On 2019-01-07 8:47 p.m., Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 07 Jan 2019 07:49:47p, graham told us...
>
>> On 2019-01-07 7:00 p.m., Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 07 Jan 2019 06:45:15p, graham told us...
>>>
>>>> On 2019-01-07 6:01 p.m., Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Mon 07 Jan 2019 04:35:13p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/7/2019 6:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2019-01-07 4:47 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 1/7/2019 4:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>>>>>>>> OnÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* 7-Jan-2019, jmcquown >
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 1/7/2019 6:50 AM, l not -l wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> OnÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* 7-Jan-2019, jmcquown >
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Couldn't sleep, so I baked a skillet of cornbread.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/QCdJsF06/cornbread.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>> Yum!ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* That would go very well with the leftover
>>>>>>>>>>> pinto beans I plan to have for lunch.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* Instead,
>>>>>>>>>>> I'll have to settle for tortilla chips.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* 8-(
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cornbread is great with bean dishes.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* I'm planning
>>>>>>>>>> to make some spicy bean soup to serve with it.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* I
>>>>>>>>>> do love cornbread!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just added buttermilk to my grocery list and will be
>>>>>>>>> baking a batch or cornbread soon.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* I should have
>>>>>>>>> done that when I took the last of the freezer stash
>>>>>>>>> recently.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I never remember to buy buttermilk.ÀšÃ€šÃ‚Â* I do the cheat
>>>>>>>> thing and add a splash of white vinegar to milk to curdle
>>>>>>>> it.ÀšÃ€š Now I have to add white vinegar to my shopping
>>>>>>>> list.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I do that sometimes too, but I also try to have powered
>>>>>>> buttermilk on hand.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I keep forgetting to add powdered buttermilk to my list. I've
>>>>>> added it.
>>>>>> I'm also nearly out of white vinegar so I've added that to
>>>>>> my list.
>>>>>> (White vinegar combined with baking soda and water is an
>>>>>> excellent way to clean jewelery.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And also drains.
>>>>>
>>>> Unless you have copper plumbing!!! My house has copper
>>>> drain-pipes that are obviously vulnerable.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldnd't think there would be enough acid to really do any
>>> damage.
>>>
>> Well after my former neighbour died, her daughter was cleaning the
>> house and poured a full bottle of vinegar down the sink. Six or
>> seven hundred dollars for plumbing repairs made her regret that!
>> It ate through the copper drain pipe.
>>
>
> That's a little drastic. When I periodically use the vinegar and
> baking soda I put 3 orf 4 tablespoons of baking soda down the drain
> followed by 1 cup of white vinegar. When it's finished foaming up I
> follow that up with copious amouns of very hot water. The process
> doesn't take more than 10-15 minutes and the drain is clean and
> fresh.
>
Our houses are over 50 years old and built in a time when all the above
ground plumbing was copper and who knows how much corrosion had already
weakened the pipes. They've been using plastic for many years now, even
for the water supply lines.