and froze
it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of kumquat
marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still juicing
out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice cube
trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just very
good in plain water.

George

George Shirley wrote:
Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the spring
garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto and
V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and froze
it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of kumquat
marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still juicing
out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice cube
trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just very
good in plain water.

George


Woohoo! Congratulations on both the truck and the kumquats.

I have seen the latter in the supermarket this week for
$6.99/lb.
Picking them off your own trees sure beats that!

gloria p

Puester wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the
spring garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar
lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto
and V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and
froze it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of
kumquat marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still
juicing out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice
cube trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just
very good in plain water.

George


Woohoo! Congratulations on both the truck and the kumquats.

I have seen the latter in the supermarket this week for $6.99/lb.
Picking them off your own trees sure beats that!

gloria p
And down here you can't hardly give them away, everyone in town has a
tree of their own. Citrus grows really well in our area, we have friends
who give us oranges, satsumas, grapefruit, etc. all the time as they are
overloaded with fruit. I take meds that grapefruit in any form
interferes with so can't eat that citrus and it has always been a favorite.

I've been scouting for apples that will grow well here, and there are
several available. I just don't have the space for a pair of trees.

One of these days I will move one zone farther north and be able to grow
apples.

George

"George Shirley" wrote in message
...
Puester wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the
spring garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar
lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto
and V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and
froze it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of
kumquat marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still
juicing out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice
cube trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just
very good in plain water.

George


Woohoo! Congratulations on both the truck and the kumquats.

I have seen the latter in the supermarket this week for $6.99/lb.
Picking them off your own trees sure beats that!

gloria p
And down here you can't hardly give them away, everyone in town has a
tree of their own. Citrus grows really well in our area, we have friends
who give us oranges, satsumas, grapefruit, etc. all the time as they are
overloaded with fruit. I take meds that grapefruit in any form
interferes with so can't eat that citrus and it has always been a
favorite.

I've been scouting for apples that will grow well here, and there are
several available. I just don't have the space for a pair of trees.

One of these days I will move one zone farther north and be able to grow
apples.

George

Atmore. AL is ~ halfway between your house and mine, we could meet up there
twice a year (since the seasons don't coincide well) to swap lies and trade
apples for citrus :-)

KW wrote:
"George Shirley" wrote in message
...
Puester wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the
spring garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar
lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto
and V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and
froze it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of
kumquat marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still
juicing out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice
cube trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just
very good in plain water.

George

Woohoo! Congratulations on both the truck and the kumquats.

I have seen the latter in the supermarket this week for $6.99/lb.
Picking them off your own trees sure beats that!

gloria p
And down here you can't hardly give them away, everyone in town has a
tree of their own. Citrus grows really well in our area, we have friends
who give us oranges, satsumas, grapefruit, etc. all the time as they are
overloaded with fruit. I take meds that grapefruit in any form
interferes with so can't eat that citrus and it has always been a
favorite.
I've been scouting for apples that will grow well here, and there are
several available. I just don't have the space for a pair of trees.

One of these days I will move one zone farther north and be able to grow
apples.

George

Atmore. AL is ~ halfway between your house and mine, we could meet up there
twice a year (since the seasons don't coincide well) to swap lies and trade
apples for citrus :-)


Not a bad idea. Either that or we get a crowd up to come this far south
in the bad days of freeze and snow and we all do some swapping of lies
and trading of whatever we have.

I'm a fair cook on Cajun and Mexican food as Barb can attest if she's
not still burping from last year. VBG

George

"George Shirley" wrote in message
.. .
KW wrote:
"George Shirley" wrote in message
...
Puester wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Bought a new pick-em-up truck today, now I can start hitting the
spring garage and church sales next month scouting for jars and jar
lifters.

Got a good deal on a new, 2007 Dodge Dakota Club Cab truck with auto
and V6 engine so we went for the deal.

OB: preserving, pureed about two quarts of kumquats yesterday and
froze it in containers for later use. So far we've put up 16 pints of
kumquat marmalade and only have about a half bushel left to do. Still
juicing out lemons every other day or so and freezing the juice in ice
cube trays and bagging for later use in lemonade, iced tea, and just
very good in plain water.

George

Woohoo! Congratulations on both the truck and the kumquats.

I have seen the latter in the supermarket this week for $6.99/lb.
Picking them off your own trees sure beats that!

gloria p
And down here you can't hardly give them away, everyone in town has a
tree of their own. Citrus grows really well in our area, we have friends
who give us oranges, satsumas, grapefruit, etc. all the time as they are
overloaded with fruit. I take meds that grapefruit in any form
interferes with so can't eat that citrus and it has always been a
favorite.
I've been scouting for apples that will grow well here, and there are
several available. I just don't have the space for a pair of trees.

One of these days I will move one zone farther north and be able to grow
apples.

George

Atmore. AL is ~ halfway between your house and mine, we could meet up
there
twice a year (since the seasons don't coincide well) to swap lies and
trade
apples for citrus :-)


Not a bad idea. Either that or we get a crowd up to come this far south in
the bad days of freeze and snow and we all do some swapping of lies and
trading of whatever we have.

I'm a fair cook on Cajun and Mexican food as Barb can attest if she's not
still burping from last year. VBG

George


Barb burp? I had heard that she just 'flutters' and that your cooking gave
her the 'vapors'......(not to mean your cooking was bad, but it was that
good........as some foreign cultures are offended if they fail to 'let their
hosts know by way of expelling gas -either direction- that they appreciated
the effort')
-ginny

"George Shirley" wrote in message news:ncMmj.7502

.. I take meds that grapefruit in any form
interferes with so can't eat that citrus and it has always been a
favorite.


George

Don't get too bent on this, ongoing research is now stating that if it
augments the effect, why are we telling you not to do it. Current research
is trying to make a standardized pill to give with smaller doses of drug to
get the same effect. Go figure.

Anyway; unless your liver enzymes are elevated now, enjoy a half a fresh
grapefruit 2-3 times a week without fear. If you are drinking a quart or
more of juice daily, yeah, be a teeny bit concerned. Usually with statins
your muscles will let you know if they are not happy with current therapy.
Liver tests will also sound alarm before any harm would come to you.

Sorry I can't cite any specific article, just get this skimming journals
over the past few months.

Mark

pheasant wrote:
...Usually with statins your muscles will let you know if they are
not happy with current therapy.

I've had rhabdomyolysis* from a statin. It put me in the ICU at Kaiser
and I was incarcerated for 12 days (which if anyone knows Kaiser, is the
equivalent of a month elsewhere). I was very very very fortunate not to
have permanent liver, kidney, or heart damage.

It really isn't as minor as "your muscles will let you know..."

*it's easy to find with a web search, there might even be a wikipedia
article

B/