Boy it's Hot!!!

[Delmonico]

Prof, my Corpsman friends tell me the dry mix Gatorade has a lot less sugar than the pre-mix.  Molasses is a better source than bananas for potassium, been know to go to the jug and grab me some when I didn't have any of the ther-mo tabs or the Gatorade.

Old time recipe that shows up in some old cookbooks is called swissal or similar, to be given to hay and threshing crews.

Barley water, with some salt, vinegar and molasses added.  My Corpsman friends and a ER nurse friend all say it would do well.  Might not be real good tasting though.

[Professor Marvel]

Prof, my Corpsman friends tell me the dry mix Gatorade has a lot less sugar than the pre-mix.  Molasses is a better source than bananas for potassium, been know to go to the jug and grab me some when I didn't have any of the ther-mo tabs or the Gatorade.

Old time recipe that shows up in some old cookbooks is called swissal or similar, to be given to hay and threshing crews.

Barley water, with some salt, vinegar and molasses added.  My Corpsman friends and a ER nurse friend all say it would do well.  Might not be real good tasting though.

THANK YOU SIR!
Small Beer (or near beer) used to be the staple drink of crews working in the heat. With 2% or so alcohol there wasn't much of a buzz.
Since I swore off beer (migraines) I have been searching for a good electrolyte replenishmener! I will break out the bottle of Brer Rabbit and have at hit (high in iron too!)

You, Sir,  are a pip!
yhs
Prof Marvel

[Delmonico]

Folks in the 19th Century were not as dumb as some folks think, dumb folks didn't survive back then.

[Delmonico]

BTW I'm going to a threshing show with Salt Crick Rick this weekend, will have him make some notes up for me and I'll do a post on such stuff, perhaps in Shooter Meeting.  Folks who really understand know our 19th century clothing is better than running around in the heat half naked.

[Professor Marvel]

BTW I'm going to a threshing show with Salt Crick Rick this weekend, will have him make some notes up for me and I'll do a post on such stuff, perhaps in Shooter Meeting.  Folks who really understand know our 19th century clothing is better than running around in the heat half naked.

Indeed Sir! Sleeves to the wrist & a neck rag! I will look forward to it!

It is nearly impossible to convince some people to wear a proper hat (ballcaps are *not* hats!) and the Bedouin quickly taught T.E. Lawrence that the key to survival in the desert was full coverage, loose light coloured clothing.

Will you have any certified to run the steam equipment? We had some steam equipment at Gibbs Farm, St. Paul MN but no one licensed to operate it.  I'ld love to see any photos.

yhs
Prof Marvel

[Delmonico]

Indeed Sir! Sleeves to the wrist & a neck rag! I will look forward to it!

It is nearly impossible to convince some people to wear a proper hat (ballcaps are *not* hats!) and the Bedouin quickly taught T.E. Lawrence that the key to survival in the desert was full coverage, loose light coloured clothing.

Will you have any certified to run the steam equipment? We had some steam equipment at Gibbs Farm, St. Paul MN but no one licensed to operate it.  I'ld love to see any photos.

yhs
Prof Marvel

Should be several running from what I hear.  They always have a 20 HP Case running the sawmill up there and a steam crane.  Might see if I can talk my way on to one of the threshing crews for a spell, shouldn't be hard, since I know a lot of them anyway.

[Dick Dastardly]

Here in Wisconsin, just below the glacier, in the hottest time of the year we have the Rock River Thresheree.  Sept 4-7 is the Thresheree and Sept 25-27 is the 6th Annual WHSEA Steam School.  It's just south of Edgerton, WI. 

http://www.thresheree.org/Calendar/Calendar.html

These farmers have come up with a true world class summer of events and one of the biggest tractor gatherings in the world.  Come to Wisconsin.

DD-DLoS

[Singing Bear]

We may not be in the triple digits, but we probably spend more time in the sun, out here.  Hi temps been running near 90 and we're at the beach or doing yard work.      Don't take much for a burn so broad hats and sunscreen are the norm.  We also try to keep our fluid intake consistent.  We like to use that Propel powder we get from Walmart.  $3.89 gets 10 packets.  If you've seen the size of the Propel bottles, you know that the packets make more than your average water bottle.  It's got the electrolytes without the excess sugar.  I gots the type II so it works out great for me.   We usually rotate between Propel, a decaf iced tea which we sun brew and sweeten with Splenda and a touch of lilikoi (passion fruit) and plain 'ol tap water filtered through a Pur water filter.   Keeps us hydrated and free from headaches and cramps.

This is just what works for us.  YMMV.   

[44caliberkid]

Here in central Iowa we are experiancing unusual cool summer.   Tonight is supposed to be a new record low, somewhere in the area of 45 degrees or less.   It hasn't hit 90 or above the whole month of July so far, with similar temps predicted the rest of the month.   If we continue at the present rate this will be the 7th coldest July on record.
   I went to the range to practice yesterday.  Was all by myself, beautiful sunshine and about 70.   Life is good.

[Delmonico]

Don't know how cool it was last night, but the wife got up and shut off the window fan, I'd already grabbed a quilt for me and the dog.

[Dr. Bob]

Prof. M.,

With you, verbose is an art form!!

[Professor Marvel]

Prof. M.,

With you, verbose is an art form!!

Why, thank you Doctor Bob, you are far too kind and possibly overly encouraging to such an incorrigible rapscallion such as myself...

as a Doctor, would you care to expound upon the various issues, especially emergency procedures vis-a-vis to heat related convulsions? One item I completely neglected was the actual physical cooling of said recumbent sufferer with wet towels, & etc...

your humble babbler
Prof Marvel

[Professor Marvel]

Why, thank you Doctor Bob, you are far too kind and possibly overly encouraging to such an incorrigible rapscallion such as myself...

as a Doctor, would you care to expound upon the various issues, especially emergency procedures vis-a-vis to heat related convulsions?

One thought I completely neglected was the actual physical cooling of said recumbent sufferer with wet towels, & etc...
Without proper and explicit instructions I can only imagine the overly enthusiastic well-meaning bystanders wrapping a poor suffering patient in a quilt and flinging them into the nearest creek  ... :-(

your humble babbler
Prof Marvel

Holy Guacamole! my Komputenmachine hast done gone Ker Fritzed!

[Professor Marvel]

Here in Wisconsin, just below the glacier, in the hottest time of the year we have the Rock River Thresheree.  Sept 4-7 is the Thresheree and Sept 25-27 is the 6th Annual WHSEA Steam School.  It's just south of Edgerton, WI. 

http://www.thresheree.org/Calendar/Calendar.html

These farmers have come up with a true world class summer of events and one of the biggest tractor gatherings in the world.  Come to Wisconsin.

DD-DLoS

Why Thank You Monsiuer Dastardly - I shall be haunting their various web postings with a worm on my tongue!
( baited breath)

ybs (your baited servant)
Prof Marvel

[Professor Marvel]

We may not be in the triple digits, but we probably spend more time in the sun, out here.  Hi temps been running near 90 and we're at the beach or doing yard work.      Don't take much for a burn so broad hats and sunscreen are the norm.  We also try to keep our fluid intake consistent.  We like to use that Propel powder we get from Walmart.  $3.89 gets 10 packets.  If you've seen the size of the Propel bottles, you know that the packets make more than your average water bottle.  It's got the electrolytes without the excess sugar.  I gots the type II so it works out great for me.   We usually rotate between Propel, a decaf iced tea which we sun brew and sweeten with Splenda and a touch of lilikoi (passion fruit) and plain 'ol tap water filtered through a Pur water filter.   Keeps us hydrated and free from headaches and cramps.

This is just what works for us.  YMMV.   

Mahalo Singing Bear -- hhhhmmmm lilikoi  .... I fear that is a might difficult to find at the local Kroger.... but Isn't Poi one of the cures for everything in Hawai'i ?

yhs
Prof Marvel

[Singing Bear]

Mahalo Singing Bear -- hhhhmmmm lilikoi  .... I fear that is a might difficult to find at the local Kroger.... but Isn't Poi one of the cures for everything in Hawai'i ?

yhs
Prof Marvel

Yeah it is.  Too bad.     Because it's so tart, it makes a nice change from using lemons.   
Our vine is going crazy and had to trim it back on the neighbor's side of the fence.  Came out
with almost 3 dozen nice fruit.  I hate to see how many are on our side as the vine is covering
everything growing near the fence.     We keep the juice for making lilikoi jelly.

Poi is good for dieting.  Keeps things stuck in your throat so you can't swallow.   

I know it's not "palateable" to most mainlanders, but even here, a lot of locals simply add a teaspoon
of sugar to their bowl of poi.  Can't handle plain poi.   

[Professor Marvel]

Yeah it is.  Too bad.     Because it's so tart, it makes a nice change from using lemons.   
Our vine is going crazy and had to trim it back on the neighbor's side of the fence.  Came out
with almost 3 dozen nice fruit.  I hate to see how many are on our side as the vine is covering
everything growing near the fence.     We keep the juice for making lilikoi jelly.

You are making my mouthwater and my turning my brain to evil thoughts... How many of those will fit into a US Postal
Priority Box? would they survive a trip to the mainland? Is it legal to ship exotic fruits from Hawai'i to the mainland?
would you like to trade for a Bowie? .... hmmmmmm

Poi is good for dieting.  Keeps things stuck in your throat so you can't swallow.   

I know it's not "palateable" to most mainlanders, but even here, a lot of locals simply add a teaspoon
of sugar to their bowl of poi.  Can't handle plain poi.   

MMMmmm wallpaper paste! yummmm....

My eyes were opened to the possibilities Poi after an edition of Anthony Bourdain (food show)  in Hawai'i on TV... he makes a point of visiting an area with  arranged local "real people". he visited a local diner in Hawai'i for Spam-based  quisine, then attended a local suburban fish cook-out in their backyard/ side yard/driveway. These folks said that Poi was not really a stand-alone dish, but eaten "with" something  - scooped up on bread, or with a bite of fish, etc... almost like re-fried beans. One does not normally eat refried beans out of a bowl with a spoon, but scoops them up on a nacho (like dip),  in a tortilla, or applied like peanut butter on other stuff...

yhs
Prof Marvel